wall of text (recent computer problems and recent dreams)
Ok, so there's two main things I wanted to mention in this entry: some recent computer problems and some recent dreams.
The power adapter for my favorite laptop decided to start being flaky a couple weeks ago. I dismissed the problem thinking it was simply a thermal shutdown issue (well, it was behaving weirdly and then the laptops battery was not being detected and then the adapter wasn't providing power and then the computer shutdown. Once I got it back up (by resetting the PMU) I checked the cable and discovered the actual transformer part was buried under stuff. Hence why I tidied my room a little bit. Anyway, I unplugged it and let it cool down and then things were ok.)
On the 15th, the adapter failed again. It wasn't much warmer than ambient temperature though. I used the battery to boot the computer into a series of diagnostic tests to ensure nothing on the logic board was at fault. All the internal hardware tested ok. So then I looked to the adapter itself. Since it didn't seem to be a thermal issue this time and I didn't smell anything burning and there was no smoke from inside, I thought maybe there was a loose connection somewhere so I poked around at it. I managed to get it working again (confirming that it was indeed a loose connection), and booted into the OS to run FSCK. However, I had gone back in time!!
Tiger decided it was December 31, 1969! Also, the Internet didn't work.
[Actually, interestingly enough, when the laptop shutdown, I also experienced some network issues. Somehow, my router locked up and the Internet to the house seemed to die as well. I checked from multiple computers, then attempted to isolate the problem by power-cycling each network device. And eventually I got the families side of the network up. Mine took a little longer. It's an old router but usually it's incredibly stable. I still don't know if the two events are related or not, but it was interesting that they occurred almost simultaneously. I won't dismiss the possibility of a security breach, since no security is impenetrable. But it is highly unlikely.]
Anyway, for some reason, Tiger also decided to enable ipv6 and then locked down her firewall so she couldn't connect to my network. Since I was fighting against time (the remaining amount of battery left) I wasn't able to dig through the logs as much as I would have liked.
I ordered a replacement adapter since even though I could probably fix the old one (and I probably will), I needed something more reliable. It got here today and I'm currently ensuring file system integrity (although I doubt there will be any problems at all, and even if there are, I have VERY current backups :)). I'll probably be using Tiger again before the end of the day. (The laptop I'm on right now is quite a bit faster than her and has a much larger screen, but I just love her more. It's a good thing I have backup hardware though, this is why I keep so many computers around. (Well, one of the reasons anyway))
Anyway, now for the dreams. They aren't really as crazy as some of the dreams I have.
The night before last night, I dreamed of a FedEx truck. I forget most of the details. But I do remember I dreamed that my power adapter arrived. And I was so excited and happy. And then I woke up.
Last night I dreamed of an airplane (again >_< ). There was something to do with my being Tom from Tom and jerry and there was something about mice and them being dipped in Caesar dressing. And being hidden in my pants or something. Anyway, as proof of what a fatty I am, apparently after taking off in the plane (which was scary cause I was driving) I apparently landed at a McDonald's and took the entire flight to have hamburgers.
And on the 12, I had this dream (wrote it in a text file so I wouldn't forget, lol):
The earliest part I can remember is a walk through the woods with some furries or wolves or something. There is a female (human) one wearing blue scrubs and I think her friend is wearing scrubs too.
I keep finding strawberries that are already cut and I eat them.
Then we are in what appears to be a wing of a hospital, but over time it becomes the college.
I think Simon lets them sit in one of our classes. I think they are in vet technology or something... maybe MRI or dental assistant...
Anyway, she chooses to sit next to me on a couch and we are both under the blanket. There is some conversation and she mentions something about me doing her doggy style.
She asks me if I remember the last time I was in her dorm. I remember it, I was in engineering at the time and me and some other guys were over there and she made us soup.
At some point we end up in my house, the two girls having taken over Jeff's room. I think their hair is either brown or black. They are both really cute. Anyway, there is a sense of danger at this point and I have to check on them to make sure they are ok. They are still asleep. In the basement was some sort of anonymous enemy so we have to try to escape.
Things get all anime and some person has us all wrapped and tied up in something. Then it explodes off it's skin and it seems to be some weird insect like thing. And I don't remember how but somehow we kill it because we are outside of that area, walking home. And something else happens but I can't remember what.
[the really interesting thing about that dream is the fact that I can fabricate memories mid dream]
