Antivirals, flashing lights & defibrillators for electronic devices
My dearest friends,
I turned on my computer to start the day today, and strange things started happening to it – flashing lights, disappearing programs, which were probably just the labor pains, as the poor thing got worse, practically giving birth to kittens, puppies, a cockatiel, and I may have even seen a bat fly out of it at one point.
In other words, for the first time since I have had a computer, it, or I, or we, were under attack from a virus.
Fortunately, being the overly cautious kind -- I carry anti-bacterial gel I n my purse, as well as wipes (‘ya just never know, doncha’ know!) – I had an antibiotic or two on hand, but remember, antibiotics don’t work against viruses, so I had to go in for the strong stuff. Yes, antiviral medications, and even a few naturally antiviral herbs. Fortunately for me, and my computer, as soon as the deadly viruses were eradicated, I was able to defibrillate the poor old machine, and restore it to the state it had been in before the viral attack. Fortunately for me, several hours of technical support and a very helpful technician, served me well.
Unfortunately, the process of treating the life-threatening illness my trusty electronic companion had been struck with, left me incommunicado for much of the day. But some exploratory surgery, the antiviral medicines and antiviral herbal teas have worked their magic, and my computer pal is up and running. And, believe it or not, she is even better than before – better, faster, stronger. And no, it didn’t even cost 6-million dollars like it did for Steve Austin back in the day (although Lee Majors did play a minor role, at least in my mind)!! Yippee!!!
So, dear friends and family, please excuse me for weird, multiple, or completely absent communication on my part today. Ignoring or deluging you with emails, whichever my tenderly loved VAIO may have done when it was under the influence of buggies and meanies beyond its control were, honestly, neither its fault, nor mine.
I have almost everything back the way it is supposed to be, after which time, we will both be settling in early. Such medical and surgical procedures are difficult you see, both for the recipient and for the practitioner.
The emails and/or phone calls I owe you, I will send or make tomorrow. I’ve basically missed out on an entire day of contact with the outside world, and my poor little computer is literally hot to the touch.
J, I will call your office tomorrow, to see if we can figure something out during the week.
M1 and M2, I hope that you were able to get ahold of each other. If so, I will look to fly M2 to MSP on the 21st, and both of you out here, together, on the 22nd. Make sure you call D and the twins, and I will as well, albeit not today, if that is the agreed-upon Christmas departure plan.
I’m sorry to everyone for this mishap, and happy to let you know that we’re back up and running, and tomorrow is another day. It is one that I shall begin “well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with [this] old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations to waste a moment on yesterdays.” (R. W. Emerson)
I will begin my tomorrow anew, fresh and bright with hope, and leave this day of computer malfunction in yesterday.
I hope you all have a good night, and hope to hear from you soon!!
Bisous, Bisous,
Danielle
I turned on my computer to start the day today, and strange things started happening to it – flashing lights, disappearing programs, which were probably just the labor pains, as the poor thing got worse, practically giving birth to kittens, puppies, a cockatiel, and I may have even seen a bat fly out of it at one point.
In other words, for the first time since I have had a computer, it, or I, or we, were under attack from a virus.
Fortunately, being the overly cautious kind -- I carry anti-bacterial gel I n my purse, as well as wipes (‘ya just never know, doncha’ know!) – I had an antibiotic or two on hand, but remember, antibiotics don’t work against viruses, so I had to go in for the strong stuff. Yes, antiviral medications, and even a few naturally antiviral herbs. Fortunately for me, and my computer, as soon as the deadly viruses were eradicated, I was able to defibrillate the poor old machine, and restore it to the state it had been in before the viral attack. Fortunately for me, several hours of technical support and a very helpful technician, served me well.
Unfortunately, the process of treating the life-threatening illness my trusty electronic companion had been struck with, left me incommunicado for much of the day. But some exploratory surgery, the antiviral medicines and antiviral herbal teas have worked their magic, and my computer pal is up and running. And, believe it or not, she is even better than before – better, faster, stronger. And no, it didn’t even cost 6-million dollars like it did for Steve Austin back in the day (although Lee Majors did play a minor role, at least in my mind)!! Yippee!!!
So, dear friends and family, please excuse me for weird, multiple, or completely absent communication on my part today. Ignoring or deluging you with emails, whichever my tenderly loved VAIO may have done when it was under the influence of buggies and meanies beyond its control were, honestly, neither its fault, nor mine.
I have almost everything back the way it is supposed to be, after which time, we will both be settling in early. Such medical and surgical procedures are difficult you see, both for the recipient and for the practitioner.
The emails and/or phone calls I owe you, I will send or make tomorrow. I’ve basically missed out on an entire day of contact with the outside world, and my poor little computer is literally hot to the touch.
J, I will call your office tomorrow, to see if we can figure something out during the week.
M1 and M2, I hope that you were able to get ahold of each other. If so, I will look to fly M2 to MSP on the 21st, and both of you out here, together, on the 22nd. Make sure you call D and the twins, and I will as well, albeit not today, if that is the agreed-upon Christmas departure plan.
I’m sorry to everyone for this mishap, and happy to let you know that we’re back up and running, and tomorrow is another day. It is one that I shall begin “well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with [this] old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations to waste a moment on yesterdays.” (R. W. Emerson)
I will begin my tomorrow anew, fresh and bright with hope, and leave this day of computer malfunction in yesterday.
I hope you all have a good night, and hope to hear from you soon!!
Bisous, Bisous,
Danielle
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