Hello again. My streak of bad luck has not ended it seems.

A week and a half ago, my old laptop decided that it was time to kick the bucket. So I went to the Apple store to see what they could do. Because of the extensive repair history, however, they replaced the entire computer with a new Macbook Pro.

That is the best news I had, until I realized that the firewire cord that had worked with the previous laptop, and was what the external hard drives that I have use, are not usable with this model computer. Not to mention the USB cables for it are, naturally, at home. And I am not. And because the Apple people were not able to save anything from my old hard drive, I have none of my artwork. Which I don't even have Photoshop at the moment, since the install discs are also at home. Along with those for Painter, and Office, and Aperture, and Final Cut, and.....

Anyway, that is the reason why I will probably not have anything new uploaded until after Halloween. Which is royally pissing me off.

Also, because the weather has started getting colder, my cousin, who I am staying with at the moment, had to bomb the house with RAID. Friggin' fleas decided it was time to come inside and I was treated like an all-night buffet. I haven't been so itchy since I had the chicken pox when I was little.

Next, when I had been supposed to go home on this last Saturday, I had to change those plans too. On Friday, I got a call saying that it would be a very bad idea to come home the next day. Why you ask? My mother had contracted the H1N1 virus. She had used the city bus on Wednesday, and was exposed. Good-ish news though, they caught it relatively early and the medication they put her on is working. At least that's what I have been told. PRAYERS WELCOME!!!!!

And finally, I have been being treated like an entire bounce-house by an ornery four-year-old. And I do seem to be performing that function quite well... grrrrrrr.

Hopefully, my streak will end soon. Preferably before I get hit by a truck on my way to get my cousin from work... Massachusetts drivers are aggressive.

Well, until next time. Wish me luck.