Afflicted With Overreactionitis
On Friday night, I was absolutely positive that I'd killed my laptop. Dead. Never to be awakened again. Without warning, while I was clicking "next blog" on Blogger and accidentally landing on an unsavory porn sight, my computer went into hibernation mode. I checked to be sure the power cord was plugged into the computer, then into the wall. It refused to restart, instead flashing it's ominous blue light at me every time I pushed the power button. Panic set in!
Tate had gone to bed early because he'd been feeling rotten, so I didn't want to awaken him just to tell him that I'd committed computer murder while accidentally looking at porn. I called my parents in tears, hoping they'd have a magic fix, even 11 hours away. They Googled "computer won't restart from hibernation mode" and found some things for me to try. Since I'm obviously computer-fixing impaired, I was too afraid to do any of the things they suggested.
Next I called Geek Squad, sobbing. They have a 24 hour helpline for idiots like me. I knew I was going to pay through the nose, but the laptop had! to! be! fixed! While on hold, I went to grab the computer and realized the problem...the cord had come apart and was no longer attached to the transformer in the middle of the cord. Although I had checked to see if it was plugged into the wall, I hadn't checked the the entire cord.
(Hangs head in shame.)
(Demands refund on Masters Degree.)
(Can hear you all laughing at me, not with me.)
(I deserve it.)
*******
MamaPop. Go. Now. Pretty please?
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I NEVER click the next blog button after having almost the exact experience as you - my computer froze and I couldn't click out of any of the darn pages - I had to manually switch the computer off!
Atleast you didn't have the problem I had where the cord was going bad and you had to hold it a certain way to keep the charge. I felt like the dummy holding the rabbit ears for the T.V.
Brain farts can be even more embarrassing than ass farts.
I know the feeling. You always feel like an ass when you actually do find out the issue.
ON a side note about Geek Squad...be careful with them! I read a report that apparently they like to troll your harddrive for pictures (especially if they are of hot women), music and anything else then copy it and share it amongst themselves. There was also a case where one GS employee set up a camera in this woman's home (it was a house call) and videod her taking a shower.
Thank god I have plenty of computer people around me so if there are issues there is a list of people we can go to in order to fix the issue.
You may have posted about this before, but your site totally crashes my IE every time ? But I'm so loyal I just pull it back up and wait for it to load! Maybe the Geek Squad can fix THAT!
You hung up immediately, right?! Please say you hung up immediately!! This can never be explained to the Geek Squad. I already picture them having slumber parties, putting itching powder in each other's sleeping bags and telling stories about people like me. I mean you. People like you.
I'm not laughing at you, just thinking about how likely it is that I would have done the exact same thing.
And actually, my computer has crashed after going onto an unsavory porn site (accidentally, of course).
Don't feel bad. I see this quite regularly in our business. I can't tell you how many times we have been called out to a customers house because they didn't have something plugged in. At least you found the problem before you spent any money.
P.S. I JUST hung up the phone with someone that had the exact same problem as you!
Once panic sets in that the beloved computer may be dead. Nothing else matters. Even checking the entire cord.
Glad it's still alove. I thought my desktop died when I get the blue screen of death in SecondLife. I was terrified!
LMAO! OMG this is hilarious. This totally sounds like something that would happen to me, although I don't have a masters degree so I think it would be more acceptable in my case.
But the question of the day is...have you *ever* found a good (or even decent) blog by clicking on next blog? hmmmmmmm.
I clicked "next blog" while at work once, & walked away from my desk while the page loaded. Came back to find porn on my monitor. Needless to say, I was embarrassed, & afraid that someone had seen.
I X'd out so fast & completely logged off!
...but your cord story...yup...I'm laughing.
OH NO!!!
Yeah, that's when I call my parents and apologize for wasting their money on my college education.
We're laughing with you. I swear!
This was just too funny and really made my day. I love when my day starts off with a good laugh. I have so been there with you, therefore I am not laughing at you. :-)
"...accidentally landing on an unsavory porn sight..."
A likely story.
Ha!!!!
I have done stuff like that before. Usually I figure it out while the "tech" person has me on hold, so I just hang up.
Demands refund on masters...too funny!
We once had a furnace guy come to fix our furnace because it just wouldn't start. This was after my husband looked at it and my dad looked at it. Um, yeah, fifty dollars later the guy told us he just had to plug it in.
Too funny! I hate when things are *that* obvious and I miss them!
But it makes great blog material :)
Your brains have been sucked out of your boobs.
Didja tell the geek squad THAT?
Know that feeling well.
And I went to MamaPop and nearly pooped I was laughing so hard...
I've done the same thing... Although I didn't quite resort to the Geek Squad, but I was close!
Been there, done that, designed the T-shirt. Wanna go into T-shirt business with me?
Oh my! That's pretty funny- and I totally understand the feeling. I'm glad it was something so easy to fix!
Whew! Glad it was a minor thing! You've just reminded me that I need to buy a backup storage device and backup all of my important files. Computers can be replaced, but valuable pics and files can't be if they're on the fried hard drive.
At least it was plugged into the wall. That's all I'm saying. Because Lord knows I always remember to plug things in. Like the lamp that I just replaced the lightbulb in about 10 minutes ago. Still wouldn't work . . . wonder why that was?
LOL! That could have been me!
LOL , something i would do. I called my internet provider bitching about no connection a few weeks back when it turned out the wire at the back had came loose - i hung up in shame
That soooooooooooooooo makes me smile.
Dammit, sometimes it does really seem like correlation should equal causation.
e.g., naughty porn = computer zappage
Logic be damned.
I'm so there with you. If there's an overreacter-itis, I've got it (glad the laptop's okay though--that's gotta feel good...)
OH GAWD, WOMAN! I think we need to set up some mutual admiration society for ourselves. holy shit, I love LOVE that you write for MamaPop. AND? AND?! You wrote about Brangalina?! Swoon. I only pick up mags of them. So I suck because I play in to it all. Pathetic, I know.
THe more I know about you the more I heart you. It's sad, really. Even she who doesn't check her laptop cord. :-)
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