rm | panda ate my 'puter

And other tales of woe....

Yesterday my computer was acting out in a weird way and I finally managed to fit it with

rahalia_cat's help. Then we decided I should do some anti virus stuff too, and that's when all hell broke lose. There were about ten hours between late last night and today involved in being able to get online. I don't thin kthe core issue is solved, but at least I can back my crap up now and try to fix it. It's been exhausting, and like only I can, I managed to hurt myself in the clambering around after wires and what not to switch online stuff from one computer to the other. Meanwhile, my laptop smells like cat piss, and I'm tired, dirty and annoyed.

Read a lovely King Arthur fic last night by

guede_mazaka -- it's sort of a film noir AU, which is fun for that alone. I find I consistently enjoy her work, eventhough she generally writes relatively short (maybe four part) stories where I want epics. She is interested in loss and recognition mainly, in a way that the subjects or fannishness of the pieces don't really matter to me. I connect to her stories, and they quiet my mind for a little bit.

I think I will go see A Very Long Engagement tonight. I'm less interested in it as a romance than I am with the weird stort of steampunk meets WWI things Jeneut seems to have going on it. And while I don't like a lot of what French cinema is, I do like seeing films in French, because it's about the only time I still feel like I've got the skills.