What's Green and Purple and Flickering?

My computer screen!

My three year old aging laptop is really starting to give up the ghost hard.  Considering how I've used this machine for that time I'm impressed she's holding together so well.  But now the video card is well on its way out the door and I can no longer access the backup card.  Suffice to say, it will soon be shot; if not by it's own actions by me to put it out of its misery.

"No Mama.  He's my dog.  I'd do it."

I knew this was coming, and planned early for the eventuality that I may need to buy a new computer here in Japan.  But it is still a terrifying process to consider.  If you think reading a manual in English is bad, try finding the English translation first.  Still, it will need to happen.  And luckily Tokyo has one of the greatest tech meccas in the world.  Akihabara.

This post is mostly letting you know that if that eventual adventure stalls out, you know why I suddenly am not around.

Not that that's been different for this month mind you. (Or last month for that matter.)

I got a lot of comments actually with my last two posts asking if I was depressed or in a downer of a mood.  Granted, spouting a large amount of personal philosophy to anyone who will listen does tend to go hand in hand with bad moods I wasn't in fact all that upset when I was writing them.  Granted the possibility was there itching at the back of my mind, but luckily a very good batch of fresh Strawberries from the supa and good talks with friends stopped that from happening.

As a result I wanted to post with happy good fun stories of great adventures.  Such as my Birthday, Thanksgiving, and getting into Kendo!  That's right I finally was able to get some practice in!  All great stories to share, but I wanted to sit down and write them when I was in the right mood for it.

However, there in lies the problem with that plan, since slowly my mood has been edging downward for some reason.  Not that I am depressed or anything overly dramatic, but I've sensed my own mood dragging its heels.  I'd actually place the first blame on this on the heel of my foot, which literally ripped itself open in Kendo causing me to hobble for a week.  But the little things build up, and a recent string of vivid dreams and progressive computer failures haven't helped.

But I do have stories to tell, and hopefully will throw them out all in one week or so.  That way I have a clear slate for December!  Christmas, New Years, and my small (but existent) Winter Break!

I'll get to it and share stories, starting (hopefully) with the solution to my computer trouble.  Until then though...

"Don't worry, she'll hold together..."

"You hear me, baby? Hold together!"