Pretty much the only thing today that wasnt a disaster is that everybody I know is still alive and in generally good health (knock knock knock). So, other than that, today was awful. I stayed home because I wasnt feeling well and being that this week will be only the 2nd weekend of Nutcracker, I felt it necessary to rest to ensure that I make it through this tough time of the year. The story begins last night. For those of you who dont know, I received a Macbook 11 days ago. It was one of the happiest days Ive had in a while. Followed by 10 days of happiness, a couple hours last night of Why the fuck wont my BRAND NEW computer turn on. Well, I woke up at 1130 this morning feeling well rested, but still a bit under the weather. I tried to turn my computer on again, hoping that it was just a fluke that it didnt work last night. Well, it didnt :-/ So, I called up the trusty apple (doesnt) care plan. So, we tried to fix it and it wouldnt work. So, i had options. I could send it in, but I had to do it today because today was the last day of my 14 day computer replacement period. Problem is, if I didnt want to pay for it, they couldnt get a box to me before the end of the day. So, I had to do the only other thing I could do. Take the damn computer to a store. So, I called the store, they said come on in and they would replace it for me. Though they said they had no idea about what the applecare guy was saying about transferring the data from my old laptop to the new one. Anyway, I rented flexcar for an hour and 30 minutes. I made my way down to get my car and a fucking truck was blocking the car. So, I had to go into the art institute classroom to ask them to move it. Nobody looked at me, the class continued until I finally tapped the teacher on the back mid lecture. And asked about the truck. She was like "oh!" And gave the class a break and spent the next 10 minutes finding the guy who owned the truck. He was across the street and looked at me as if it was inconvenient that he was illegally parked. Oy! So, now Ive wasted 10 minutes of my reserved time. Its pouring outside and I safely drive to the MAC store in the U-district. I got there talked to them, got ready to trade the computer. He looked at my receipt and said "we dont tdeal with online purchases, you need to go to U-Village to the corporate store. UGHHH!!!!! So, I make my way down there. I was greeted by a man named Peter who was really helpful. The only thing about this is that Apple was really shitty to me. So, I couldnt get my computer looked at because their techies were booked. But, I needed to figure out what to do by today because I had to send my computer out. So, what it came down after I had to extend my reservation with flexcar another hour, was that I needed to have the store send in my computer. When Apple receives it they will credit my account $1500. While that is happening, I have to buy a new computer with my credit card and hope that i get the credit before I get charged any interest. So, we are about to finish when Peter realizes that I have left out an extension cord in the returning computer. So, I had to drive all the way home in the rain, during rush hour and drive all the way back. I-5 was ridiculous, so I chanced it and just took a random side road. Being an unexperienced driver, I was shocked to find my way home super fast. I must have a great sense of direction. ANyway, I rush home, come back and we take care of things. Only thing is that now they have to add RAM to my computer and attempt to transfer everything I spent HOURS transferring to my new computer as well as 3 hours of debate notes to my new comp. So, I go home, am 7 minutes late for my reservation with flex car, and call Apple care to transfer my protection plan. Well, of course thats complicated too. I had to cancel my old plan and get credited for that and buy another plan! It was so FUCKING complicated! I called to file a formal complaint. And being that they are a big, rich, pompous organization, they dont care! They said that they cant do anything for me because its not their fault that I needed a new computer today! GRR!!!!!! So, I had to rent flex car for another hour and a half to go back to U-Village to get my new computer. So, here I am, sitting at my new awesome computer, still pretty angry about the whole day! I was supposed to be staying home to rest and get better, but instead I dealt with an issue that I shouldnt have had. My Compaq Presario lasted for 4 years and it NEVER had an issue. It sounds like it will die any second. Thats why I got this new laptop. But who would have thought that a brand spanking new Macbook would die before that old Compaq. 11 days! WTF! So, Im done with that rant! Sorry people! Also, sorry I havent been blogging lately. Ive been taking a break because I havent been feeling it. Myspace is losing control and Im kinda pissed at the system. They really need to fix it up. So when they fix it up and when I have more time Im hoping to go back to my blogging!