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featherynscale ([personal profile] featherynscale) wrote2005-12-20 08:37 am

Things that do and don't go beep

Yesterday, a Mysterious Package arrived in the post. "ThinkGeek" it said on the label, and I went, "eh?". For lo, I am a ThinkGeek shopper, but I was pretty sure everything I'd ordered had already come in. So, there was a rush to open the mysterious package, to find a Polarity game, from someone who I presume to be [livejournal.com profile] lexpendragon. Or, at least, I think so. The internet is really, really great (for porn!), but it sometimes leads to situations in which you only know people by their internet names. But thank you, Probably 'Lex, for a very excellent toy. I've not gotten to play with it yet, but J., our houseguest, was doing some quite impressive things with it last night.

Me, last night, I was running about getting the last pieces for [livejournal.com profile] triadruid's upgrade. At some point during the contemplation of this process, possibly when J. was mocking me about being excited about the fact that the case came with extra screws, I announced to the household, "I like things that go beep!", at which point [livejournal.com profile] kittenpants chimed in with "Beep! I go beep!", and there was much amusement.

The putting together of the new machine was met with the usual disasters. I bled on it, cursed at it, dropped a thumbscrew down the front of the case where it was a pain in the ass to retrieve, looked at some bits of it and went, "What even are you? I don't know what you are or where you go!", and so on and so forth. Finally got the thing together about midnight, then plugged it in, and *pfffft*, it won't turn on. Not like it won't POST, it just won't turn on. No power nowhere in the box itself. Don't know why. Got pissed off, went to bed. Probably, in my sleepy and addled state, I've forgotten to plug something in, or plugged it in backwards, or something. Or, [livejournal.com profile] triadruid might have been trying to tell me last night that he hadn't flipped the power switch on the back of the machine. Maybe. I knew he was saying something about the switch, but was too sleepy to tell if he was saying he had flipped it, or hadn't. *shrug* So, I'm going to look at it again tonight, and if I can't manage to make it work, I imagine I'll be crying for help. Can one of you technical creatures back me up here, if needed?

Re: Power

[identity profile] orcjohn.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Let me know and I'll come over voltmeter and computer toolkit in hand. Sorry didn't make it over Sunday to help in the first place. Agree with erusumbros that it is probably just front panel connector though.

Wanna come over and tinker with my box?

[identity profile] featherynscale.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Squee! Thank you, oh ye with the tools. I think that probably is what it is, too, but I'm not letting out the possibility that I've done something really, really stupid.

Re: Wanna come over and tinker with my box?

[identity profile] orcjohn.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll tinker with your box (and anything else I can get my hands on) anytime you like *grin*. Am busy tonight, but free most of the rest of the week. Let me know.

Re: Power

[identity profile] celticwhistlin.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Can you call me and give me directions to your place. I plan on comeing right over after work, even though I just realized that I left my reference materials at home. :-) All I need is to diagram the area anyway. The analisys is later...

Re: Power

[identity profile] featherynscale.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
If you're going to [livejournal.com profile] orcjohn's house, I have a ton of stuff that needs to go over there -- could you stop by our place and get it? We're sort of on the way.

Re: Power

[identity profile] celticwhistlin.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Absolutly. Do you happen to know the way in case I am unable to get ahold of [livejournal.com profile] orcjohn to get directions. I do not have access to my personal email to mapquest his house.

The Way

[identity profile] featherynscale.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Regrettably, no, I do not know the way. However, I think I can look it up this afternoon -- I should have the address somewhere...

Re: The Way

[identity profile] celticwhistlin.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I have his addy and phone number in my web mail if all else fails. Will someone be home around 5:30? That is my first least conservative guesstimate when I will be at your place. I have never really driven in rush hour traffic to your house. :-p Should be interesting.

Re: The Way

[identity profile] featherynscale.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, C will be home then, and I probably will be, too. It will be helpful if I am, since I don't know that she knows where aforementioned stuff is currently residing.

Re: The Way

[identity profile] celticwhistlin.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... that would tend to help. :-) I get off at 5:00 and can only hope that traffic isn't too bad.

Totally off topic... our meeting is Thursday 6:30 ish, your place. Right?

The meeting

[identity profile] featherynscale.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what I hear. :) Unless it's at 7. Something like that, though.

Re: Power

[identity profile] orcjohn.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Um... sure if you give me your phone number I'll be happy to.

Re: Power

[identity profile] celticwhistlin.livejournal.com 2005-12-20 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
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