Configuration Chaos…
Posted on March 19, 2004 by Christine | 8 Comments
I wasn’t without a computer due to the lost cables – my computer of choice is actually the Dell Latitude, which I moved in my car and had all the pieces handy for it. The other computer is the one that Jason uses for games, and I use for the web when I don’t feel like powering up the laptop to get online.
Tonight, in a flash of brilliance, I glanced at the large box in the gameroom marked “Games”. It was one of the last boxes to be packed. It occurred to me that that one didn’t get checked last night – so I cut open the tape, unpacked a few games, and there were the ziploc bags that Mike had so carefully packed with all of the computer cables. Yeah!
On a separate but equally frustrating note, I have finally – after hours of stress – gotten my Tivo and stereo system hooked back up. I had it hooked up earlier, but I couldn’t get a live TV picture. I could see things I had previously recorded just fine (Ohhhh… new Queer Eyes AND Average Joe: Adam Returns!), but I couldn’t see The Apprentice! Gah! I finally gave up, plugged the cable from the wall jack straight in to the TV, and watched the show. Afterwards, I tried about 83 more configuration changes (well, no, not really – but it feels like that!) and I *finally* found the problem – I had the Tivo configured to use S Video, and I was using one of the red/white/yellow audio-video cable thingies. Ah ha! After I made the configuration change, everything is working smoothly!
It still feels strange. Good, but strange. Our house. Our new fridge (it’s soooo pretty!), our new washing machine. Our new dryer is coming on Saturday (they were all out of gas ones so it is being delivered later for free). Ours. It doesn’t belong to an apartment complex. It belongs to us. That still amazes me.
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Hi! I'm Christine. Wife to Mike. Mom of Jason. Owned by 4 cats. Houston & Destination Wedding Photographer & owner of Hot Mama Boudoir. Blogger since 2000. Living in Houston, Texas since 1985. Living in a 1920 Bungalow in the Heights since 2011.
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March 19th, 2004 @ 3:56 am
What fun! Isn’t it great that you get to start on a whole new slate… I’m quite glad that you’re happy Christine. Be well.
March 19th, 2004 @ 7:28 am
“Ours.”
What a wonderful state of mind.
March 19th, 2004 @ 8:12 am
Yay! I’m glad you found the cables, I knew they were there somewhere.
I’m glad you bought a gas dryer, I can’t wait to get mine when we move.
I hear they are awesome.
March 19th, 2004 @ 8:53 am
I’m so happy for you Christine! You sound so excited about this new direction your life is taking. Congrats on being moved and getting the TiVo working!
March 19th, 2004 @ 10:06 am
hopefully we’ll do that someday too. but right now we just don’t have the money to pay property taxes and stuff. and the boy says, “I don’t want to mow the lawn.” lol. stupid boys.
March 19th, 2004 @ 10:42 am
You wouldn’t have missed much on the apprentice last night anyway.. it was all a recap!
March 19th, 2004 @ 11:15 am
funny … i saw two tv shows this week … average joe and queer eye … rest of the time, tv was off or i was not home.
March 21st, 2004 @ 5:40 pm
The key is always NEVER packing the things you need to live with first after a move, like the ‘puter and the TiVo.
Long live TiVo.