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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Ugh.

So, I woke up this morning, and turned on my computer. All of my personal data is gone. All my pictures, files, documents - POOF GONE. Tried to do a system restore, there's nothing to restore to. Tried to pull some data off my external hard drive that I just got a couple weeks ago... tells me the drive needs to be formatted.

Not my day.

My chest hurts, and my computer is broken. Oh, and did I mention I injured my right ankle again? Oh yeah.

I've dropped it off (the computer, not my ankle) at the local repair shop to see if they can recover the data and figure out what happened. They said it could take 4 days. FOUR DAYS. Are you kidding me?

The good news? I'm not an idiot. I recently backed up all my files on CD, so all is not lost, even if the computer cannot be fixed. But, I've got November's pics that will be lost. I back up each month's pictures at the end of each month, and since it's the 27th... I've got 27 days of pics on that hard drive that may be gone. Sad. If only it could have waited until the first of December. :) The other good news is that just last night I uploaded my favorite pics of all to kodakgallery and designed and ordered my Christmas cards for this year. Just last night - the last thing I did before logging off and shutting it down. Phew.

I'll be in touch when my computer is fixed, when I'm feeling better, and can do the happy dance for you all.

SMOOOOOOCH!
~Christine

21 comments:

kerri said...

Oh Christine that just stinks,but smart lady backing things up.
I hope your chest and ankle get well soon.

Lauren and Ed said...

AGHHHHH. That is so annoying, but I am thankful you were backing it up as you went. You are a smart girl!!! Computers... gotta love 'em and hate 'em!~

mommy24treasures said...

hope you and your pc feel better asap.

Steffie B. said...

Oh.....I'm so sorry....computer problems are so frustrating aren't they?

Hope you are feeling better soon! Stay off that ankle.....I know...easier said then done!

Thinking of you!

Jewels of My Heart said...

I'm sorry you are so sick. Will say a prayer for you and that really stinks about your ankle!
Thank goodness you had everything backed up! I am bad and hardly ever do this... I need to get my act together before something awful happens. Hang in there.

kitchu said...

This is my BIGGEST fear! I'm so sorry this happened to you. And I hope you're feeling better soon.

Anne said...

Ugh! You ARE having a tough time between being sick and now this with your computer. Thank goodness you have been backing up your files. Hope you and your computer both feel much better very soon!

Sam said...

Well that just stinks! I'm so sorry!!! But you are one smart cookie. Good job backing up your files!

Nikki said...

Oh sweetie, I am so sorry things aren't going well this week!
I do hope they can fix your computer (and I am so glad you backed up all your info!)

But mostly I hope YOU are on the mend...
Smooches right back at ya!

Christy said...

Im so sorry this happened. It looks like you and Kim from 3 peanuts are in the same place. I am sorry you are not feeling well. Smart that you backed things up becuase that is something I have not done and Im sure my computer will be next to crash. I hope all turns out well.

Christy :)

cougchick said...

that sucks. now I need to go back up my computer...

BrendaR said...

Bummer!!!!!!!!! I'm so bad, I hardly ever back up! I do put my photos on CD's though.

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4D said...

Double ugh! Hope you and the computer are better soon.

Keep smilin!

Nikki said...

Hey Christine!
Just wanted you to know I'm thinkin' about you.
Hope you (and the ankle) are doing alright!

crazylady said...

crash and burn, bites!

Go get debugged,deloused and get back to me.

Abby's Mom said...

Just checking. I'm sorry your not feeling well and hope your better soon! Sorry about the computer woes too!

Yoli said...

I am sorry you are feeling so awful and on top of that you loose your data. Hope you feel better soon and that you get good news regarding your computer.

DAVID AND AMY VENN'S WEBSITE said...

Yuck...what a bad day!! I worry all the time about the computer crashing. I hate to hear that it happened to you. So sorry to hear about your ankle too. I hope the new week starts out better for you!!
Amy

insanemommy said...

Start transferring all pictures to kodakgallery.com. That way you never have to worry about losing any fotos...

insanemommy said...

Start transferring all pictures to kodakgallery.com. That way you never have to worry about losing any fotos...