Computer updates and sundry

[thrihyrne]

Well, it was worse news than I'd hoped for; my harddrive needed replacing. But now I'm at home with a new HD, and a 250 gig one at that. Thankfully I'd cloned my prior harddrive before upgrading my operating system, so once I was at home and connected to the internet (which required me putting my computer here physically next to the router; I have poor connectivity in the house), I downloaded some programs that I needed since I was basically starting from scratch, and then dumped the entire contents of my now-wiped harddrive back onto the new one. So I haven't lost any data, except that I'd just spent some hours downloading the 28 discs of George R. R. Martin's unabridged book A Game of Thrones… but my computer fiasco happened post-backup. So that data is gone, and I'd ordered the book through inter-library loan and it took forever. So now I'm going to see if I can find it another way. I also managed to lose all of my bookmarks, which is a bummer, but in the grand scheme, I'll get over it.

Had a good conversation yesterday with the head of the social work department at JMU; I'm thinking more and more seriously about the MSW as a next step, while trying to find some kind of employment involved with assisted living or at a social work agency or other community non-profit once I'm in Portland. I've also just now sent an introductory letter to one of the two local retirement homes about how their residents use technology, computers in particular, to see if I can at least do some kind of work for them, even if volunteering, so that I can have them as a reference as I move forward. For the hell of it I also submitted a creative coverletter and my resume to Etsy in regards to customer service positions- they're in New York, but why not try? I definitely have a customer service background and I'm a die-hard knitter and used to online media. Doubt I'll hear from them, but you never know… Speaking of Etsy, I need to make it a priority to get some photos and pricing done of some of my vintage pieces so I can hopefully start selling something at my currently-empty shop. And I need to buy buttons for the thistle cardigan to see if I can sell it and perhaps commission some other ones in other sizes. Don't know how successful this venture will be, but it's worth a shot and I'd love for these vintage dresses and coats to be worn by people who will enjoy them.

Thanks to all who were worried about me with the earthquake. We'll probably get some rain and storms this weekend thanks to the hurricane, but nothing like what people in NC and on the Virginia coast will have to deal with.

Comments

[brighty18.livejournal.com]

Aside from the money/time/hassle involved with your harddrive, that sounds like it's all good news.

Glad you made it through the earthquake, too.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yes, definitely good news, though I would have preferred to have been able to replace the drive myself! Still, now it's in much better shape and should be good for a few more years. Considering that the monitor was a lovely free hand-me-across from Wolfie and Kosh, I've done pretty well. :D

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

I have the first 3 GRRM unabridged MP3 audiobooks. If you have a dropbox account or other cloud file storage, I can push them to you. Game of Thrones is nearly 1 Gig.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

That'd be marvelous! Because my torrent download didn't. I have just downloaded dropbox, so do you want to email me offlist and I can let you know where it is? Or actually, I don't even know quite how it works yet, but if you'll email me (mine is in my bio) that'd be wonderful. Thanks so much!! ♥

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

The files should all be in that folder now... :)

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

They are! You're wonderful! Thank you so, so much for that. Now instead of watching silly shows from British TV, I can sit and listen to GoT on my iPad. :D :D :D

[evannichols.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness for backups! So, harddrive crash, earthquake, and hurricane. If Natural Disasters come in threes, you're set. (I hope you get nothing worse than stormy weather this weekend (which sounds perfect for settling in at home and reading a 28-disc story...)).

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was actually a smart cookie and did the hard drive clone prior to installing the OS, so all that was lost was the audiobook. But thanks to friends, that's also being remedied, so indeed, I may spend some time sitting and knitting and listening to Game of Thrones! But I'm also going to be working with these vintage clothes I'm going to try to sell on Etsy, so I'll be playing dress up and asking my stepdad to be head photographer. But yes, our weather is getting interesting! :P