Happiness, Day 10

Well, today I exchanged my computer for a different one. It was the last straw yesterday when iTunes stopped working after a Windows update and then could not be fixed. Ironically enough, there was already a problem with my brand-new computer (ugh). The h key was ajar, so I had to hitch a ride back to the store to have them fix it. It does not bode well that there was already a problem with my new computer.

However, I am REALLY hoping that there are no more computer problems. REALLY HOPING. I swear, if there's one more problem with my computer, I'm traveling all the way to Pennsylvania and punching Ray in the face. While I'm there, I'll punch Mara in the face as well. And if I feel like it, I'll punch Ben in the face afterward.

I'm really exhausted from all this. My day went something like this: wake up early to go grocery shopping with Ray, spend some time backing up my files, finish GIS project proposal, go to BestBuy and exchange computer, come home and start installing things on new computer, go back to BestBuy to have them fix the h key, go back home and have a problem getting my music into iTunes, go to dinner, go to CVS which was by that point closed because Grand Forks sucks, go home and figure out that I had picked the wrong music folder (there had been many on my external hard drive) and finally got iTunes to work, spent time organizing the info on my computer and on my external hard drive, put in a load of laundry, and now I have a headache and am too exhausted to start doing any schoolwork. But at least now I HOPEFULLY have a working computer that will HOPEFULLY not have any more problems, and I can work all day tomorrow.

Today's gratitudes:

• I'm really glad that the woman at BestBuy let me get a different computer model. This one is apparently preferred over my other one even though they are very similar. I had thought that I could only exchange for the same model, but she let me get this one instead. This one was cheaper than my other one, so I got a gift card with store credit. I bought some ink cartridges as well as Kill Bill volumes 1 and 2, since I have never gotten around to seeing those.
• I'm so glad to have iTunes working again on my computer. A lot of people don't understand how important that is to my mentality. I need to have my music working and accessible at all times. iTunes is preferred because it allows me to play things in a continuous stream, unlike the programs that come installed on my computer. Also, I have an iPod, and the only way I know how to sync it is through iTunes.
• Had a coupon for 50% off my Starbucks latte. There's a Starbucks in the Target that we went to after shopping, but they didn't accept the coupon. So that just meant that we went to Starbucks after going to BestBuy, haha. A 2-latte morning, where one was 50% off, and both were made in my Happy Mugs.

Today's kindness:

I told Alex that I appreciated hearing his point of view on the jobs vs. school debate. He brought up a good point about commute time subtracting a lot from the free time. I hadn't thought much about that, so I'm glad he brought that to my attention.

Today's reflection:

Today I took a picture of the weather on my computer: -12 degrees F/feels like -24 degrees. I posted it on Facebook saying, "This is where I ask myself: WTF am I doing here?"

Mr. Yummy liked it.

:)

He really is so yummy. I was really into him for a long time. He lives in Texas now, earning his Masters in Music. I can't believe he has the power to warm me up all the way from Texas. I think it's because he's just a really happy person. Not only that, but his whole family seems to be happy. It's something that I never had, but wish I had.