Computer 1, Girl 0

Several weeks ago, my computer at home began to get very sick. There was a problem with the mouse and a problem with the CD-Rom drive.

Tonight, after Jewish Christmas with melebeth and cohort, I borrowed another computer. Took it home, hooked it up, plugged in my old mouse...bingo. Same problem. I plugged in the serial mouse she lent me to her machine...no problem. I set my machine back up and plugged in the serial mouse...no problem. Duh. This I could have figured out weeks ago; I had a serial mouse lying around somewhere. I never thought to try the serial mouse. No one suggested it either, but that's okay.

I still haven't figured out the CD ROM problem. I'm going to spend some time on the phone with HP Tech Support one of these days and see what they say...the machine is still under warranty, so I'll back up any essential documents and let someone else fix it if I can't.

If only the semi-dead monitor in my living room were easy to fix...

One Hundred Things You Didn't Need to Know About Me

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That was hard to do. An all day project in fact. I did it for the sheer challenge of doing it...and I'm glad I did. It was interesting to think about.