Ah, the lure of sweet, sweet lcd.

[constance]

It turns out that when you kill your laptop with Coca-Cola, people tend to come forward and offer replacements up to you, all unbidden. They say, "I've been wanting to get a new laptop! And I will give you mine!" Just because they are awesome.

And so I have another laptop. And one exact replica of my old one upon which I bid at ebay before the skies opened up and started raining laptops on me: that one is on its way. And I even have backup offers!

Did I say that people are awesome? Well, they certainly are.

:::

I have a lot of things to report, things I noted during the week and told myself I must not fail to mention in a journal entry. But a week is a long time for me to try to retain something as ephemeral as a dream or a passing notion, and so I've forgotten everything. Maybe some things will come back to me, but in the meantime, I'm just going to start over now.

Comments

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for people offering laptops! It's a testament to YOUR awesomeness that so many were proffered. Hurrah for the generosity, and hurrah that you're back. I've missed you!

[tofty.livejournal.com]

Even knowing that I get an astonishing amount done during these enforced offline times, I am so happy to be back I have not really the words.

I missed you too! I wish I could've tagged along on the puppy play date; it sounds too adorable for words -- and all hail the activity that puts a puppy to sleep for an entire evening!

[somniesperus.livejournal.com]

DUDE. AWESOME. Free laptops!!

On a totally different note, how do you say "Do not touch me" in French? (Not that I would ever say this to you)

[tofty.livejournal.com]

I KNOW. If only I'd known sooner!

I guess it depends on who you're talking to, as far as the French question goes. If you're talking to someone with whom you're friendly, or someone who you maybe want to insult by being overfamiliar, you'd say ne me touche pas. Otherwise, you'd probably use the formal address: ne me touchez pas.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

PS I WOULD CRY IF YOU EVER SAID THIS TO ME.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

PPS NO MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SAID IT IN.

[somniesperus.livejournal.com]

I WOULD NEVER

NEVER EVER

HOW DO YOU SAY THAT IN FRENCH

[tofty.livejournal.com]

*holds you down and smooches you*

[somniesperus.livejournal.com]

Ooo la la!

[tofty.livejournal.com]

;;)

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! What nice news. Good to see you back just in time for me to disappear for a week. This just made me feel all squishy and happy.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to be missing you! I'm glad to be seeing you, though, however briefly, and man, I hope you're off to someplace nice, because you deserve it.

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

I am off to California, which is always nice, but I will be involved in some family business about which I may post more as it evolves. Sunshine and Mexican food either way!

[tofty.livejournal.com]

I'm by no means short of sunshine here, but I do seriously envy you the Mexican food.

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

And also, thanks for the nice words! I don't know whether I deserve it, but I certainly need it.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

>:O Of course you deserve it!