Laptop Mocks Schedule
By Cynthia Spurr on Oct 9, 2009 in critiqing, fiction writing
Time. It’s a funny thing isn’t it? Time travel has always fascinated me. Getting a second chance, taking advantage of a missed opportunity, fixing the wrongs in the world before they happen.
I guess I wouldn’t have to fix things or feel behind if I could just learn how to schedule my life. I have often wondered lately what is different today than 20, 10, even 5 years ago. Maybe I have never been able to schedule things, maybe I had less going on in my life, or maybe I wasn’t as responsible for as much.
I have grandiose plans on how to create a business in web design, write everyday to finish one of the 3 novels I’m working on, critique the story’s for my critiquing group, and blog. And yet from the moment I get up til the time I turn on the TV to eat dinner by, I wonder how my schedule for the day gets horribly out of whack and I feel like I have not accomplished anything.
I mean really? What are the odds that one cannot make a schedule and stick to it everyday? Today for example, I got up. Planned on tweeting to peeps, make a few sarcastic comments to friends and family via Facebook (actually I managed to do this one), and then finish redesigning my website, bid for another, then critique 2 stories for tonight’s meeting (oh, guess I finished that too — though I really had planned on doing this 3 days ago), and write a post (hmmm, I’m actually squeezing this, well now).
So what happened? The laptop. I mean I know it was acting odd, and yesterday it really did 2 inexplicable things when the back of the cord was touched. This morning? Pushed the power on button and Nothing Nada No way jose was it gonna turn on. Really? Come on.
So now that I was thrown outta whack by the computer, I have wasted a couple hours to figure out if the laptop was still under warranty, how much the motherboard (and yes from my limited computer hardware knowledge, I am most certain that is the issue) costs, and debated with the spousal unit on whether it’s even worth fixing.
I used to look at computers and software and they would melt in my hand to jump back in line. I mean I was the boss and when I said jump they said “Yes ma’am!” Now I look at the computer and software and they just laugh at me as they each take turns in throwing my schedule and creative muse overboard.
I’ve lost my computer mojo and I WANT IT BACK NOW!
Now something has to give so I can try to get back on track with the schedule and still make it to my meeting tonight on time. Guess I’ll go pop my head in on twitterland before hitting the shower.
Cindy, we seem to be facing similar obstacles when it comes to writing. I can't stick to a schedule, can't get anything done, haven't written for weeks and, as you know, my laptop broke (it was the motherboard but it was still covered). Ugh! I hope you are having better luck getting it all back together than I am.
Trisha Pearson | Oct 22, 2009 | Reply