A "Lap" Dance and the S-word.
My laptop is back up and running. If you didn't know, it's been out of commission for over a week. The cooling fan sputtered and died, and the processor started overheating...and with the 3.2 P4 in this thing, it only ran for 5-10 minutes before it powered it self off to avoid system damage.
The only thing that makes this blog-worthy is the ordeal I had in getting the part then repairing the PC. Naturally, since the PC is a Dell, I called Dell...certain they would have the part I needed. After I bounced around to 5-6 different service/sales reps on the phone (4 of which could barely speak English...gotta love outsourcing), I FINALLY was able to talk to someone who could identify the part I needed. Too bad nothing is that easy. Turns out they didn't have the cooling fan assembly in stock (with no ETA on its arrival, either). Just as well. They wanted close to $100 for it, anyway.
So I went the PC surplus route. Bought one last Monday used for $20. Got here Thursday. Not too shabby. Pulled the system apart today, replaced the fan, and...voila! Wait, voila nothing. System wouldn't boot. Fortunately, I googled a solution and now the PC is purring in my lap like it should be :-).
Silly thing is, this whole problem was caused by a sticker of some sort within the fan assembly that had come lose and stopped the fan (burning the motor out). Nice design flaw there, Dell. That's strike 2. (Strike 1 is your absolutely idiot-driven customer service).
But enough with that. I'm happy now, and the fan is purring on/off like it should be. Groovy.
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Tomorrow if our first service with the new subwoofer. I hope it goes well. We spent an unbelievable (but necessary) amount of time at rehearsal Thursday night tweaking the sound from the sub and the sound in our in-ear monitors. Wow, that was tedious. But the time spent seemed to pay off in the end, as our in-ear mix sounded better than ever and there is now some much-needed 'thump' in the room.
Then, tomorrow night, it's off to the church-wide Super Bowl party. Woohoo! That's always been a good time. I hope this year is no exception.
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I heard the S-word today for the first time in an offical weather forecast. S-n-o-w. I can only hope. I know I live in a community of 'snow hatas', but give me a break. As far as I can remember, we haven't had a real snowfall in Alabama since like 1996 (or, really, 1993 if you want to count snow that actually stayed on the ground for more than a few hours). Tomorrow night/Monday morning is supposed to be the 'iffy' hour, so here's hoping. I know Kailyn would love it. Heck, I would, too. Here's hoping...
Still, I won't give up hope if it doesn't snow. I think our biggest snowfalls have actually occurred during the first week of spring (I know the Blizzard of '93 happened that week...I'd just gotten back to school from Spring Break when it hit). Plenty of time left...
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Got an invite today from the E to go to Nashville. Crap. I had to say no. Just had too much going on around here. (Besides, I got the 'scowl' from Stacey accompanied by a "You can go if you want to, honey," which really means, "If you go, I'll smack you upside the head."...Heh.). But I'm definitely up for a trip up there again sometime soon. I'm long overdue, I think...
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As I'm typing all this, it would seem my blog habit has once again been reduced to "Guess what I did today!" blog entries. Which is sad, because there's been some pretty deep and creative things happening in my life as of late. I had a conversation with Chad the other night which really got me thinking about some things (mostly spiritual)... If I can find time, I might dare to blog about the things that's gotten me thinking about.
Good stuff...
The only thing that makes this blog-worthy is the ordeal I had in getting the part then repairing the PC. Naturally, since the PC is a Dell, I called Dell...certain they would have the part I needed. After I bounced around to 5-6 different service/sales reps on the phone (4 of which could barely speak English...gotta love outsourcing), I FINALLY was able to talk to someone who could identify the part I needed. Too bad nothing is that easy. Turns out they didn't have the cooling fan assembly in stock (with no ETA on its arrival, either). Just as well. They wanted close to $100 for it, anyway.
So I went the PC surplus route. Bought one last Monday used for $20. Got here Thursday. Not too shabby. Pulled the system apart today, replaced the fan, and...voila! Wait, voila nothing. System wouldn't boot. Fortunately, I googled a solution and now the PC is purring in my lap like it should be :-).
Silly thing is, this whole problem was caused by a sticker of some sort within the fan assembly that had come lose and stopped the fan (burning the motor out). Nice design flaw there, Dell. That's strike 2. (Strike 1 is your absolutely idiot-driven customer service).
But enough with that. I'm happy now, and the fan is purring on/off like it should be. Groovy.
...
Tomorrow if our first service with the new subwoofer. I hope it goes well. We spent an unbelievable (but necessary) amount of time at rehearsal Thursday night tweaking the sound from the sub and the sound in our in-ear monitors. Wow, that was tedious. But the time spent seemed to pay off in the end, as our in-ear mix sounded better than ever and there is now some much-needed 'thump' in the room.
Then, tomorrow night, it's off to the church-wide Super Bowl party. Woohoo! That's always been a good time. I hope this year is no exception.
...
I heard the S-word today for the first time in an offical weather forecast. S-n-o-w. I can only hope. I know I live in a community of 'snow hatas', but give me a break. As far as I can remember, we haven't had a real snowfall in Alabama since like 1996 (or, really, 1993 if you want to count snow that actually stayed on the ground for more than a few hours). Tomorrow night/Monday morning is supposed to be the 'iffy' hour, so here's hoping. I know Kailyn would love it. Heck, I would, too. Here's hoping...
Still, I won't give up hope if it doesn't snow. I think our biggest snowfalls have actually occurred during the first week of spring (I know the Blizzard of '93 happened that week...I'd just gotten back to school from Spring Break when it hit). Plenty of time left...
...
Got an invite today from the E to go to Nashville. Crap. I had to say no. Just had too much going on around here. (Besides, I got the 'scowl' from Stacey accompanied by a "You can go if you want to, honey," which really means, "If you go, I'll smack you upside the head."...Heh.). But I'm definitely up for a trip up there again sometime soon. I'm long overdue, I think...
...
As I'm typing all this, it would seem my blog habit has once again been reduced to "Guess what I did today!" blog entries. Which is sad, because there's been some pretty deep and creative things happening in my life as of late. I had a conversation with Chad the other night which really got me thinking about some things (mostly spiritual)... If I can find time, I might dare to blog about the things that's gotten me thinking about.
Good stuff...
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