island tales #37

i feel like... i just climbed to the top of the tallest peak in existence, tripped, and fell several thousand miles into the deepest hole in existence, which i then slowly crawled out of.

in other words, im feeling pretty damn weird.

finally upgraded my pc, though some parts were not available so it ended up being slightly more expensive than i'd budgeted for. so decided not to spend more money by choosing to install everything myself. in retrospect, that wasnt the wisest choice i had ever made in my life...

and of course, the computer is now spoiled. after a sleepless night (where i dreamt of the invoice cackling madly in my face while pointing to the phrase "NO WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR DIY F-UPS"), i spent the morning in a totally dazed state (as i always do when any one of my computers conk out. my colleagues said i looked like a total wreck, as if someone just died. hm.), and finally couldnt stand it anymore, so took a break to get it to the shop.

the technician insisted it was my fault, and i insisted it was a hardware error. so the motherboard is now on its way to the factory to be validated for warranty claims. i got a nice green reciept that says (more or less) "we will try and claim for u, but u might not get the claim approved", but at least im now able to function normally!

heh. i hope the warranty claim is approved. will find out in two or three weeks... so far it seems like everything other part survived the catastrophe. I CERTAINLY HOPE SO! else i'd have to dig in my pocket some more...

and the moral of this story is: destroying my computers will certainly have a cataclysmic effect on me. so please don't! it's cruel~

(and everyone also says i place wayy too much importance on those stupid boxes...)