First the cell, then the laptop

Well, today was national electronic break-down-day at my house. I guess I must have been under some kind of jinx. First, my mom stuck her laptop in the outlet and tried to turn it on, but nothing happened. Zip, zilch, nada. Dead as a doornail. Mind you, the laptop is only 10 months old, I had just installed Vista on it just three months ago, it has Trend 2007 on it, it is completely up-to-date, and it has had ALL of its Windows updates. That should answer all the questions that any geek or techie would ask. And, no, my mom does not chat, she does not download any software, she doesn't go on IRC, and she doesn't hack. She just goes on her dating site, and on yahoo to check her email, and that's it! Well, her computer refused to turn on, even after I plugged it into another outlet. I checked the power adapter and the plug, and I realized that the laptop still got power (the power light still comes on) but it refuses to turn ON). Hmmmm... Motherboard problem? Power supply gone bad? I knew this was going to be a bad day...

Anyway, to make the weekend even more interesting: I had plugged my Motorola Razr cell phone into the charger overnight so that it could charge the battery. Well, this morning, I noticed that the darn thing was still NOT charged. What good is a cell phone on a dead battery? It's worthless! So, I thought that this was really, really weird, so I told mom that I was going to stop by the mall where she worked so that I could visit the T-Mobile place, so I could take care of the cell phone mess. I hate cell phones, and I just have mine so that mom can get a hold of me when I'm on the road or when I'm not at home. For me, the cell phone is there just so I can find out the answers to these basic questions: Where do I need to be? What time do I need to be there? What do I need to buy or bring? And, how much does it cost? Other than that, I'm NOT the type of guy who spends hours and hours talking on my cell phone! So, I go to the mall, I stroll over to T-Mobile, and they figure out that the power-plug on the side of my phone is broken. The damage: $107.00 for a new Razr phone, because my warranty on my old phone expired two weeks ago, on the anniversary of my purchase of my phone. Oohh I just love my "good luck". So, I had to fork out another $107.00 for a new cell phone. great...

My mother doesn't use her laptop much, and yet she always has problems with her laptop.

I don't use my cell phone much, yet I always have problems with cell phones.

Now you see why mom hates computers, and why I hate cell phones.

Well, I just spent 10 minutes setting up my new ringtone on my cell. At least I'll get to enjoy my new ringtone on my new cell phone, which is something I didn't have before...