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My Relationship with My Computer and Myself

August 17, 2008 by Liz 13 Comments

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Last night, my computer got tired, spent, and packed it long before I even had such a thought. It misbehaved in a way that let me know that it wasn’t going to cooperate one second more.

I suppose I’ve been pushing it over the limit. So many things these days are resouces sinks.

I don’t multitask anymore, but I often ask my computer to keep an extreme number of processes running.

Am I fooling myself? After all someone has to check in on what’s going on . . .

Today while my IT husband replaces what we think is a blown video card, I think I might spend some time offline working on my relationship with myself.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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  1. Miz Liz says

    August 17, 2008 at 6:58 AM

    Hey Liz! Did something I’ve not done in quite sometime yesterday. Shut down the electronics and read a book with no distractions. No TV, no computer, no phone. Just the sound of nature. Okay, true confessions, also the beats of some cool Latino music from the folks having a party in the community room in the park behind my house. But it was lovely to convene with me for a change.

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  2. Mihaela Lica says

    August 17, 2008 at 8:11 AM

    Liz… you spend way too much time microblogging and connecting with virtual realities. Your PC just gave you an opportunity to go out in the sun and feel the breeze. :)Mine does it too, sometimes. Strangely enough I hear Latino music too… like Miz Liz. I also hear the rhythm of the rain (it’s a rainy region I am living in)
    What can we do? Stop living online? This is worth a thought or two. Weren’t you saying that the PC is just a tool? It scares me to imagine you in a relationship with it… It reminds me too much of a Stephen King novel…
    Don’t give it too much of your soul.

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  3. ME Liz Strauss says

    August 17, 2008 at 10:31 AM

    Hi MizLiz! Hi Mig!
    My poor machine is in the hands of another who doesn’t have a tender feeling for it. 🙂

    It’s a great lesson is detachment from material things. I’m smiling at myself. 🙂

    Wish I had more time — now I’ll find what was useful and what I don’t miss. 🙂

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  4. rjleaman says

    August 17, 2008 at 10:57 AM

    Agh, Liz, that’s a rotten thing to happen! Or maybe a good thing, disguised as the opposite. Better that the computer has a meltdown than the blogger, and you’ve got to be one of the hardest-working online. Chill. Recharge. And we’ll all take a valuable lesson from this — part of which has to do with the wisdom of acquiring an IT spouse!

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  5. Dorothy says

    August 17, 2008 at 6:15 PM

    Heheh, maybe it is time for an upgrade??

    Or more RAM! 🙂

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  6. ME Liz Strauss says

    August 17, 2008 at 8:59 PM

    Hi RL!
    I sure learn a bit about myself whenever something like this happens. I start watching what effect it has on what I expected the day to be. Then I give up my expectations and get the work done. Getting all weepy or cranky doesn’t make it any more fun. 🙂

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  7. ME Liz Strauss says

    August 17, 2008 at 9:01 PM

    Hi Dorothy,
    Got lots of RAM and no upgrades needed here as far as we can see. Just an overstressed situation or a bug in the machine. Can’t tell which, doubt we’ll ever know. It’s faster now, unfortunately, I’m a bit slower. 🙂

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  8. Lin Burress says

    August 18, 2008 at 1:32 AM

    Hiya Liz! While I haven’t fallen “victim” to a faulty computer just yet, I did manage to pry myself away for a few hours today and go for a nice long drive in the country with the hubby.

    Being good to yourself is a definite must! 🙂

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  9. Tabs says

    August 18, 2008 at 1:39 AM

    Sorry Liz, but if you weren’t going to take a break your computer and the Universe was going to give you one. Enjoy the break, especially if you don’t have to make any excuses for not being at your computer.

    -Tabs

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  10. ME Liz Strauss says

    August 18, 2008 at 8:29 AM

    Hi Lin!
    Yep, a long drive is a nice foil for too much time in the virtual world. Great idea! Even better that you followed it! 🙂

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  11. ME Liz Strauss says

    August 18, 2008 at 8:30 AM

    Hi Tabs!
    Unfortunately, in the end it meant more hours at the computer just to put things right again. I think I’ll go take another nap. 🙂

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  12. Best Submission Sites to Make Articles Go Viral says

    August 19, 2008 at 4:17 AM

    OH God, this is the story of my life, the computer glitches are never ending, and yet here are I sit, night after night pushing the limits.

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  13. ME Liz Strauss says

    August 19, 2008 at 8:15 AM

    Hi Best!
    One small move at t time might be even better than pushing ourselves beyond where our limits lie. We can only do what’s humanly possible. 🙂

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