Fri, 10 Feb 2006
Off to Cambridge
I usually don't suffer from travel nerves, though this trip is so far foreshadowed by a chain of unfortunate events:
Firstly I scalded my hand with hot oil last weekend and it is now in the state of getting rid of the old burned skin, exposing the tissue underneath that is not real skin but some thin algesic replacement. Ouch!
Secondly my laptop, beloved dropkick, lost its display this week. Well, not physically, but when I booted it up on Thursday the colors where heavily distorted. I tried to fix it yesterday but at some point it just stopped working alltogether. :( Background lightening still goes on and off but nothing is displayed. I am pretty frustrated by this. Not only because I had planned to use the laptop this weekend but also because I really like it and have grown kind of attached to it. Since a professional repair would probably cost almost as much as the thing is worth and I am pretty broke at the moment I'll try to get a used display and replace it myself. (Relevant hints and advice are welcome!)
Lastly, I haven't packed yet, my belt loop is ripped and the prospect of spending long waiting periods with only a book plus pen and paper as means of distraction is not too thrilling.
Anyway, still looking forward to the weekend! (<phlox>Optimism!</phlox>) I'll let you know how it went (and what further mishaps struck me) when I return. :)
Posted at: 15:45 in /english/travel
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