system failures.

so last week sometime, we lost all our computers to illness. yes, all 3 of them. after much worrying, debating, hemming and hawing, we're back in the land of technology. it was kind of like giving up soda (for me)...you miss it at first and can't wait to have it again, but after a while you realized how much healthier you feel without it. and while it's nice to have it back, it's definitely not as much of a craving as before.

before i get back to downloading antivirus protection, here are some important things i have to say...
*it's HOT here. oppressive. and we got a call from our town light department with a message that everyone should restrict any non-essential electronics. oops.

*if you take lots of pictures and its always a hassle to download them to your computer and then to a photo sharing site...get eye-fi. memory card for your camera that is detected by a usb "thing" that stays in your computer so that when you walk within range, it automatically downloads all your pictures to your computer and (if you chose) a photo sharing site (like kodak or shutterfly). brilliant!!

*if you haven't tried the new pretzel m+m's, do it.

*avery said "what the hell?" the other day in regards to the dogs breaking into the trash overnight. hilarious.

*nola's new words are :cheese, moo, kitty, bottle (said once instead of ba-ba)

*i have my advising day for grad school tomorrow. i'm terrified and unprepared already!

*before all this computer business happened, we had moved my laptop to the upstairs sunroom which prevented easy access to blog or much of anything else. but now that we have a downstairs desktop running again, it's a top priority of mine.

if you're in the northeast, keep cool. and if you're not here, be glad :)

pictures to come later...