Looking on the Bright Side

Over the past couple of days, I've cheered up and started to work things out. 

Yesterday, my mum and I called Dell support. The software programming is messed up on my laptop. It could be easily fixed, if I put the software CDs in, and clicked "repair". But my CD/DVD drive has been gone for months, I haven't gotten it fixed. And my battery might be dying. I hate Dells so much. I've had nothing but trouble from my laptop. I absolutely love it, and every bit of trouble is worth having my very own computer, but I wish it would just work properly. 

The electronics store about 30 minutes away told my mum the earliest they could have an appointment to fix my laptop is next Wednesday. That's only a week. Two at most. I think I can do that. I might be able to survive 14 days using my mum's laptop and the desktop. And it'll only cost about $80, and they can back everything up for me. They're lovely people.

I think maybe this break from my computer might be a good thing. I might actually start reading more, or clean my room. That's what I did this evening before Lost. I did laundry, and cleaned my room. And I read most of this afternoon before I fell asleep. I haven't really spent a full day home without my laptop yet, though. Most of my days are taken up by school, of course. So when I come home, I don't have that much time to kill before I go to bed, or before everyone else goes to bed, and I can have the run of the livingroom and kitchen. I'm a little worried about how insanely bored I'm going to be this weekend. Maybe I'll actually go outside.

And I think that, with using the computer around my family, they might realize just how big my internet life is. I'm worried. My brothers are idiots about my online friends; "you don't really know them, you haven't met them," "have you met this friend? then you're not friends with them." I honestly want to throttle them everytime they talk like that. They don't understand, and they're so  close minded.

Anyways. I got a new hair straightener today. It's lovely. I'm turning 18 in less than three weeks, and I have that much time before review week at school. I have a feeling I might fail some of my classes this semester. I just don't care anymore. I really do not like school, and the classes I'm taking this semester simply do not interest me. I hate doing work for a class if it bores me to tears. I'm the kind of girl who loves social sciences, art, history, literature and history. Not Family Living, Early Childhood Services, Physical Geography and math. I did, however, find out today that my exam for Early Childhood is to run a daycare at school for a day. I think that should be fun. I love kids.

I love my friends. Today at break, I was a little put out about being the only single girl in the group at the time, since my group is almost entirely made up of couples. I was kind of sad, and have been feeling down about things that have happened recently with a boy, and I didn't mind voicing it. Justine gave me a huge hug, then I was completely surrounded by three or four of my other friends in an amazing group hug. It made me pretty happy for the rest of the day. 

Time to go read, I'll update soon, and hopefully it'll all be good news!

Doctor Who: Season 4, Episode 1 (I can't find the last 3 episodes of Season 3 anywhere, someone help me?)

Days Left Until I Can be Happy: I haven't counted yet