Dust and Bunnies

Ever had one of those days when you feel like everything you touch just turns to dust and falls apart? I seriously feel like I'm having an entire week like that. Until now I didn't really realise how reliant I am on being able to game. It may sound strange to some of you, but without Guild Wars I find myself unable to concentrate on anything else. I hesitate to say bored because I reply to anyone complaining of boredom: "only boring people get bored".

It started with the graphics card: sadly, my 9800 GX2 is dead. As is Ash's 8800 ultra. I have my fingers crossed that the Radeon that I bought won't also fail. But it's not that that reinforces the dust thing, it's the fact that now my computer isn't detecting my ethernet cable.

It's times like these I'm glad that I have geeky friends.

In other news, I made a bunny out of an old sock today. It's cute, but it did take a couple of socks to get right. Thankfully my sewing machine didn't turn to metaphorical dust, and nor did the needle I used to finish it off.

I've been thinking recently about determination. Seeing my niece learning to walk is what has sparked these thoughts, when she falls down she just gets straight back up. She's determined to learn to walk, but recently my determination has been draining, especially with the computer thing. I confess, at this moment, that I know very little about computers, and at this stage I can only make educated guesses and that's just not good enough when it comes to fixing things, and to be honest, looking at my computer when she's ill makes me think that she's really delicate.