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Busy but getting better
6.13.2007 12:38 PM \| Link	OK, it's time for a little catch-up! Life has been really busy lately, which is why WEBmikey has been stale for so long. Last weekend was completely full, since I went on a road trip with my pal Tom to Galveston (with a museum stop in Houston), and this week is one of those times when I have something going on every night, as well as plenty of errands that I need to take care of. I've been getting up early to keep up with my Japanese studies, but I keep running out of time for blogging. On top of being busy, I also had two annoying problems pop-up at the same time (both of which are taken care of now). The first problem was I noticed my car had a minor oil leak. I had just got my 90,000 mile service done before the road trip, so I figured it was related somehow. I actually noticed it before the trip, but since it was only a few drops a night, I just kept my eye on it for the drive, and the level never budged whenever I checked it. Early this morning I took it to the shop, and it was only a simple washer that had been put in crooked, so the fix was really fast (and the service department left me a big apology note in the car!). So, one problem down! The second problem was my beloved MacBook suddenly developed a display defect! I single pixel-wide horizontal line appeared across the screen and stuck there, and since it was there both in Mac OS X and in Windows XP (via BootCamp), I knew it was a hardware problem. I took it in to the new Apple Store at the Domain, which is really convenient since it's so close, and the guy at the Genius Bar immediately said "Let's get you a new display". Of course, this meant shipping it off for repair, but at least they can do that right from the Apple Store (and the fixed computer will be shipped back to me). The day before I took it in, I stayed up late to back everything up, and now it's on the way (I'm writing this on my trusty Power Mac now). I should get it back next week, and thankfully everything is covered by the warranty. At least it's the only hardware problem I've had with all the Macs I've owned! Labels: life


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