When It Rains, It Fries My Computer

We had a pretty hellacious thunderstorm yesterday that knocked out the power for almost an entire day in homes near us and caused the Brantford Canada Day celebration to be cancelled due to vendor tents being destroyed and pavilions being flooded.

We got out of the storm relatively unscathed except for three power outages that lasted combined about a minute. Easy peasy. Time to move on.

Except today there was an unfriendly plot twist where our power went out for several hours. Very annoying. Very unproductive. But we can still keep on marching once the power was restored.

Right?

Right?!?

Only if, in this case, productive means spending hours trying to get my monitor to turn on, find various ways to fix the issue, and eventually learning that the power outage was likely the final death blow to the 20-year-old beast.

Of course, this is coming during a time I can't afford shoes, lost ads on this site because I can't afford paying for ID, had promised work pulled from me without an explanation, and essentially, in a constant state of desperation.

So, a dead monitor isn't exactly an easy fix at the moment. Just another thing to be stressed about, and feel like the universe enjoys seeing me fret.

But it did force me to see if my old laptop, which had clunked out because it couldn't charge, might still have a little fight left in it after being on the bench for 3 years.

The answer is yes, it does, but it also has all the speed and power of a drunken snail. But it is better than trying to get work done for a client via pigeon.

We will see how the next few days go for productivity and actually getting reviews, newsletters, and podcasts created.

If you just so happen to be wondering if you could show your appreciation for my decade-plus of work and articles, then now it great time to do it in monetary form if you feel moved and have the means.

Things can only get better.

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