Friday, November 21, 2008

My powers of destruction strike again

You might have thought I was kidding when I said I have kryptonite for computers. But that shit is true, because yet another computer in my possession has met its painful death.

This time my annihilation has rained down upon my hapless work computer. It has given me the blue screen of death. And it ain't comin' back.

Here is the best part. Here is how you know you work for the government:
I called the computer people and begged for help. They told me that the hard drive is likely dead, and will need to be replaced. But, um, the problem is that THERE AREN'T ANY hard drives. And so I need to put in for a new computer. But, um, the problem is that THERE AREN'T ANY computers. And there aren't even any on order. I. Am. Fucked.

So, I am an attorney without a computer. I can't do conflict checks, write motions, check case status, or any other fucking thing. I cannot do anything lawyer-ish at all. And there is no telling the situtation will be resolved.

Yippee. This was just the end I needed to the week.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Michael said...

Can you just take your personal laptop to work?

6:50 PM  
Blogger ipse dixit said...

Nope. None of the programs I need are on my computer, and the network will not accept a "foreign" computer. So I am screwed.

7:20 PM  
Blogger A Voice of Sanity said...

I'd try Freecycle or the Free section of Craig's List for a computer you can rob the HD from. Or look for a computer recycler close to you who might help you out.

8:25 PM  

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