Levels of Distraction

I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t written in my blog in what, over 10 days!?  Quickly, I powered up my computer to make amends.

But first, my aging laptop beeped her complaint that once again she could not remember the date & time. I believe she has Alzheimer's.  So, I went with her to 'Set Up - F2' & set her straight.

Now I was ready.

No, next an alert from Windows, informing me that Windows had been unable to update.  So I clicked 'Try Again'.  Sadly, my laptop was still churning the new date & time thru her system so the update failed.  Once again I clicked 'Try Again'.  After all that, Windows then decided it HAD no updates for me - "Fooled ya!"

Fine.

Now McAfee chimed in, pissed off about something.  McAfee was 'not able to update' so my computer was 'no longer protected';  that was McAfee's sad tale.

Jeez!  Do I have to do EVERYTHING myself?!

So, I went off to Uninstall Programs (I like to go there - but then find myself too scared to touch anything).  But this time I was successful - I found an extra McAfee (must have piggy-backed in on some other download) so I deleted that & my little 'alert flag' went away.

Now!  Finally, I could get down to business!

Well, Google Chrome then opened my preset tabs - Gmail, Facebook & New Tab.

Gmail - you know I had to check that.  It is possible that I could receive some very important emails overnight - like Sale at Briggs & Reilly!, or Last Chance for 25 Free Photos at Shutterfly!  & of course, in the spam folder, there will be at least one (if not several) invitations to order Viagra from some place in Canada...I couldn't just leave those sorts of things lying around in my mailbox.  So, I perused the emails & dealt with them as I saw fit.

Now time to write on my blog!

Oops, Facebook.  Better check that too.  One of my 51 friends might have posted something I need to know about right away.  & sure enough, my friend Roxy needs help finding a Clue on Hidden Chronicles.  Better go do that.  Well, now that I'm IN Hidden Chronicles I might as well play a couple games...& buy a Wishing Well for my mansion there...& go visit Roxy's mansion as well...then play a Fast Find against Roxy, oh, lost again...guess I'll just play til I use up my little energy lightening bolts...

Another request!  My cousin Matt has taken his turn on SongPop & wishes me to Play Now!  I know he is just sitting there in Atlanta, on a presumably faster computer, waiting on my move.  OK, yup!, lost again.  Well, that's okay, there's 7 more people that are waiting for me to lose against THEM in SongPop also.  Category - Modern Rap? - are you kidding me?  No wonder I lose these games!  New Wave, now there I at least have a shot...what?  so I like the 80's music, what of it?  Okay, anyhow, phew, finally finished - no, 'Robert C' played again!  Okay, NOW I'm finished - quick, get out of SongPop, the pitcher plant of Facebook.

(Gee, if I have to spend all this time getting to my blog, I better have some music I like, so I fire up iTunes.)

Facebook, right.  Oh no!  I haven't been to play Bejeweled Blitz today.  I don't want to miss my FREE SPIN!

("No Rest for the Wicked"  - now that's an appropriate song to be playing.  Cage the Elephant has hit that nail on the head this morning.  I'm getting thirsty, better get some more coffee.  What time IS it, anyway?)

Where was I?

Bejeweled Blitz, that's right.  FREE SPIN.  Three yellows, not bad, 50,000 coins.  You know, you need a lot of coins on Bejeweled Blitz.  To get any decent scores, you have to buy a Phoenix Prism, as everyone knows, & those babies cost 75,000 coins!  Otherwise, I will never get as good a score as my friend Pat in North Carolina.  Well, that's not true - I NEVER get as good a score as she does.  Not for lack of trying, tho.  Might as well play a few rounds while I'm here - after all, they only take a minute a game.

(Incubus - now THERE's a good band in Today's Music!  I'm not ENTIRELY stuck in the 80's!  Yes, I do actually have a Current Music playlist on my iTunes - so there!)

Okay, done with those games, finally.  Oops - Solitaire Blitz.  But no, can't play that one & listen to iTunes as I haven't figured out how to turn off Solitaire Blitz's sappy music...fine, I'll save it for later.

(All that coffee!  Gotta pee!)

Oh look!  A Notification on Facebook.  Let's see - my friend Lisa has 'invited me to her event for Poets & Writers at Hofstra University's Italian Experience'.  Cool.  New York?  Don't think I'm going to make it tho - better stop & send her a note.  Geez, if I could ever make it to MY blog, maybe I too could be a Poet & a Writer, hmmm...

(A Perfect Circle - see, another good current band - well, okay, in the 21st century, anyway.  Close enough.  Next song's coming up - ah, here we go, "Believe", by The Bravery - now, tell me THAT's not current!  I just bought that song.  Better play it again...)

What was I going to do again?

"Mom!"

I come out from under the headphones, "Yes, son, what do you want?"

"Can I get on the computer now? - you've been on it for, like, two hours."

"What do you mean two hours!  I haven't had a chance to DO anything yet!"