:) and :(

[elisi]

The good news: We just bought a tumble dryer which will make my life SO MUCH EASIER!

The bad news: The Mac ate my picture and music folders when Darcy upgaded the operating system. The music isn't *that* big a deal, since it's all replacable, but in the picture folder were ALL my wallpapers, carefully collected over more than 2 years... including quite a few from the BBC's now-dead site. ::cries:: Although I keep telling myself that at least the fic is all there!

Comments

[zimshan.livejournal.com]

Oh my! I'm so sorry. Computers are weird creatures. I totally understand how losing collections on your computer can just kill you. But, yes, you should be happy your documents are all there. :D

[elisi]

You know I thought of you - and if you can cope with losing pretty much everything, then surely I can live without a few pretty pictures... but damn! It's just so annoying! ::takes deep calming breath::

[yourlibrarian]

Sorry to hear about this. OS upgrades are often dicey things when it comes to your documents. I have a photo album software program that has nver quite adjusted to the change in systems.

[elisi]

All computers are evil - no matter how carefully you treat them, sooner or later they will do something that makes NO sense. I bet even Bill Gates has problems!

[fishsanwitt]

I'm so sorry to hear about the computer eating your pictures :( It's always hard. I can't wait to buy discs and burn my stuff to the cd.

But *yay* for the dryer :)

::hugs::

[elisi]

Thank you - I'm kicking myself for not saving them somewhere safe - it would have taken no time at all.

And I keep forgetting to mention it, but your father sounded like a wonderful and fascinating man. The more people I get to know, the more I'm convinced that there's no such thing as an 'ordinary' family.

[hobbituk.livejournal.com]

After I lost most of my stuff when the virus struck last year, I invested in an external drive. Now, I copy everything over once a month religiously. And because it isn't connected to my pc unless I plug the USB in, it's pretty safe.

[elisi]

We have an external drive, but it's used for Darcy's vidoe work... Ah, well, might burn some disks in future!

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

Oh Elisabeth! I'm so sorry to hear this ::many hugs::
I know exactly what you're going through because when my mp3 player bit the dust it was just heartwrenching. On the positive side, if there is one, at least it wasn't family photos and, as you say, fic.
Is there anything I can do? Perhaps I can send you some of my wallpapers?
::more hugs::

[elisi]

Will get back to you tomorrow - must go see to crying baby! But thanks! ::hugs::

[gillo]

Tumble driers rock. But I'm so sorry about all he pictures.

:hugs:

[kathyh]

Oh, so sorry to hear about your picture folders. I lost loads of stuff when our old computer died and it just hurts.

[fotada.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you lost your pictures! I'm kind of an obsessive collector of pics, so I'd be pretty devastated. I have an iPod, and I use it as an external hard drive for files I don't want to lose.

Yay for the dryer!

[kittyzams.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I'm sorry that you lost all of your wallpapers, that must be hard for you after collecting them for so long. *hugs* I don't have any saved on my computer, or I would totally send you some.

On the plus side, yay! for a tumble dryer. Anything that can save you time around the house is a good thing in my book.

[elisi]

Thank you. :)

Anything that can save you time around the house is a good thing in my book.
Hee! You're too sweet!

[elisi]

Thank you. Darcy got a belated 'Christmas bonus' and I knew just how to spend it!

[elisi]

Thank you - I think I'll put out a cry for help to see if anyone has copies of my favourite ones.

[elisi]

I'm not obsessive, just very picky!

But the dryer does make things better!