Yep, it’s another one of those (un)happy Blurf days.
groan
Awake …barely.
Class is interesting at least. One more day!
Our fridge must haVe 2% milk, various condiments and beer. Everything else is negotiable 
I had to post this thread because I apparently have malware on my computer. This has never happened to me before and I am upset. I am scanning my computer right now with Anvi Smart Defender and I am going to go through the steps of removing the thing, but it tells me to do a system backup before I do just in case my files are deleted in the process. I am worried that even if I backup my computer, I am going to end up backing up the virus and end up putting it on my external hard drive. Is that a possibility?
I hate being so dependent on technology. Your life can get really screwed up from just one bug or glitch.
No cheese or (blush) high-quality frozen pizza. My spouse would debate me on that last item :eek: 
Yes, you’ll probably back up the malware, but so long as you don’t use the backup set, it will be inert. The only time it would be an issue is having to restore from that set, and you’ll be right where you started.
Back everything up, run the bug killer, and look to see that everything works. If it does, wipe the backup set off the external drive with a disk wiping utility. A simple delete just deletes the directory entry and the allocation blocks, leaving the data behind. A wipe physically overwrites the unallocated blocks.
I use Avast!, Crap Cleaner, Malwarebytes, and a couple of anti-spyware programs that I can’t remember at the moment. On top of that, I have Comodo Firewall, and I haven’t had anything eeeeevil creep in for about 3 years now. Yeah, I’m paranoid.
Apes…your little one was sick, then you got sick, now your computer is sick! Time for a sage cleaning or something.
Sounds like a bad week so far <hugs> It’ll work out; there are far worse things than just wiping your computer and starting over. If you have or can borrow an external drive, it makes it that much easier to not lose stuff, of course. I highly suggest having an external drive, that plugs right into your usb port, for everyone. Put pics there, movies, whatever; stuff you do not want to lose. Then when Windows gets borked, just save whatever new important stuff you have over to the second drive, wipe the main drive and start over and bam, no biggie. Not nearly the hassle it was 10 years ago, lemme tell ya!
Yesterday was a lot of running around with the car, paying bills and shopping. The car repairs are finally paid off, yippee! That means, of course, that now something else will go wrong.
Whilst running around, I remembered how much I love Little Caesars’ breadsticks, so I got two batches and lots of yummy dipping sauce. and…that’s all I ate yesterday. /facepalm And…my guts don’t like me much atm, lol.
Also picked up another little pork shoulder for more posole, yay! The albondigas level is just about nil, so it’s time for more soup!
Bah, having discussed my fridge contents, I now apparently have a kitchen cupboard which apparently must contain at least one mouse. I’ve barely been in for the past week, and haven’t done any cooking more elaborate than heatin’ up tins o soup, so didn’t notice that the little sneaky things have snuck in; they’ve chewed their way into the bags of rice and lentils and stuff that I keep in there, and crapped all over loads of stuff in the back.
I’ve been thinking I heard rustling noises for the past couple of weeks, but I do have pet mouses too (which are definitely still in their tank, looking sweet and innocent), and the house is well over 100, so odd noises are not a new thing. Looks like they’re in the walls too, the upstairs neighbours (the nice ones, not the idiot teenagers) have heard them as well- I went up there to let them know, and the guy said they thought they’d heard odd noises, and already got a trap, but hadn’t seen any yet.
Apart from the fact that I now have to try trap the little buggers (I’m using a live trap, otherwise I feel like a horrible mouse racist, feeding and caring for the coloured mice, but killing the brown ones), and spend ages cleaning everything, it’s really not great timing money wise to have to throw so much food out.
Oh well, at least it’s not rats.
I still haven’t made the cake I was going to bake for my housemate- had to buy pretty much all new ingredients, though the flour’s on a high shelf which the critters haven’t made it up to. She’s back tomorrow, not today as I initially thought, so I still have time to scrub everything, tidy up the place generally and do some baking, at least if I stop messing around on the computer I do.
Whether I can make it out for my friend’s birthday drinks as well as doing that I’m not sure…
I def have the external hard dive and back it up regularly because this is my work from home computer. This crashes like my last one and I don’t think I could afford to replace the whole thing again!!
Tao Come cook for me! That sounds delish!
N.O.L. discussion was centerin’ around technology i.e. what we like, don’t like and wish we had. I offered that my biggest disappointment with the 21st Century so far is lack of flyin’ cars. As a wee cub I was told that by the 21st Century we would have flyin’ cars. We are now twelve years into the 21st Century. Where’s my dang flyin car I say!
Just when my co-irkers think I can’t get any weirder I show yet another level of weirdosity (is too a word!).
I took the day off from irk so I could get new tires on my car and that’s done and the tires ROCK. In a good way. Can’t beat Michelin. Now I can drive on wet pavement without slidin all over. And I’m going out to dinner to my fave Eye-talian restaurant where I will have to decide between garlic crab and chicken tortellini. Decisions, decisions.
That’s easy WetOne just order their speciality garlic crab with chicken tortellini. If they say it’s not their speciality, you can point out that it would be if they made it just for you and everybody saw how good it looks and how wonderful it smells and how great it must taste, especially when you lick the plate clean. This just can’t be anything but win-win!
Now I killded the MMP! :eek:
Home from irk. I had to drive, of course, as I have yet to see my flyin’ car. How long must I wait! Leftover chikin pie for dindin. I shall steam some broccoli for vegetative matter. I have a poke tenderloin in the slow cooker that should get done this evenin’. It shall be the basis for dindin tomorrow along with new N.O.T., green beans and rolls. See, I am doin’ better.
Monday’s supposedly a holiday? Must ask DH if it’s one where he works.
Well, until next spring he works there. Got word Thursday that the local plant is closing down. 
I think the FB poster needs to be slapped.
Random notes for my day:
Need to get after some cleaning. Bathrooms in particular might not exactly meet health codes.
No idea what’s for dinner, might consider ordering pizza, since it’s payday, but maybe not, given tight budget this week.
Lost my driver’s license last week, it hasn’t turned up, so I anticipate a trip to the DMV tomorrow (ugh). Must see if they have any available appointment slots tomorrow afternoon. Second time in three months I’ve lost the stupid thing.
At least the weather’s improving. One more mid-90s day today, then starting tomorrow, highs in the low 80s or lower. I like this (don’t like really hot weather).
Greetings from the Holiday Inn Express in Johnstown, PA!! I actually did some work at the facility here, and I met my point of contact - she’s great!! It looks like she’ll be sending me a metric buttload of work, which is great! I’ll take all the hours I can get.
We had supper at Red Lobster - the calamari appetizer was really good! I’s stuffded, but I did grab a couple of cookies from the lobby for later. We didn’t get a King room - just 2 doubles. At least it’s clean and the beds are comfy. Plus there are lots of towels, so yay!
Tomorrow, I’ll start making sketches of nail boards - the tools they use to build wire harnesses. It should be a little challenging, but I know they need me to do what I do.
Firday, we’re going to Muncy, PA to the Grizzley showroom so **FCD **can scope out some new tools. We’ll get home that night.
That’s all I’ve got. Laterzzz!!
waaaah! I’m all dusty from cleaning up the den! waaah!
Poor Baby!
Wait a minute, do all Yank…er, women from New England dislike being called “Baby”, like “Ma’m”, or is that just a Mrs. Plant v.2.0 thing?
Sorry, Swampy, but Episcopalians will not be allowed to have Flying Cars.
FWI, FUI, that sort of thing.
Then we’ll just withhold all the gin and tonic water until we get 'em. We Whiskypalians can get radical if’n we need to. 
Home from Evening Payer over to the church house. 'Twas nice as usual.
I’s tahrd so Ima go lie upon the bed and watch me some teevee until sleepy time hits.
Nitey Nite Y’all!