two days of sun

[erastes]

oh bliss.

I will be a bit ee wossit over the next few days because my laptop has had a problem with capitals. I think it's because i rest my hands on the bits that are ACTUALLY designed for me to rest me hands on, and i've noticed recently that when i do, it seems to access the buttons there, like control and shift, probably coz i have heavy hands or something. sigh.  so i'll have to either type with my hands off the keyboard entirely, or lean to one side and rest my elbow on the table. Not ideal!  cannot afford a PC service, so I'll have to see how it goes.

taking dad to doctors tomorrow as he had pains in his fingers (although seems to think that wiggling them will get rid of the pain and "what good will a doctor be?" etc… and because he's had an intermittent cough for a long time. I've lost one parent to lung cancer, so I want him to have a chest xray. He hasn't smoked for 40 years or so, but the damage may already be done.

Technology is wonderful. I have a little usb memory stick – christmas present from pd publishing- and it's 2gb. That's more than my first pc. LOL.

I have a new bunny kicking me in the brain. I don't really want to give into it, because I hate to leave I Knew Him unfinished, but I'm not inspired enough to continue with ikh right now, so perhaps I'll start this. What concerns me is that I could be another year on with two unfinished WIPS. I know me.

ETA: IT'S GONE INTO CAPS AND SIMPLY WON'T COME OUT. LOOKS LIKE A SHOP VISIT IS GOING TO BE INEVITABLE.

ok – pc seems to have calmed down again.and I'm writing the new bunny. I suck

Comments

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

I know -- the newer desktops have a TERABYTE of storage. When you consider that the computers used in the Apollo moon landings had less capacity than the average pocket calculator, the leaps in the past half-century have been astonishing.

Have you considered getting one of those little flexible keyboards? Inexpensive - $10-15 around here - and you can roll 'em up for travel and lay them out on any rigid surface. Much less wrist strain and forward-bending, and usually sized better for the human hand. I love my little notebook, but I can't work on the keyboard for any length of time - my sister suggested the flexi, and it's worked well (it's also sealed, so if the tea falls on it, no harm done.)

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

ps - your dad has a point. Wiggling the fingers or shaking the hands at the wrists does increase circulation and often relieves pain, so he's not just trying to avoid a trip to the doc.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

but he does it all day, so it isn't really working,and it seems to be really painful

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

Oh, geeze... poor guy. It must be frustrating for both of you.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

brilliant!!!! i had no idea. Just bought one for a fiver. This will be NICE, i can sit BACK in my chair. thank you!