God, I need to get a new battery for this laptop. It'a goddamn flaky, and with Loki around, get unplugged too frequently (dies at 80%.)

You know, I love my new MBP, but I'm not crazy about the Magsafe power cord dealie. I think it comes unplugged from the laptop port WAY too easily. Or possibly I'm very flaily and Mr. Bean when I use the thing.

It's much better than the previous power cord, which came unplugged with a lot of difficulty, deforming itself in the process. It's why I'm on my second MacBook, primarily.

Yeah, I find it comes off easy, but I think the issue with my old laptop may be a powercord issue, so...

Just watched The Good Wife. Loved the ending. Loved a lot of moments, actually.

Me, too. Josh charles looks like a good kisser. I like that in a person.

I was hoping it was poison glitter.

Since it seems it wasn't, I hope it was the big, chunky craft glitter that sticks to everything, is impossible to get rid of completely, and itches.

Jilli, you aspire to evil. Mostly you are just very, very naughty. Itchy glitter is mean.

I'm a half hour early for an off-site meeting. Bored now.

It's much better than the previous power cord, which came unplugged with a lot of difficulty, deforming itself in the process. It's why I'm on my second MacBook, primarily.

Hmm. I *did* go through 3 power cords in 6 years with the iBook. And when I first read about MagSafe, I thought the idea was excellent. But in practice it just seems like it wants to detach really easily. Although I have no comparator; maybe it comes off exactly as easily as it's supposed to.

The detach is a good thing in my house, stupid battery or not. I keep the laptop on a tv table, which I could not do with the old kind. I'd much rather the computer power down than crash to the floor. (Old one lived on the dining table, a much more secure location. And even then, had some near-misses thanks to flying cats.)

Last night Dylan told us he doesn't want Aeryn in his room any more, and it's not their room to share it's HIS ROOM ALONE. This morning he told me he wants to be a baby again, and no amount of "but big kids can [insert awesome things like eating and riding bikes here]!" could convince him otherwise.

I know this is a phase and will pass, but in the meantime he just seems so SAD about the whole thing. (When I told him I couldn't make him a baby again, he said "YES YOU CAN MOMMY I BELIEVE IN YOU!" The magical thinking is strong at this age.) Parents who've done this age already, how do you answer something like that?

I always liked the detach, too.

We were on the eleven o'clock news last night. This is so far out of my comfort zone, I can't even tell you.

eta: Oh, that's a heartbreaker, Jessica. Do you think sitting down with him somewhere special (ice cream?) without his sister around and telling him how happy you are that he's the age he is would help?