Support And Demand
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Yesterday I went and tried to fix my brother’s internet problems. As I expected I was not succesful. It’s just too hard when you can’t read the text on the monitor, you know?
Today he called his ISP for support. But turns out the problem is something with Windows, as far as I could understand. So I’m going to go back and try again. Probably tomorrow. Probably unsuccesfully again. And he will probably have to call some professional tech guy and pay him to help. And it really bothers me. Because this is the kind of thing I can usually help with. I’m good with computers. I have some value to others in this way. It’s nice when I get to help my family and they thank me and tell me how nice I am. Now I can’t even fix their computers. What worth do I have left?
The goat boys still like me, luckily.
vaniljeskids
vaniljeskids
Sweet little guys.
I had to sign my timeslip, so I talked to Alice for a while. She asked how I was doing. I told her about my sight. It was nice to talk to someone “outside” about it. She told me that they were planning to get some kind of website done for the playground. And they had remembered that I had mentioned something about websites at one of the christmas parties. So they had thought about asking me if I could do it. But of course the way my eyesight is it’s just not going to happen right now. Probably for the best. It was going to be a paid job and I don’t think my skills are up to making any sort of professional looking sites. I can do some basic html and black text on white background and that’s about it. My skills at saying no are also very poor so I probably would have ended up accepting the job and then worrying for ages because I couldn’t do it. I guess going blind has its advantages. It’s a good excuse for being incompetent.
Speaking of being blind, I dreamt about Hanne last night. And she was blind. I guess she had been here visiting me. We were going back to the Netherlands. By train. My dad was there too. Everyone was speaking Danish so I had to translate for her. And help her around because she couldn’t see. Talk about the blind leading the blind.
But let’s end with some amazing levitating goat ears.
vaniljeskids
Done and done.
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7 Responses to “Support And Demand”
1. LuisLemmings Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 9:02
Plume, that wasn’t me from your last post. I don’t write like that! I have no clue who that person is.
I thought it was Debster but that doesn’t sound like her voice.
I’ve hurt my neck, shoulder, and back…injuries from a serious car accident five years ago so I’m drowning in pain. That’s why I haven’t written anything in a long time.
Very spooky indeed…
2. Katrine Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 13:12
Plume, talk to someone (proffesional) about your eyesight! Get some straight answers, so you know where you’re at-it can’t be worse than what you imagine, after all…Prettyplease?
The goat boys are super-cute, as always :) Luis, I hope you feel better soon!
3. Debster Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 18:11
I cans fly! I cans fly!
I confessed in the last post, LuisLemmings. Can’t fool anyone, I guess! Da Plume saw right through my disguise.
What are you doing about your back pain? Chiropractor treatments or physical therapy?
Those neck and shoulder aches are the worst. Especially if you get spasms, makes a person just want to cry (or drink many wine coolers).
Although I think you are a “mixed drink” kind of person. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
Plume: there’s something to say for someone who knows what they can fix on the computer and when they know to call for a support tech person.
Too many people think they can “fix” something and end up making it worse (or leave the computer in pieces). Don’t be so hard on yourself.
4. LuisLemmings Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 21:08
Thank you all–but no pain pills for me. It took a long time to “wean” myself off of them. They’re more addicting than crack or meth!! But you learn to live with the physical pain. I never want to be addicted again! The pain I can handle, but the effects of the addiction I can’t.
No pity parties for me though. Life is too wonderful to be sad all the time. We get so few years on earth, and I don’t want it be drugged to the eyeballs.
Also, do you think the problem might be Vista? I’ve heard nothing but problems with it. I refuse to use Vista. I’ll wait until they have Windows 7 up and running, and praying it won’t be like Vista. I have to buy a new computer by year’s end.
As for your eyes, I’m keeping my fingers crossed it won’t get any worse. I think it’s still too soon to make up one’s mind just yet.
5. Debster Says:
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:42
LuisLemmings: I wasn’t exactly thinking pain pills. More like chiropractic care, heat/cold packs, massage, etc. I seem to do okay with pain pills when I need them (like after gall bladder surgery). And when I don’t need them, there’s no problem not taking them.
Sorry to know you have had such a problem. That must have been awful. Hope you’re able to deal with the pain now however you have to.
6. LuisLemmings Says:
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:50
Too painful for me to see a chiropractor though friends say I should! I learn to live with it, and it does go away after a few days.
But I do use heat packs a lot and a muscle masseager, too. They help a lot.
I am in sooo much pain!! (sniffles like girl losing Miss Teen America 2009)
But you know what’s worse than that??
Watching “Gigli” for the fifth time. Now THAT’S painful!!
Maybe I should have the goats walk on my back like when they jump and hop all over Plume.
With my luck one of them will ram me in the coconuts and then I know what true pain feels like.
But really, I get used to the pain and only when I have to turn my head or bend my back or move my shoulders then do the stabbing horrors of the Son of Sam come my way.
In a week or two, I’ll be back to me, singing and dancing in the nearest grove with the wood nymphs, sand fairies, and tree wizards…
7. Debster Says:
March 2nd, 2009 at 15:15
LuisLemmings: so you’re ok until you move!