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Been switching from computer to computer, according to whichever is available for me to use. Meaning I've been logging in and out and in and out and in and out again in IRC, Gmail, LJ. I don't even bother to log in to any other sites/messaging services these days. Too much trouble when I'm only going to be moving again before I can actually talk to anyone.

On the good side of things, I've managed to get my laptop in semi-working order -- lost everything, heh, but at least the OS boots up and I do have something to use when all the other computers are in use. Plus, I don't have to log out and log in all the time. Good bonus :)

However, I'm still working on the old hard drive, which means that I don't dare do anything which would be lost if the hard drive died on me permanently. Heh.

What it actually indicates is that I need a better backup policy. But before I can focus on backing up currently nonexistent data, I have to take care of real life stuff first (like birthdays! *streeeess*)

Oi, double birthday celebrations suck because things have to be good for both celebrants.

Oh, brother

Dude, how long have you been reading my LJ? And why?!?

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Just found out that my brother knows about, and occasionally drops by to read, my journal. Plan A to make sure that my family takes no interest in my LJ: Security through obscurity. Result: Complete and utter FAIL.

Plan B is an elaborate scheme involving wires and levers to make sure my brother is unable to visit my journal from his computer.

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Plan Y involves installing a tiny watchdog beside my brother's keyboard to make sure he can't type my journal URL.

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Plan aa is to carefully monitor all my entries and comments, and viciously screen everything that is more interesting than a blank piece of cardboard.

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Plan xy is to preemptively blurt out all my most embarrassing secrets in a public entry. If it's going to come out anyway, I might as well control the when and the how.

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Plan zzz is to friends lock all my past and future entries.

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Dude, seriously, T_____T.


ETA:
Oops, guess it's not coming across. I'm indulging in a bit of nonproductive whining right now, but things really are (will be) all right :-)

Also, also, I'm making fun of myself.