The Desert Mermaid

No responses to my shouted opinions have been taped to my door or thrown through my window wrapped around a brick yet. Checked for smoke signals, but Idaho caught fire yesterday and the potato fallout is limiting visibility. Smells delicious, though.

Can't remember how many days I've been without Lappy! Have no way to check the date! WHAT CENTURY IS IT?!

Decided to watch The Incredibles on DVD before remembering I don't have a computer anymore. Managed to improvise with the TV, which not only hooks up to video game consoles, but also plays DVDs. And you don't even need headphones since the speakers are pretty good! What will they think of next?

Ctrl+Z strangely useless on notebook paper. Perhaps it's like a Mac and I need to draw a clover?

Dude, I just found out my computer is magical.

Last night it turned from a laptop to a desktop before my very eyes!

Of course, this is the kind of trick it can only do once--not because we might figure it out upon multiple viewings, but more due to the way a screen lamp can only burn out once before it's, y'know, burned out. And, unfortunately, the trick is not reversible.

So my computer is broke. Conventional wisdom suggests the best course of action when you laptop screen breaks is to buy a new laptop. I've never liked the idea of disposable electronics--if I buy something, I want to get real use out of it, which may explain why my iPods and cell phones and whatnot stay around until they literally fall apart. Now, yes, things develop fast, and I won't eschew a new thing if I think it's a REAL improvement over its predecessor, but you gotta impress me. I won't buy something just because it's the latest. It has to be really useful. Like how the Nook I'm typing this on is really portable and saved me from having to buy another bookshelf.

Plus, I like this Lappy.

So my options are to grab a spare monitor (we have those here in Casa de Nerd) and make Lappy a Compy, or replace the screen if the manufacturer is willing. Both options mean limited intersocks for a bit, because typing on an e-reader is annoying as all hell, dammit. Get me a keyboard any day.