Sigh. Whine. Moan.

I have all my Apple papers together. I have my Genius Bar time slot reserved for tomorrow at 11 am. I have cleaned off my desktop. I have attempted burning a DVD with any software that can do so and logged the error messages. I have the iMac box sitting by my desk. The only thing left to do in the morning is wipe down the computer itself, pack it up, and go see the Genius.

Then comes the part I have been dreading: being without my computer. Sniffle … wah … sniffle.

I have no idea how long it might take to get it fixed. I do know there is an Apple repair center in Austin, and I am hoping that means that parts will be readily available nearby and techs to put them in quickly. Just so I am not too disappointed, I am preparing myself mentally for it being two weeks. That seems too long just to replace a CD/DVD drive. It probably is too long for a guess at how long it might take, but then when it doesn’t take that long, I’ll be oh so very happy!

I’m going to be utterly miserable every second my computer is not sitting on my desk, no matter what. I am already so miserable about the idea of my computer not sitting on my desk, I have hooked my old computer back up to the internet. I haven’t turned it on yet, because I am not looking forward to that, but … just in case I want to be on line while Lin is using his computer, I should be able to (even though it will drive me insane).

Of course, I have considered just taking a break from computers and the internet while My Precious is being repaired. I usually do take a week or so once a year completely away from it all. I didn’t this year. Maybe the beginning of the new year would be a good time to do so. Consider that a warning, I guess, that if I am not making any posts for a while, it’s because I decided to just take a break until My Precious is home again. Might do me some good. Might also drive me nuts.

There will probably be one more post in the morning before I box my pretty iMac up to go see the doctor for repairs, but then … maybe silence for a while. Or, a whole bunch of audio and text message posts.

Waaaaaaaaah!