I’ve always been very protective and careful with my life support electronic items. My very first real job at fifteen, I saved every penny until I was able to buy myself a stereo. Not just a little ghetto blaster, this one had speakers that were NOT attached. They could be placed at different locations around the room. A real honest to God stereo.
(I still have it. Twelve years later, it’s still kickin’.)
(Read: I’m a pack rat and can’t bare the thought of getting rid of it; it was my very first big ticket item I bought with my own money.)
I cherished that thing. I would dust it regularly, not let anyone turn it too loud to protect the vibrancy of its speakers. Speakers that could emit such pulse pounding beats I was able to escape the teenage angst of my daily life while Eddie Vedder’s soothing sweet voice reverberated through my ear drums.
Mmmm… Eddie Vedder….
Like Eddie circa 1993-ish
No so much now-ish Eddie Vedder…
Where was I? Right. Electronics.
So I used to take care of my shit. I used to baby it, clean it, dust it… I would never let anything harm something of value. Then a switch went off; I got laz(ier) and careless.
I had children.
Once I spit those precious little boys from my va-jay-jay things changed.
Know how I know?
Because each and every single time I try to download my digitial pictures, I can NEVER find my card reader. I think the last time I used it, I tell myself that it needs a new! location that’s easier to find so that next time – I know right where it is.
I screw myself each and every time.
Worse? I KNOW THAT I’M DOING IT!
I laugh at myself every time I go hunting for it again. You friggin’ moron… what spot did you think was better this time?
See? Stupid.
My iTouch is currently rattling around in my duffle bag purse without the case. The case is there with it, but not protecting it as it was intended for. No, no.. that would make SENSE.
And my shiny new laptop I scrimped and saved for over the summer? Five months. I’ve had it FIVE months. Ya. You don’t even want to know.
I left it on the floor as I was distracted by children / dinner / husband / television / bright lights – whatever. Then proceeded to forget about it.
The next morning I went to check emails and was greeted with this:
I don’t know if it was a children or a dog, but regardless it’s destroyed.
Shattered. Along with my heart.
P.S. I got over her rather quickly and charged a new one.
P.P.S. Ya. Husband has no job – STILL! – and I’m out charging a new friggin’ computer.
P.P.S.S. Am Teh Awesome.
P.P.P.S.S. But the new one is shiny and purty, so it’s all good.
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Congratulations to Alorinna and Thodora for winning the Starbucks Coffee Giveaway! (I know, I know… FINALLY, right?) Let me know if you already have a card and if you’d like me to update it or I’ll send you one!
Vic says:
You had to have a new one – life support, remember. Anyhow, don’t you run temptation designs from your laptop, so a new one was totally essential.
January 9th, 2009 at 5:31 am
Miss Britt says:
Oh. My. God.
Is anyone at your house who MAY have even POSSIBLY had something to do with the damages still alive????
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January 9th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Kathy says:
I still have my 90s stereo, too. (I still listen to it. At least until I get something that works with my iPod.)
The thought that I can’t afford to replace something makes me very, very careful with my toys.
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January 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am
ali says:
broken laptops aside (which, ps, SUCKS! sorry, sam), one of my best friends in high school could have been Eddie Vedder’s twin. that Rolling Stone picture looks exactly like her!
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January 9th, 2009 at 11:23 am
sticky says:
eery, we could be twins…stop pointing out my character flaws!
Sorry about your laptop, I would so be bawling (and kicking ass) New one soon…what did you get???
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January 9th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
justmylife says:
Sounds like something that would happen here. Yet another reason I put off that purchase, fear of it getting broken. Glad you got another one so soon. Good Luck to hubby on the job hunt.
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January 9th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Karly says:
Oh. Oh my. I literally just reached out and caressed my laptop screen as I looked at that picture.
Karly´s last blog post..A Glimpse
January 9th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
flutter says:
I almost cried for you, then I kicked the crap out of the corner of the wall and cried for myself instead.
selfish, right?
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January 9th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Debbie says:
Oooh……
I was a sentimental pack rat too – until I had four kids who manage to destroy everything in their path!
If it makes you feel any better (and it won’t) I finally bought a house this summer on my wee single mom salary. With in one week, my precious boy overflowed the tub and caused a lower level rainstorm that took out the big screen, the cable and the dvd player which came from my married days and which I will never replace. (Not to mention, the new house needs a paint job!)
January 10th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] says:
I haven’t even read past the whole Eddie Vedder part of this post b/c I’m wigging out.
RIGHT before I clicked on my reader to read this post, my Blip.fm playlist started playing Even Flow.
I shit you not.
See for yourself: http://blip.fm/~1ii05
Best. Song. Ever.
Period. and. period.
And now I love you.
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January 10th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
kittenpie says:
We still have our 11-year-old stereo too. And I have dropped a laptop down the stairs when I tripped on the cord and it was the computer or me going down. Misterpie very kindly said I made the right choice.
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January 15th, 2009 at 5:38 am