I know I should be an adult capable of functioning on my own when the SO is not here, but this one got sprung on us two ways. First, the opportunity just came up last week. And then this week we realized it lined up to let him to the second promo, which extended the trip from a few days to a week. So it's tripping all my "I MUST PLAN FOR THIS" triggers in an ugly way.

I'm going to punt. We'll miss this deal, but other deals will come up, and the need is not immediate. Blah.

Zen, did you get your Chromebook? Am I remembering right that you ordered one off that same deal tommyrot linked to?

I did, and I did. It came while I was gone, and I picked it up yesterday. I didn't get the zillion gigs of free Drive storage because it was a refurbished unit, but I don't really care. It's great. Thin and light, boots up in under 15 seconds, took less than five minutes to set it up to my preferences, charges fully quickly and the battery seems to last a really long time. It does exactly what I want a device to do: just fucking work. I expect it will almost completely replace my old personal laptop for ordinary use, and the old one will become extra external storage.

Guinness is good.

You are allowed to flip out like a small mammal when unexpected shit crops up. For a little while. You'll sort out whatever needs sorting and if you don't it probably won't be that terrible. Oxygen in, carbon dioxide out.

Yeah, you're right.

Zen, I am super jealous, mine won't turn on. You didn't, I take it, have to do any kind of incantation to get it to work? I'm negotiating a return/exchange - I do expect to love it when I get one that does anything.

-t, mine was actually on and running when I took it out of the box, for which I have no explanation. I have successfully turned it off and on since then.

-t, depending on the Chromebook, it should turn on when you open the lid. The battery may not be charged, but if it's plugged in & not turning on, def. return/exchange.

Another friend of mine was just raving about Uber, made me think I'd try it the next time I need a ride somewhere.

I'm sorry about the sucky day, Kat. A day off gone wrong always makes me extra edgy. And as for K, it's hard, the ups and downs of relationships. Without going into details, I can say I feel you on that one as both Cody and I see me as the taker and him as the giver in our relationship. (Not that I don't give, I give a lot. But he sacrifices more than I do.)

Yeah, I plugged it in and charged it overnight and still nothing.

You got all my on and running-ness, Zen!