My laptop charger died today. Just died. No real warning, no real reason I can think of. It wasn't the socket, it wasn't the plug adapter, it wasn't the cord that goes from the socket to the charger, it was the charger. At least it waited until AFTER I gave a presentation this morning.
My first thought was "my laptop is my life, I cannot get any work done nor can I find any useful information or live in any satisfactory way if I do not have my laptop. I must replace this cord right now and I don't care how much it costs."
My second though was "well, no, I do care how much it costs. Hopefully it won't be that expensive. I mean, it's not like I am replacing a battery or anything. Are any shops even open at this hour?"
Luckily it's Friday, so it's a late night shopping day (most days all shops close at 5pm here, except for Thursday and Friday, when they are open until 9pm), and that I discovered the problem at 8:30pm. A couple of minutes and AU$100 later, and I have power!!! Granted I also now need to get a plug adapter so I can use the cord when I get back to the U.S., but that's like 3 bucks, I think I can manage that.
I am trying to figure out when I became a slave to my technology. Specifically, my laptop and my cell phone. When I got to this country, I didn't have a cell phone for about a week, and it was killing me. I didn't have anyone to call, nor anyone that needed to call me regularly, but I HAD to have a phone.
And, today, the idea of not being able to use my laptop was just unacceptable.
I'd rather live without a car than without my laptop. Isn't that crazy? Isn't it also a little sad?
Luckily, this little lady reminded me that there were far more important issues than my potential power loss. Apparently there was no one in the whole wide world giving her any attention right this second!
What kind of world lets this happen? It's a madhouse!! A MADHOUSE!!!!
I blame the Bush Administration.
I realize that I only have 17 days left of time in Australia, and I have heaps of stories I haven't shared yet. So my goal is to post at least 1 entry per day from now until I leave. I plan on using the hell out of my snazzy new power cord.
2 comments:
Yay!!!!!!! I like posts!
the *tragedy* of no one paying attention! luckily, i get to be reminded of such things almost every day of my life and as such have all my priorities in order. thank goodness for my cat.
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