I had my computer back last night!! It was working for about an hour, and I was slowly starting to download and install some programs… then CLICK… and it was totally bonkers after that, so it’s back in the shop this morning, and is having a new hard drive installed, and 128 mb of RAM. If it doesn’t work after that…. you’ll see it sailing over your heads tonight! Every little thing that can possibly go wrong around here has!! Just stupid, little things, when all added up have put me in one FOUL mood!!

Well my computer died last night for good. I believe I got a virus. I thought I had it cleaned out, reloaded Windows, and then it wouldn’t accept my network card, so i couldn’t connect to the internet. So… I called the Whiz Kid that originally set it up, and asked for his advice. He suggested reformatting. So I did that, lost every single thing I had (grrrrrrrr), and I still have exactly the same error. He is working in a computer store now, so is doing next to no service calls on the side anymore, and said he could possibly fix it in two weeks or so. Now normally that wouldn’t bother me, as I’ll just take it in the shop. What bothers me, is that I’ve had quite a bit of trouble with the network since he set it up, I haven’t a clue how to fix it , and he had quite a lot of trouble fixing it the last time he was over. I don’t want something that only one person on earth can fix, have to keep paying him to RE-fix it, as we don’t ever mess with the settings, Wingate just keeps crashing, and now he’s unavailable on top of it. Hopefully this new shop can work around it somehow. I don’t like being without my computer! I may just end up having to buy a new tower anyways, as my hard drive has been sounding awfully grindy lately. I’m at the very least going to get 128mb of RAM installed. Oh well… better get back to work now!

~To Know Me Is To Blog Me~ is a new read for me! I just designed her blog and got it up and running last night, so am waiting for her to get started! I also receive the Lockergnome newsletter every day, and Chris has a blog now too, so I’ll have to update my links tonight.

Rayna it must be something in the air!! Hubby has been so cranky around here too, that we’re all scurrying for cover! Sheesh! “Go back to work!”

Well the boys got bounced yesterday in the hockey series, but not without a fight! They won yesterday’s game 7-3, which put them down 8-7 for the series. I’m glad they showed some character and fought back! Now, one more game tomorrow night, and hopefully this year from hell will be over! After the game we went out for a really nice supper with another family and had a good time (aside from freezing our asses off…. the heater fan in our van died! brrrrrrrr). When I got home, I hopped in a very hot bath, put on my flannels, and went to bed!

It’s a nice, bright sunny morning here, but we got quite a bit of snow last night, and the temp has dropped a lot to what it has been. I have a few hours here at home, and then it’s off to Ponoka, for what could be one of Ben’s last hockey games. This is the 2nd game of a two game total point provincial qualifying series, and our guys are down 5-0 after the first game. So, if a miracle doesn’t occur, then I believe they only have one remaining league game and that’s that! I’m quite glad of that! It’s been a pretty long, miserable season for Ben, all part of life’s lessons. Then it will be time to register him for soccer.

Sarah’s been working quite a lot lately, so that’s been good for her bank account. She’s wanting to save up some money for University next year (marks and God-willing). Her school mate’s funeral is this morning at the high school. I don’t think she’s going to go, as he was more of an acquaintance, than a friend.

I have so much to do! Little projects here and there, housework, and the usual, but I just seem to not get much done! I guess the work will still be there when I get home. I’ve added a few blog templates over there===> They’re extremely basic, as the intention for them is to be used by my fellow Dieters. Most of them have no experience in HTML or anything, so I thought I would provide these templates, and help get them set up so that they could have an online weightloss journal. I know mine has really helped me. Then I thought, well maybe some real novice blogger would have a use for them, so I’ve added them here too. All I require is that the linkback button be used.

I found “C’est la vie” - Le Blog (Darlanne from The Cyber Crew via Recycled Thoughts.

Grrrrrrrr… I’ve been having computer trouble again! Seems to be limping along again fairly well for now, so I best get some of these projects finished before it has another seizure!

Today is my last day of work for the week, or is it? *g* I really should be going in tomorrow again, but I’ll sort of see how the mood goes with that decision!

Weigh to go you big loser!!! That’s fantastic!! Don’t think about how far you have to go, but rather, how far you’ve come!! I’m still humming right along as well. I had a couple days this weekend that I struggled, but other than that, it’s been going very well for me too! I’m doing this for me as well! I have 2 teenagers, and I don’t want to be a fat, lazy schlump when I finally get them out of the house!! LOL

This is a busy week. We’ve had so many days off of school this month, that it seems I can’t get caught up no matter what! I’m behind at home too. I have a couple of graphic jobs to finish up, and I badly need to update the school web page. Hopefully I’ll get home with a little ambition left, so that I can wrap up some of those jobs before Ben’s hockey game tonight!

This was kind of a crummy weekend! It started off by there being yet another big blowout at a forum I’ve been visiting for about 4 years. What’s been happening lately, is that people seem to be having a lot of tantrums! If people don’t respond to their posts, they whine, “I’m being ignored, I’m not coming back!” If people make jokes, they’re taken the wrong way, “I’m leaving… this isn’t a joking matter. This is a serious issue! I’m leaving.” If someone expresses an opposing opinion, “Nobody likes me, you’re always disagreeing with me, you’re picking on me! I’m leaving!” Then everyone moans and groans, and sucks up, tells the person how marvellous they are, how life won’t be the same without them, begging them to stay, which of course they do!! Sheesh!

Anyway, this weekend, someone posted some facts about a diet they were following (of their own invention). The information didn’t seem right, and in fact seemed downright dangerous if unknowing people were to try and listen to this woman’s advice! This same woman who has been complaining of no energy, hair loss, etc! DUH A dear and very knowledgable friend of mine, very politely, and in a very non-argumentative way, quietly pointed out what she thought the correct information to be. WELL!!!!!! Did the shit hit the fan!!! The original poster totally attacked my friend publically in the forum, (of which my friend is the co-moderator), said she’s always picking on her, that she’s nasty, etc, and that as a result she was leaving! My post was: “Hmmmmmmmm another hissy fit” (as she was the 3rd ‘grown woman’ to stomp her footies and leave in a week! So the two of them bantered back and forth for a couple of posts, my friend remaining calm, and dignified. The poster being rude, childish and pathetic!!! Then her friends started piping in and getting way over the top…. I wrote a post defending my friend, and saying that if the poster had an issue with my friend, she should take it up privately with her as opposed to trying to rile up the whole forum! Later that day, the poster sent me a very snarky ICQ message, saying “Her and half the forum was ready to leave because of my friend, see ya.” I knowing full well that was a load of crap, simply replied, “OK… see you!”. Later that night “her husband” (I’m sure it was her) posted on the forum, and said that she left because I had told her too! Shit! How do you combat such LIES…. I just wrote to the forum that that was not the truth, however out of respect for the peace of the community, I was not going to go into details as to what was really said, as I didn’t want any more people to be hurt.

The owner of the board is a good friend of mine, and he’s so upset! He works so hard to make it a great place for support and encouragement and all it takes is a couple of people like that poster to rile up everyone! He’s getting all these stupid emails, advising him as to how he should have handled it, and advice up the ying-yang! It’s just frustrating because you can’t face your attacker…. I know from past experience that it happens on every forum. I’ve witnessed it time and time again.

Then to make matters even worse, one of Sarah’s classmates died on the weekend. (This is the 2nd one in 6 months) This 18 year old boy was MVP on the football team, and supposed to graduate this year. He took his own life. I’m quite at a loss as to how to explain this to Sarah, as I don’t understand it myself. The same thing happened last year. An 18 year old football player took his life. Fortunately the school has the wisdom to bring in the Suicide Prevention team, and they talk to the kids.

Well… let’s hope for brighter things the rest of the week!