Yep, I'm hosed.

I called Ativa on the fact that their CD/DVD drive is recognizing and playing DVDs just fine but not even recognizing that there's a CD in the machine. Their suggestion was to exchange it.

Which would be fine and dandy, if I hadn't bought it on eBay on Dec 3. I'm not even sure I still have the box.

FRELL FRAK DREN.

I guess what I'll do is have the Hubby tear into it when he gets home. After all, he fixed the other computer. This is probably something stupid that he can fix with a little soldering.

And if it's not, well, I guess I'll be in the market for a new CD/DVD burner.

I wonder if it's feasible to copy my Word CD onto a thumb drive from the one computer and transfer it over to the other. You'd think that would work, but I have no idea about this stuff.

Yep, I'm hosed.

I called Ativa on the fact that their CD/DVD drive is recognizing and playing DVDs just fine but not even recognizing that there's a CD in the machine. Their suggestion was to exchange it.

Which would be fine and dandy, if I hadn't bought it on eBay on Dec 3. I'm not even sure I still have the box.

FRELL FRAK DREN.

I guess what I'll do is have the Hubby tear into it when he gets home. After all, he fixed the other computer. This is probably something stupid that he can fix with a little soldering.

And if it's not, well, I guess I'll be in the market for a new CD/DVD burner.

I wonder if it's feasible to copy my Word CD onto a thumb drive from the one computer and transfer it over to the other. You'd think that would work, but I have no idea about this stuff.

I. CAN'T. DEAL.

So, I'm looking through the mail today and find out that BoA has decided (without consulting us) to "upgrade" our card to a Signature Visa (whatever the hell that is).

This, naturally, entails giving us a new number.

Understand that we got a new number last year when terrorists stole our card number, which was all kinds of jolly fun. So I had to go through the hassle of figuring out who had the damn card number and updating the info with them.

And now I get to do it again. And I get to memorize a new card number. AGAIN.

This, on top of the CD drive thing and a few other things (do not get me started on politics or the fact that they're building a twenty-foot tall sound wall right behind my house so Trax doesn't disturb us when it goes by every twenty minutes or the fact that Da Boy asks me for help, I give him help, and then he says "but that won't work" without even trying it to see if it will) that have me ripping my hair out by the roots, has me screaming "Bring me something fried in deep fat and covered in chocolate!"

Because nothing says "I'm stressed the hell out" like blowing my diet.

Which is, you know, already blown. A big "fuck you" to the scale, while I'm at it.

I. CAN'T. DEAL.

So, I'm looking through the mail today and find out that BoA has decided (without consulting us) to "upgrade" our card to a Signature Visa (whatever the hell that is).

This, naturally, entails giving us a new number.

Understand that we got a new number last year when terrorists stole our card number, which was all kinds of jolly fun. So I had to go through the hassle of figuring out who had the damn card number and updating the info with them.

And now I get to do it again. And I get to memorize a new card number. AGAIN.

This, on top of the CD drive thing and a few other things (do not get me started on politics or the fact that they're building a twenty-foot tall sound wall right behind my house so Trax doesn't disturb us when it goes by every twenty minutes or the fact that Da Boy asks me for help, I give him help, and then he says "but that won't work" without even trying it to see if it will) that have me ripping my hair out by the roots, has me screaming "Bring me something fried in deep fat and covered in chocolate!"

Because nothing says "I'm stressed the hell out" like blowing my diet.

Which is, you know, already blown. A big "fuck you" to the scale, while I'm at it.

Well, at least that worked.

I can haz Word.

I used the old computer to transfer the files from the Word CD to a thumb drive, and then attempted an install from the thumb drive to this computer.

And it worked like a charm.

Yayz. *weak fist-pump*

I am now slightly less stressed.

I still want something deep-fat-fried and covered in chocolate, however.

Well, at least that worked.

I can haz Word.

I used the old computer to transfer the files from the Word CD to a thumb drive, and then attempted an install from the thumb drive to this computer.

And it worked like a charm.

Yayz. *weak fist-pump*

I am now slightly less stressed.

I still want something deep-fat-fried and covered in chocolate, however.