Can I have a ride out of stress city

Oh My Goodness! I have been in computer hell for the past few days. My computer crashed and I lost everything!!! So I had to a new computer. So that was hell number one. Which one to buy? I had no idea. I didn't have anyone to ask. So basically I did as much research online (with my ipad...thank goodness I had that) and drove to 'Best Buy' with the hope I got a good sales associate who could answer all questions. So on a good note, I did receive a great sales associate (those are hard to find!) Thanks Calvin!!! However they were under staffed so he had to hop from person to person, but he helped me pick out a good computer in my price range. I feel very confidant that I understand what I bought.

So new computer bought-check

Step 2-getting data transfered over from old computer. I took my new laptop and old desktop to the geek squad at best buy. I asked them to transfer data. They took my old tower in the back room...they came out 3 minutes later and said the hard drive and mother board was fried and there was nothing they could do about it. So,,,,,,,,yeah

So here is what I lost at first: photos, music, and detailed address book of everyone I know.

Thank goodness I don't run a buisness from my computer or am I in college. I really only do fun stuff with my computer: facebook, blogs, twitter, pictures, email.

So now I had to start from scratch. Good news about that: I still had all my itunes purchased music on my ipod and ipad...so I looked at the apple website and found a way to transfer purchases. I was successful with that!!!!!!!! I have my music back. Well, all itunes purchased music back. Any music I put on with cds I owned did not transfer. But they are still on ipod and ipad and I of course still have them on cds. So basically there is about 150 songs different between my computer and ipod/ipad.

Pictures-lost them all from computer. However, I still go to the store and print all pictures all the time. I have a hard copy 4x6 picture for every picture I ever took (remember my posts about organizing this summer?) Also, I have many of them on CD (not all of CD but ALL in hard copy form).

Address-About a year ago I printed out all my addresses and phone numbers in hard copy paper form...so I have the info, just not on the computer anymore.

Everything else I lost is really no big deal. I lost this little personal journal I wrote to myself only in word many years ago, but it was probably only half a months worth of entries. I also started a story awhile back, but I only got about 5 pages done...and it was bad anyways.

So yeah, that has been my beginning of this week.

I am taking tomorrow off. I have 4 things ordered and I also track my orders through ups or fedex and according to my tracking I am suppose to have 3 of the four things delivered tomorrow and one of those things is very expensive so I want to be home to get those...I also need to grocery shop. Do to my mom's surprise visit I didn't get a chance to go and we need it to avoid more take-out. So basically, I am not working tomorrow. I do however work Thursday and Friday.

I am done with computer stress!!!!!!!!!!