It is all coming back to me now. Sleeping in. Lying about. Getting things done that I have been putting off for months. For example:
Remember Zelda, my first ever MP3 player? Audible Manager, where I get my audio books, suddenly became unable to locate Zelda in February, though my laptop had no problem recognizing the connection. This was earth shatterring considering my two hour round trip commute to the office three days a week. I had grown accustomed to losing myself in audio books to make the time go by. Getting thrust back into the eternity of radio was a bit of a shock. And much less attention-grabbing. Oh how the commutes dragged.
Now, I know what you are thinking. Why did I not just take the time and fix it? Well, I tried. I took an entire Sunday (February 11th, to be exact) and tried everything I could think of. I downloaded firmware for the MP3 player. I upgraded software on my laptop. I did the equivalent of an uninstall and reinstall of Audible Manager. At the end of the day, still nothing but the sinking feeling in my stomach that I had just wasted an entire day I could have used for working on somebody's taxes or the Medium Dreams blog.
Here is the really stupid thing: it never once occurred to me to pick up the phone and call technical support. Not that I am stubborn and Must. Do. It. On. My. Own. No, I would LOVE for someone to figure it out for me but I have never had anyone around to do that. I am usually the go-to gal when somebody needs something done. (Hence the name of this blog. Your trivia moment for the day.) Not until just a few weeks ago, when I visited my friend Tania and broke her home network, did the revelation occur. I told her I was sure I could figure it out, I just needed the manuals that came with her router, blah blah blah.
She handed me a cocktail, picked up the phone, and had her network fixed in a matter of minutes. Then she handed the phone to me and tech support for HER home network taught me a little something about the wireless network settings on MY laptop. FOR FREE. (Go Linksys!)
So I called Audible tech support today and not only is my MP3 player loaded with four - count 'em, four - new audio books, but I was inspired to upgrade my wireless router's firmware and fix the wireless part of my wireless all-in-one printer that I could just never get set up properly before. So now? Now all computers and related electronics in my household talk to each other and work like they are supposed to.
(angels sing)
THAT is what weekends are for: to fix stuff that breaks during the week.
Tags: computer problems, mp3 player, audible
