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Shrimp from Sunday OK, the PC has been running beautifully for nearly two weeks now. Replacing the dead cmos battery, hardware-cleaning, etc. did the trick. Wonderful. Wished I knew how to do all that stuff {and could do them if I did}. Been a beavering away lately. It can be busy this time of year.

quick update on the recent pc power-on problem ... the computer stopped booting up during the weekend; every time i tried, it would power-on but won't post. figured the cmos battery was finally empty {and maybe something else}. we checked it earlier and saw that: # cmos battery was empty, AND # motherboard had bad capacitors {bubble-topped instead of flat-topped; should've taken a photo, sayang }. after changing cmos battery, cleaning, etc., they got it working again. re:mobo, was advised to let it ride until it dies; then we'll replace it. okay.

here's the continental cake from max's corner bakery that we had a few months ago. the cake was rich, dense and delicious. piss {don't read below to keep good mood} not two days ago, i told them straight to scan and clean their machine 'cause it and whatever they're doing on it particularly are crashing the router. now, they're on it again, doing whatever, and the router crashed three times - lesson NOT learned, obviously. thought i made myself clear when we talked but here i am nervously baby-sitting the poor router; keeping one eye on it while i work; hoping they get the hint and quit and do the right thing. on the third crash, all router lights dimmed and went out - the panic; nearly gave myself a heart attack. stressful. seriously. not fun. router's slowly dying 'cause of it. pissed. happy thoughts... think happy thoughts... happy thoughts

blood accidentally cut myself. it's small; not even painful {yet} hardware cmos battery drained, i suspect. bios prompt; time and date not current. probable reason for pc power-up/boot hiccups. will replace cmos battery asap; should be a cr2032 3v batt. hoping our computer-guy's still around; haven't seen him in years; will see if i can reach him tomorrow. i'd do it myself if i could. dammit. towel happier note, ordered aquazorb towel from zalora. wondered why they're not sending tracking info until it was delivered directly by zalora messenger, not lbc like usual; cool. the aquazorb bath towel is so nice; lightweight and super-absorbent. i might get another one.

noticing hardware issues on pc power-up again. it's the same thing i mentioned in May last year - wear and tear . the problem obviously went away since then... but it happened again yesterday and today. it was really, really, really humid the previous week so i think the bad weather had a part in it. was stressed yesterday when it took several tries until it booted properly. today, it took two tries. as usual, had to be calm and patient. on a different note, it's raining steadily today so the temp is down and it feels nice. will get this posted then off to bed.