Blue Roses

I have a new baby! And by baby, I mean toy. Meet Winnie, the cutest laptop EVER! She's so pretty. She has a 15 inch screen, 60GB harddrive, and 2.9Gh processing speed. She's cute and cuddly and very comfy to drag around my room. She was an early Lead Awareness Day gift (26 days on the countdown. ;))

I spent the afternoon and evening with C and her mom last night. Much fun! Took C and R to the park, had dinner with C and M, and watched C do her listening therapy. I enjoy them. C's such a cutie. Whenever she feels her mom and I are talking to each other too much, she'll jump in with whatever is currently running through her head to get our attention. LOL

Tonight, I totally, 100% need to plan tomorrow's Sibshop. ACK! HOW IS IT FRIDAY ALREADY?!?!?!?! That is so wrong. (One of the few times I will ever say that.) I found last year's plan, so I'll just modify and go off of that, I'm sure. 3 hours, 6 kids, 5 boys and 1 girl. Are they always 3 hours? I don't remember. That makes me a little nervous. As do all of the boys - we're usually much more balanced! Well, I'll plan more rough and tumble things. Ooh, and it's by a park - we'll definitely go there. See, plans are coming together already.

Posted by Rina at 11:03 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oh, this is so not a good week. This weekend was spent trying to be cheery when really, all I wanted was to curl up and cry, and now. Now, my TiVo has left me.

I came up at 10:30 last night, intent on watching some of Desperate Housewives before bed. I turned on my TV - a new black and white screen saying, "Welcome. Powering up...." greeted me. It continued to greet me. I rebooted and unplugged things. Still with the same message. I thought maybe it was because I had moved my computer in the day before, and having two power strips in one outlet divided the electricity too much. I turned off my computer and unplugged the power strip and did the TiVo power cycle reboot again. Nothing.

Tried again tonight. Visited troubleshooting on the website, called tech support. I was told that all they could do was approve an exchange. I mail them my recorder, they mail me a new one.

A blank one. Because data cannot be saved. An entire season of Gilmore Girls that I hadn't moved to a highlights tape. Movies. Favorite scenes. Last year's Joan of Arcadia finale, which I thought was TV's finest hour. Chris Kirkpatrick on Fairly Odd Parents. My only Queer as Folk special, from VH1, cued up to Justin and Brian's prom dance. All my little tidbits I've saved over the last year for a little pick me up before bed. They are all gone. Poof. With the wind.

I would cry, except I'm too sad. It keeps trying to connect to TV, it's trying so hard! It seems like it's getting closer, but it can't make the connection.

I think I signed up for the burn it, I sent the e-mail, but my luck, it didn't get through. I'm afraid to play Sims, lest something new befall something I love. And that laptop I wanted for my birthday? Is it really worth the heartbreak that comes when technology fails?

Posted by Rina at 09:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I hate when I go so long between posts that my index is blank! I used to be so good at making posts on nothing, but now...not so much.

There's just not much to talk about. I'm starting to make plans for next fall. Or, you know, think about plans. <.g> I am making plans for the summer - such as NSYNC's Challenge for the Children. I have 2 roommates and social activites lined up. This is of the Good.

I've been reading a lot lately. I went to Texas to spend time with Jennie. I desperately wish to get back to Disney World. I've been sick for 6 weeks and now my allergies are coming in, just as I was feeling better. I put on glitter lotion on my legs and the glitter decided to stay on my hands and bedspread and not my legs. I'm still wildly in love with the Gilmore Girls. I've begun a new art project. I listened to Yo Yo Ma play live on the radio last night. I've started walking to work. Copa Cabana just began playing on my iTunes. The people I spend the most time with, and therefore who are my main conversation partners, include a 3 year old girl who is functionally nonverbal and a 10 year old girl with significant speech challenges.

Such an interesting life I lead. ;)

Kymberlie of Neurotic Fishbowl is celebrating the Second Anniversary of Burn It. I do believe I'll join.

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