Yesterday, on my way across the country on a family trip, one of my daughters threw up all over my laptop.  Most of the keys work on the keyboard except for a few on the left hand side that got hit the most.  The display is borked and has a whole bunch of damage.  The harddrive is working and I’m actually using it to type on now.  Fortunately the destination city, Indianapolis, has an Apple store.  I’ve purchased a new monitor to use with the laptop and I’m hoping that the Apple store can replace the keyboard tomorrow.  This is not the way I wanted to spent my emergency fund.  This is exactly why you should always backup your data.  Mine is safe – but I wish that it was a little easier to access as certain keyboard keys do not function at present.

Most importantly the daughter is doing well and hasn’t thrown up again today.  I’ll take a sick computer over a sick kid any day.

I have been working on what was supposed to be a quick binge cycle for a client. Quick as in two weeks. After a month there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, I just bit off more than I should have. Personal finances have been handled, but I’m not where I want to be. This blog has not died, its just on break while I earn a living, which is part of what this is all about. I just wish that Internet Explorer were a kinder, gentler browser