Whining, links

[brigdh]

Attempts to fix computer: still not working. I seem to make headway, but nothing progresses toward any real goal. At this point, I'm fighting with the urge to just reinstall Windows. I know it's stupid and would lose me all of my data (which is, apparently, recoverable, if I could just figure out how), but I want so much to just be able to use my computer again.

Link Recs:
stagesoflove is starting up again. Go claim a pairing. I'm debating it, myself. I'd like to sign up, because I had so much fun with it last year, but I don't know who to write. I feel like I should leave the obvious answer, Tsuzuki/Hisoka, open for someone else to get a chance to play with it.
Also, go participate in a discussion about how to organize yaoichallenge.
Ne Me Quitte Pas by louiselux. Gojyo/Hakkai, R, and oh, this one hurts in the best of ways.
The Dragon's Tale by harukami. Saiyuki, PG, AU. Gorgeous, fairy-tale retelling. With sequel! The Bard's Tale
Coffin Nails by daegaer. Gojyo/Hakkai, Jeep, PG. Funnnnnnnny.
Next to the Moon by louiselux. Koumyou/Ukoku, NC-17. Is everyone aware of how much I absolutely adore Koumyou? Yes? Then why is there not more fic for him!

...it is really disturbing that I don't have a Sanzo rec today. What has happened to my reading habits? Feel free to enlighten me by pointing out new Sanzo fic I missed.

Comments

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Eh. I'm not terribly impressed. I've yet to manage to get it to do any of the things it promises.

Thanks for the link. But, you know, it occurs to me that I still have that disintregrated laptop somewhere, and it's quite possible that there's nothing wrong with its harddrive. Perhaps it'd be easier- or, well, cheaper at least- to just buy an external case and try to use that harddrive.

Are you sure?

Yes. Anyway, I'll beat up whoever says otherwise.

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

Heh. You're right: disassembling the old machine is a perfect solution, or at least a perfect place to start. USB external cases are cheap, and as I know from doing it myself, it's not hard to install a drive into an external case. You'll just need to be sure you're getting the right case for the dimensions of the hard drive, but that's not likely to be much of an issue either: the drive will be labelled, and you should be able to look up the physical dimensions online. (Laptop drives are evidently always 2.5 inches, but their heights can vary, and it would be irritating to get everything together and then find your drive was, like, 4mm too tall for your case.)

And it would be so satisfying to be able to use that disintegrated computer for something.