June 10, 2004
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Well, good news and bad news. It seems I can open any file provided it is not a Word file. Everytime I try to open a Word file, my computer first freezes up, then control+Alt+Delete gets me a “low on resources” message which, followed to its conclusion (after several more low resource messages), also inevitably freezes up my computer. Funny I try not to upload much of anything to my computer and am scrupulous about defragmenting and killing accumulated cookies and temporary internet files in an effort to keep my computer running as quickly as is possible for my “limited resources.” Of the 37+ GBs my computer has available, I’ve used all of 3.18. So how can I not have available memory?? I defrag, I kill cookies, I run my virus scan, nada. Stupid thing. And of course the bad news, all my stories and works in progress are in Word files.
Despite the fact that I did not get home from work till 3 AM, (Wednesday night a group of us stay late and straighten up the store.) I had another odd dream. This time I went with the family to a grocery store just before they were ready to close. I paid for everything, and had two coupons for Butterfinger candy bars (something I’m allergic to, but which I’d eat all the time if I could). For some reason, my family decided that we should try to get out of the store without paying for the candy, so we all ate them before we got to the cash register. We packed everything up and I paid, and they headed out the door for the empty lot.
I told them I wanted to get a soda and as soon as they left, I went back to the register and told the security guard (who was also apparently the cashier) that I had to pay for the four candy bars and a coke. He said he’d been wondering if I was going to pay for the candy. When I looked for the coupons though, I only found one in a discarded shoe on the floor. Oh well, the soda was the best I’d ever had. Then as I was leaving, there were two rotting chicken carcasses lying on the sidewalk next to the door. Icky. They smelled vile.
I wonder what my dream was telling me… that at this moment in time, my life is two rotting chicken carcasses? That my family is inherently dishonest? That I can save money by seeking coupons in strange places…
I’d move out if I could, but I only make $6.50 an hour at the borders and that’s barely enough to pay my bills. Anywhere I moved would likely be more than I’m paying now (once you add in utilities), and I am not going to move out just to “borrow” money from my mom every month like the other two do.
I probably wouldn’t be so grumpy right now if not for a headache. I got as much sleep as my brain is going to allow. I’m not even tired, but I have a sleep-deprived headache. I even took the dog for a walk all around the canal, before it got too hot, to maybe tucker myself out more, but no such luck. I’m full of energy. I may have to rearrange furniture. heh Least I don’t do that at 3 AM any more. (The family complained I was keeping them up.)
Comments (8)
what type of dog do u have?
hey .. coool.. ive got a dog.. a husky.. all he does is howl
How much ram do you have????
OK that is a strange dream. Shoes…moving, travel. Chicken carcasses….do you enjoy eating chicken? Is it a sign you were hungry? You ate butterfingers which you shouldnt….so there is guilty pleasures in there…hence…you paying for them. The significance of you paying for candy and soda, having and losing a coupon sounds….financial concerns, your thrifty and maybe…a bit upset about having to pay. Then again, seems like maybe your family…allows you to do things you may feel guilty about, like eating candy bars, but you choose the other route afraid of being caught so you go and pay?? I am not dream analyst….but that sounds really interesting!
HGDKS, I believe when I had Dell make my computer I got 256 RAM. I’m not ashamed to say I know very little about computers. Does RAM change? How would I find out how much I have now? My computer’s about four years old.
TidBitz, actually I’m almost a vegetarian. I occassionally eat some free range chicken, but that’s maybe once or twice a month. I’d probably eat it less if my family wasn’t a bunch of carnivores. The strangest part of the dream to me was that the security guard seemed to know about the candy bars and was willing to let me get away with taking them, but was pleased that I chose to pay for them instead. And of course, two slumped over, featherless and dust crusted chicken carcasses was rather strange as well. heh
Ram doesn’t change unless you change hardware in your comp. I have some friends that are having problems with there Dell’s as well. 4-5 years is a good run on a “store bought” Comp though thought you might try re-installing word or updating it online other than that I can only think of “F DISKING” wich erases your entire hard drive but this is an option of last resort. ( when you have the hammer in your hand but relize in mid swing, how long it will take to clean up the mess, and the cost to replace all the broken parts.)
Yeah, I’ve been thinking of reformatting the harddrive, but I know what a pain that is. I only had to do that with a computer once, and it was a twelve year old compaq. I tried reinstalling Word and Windows, but nothing changed (though my computer does seem to runnning faster now heh). I’ve been thinking I should uninstall everything on the Microsoft disk and reinstall it and see if maybe that works, but I won’t have the opportunity to do anything like that till Monday. Grrr
Interesting your friends are having trouble with their Dells too. Are their computers as old as mine? Maybe it’s something that was intentionally designed in… Oh well, I’ve vowed my next computer will not be Gateway or Dell. I’ve had both and neither has truly impressed me.
for the longest time i thought only i redcorated at 3am…growing up my family just got used to it…then oddly enough I found out my husband did the same as a kid which is weird enough as is…so..welcome to the club! There might be a few more of us out there