Yay

My computer has been fixed!!! My brothers friend managed to splice two power adapters together, and now I can charge my computer using my own power cord. I told him that if he could get me a power cord, I would buy a new hard drive, and keep my computer. Otherwise I was going to sell it. So I bought a hard drive, and it only cost me $80 or so to fix (for the hard drive, and I gave Armin a few dollars for work.) I am so happy that I have it back.

On and on

They say that bad things come in threes, but I think I have passed that. Apart from buying new tires, buying new rims, cutting my thumb, and having my hours cut, my computer has died. I got a Toshiba laptop the end of my first summer in Jasper, and I have had non stop problems with it. The SD card reader went, the sound went, the disk reader went, the power adapter died. Some of these were solved by wiping the hard drive. It must have been wiped a few too many times though, as now the hard drive is dead. One of Alec's friends (that works at CCI looked at it and said it was FUBAR (pardon the language). So now I have to find a new laptop. I will never ever buy anything Toshiba again, due to the amount of problems I have had. If you know anyone that wants a crap computer for parts, let me know. It has no hard drive and no power adapter.

Just another day

I split my thumb open when drying a coffee pot. I did not know if I should go to the hospital or not, and I did not have my health card, so mom had to come to Collingwood. I had to have two stiches. Here it is 24 hours after stitches. Also here is a pic of my hair after I took out the braids.

Car Continued

Well, now I am totally screwed. I got my tires changed over to my summer tires, and the tire guys told me that I would need to buy new tires soon. Then the rest of the way home, my steering wheel was shaking, so we dropped it off at the mechanics to have a look at it. We asked him to look at the tires as well, to get his opinion on how soon they needed to be changed. Well, it turns out that I was 20000 km over the wear line, so he said I needed new tires right away. It also turns out that one of the rims on my summer tires was wrecked. So now I have to buy four new tires, and a new rim. Tori is buying the rim for the snow tire. I have just enough money right now as it is to pay rent, insurance, car loan, and student loan, and our hours at work are being cut. I am going to work part time for the Gardening Angels as soon as the season opens, which will help, but as of now, I am screwed. Mom is going to put the tires and rim on her credit card, and I am going to have to pay her back. It will be over $600 as the tires are $120 each, and the rim will be over $100 as it has to come from the dealer. I am using moms truck to get to work tommorow, and I hope the car will be ready after that, beacuase she said I can only have the truck one more day. But it depends on when the tires and rim come in, and when he gets the alignment done, and checks the brakes. Does anyone know of a good way I can get money (other than selling everything else I own, or getting a third job?)

UPDATE: Another rim is broken apparently. I think I shall sell my car and get a horse (I would prefer that anyways)

New Adventures of my Car

I did not know if i should name this blog "My Darling Sister" or what I named it. I need new contacts and the place where I normally get them, does not stock them anymore. Mom suggested I try a new place in town, so after work, I went there. I met mom there as she had my prescription, and Tori went to the Scotiabank plaza. I was waiting for her to come back, and texted "where are you". She walked in thirty seconds later and whispered that she needed to talk to me. She had apparently run my car into a curb, and popped the tire. She also bent the rim. We had to call a tow truck to put the spare on (I have only ever put tires on with dad there telling me what needed to be done, so I did not want to do it.) Now, I have to spend the weekend getting my other tires put on, and getting a front end alignment. My poor car. I had it for a year and a half and nothing bad happened to it. Now within two months, it has slid into a snowbank, and a curb. The picture of the car is it with the spare tire.

My Hair

Where I work, there are a lot of workers from the Barbados. One of them offered to braid my hair for me. She did this on Monday the 2nd, and it is now the 5th. I took these picture today, so I think she did a good job, as it is staying in very well. Also Tori and I have joined a gym, so that is where I am off to.

Rankins

February 20th
I got home from work, ate, and got changed. Then Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa and I all got in the truck to go to Casino Rama. We were going to see the Rankins in concert. On the way we stopped at Tromblys tackle box, so the boys went in while we waited in the truck. Then we got to the casino, and dad realized that he had left his cell phone at home. Then we toured the casino and I was asked for ID. Mom said that I would not be ID'd but I was again when we went into the concert. After the concert (which was great), we stood in line to buy and get a CD autographed by all of them. I got to go behind them and get my picture taken with them. Here it is. This is the second time that I have met Jimmy Rankin, the first was when we were at the Great Big Sea concert a few years ago. Tori and I got a CD and the CD was autopgraphed to Tori and the case to me.