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The dreaded Mac panic
When you see the flashing question mark as you start up your MacBook, a sense of dread sets in. You start to think about all the things you haven't backed up: The revise of your second book, the last five chapters of your due-on-September-1st third book, your invoicing system for the magazine work you do, interviews with subjects for magazine stories that are due this week, etc. You may even curse Apple, because you bought the computer last May and your warranty expired on May 18th.
Damn you, Genius Bar!!
Today, I will put my head down and cry as I take my MacBook in to the Mac store and beg them to recover some data. Then I will get some perspective: No one close to me died today, there are many, many worse things in life.
But still, man: This SUCKS.
PS-My friend Lynn Harris has a book out TODAY! Click through her site to order a copy of Death by Chick Lit (I haven't read it yet, but I'd make a bet that it's fast and funny and entertaining as heck).
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Comments (3)
Yikes! Hope you got all your stuff. My hubby told me just last night to make sure I save all my stuff on a CD. It's good to be reminded. I usually send myself an email with the attachment of my WIP so it's there somewhere. I just wish it were on the bookshelves!
Now that you've blog-outted yourself, good to see you!
I'll be back for more! LOVE the covers of your book. Now, will you post the back-of-the-book blurb, or is it already posted somewhere?
Steph aka Manic Mommy
Posted by Manic Mom | June 5, 2007 11:11 PM
Yikes! Hope you got all your stuff. My hubby told me just last night to make sure I save all my stuff on a CD. It's good to be reminded. I usually send myself an email with the attachment of my WIP so it's there somewhere. I just wish it were on the bookshelves!
Now that you've blog-outted yourself, good to see you!
I'll be back for more! LOVE the covers of your book. Now, will you post the back-of-the-book blurb, or is it already posted somewhere?
Steph aka Manic Mommy
Posted by Manic Mom | June 5, 2007 11:11 PM
Oh my gosh, I feel your pain.
I had to take my iMac to the Genius Bar two days ago and I lost all my 10 gigs of music and 25 short stories.
PS: I read your book and I LOVED it.
Posted by Ria Almeida | September 4, 2007 10:37 AM