So Close . . .
I really tried to finish my sweater sleeves tonight. But after knitting for two hours, and had (honestly) 6 rows to go . . . I just couldn’t knit any more . . . for the night, anyway.
I know, a real contender would have toughed it out and finished it. I would have liked to, too, but . . . I had to report back, didn’t I?
So . . . here I am. Sleeveless, so to speak.
Is it wrong, though, that now I’m really worrying about my Olympic abilities??
And besides, I had a new toy to play with.
Third try at a new laptop. A Portable One MX. (I know, I had never heard of them, either, but CNET thinks well of them.) It even came with a USB cordless mouse, and a free carrying case. (All together . . . Oooh!)
Not only that, I finally get to play with my new Christmas present. A bluetooth Wacom Graphire Tablet. With a pen, and a wireless mouse, both of which I can use to navigate my PC. Very cool. And, if I can figure out how to draw, I can do that, too.
Of course, I’ve spent the last two days transferring files from my old computer to the new one. (Why is it not possible to just hook up two computers with a USB cable and just copy??) And AOL isn’t working correctly, which I need to figure out. But, still . . . so far, this one is working better than the first two tries!
I also gave Chappy his bath. (Medicated shampoo, you’ll remember.) See how good he is? I sudsed him up and told him to sit . . . and he did. He even waited there while I ran into the bedroom to get my camera. Such a good boy!
What’s that? You want to see another picture of my cute little guy while he’s wet? Well, sure, but don’t tell him. I wouldn’t want him to be embarassed. (I mean, I’m just showing pictures of him wet in the bathtub on the internet–what’s to be embarassed about?)
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Oh, the indignities a wet dog must endure!
Don’t doubt your Olympic knitting abilitites. You’re pacing yourself before the competition.
So sweet and curly. Hope the medicated baths help.
You’ll win your medal!
Well, it is possible to dump everything from the old computer to an external hard drive and then upload the stuff on the external hard drive to the new computer. That’s how we do it at work when we replace PCs.
Sasha had her bath yesterday, too. When I remove her collar she runs downstairs and hops into the tub. After rinsing (and rinsing and rinsing) I pull the curtain shut and tell her to “shake off.” Then the fun begins-she is wild about towels!
On the sleeves, I think you’re smart to know when to leave it for the next day! And your new computer is HOT.
Oh, laptop envy – it looks dreamy!
It’s probably best that you stopped knitting when you did. My unfortunate experience has been that, if I continue beyond that point, something bad happens and it takes a very long time to fix, thuse increasing my frustration and exhaustion no end.
Aw, Chappy shouldn’t be embarassed – those are very modest photos.
Neat laptop! I hope the third time’s the charm. I usually just network two machines and drag files on over to the new one.
I have no doubt about your Olympic abilities, you’ll be fine.
Aww, sweet puppy. Such a good boy he is.
There is a software package you can get that has a USB cord you can connect to two laptops to switch your info. I can’t remember the name, though…I’m sorry! I’ve been training all day and my brain is fried.
Chappy is looking v cute!
Chappy is not just wet in those pictures. He’s NAKED! Oh, the embarrassment! He’s probably mortified.
I hope this laptop does the job. You’ve got to be getting pretty frustrated by now.
Testing…
Aww Chappy looks so cute in the tub!