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May. 23rd, 2008 05:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eimarraYes, yes, yes. I should have listened to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
slobbit to begin with. Ran Archive and Install this morning. The original disks were for Panther, so then I had to hunt down the Tiger CD to upgrade, then ran Software Update. Found various compressed files in my Downloads folder to reinstall programs I'd added. Installed a couple from CDs. Still have to put Office back, but I'm basically back to as normal as it gets around here.
I did run a disk recovery program and have a bunch of randomly named files to sort through so I can try to reclaim Word templates and the like that were stored in the Applications folder, but it's not crucial at the moment.
Thank you, thank you, thank you,slobbit!
And thanks tobonniers, who had to listen to a lot of my kvetching about lack of productivity this week.
Now I just have to motivate myself enough to finish this short story I've been poking at. The huge cloud of frustration and general brain-dead-ness has been interfering, as has the questioning my own worth as a writer. I mean, honestly--first prize for the Heinlein Centennial Short Story contest is $5,000. Who do I think I am, that I think my writing could possibly be worth that much? Makes me wish I'd done some freelance writing, so I'd think $1/word is normal.
slobbit to begin with. Ran Archive and Install this morning. The original disks were for Panther, so then I had to hunt down the Tiger CD to upgrade, then ran Software Update. Found various compressed files in my Downloads folder to reinstall programs I'd added. Installed a couple from CDs. Still have to put Office back, but I'm basically back to as normal as it gets around here.I did run a disk recovery program and have a bunch of randomly named files to sort through so I can try to reclaim Word templates and the like that were stored in the Applications folder, but it's not crucial at the moment.
Thank you, thank you, thank you,
slobbit!And thanks to
bonniers, who had to listen to a lot of my kvetching about lack of productivity this week.Now I just have to motivate myself enough to finish this short story I've been poking at. The huge cloud of frustration and general brain-dead-ness has been interfering, as has the questioning my own worth as a writer. I mean, honestly--first prize for the Heinlein Centennial Short Story contest is $5,000. Who do I think I am, that I think my writing could possibly be worth that much? Makes me wish I'd done some freelance writing, so I'd think $1/word is normal.
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Date: 2008-05-23 10:03 pm (UTC)It's hard to convince myself, you know, when the most I've been paid is 3 cents/word. But I'll try. :-D
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Date: 2008-05-24 12:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-24 01:16 am (UTC)Grats on having the compy up and running. Here's to brushing off the frustrations and getting back to it. :)
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Date: 2008-05-24 07:34 am (UTC)And of course you have worth as a writer! You go for it, girl!
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Date: 2008-05-27 05:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-05-27 01:30 pm (UTC)I hope my writing for the actual story is better. :-)