Hola everyone!
Ok good news and bad news....So I am going to rant and rave here til the cows come home. Spent almost 4 hours (over 2 days) with Dell Gold Technical Support. Had to wipe the hard drive. BUT...I was able to get rid of some of the factory installed junk that was on here that I didnt need. More space for ITunes! Reloaded some programs like MacAfee, Office 2003 etc. The fonts arent working right, so all my typing is like ant-sized. No biggie. Got my smilies back, AOL remembered all my "favorite places" (yeah for computer cookies!), and I redownloaded ITunes and the latest Pod software. Now the bad news..Called Apple last night and they said that I get one free tech call after buying my Ipod. Well mine just missed the time cut. It was a present geez; I didnt know! After that; they charge for tech support. THEY WANTED $49.00 TO HELP ME!!! But I weeazled around it because it wasnt a problem with my pod...it was general. So I got out of it. However...my old stuff is NOT compatible with the new so I cant move it off my pod to make a data disk. (I am not giving up. I will find a way! With or without Apple's help!) Will definitely back up the new stuff. I can burn that no problem. I am grateful I didnt lose it all. Sooooo, I am back! G-d help the next hacker or Windows XP that decides to mess with my hard drive. This was BS! Dell Support was awesome; but why the company would opt to have a high tech computer (or any pc) and not provide the necessary disks to be included along with it is beyond me. This could have been done in one day. It took three. My cell minutes this month are going to be through the roof. Computer is under warranty and under gold tech support until Dec '07; so I feel much better. It feels great to be back.
What have I been doing these past few days? Well I did some cleaning. (Have lots to do still since I am in a "perfectionist stage" coming back from "I dont give a rat's behind" phase.) I have been watching some movies "Chronicles of Narnia" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" (Both awesome!), panicking over my pc, going to LA Weight Loss (lost 0.6 pounds), pulled another two muscles doing lord knows what, battling pms, and avoiding the gym. Yeah my eating hasnt been nearly as strict either. But that all changes tomorrow. I didnt go off plan; but I have favored certain food groups over others.
I am glad to see that some of you are checking in and keeping up with your plans. I am worried about some of you and I am not too shy to say it. I wont mention names; but there is more than one on my list. As always; my mailbox is always open. It felt funny these past few days waking up at 4am and having to remind myself that I didnt have a forum to check up on. But I am back and ready to tackle any issue that you guys may have. Just ask. There is no such thing as a stupid question; only the one that goes unasked. Chances are, other people have the same question or could benefit from the feedback. I know I am always interested in learning something new.
I missed you guys so much. Yeah I checked in, but not as much as I wanted to. Knock on wood it wont happen again!
~Carrie
