Computer...warning some geektalk might be boring

I got my computer back today. My good friend's brother is a computer techy. He enjoys computers and has recovered computers before.....wait i should start from the beginning.

At christmas time, i asked my cuz to wip (reformat) my computer. It's 4 years old and had stuff on it that needed to be removed. He tried to backup my computer to his and it took forever. He then found out my computer does not have much life left in it. Therefore, he suggested to not reformat and save up for new computer. I purchased a 10K external hard drive in the spring time to save all my important files and programs. I have been updating it regularly since i got it. 4 weeks ago i purchased a simple computer game and installed it. The computer then screamed at me saying you are out of space. Do you want to do a diskclean. Ok why not. Well after about 45 minutes and no progress happening i canceled the diskclean. Then the pc decided to reboot itself. When it tryed to restart i was told you are missing a system32/hal file. Well i know that this is a major windows file and the pc doesn't work without it. instead of calling the cuz and waiting for him to fix it i decided in the brainyack moment to put the windows disk in the cd-rom. Well i started the reformating process. THe cuz looked at it and he couldn't recover it and didn't have the time to reinstal the windows. Hence where my friend's brother comes in.
He had the computer for a week and i have it back now. I'm in the beginning phases of reinstalling programs. I'm glad i have it wiped but upset that i lost a good friend's pictures of her stagette and i lost 4 months of accoutinng books for the ball league. I didn't have those backed up to the external harddrive. Now to save and install only the things i want. He gave me a 40K harddrive as my harddrive was pooched and installed more ram but suggests i install more ram. Also suggested getting another harddrive to have as a slave.(backup in case the original hd fails i don't lose everything) Also bought and installed a new fan. It is so quiet now, it's awesome.

(I promise that i will update once a week but this week might include more...have too much to say)

confusion

Today, i drove back to the apt to find a van parked in my spot. The second time this weekend. So i decided to leave a note on the car. Saying this is my spot, please move or the landlord will tow. Then i finally get to park in my spot later in the day. I go out to the car again at 6:00 to find a note on my car. It was from the landlord saying i was parked in the wrong spot and to call them if i had questions. Damn right i have questions. Where is my spot then, cause 3 winters ago i doublechecked the breaker in my house with the outlet. Turns out i am suppose to be parked directly across from where i have been parking. That makes sense. The old landlord had given me the wrong information and for 3 years the person spot i parked in must have parked in my spot or didn't have a car. I had to leave another letter under the blue van and apology, when i returned from my trip to pick up the computer...see other post....the owner of the blue van was standing outside about 3 car spots away and decided to read the note at the exact time i was unloading my pc from the car. He red the note and i had to say i wrote the note said i'm sorry. He said "it's alright"

Now i'm going to have to remember hard to park in the new spot.

Rainbowannie/Orangesun....aka i have too many handles probably should just go with Alison

Passport office

I was reading facebook last week, and fitgirl wrote a note regarding passports. I took her advice and i'm so glad i did. Fitgirl just completed her passport and went to the passport office, someone gave her the hint to complete the a)online passport and not paper and pen and b)go in middle of week, mid-afternoon. So last Thursday, i'm staying up late to complete the online application after the paper and pen version was almost complete.(still needed guaranteer to sign) Wednesday i went to the passport office, got a number from the greeterlady and she told me you will be next. I didn't think she said that right so i sat down. My number was 307. The electronic tallyboard was at 94. I was thinking alright i have 1-1&half hours wait. Just then the tallyboard changed to 307 agent number 4. I think they have one agent specified to online applications. She looked over the passport & documents took my fee and i was on my way.

Total time in passport office -10mins Saving my sanity from waiting in the passport office - priceless

Thanks fitgirl i owe you big time.
Orangesun
PS i'm excited i have a boy calling me (call this a teaser)

Relay for Life

I volunteered for the Relay for Life this past Friday. I worked the whole day. Started at 10:00 am Friday with Luminiary setup and ended my day at 7:00 am Saturday morning with cleanup. I had a blast with my volunteering shifts. Luminiaries was interesting we lined the track with all 1970 luminiaries. It took all of us 4 hours to complete this. The luminiaries included - putting plastic bags around the white paper bag then add dirt, add candle, set on gator for placement around the track. After all the luminiaries were setout we had to go back to each one and make them pretty. Pull down the plastic bag, ensure the white holes were facing in to the track, set the candle so it will stand up. That was the tiring part cause it was bend down, stand up and the heat was finally getting to me. Silly me i forgot my hat. I did remember to sunscreen but forgot the ears. They got sunburnt.

After luminiaries were setup, my shift from 3-7 was team registration inside the Saturn tent. That was a hub of activity, got to see a lot of participants. Point them in the direction of their campsite. Provide the team captain with an information package.

I then was to have a break form 7-9 but another volunteer asked if i wanted to help her take some photos of the teams. I thought why not and joined her, before we got to the first campsite we were to take pics of the opening ceremonies was beginning with the Survivor lap, that tore at my heart, the sea of yellow t-shirts for cancer survivors taking a walk around the track.

After a half hour of pics we went back to the Saturn tent for a pen i misplaced. Then Yvonne, the photographer volunteer showed up so i was realived of this duty. So i thought i better eat, then i went to take this pic

My next shift 9-12 was for volunteer registration, still a hub of activity, participants asking questions, or coming to talk.

My 12-4 shift was in Silent Auction. That was too boring for me. There was 4 volunteers there already and they were just sitting around a table talking. The tasks that were involved before the silent auction closed was, make sure sheets don't get full and try to encourage partipants to bid on an auction item to purchase. I ended up going back to the registration Saturn tent to keep Yvonne company and wait till 1:30 when the activity at the Silent Auction picked up. At 2:00 was the closing of the auction. At that time it was a more busy and things to do. At 4:00 am i was so ready for sleep, this other volunteer was talking to me and i kept nodding and saying ah-ha. Thinking to myself, does he ever stop talking about this topic and how do i make him stop. He did ask me two questions about myself which i answered but he didn't proceed to follow up on my answers. Back to his topic about work and how when he left it made him appreciate how it was okay.

My body is no longer an allnighter girl - i had to sleep all day on Saturday. Somehow i slept in 28C temp. Good thing my apt is in the basement.

Well this blog has to stop as it is 8:00 monday and i want to goto bed. i'm still not caught up.

Orangesun (formally Rainbowannie)