So I’ve been more or less completely gone for almost all of the past five days. I’ve not forgotten about the Internets, and no I’ve not given up writing. My friends, I have been a victim of Power-Adapter-Failitis. It’s a common condition that befalls the best and worst of us.
My power block died sometime last week, on Wednesday if I remember correctly. Now, this would have been not so bad had the UW Tech Shop had a replacement or lender part on hand, which they did not. I brought my computer and dead power adapter in on Thursday morning, hoping to get it tested and replaced ASAP, but Dale, the kind service center guy had nothing to lend me. He ordered the part for me then and there and offered to charge my Book for me in the meantime, which I thought was a good if not the best solution.
I was hoping I could just buy one of the adapters off the shelf (there were at least two just sitting there in the case) and getting it refunded. As it turns out, the part I must take has to be filed as a replacement from Apple. So then the waiting began, with me checking maybe twice a day for my power adapter (I sort of need it for my computer to run and stuff) to no avail. I got Dale to charge my batteries up once or twice so I could check mail and keep sort of on top of school things, but it was inconvenient.
In any case, I’m writing you now with a brand new adapter (which isn’t actually the replacement). There was a spare one from one of the demo models of the new MBP’s. The one on display was juicing up through the cinema display it was tethered to, so it had no need for its own power adapter. Dale, feeling sympathy for me, decided to break the rules today and gave me the spare in lieu of mine (which actually got caught and is still stuck in Toronto, something about a screw up on the customs forms). So now I’ve got a new adapter and am happily charging my computer. All is well and the world can go on again, thanks to Dale and no thanks to Apple’s crappy power adapters and customs officers everywhere.
Also, I bought “Devil May Cry 3″ and “Soul Calibur 2″ both for PS2 yesterday for a combined $30 in total, which is not bad at all, I think. Herman and Sherman, this is us moving forward into the new century of calibrating!