Euphemisms and Hard Drives

my two year old laptop had been giving me some trouble lately.

showing me warnings like,

 

"operating system not found"

"windows shut down to prevent damage"

"unmountable boot volume"

 

and about a week ago it finally....

"bit the dust,

bought the farm,

(that would be from the farmer in the dell)

flatlined,

gave up the operating system,

kicked the hard drive,

and is

dead as a doornail."

 

Oh and wouldn't you know...

i NEVER backed up anything!

 

nada...nothing...

 

no

pictures

 

no

files

 

no

pictures

 

no

documents

 

and

did i mention

no

pictures?

 

yes, that would be the last two years worth of pics

including all my antique & junk finds, repurposed goods, holidays, family vacations, etc.

oh, i was so SICK!

really now,

how hard would it have been to plug that little zip drive in

and load it with at least my pictures?!

documents and files can be re-created

but as you know pictures cannot.

and btw most of the pics i had deleted off my camera..so no backup ANYWHERE!

 

however

(insert angels singing)

 

there is a rainbow in the midst of all this

on our way to MA last weekend
if you look to the far right, you can see the double

 

since sending my laptop to the "computer hospital"

(aka family techie friend)

he WAS able to pull off ALL the important stuff

like

PICTURES!

(doing the happy dance now)

 

i will then have a new hard drive installed into my laptop

and have everything re-installed

SO....

the moral of the story is:

BACK UP YOUR HARD DRIVE

my bloggy friends!

and have a wonderful Sunday!

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i hit 100 followers yesterday..woo hoo!

more on that later

;)

Beautiful Blogger Award

I participated in a fun game with Amy over at Whisper Wood Cottage about whose blog inspired me the most.  I chose Layla at The Lettered Cottage and you can read my comment along with the others' here.

Amy has asked that we list 7 things about ourselves and then pass the award onto 15 more Beautiful Bloggers.

So without further ado here are some random musings about my life...

     1.  My favorite color in decor is red, whether it be a dash of it here and there or a whole painted room.

     2.  White/black enamelware is one of my largest collections along with some colored speckled pieces thrown in for good measure.

    3. In 5th grade, I won my school's spelling bee.  My mom tested me for months and the hard work paid off.

    4.  I enjoy traveling, road trips and weekend excursions.

    5. In April of 2006, I traveled with my family to Maui, HI.  It was the best vacation by far!

    6.  I eat mostly organic food, pasture-fed meats, and wild-caught fish.

    7. My favorite scripture verse: Philippians 4:6

I nominate the following blogs & not in any particular order: 

(I follow so many...this was a very hard task. If I follow- I like your stuff!)

1. Midge @ Havin' fun with Junk
2. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking
3. Janis @ junkdreams
4. Candy @ Junk Sophisticate
5. Lani @ Cottage Elements
6. Kim @ Twice Remembered
7. Susie @ From My Home to Yours
8. Linda @ 52 Flea
9. Sweet Melissa @ JunkFest
10. Linda @ Itsy Bits and Pieces
11. Donna @ Funky Junk Interiors
12. Rue @ Rue's peanut butter and jelly life 
13. Jessica @ Life As I See It
14. Karla @ It's the little things
15. Gail @ My Repurposed Life

Please check out these wonderful blogs...they each have their own expertise but most love to make something beautiful from junk, thrift store finds, forgotten antiques, vintage items, and other miscellaneous items...be still my heart!