seperis | i should have seen this coming

wtf universe?

Related to front bezel replacement from my earlier entry. I got the front bezel for the laptop and proceeded to joyfully disassemble Adam. After removing the screws, front panel, keyboard, and starting to take the bezel (framing around the screen) off, I discovered--

--the hinge had snapped completely. The hinge had snapped completely from the laptop cover itself. Which means I need an entire display assembly, minus actual LCD screen, for Adam. And then I lost a screw for the bezel, but whatever. I'm still stuck at how the hell did that snap? And also, seriously?

*sulks* Anyway, since Dell's website is a lot less specific than one might hope on what exactly what comes with their display assembly--and it is also hideously expensive--I ordered from parts-people and will pick it up on Monday and try again. It will be green. I don't know how I feel about having a green laptop yet. It's very disconcerting. Green. Will I even know Adam anymore in green? I don't do well with change like that.

However, now I am nervous. As no longer am I merely replacing the front bezel. I have to first remove the front bezel, then lift the LCD from it, then ease it into the new cover, then cover it with the bezel. Then stick it all back together and hope. Hope a lot. And buy another screw for the bezel. And you know, wonder how it all went wrong.

Breakdown of the horror.

*curls up* Seriously? This is like a judgment or something for saying that I enjoy this sort of thing, isn't it? If I get through this, screw it, I'm totes going to investigate if I can go after the chipset and heat sink. This is my manifesto. Game on.

Rec

I've been basically emailing this one to anyone who knows how to read, as

shinetheway pimped unto me, God bless her.

An Inexplicable Occurrence of Angels by stele3 (insanejournal), My Chemical Romance, Gerard/Frank, four parts. It's not a WIP, it's been done since 2007.For the sake of this story--and I am not kidding--I had google and wikipedia open for reference. It was that awesome. And it made me intensely happy which you know what, I really needed. Hence I am re-reading now because I need a serious hit of hope and hilarity and joy and things actually working out and being amazing. Yes, an angel. Yes, in the kitchen. And I just seriously am going to curl up with it again for the sheer joy.

I'm going to sulk now. In case anyone was curious.

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That's why he goes bad, you know -- all the good people hit him on the head or try to shoot him and constantly mistrust him, while there's this vast cohort of minions saying, We wouldn't hurt you, Lex, and we'll give you power and greatness and oh so much sex...
Wow. That was scary. Lex is like Jesus in the desert.
-- pricklyelf, on why Lex goes bad
LJ
Obi-Wan has a sort of desperate, pathetic patience in this movie. You can just see it in his eyes: "My padawan is a psychopath, and no one will believe me; I'm barely keeping him under control and expect to wake up any night now to find him standing over my bed with a knife!"
-- Teague, reviewing "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones"
LJ
Beth: god, why do i have so many beads?
Jenn: Because you are an addict.
Jenn: There are twelve step programs for this.
Beth: i dunno they'd work, might have to go straight for the electroshock.
Jenn: I'm not sure that helps with bead addiction.
Beth: i was thinking more to demagnitize my credit card.
-- hwmitzy and seperis, on bead addiction
AIM, 12/24/2003
I could rape a goat and it will DIE PRETTIER than they write.
-- anonymous, on terrible writing
AIM, 2/17/2004
In medical billing there is a diagnosis code for someone who commits suicide by sea anenemoe.
-- silverkyst, on wtf
AIM, 3/25/2004
Anonymous: sorry. i just wanted to tell you how much i liked you. i'd like to take this to a higher level if you're willing
Eleveninches: By higher level I hope you mean email.
-- eleveninches and anonymous, on things that are disturbing
LJ, 4/2/2004
silverkyst: I need to not be taking molecular genetics.
silverkyst: though, as a sidenote, I did learn how to eviscerate a fruit fly larvae by pulling it's mouth out by it's mouthparts today.
silverkyst: I'm just nowhere near competent in the subject material to be taking it.
Jenn: I'd like to thank you for that image.
-- silverkyst and seperis, on more wtf
AIM, 1/25/2005
You know, if obi-wan had just disciplined the boy *properly* we wouldn't be having these problems. Can't you just see yoda? "Take him in hand, you must. The true Force, you must show him."
-- Issaro, on spanking Anakin in his formative years
LJ, 3/15/2005
Aside from the fact that one person should never go near another with a penis, a bottle of body wash, and a hopeful expression...
-- Summerfling, on shower sex
LJ, 7/22/2005
It's weird, after you get used to the affection you get from a rabbit, it's like any other BDSM relationship. Only without the sex and hot chicks in leather corsets wielding floggers. You'll grow to like it.
-- revelininsanity, on my relationship with my rabbit
LJ, 2/7/2006
Smudged upon the near horizon, lapine shadows in the mist. Like a doomsday vision from Watership Down, the bunny intervention approaches.
-- cpt_untouchable, on my addition of The Fourth Bunny
LJ, 4/13/2006
Rule 3. Chemistry is kind of like bondage. Some people like it, some people like reading about or watching other people doing it, and a large number of people's reaction to actually doing the serious stuff is to recoil in horror.
-- deadlychameleon, on class
LJ, 9/1/2007
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Fan Fiction is John Cusack standing outside your house with a boombox.
-- JRDSkinner, on fanfiction
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I will unashamedly and unapologetically celebrate the joy and the warmth and the creativity of a community of people sharing something positive and beautiful and connective and if you don’t like it you are most welcome to very fuck off.
-- Michael Sheen, on Good Omens fanfic
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Adding for Mastodon.
-- Jenn, traceback
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Well, that does look complex. I think my favorite part of that linked page is how every section has a yellow warning triangle and the words:

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

They're very serious about that. What happens if you don't follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide? Does a hole rip in the space time continuum? Will a plague of weasel-faced mantises infest your yard? Will MCR break up? You don't know!

Anyway, good luck with giving Adam a new head.

I thought one of the joys of Dell was that they would send people in little white coats to your door in case of a computer emergency

With a white I-Love-Me coat for your very own self?

I've broken down and replaced every single, stinkin' part on every damn Dell laptop (except the newer ones, post-2006) and I can attest that they're reasonably difficult but if you take your time and promise yourself copious amounts of alcohol and/or chocolate as a reward, you'll be fine. Plus I've got a ton of spare screws and other shit, so if there's something you can't find, send me a pic and I'll look. I was thisclose to being a certified Dell ~~lunatic~~ technician when I left my old company in 2005 so I do know whereof I speak.

The cases are for shit. The hardest part about replacing the hinges are making sure you don't pinch the wires that feed to the LCD panel. You're not an idiot, you'll be okay.

Just fyi, there's a podbook of that fic. Let me know if you want the link.

OMG WHAT WHAT YES!!!!!!!

[coughs]

Um. Yes? Link! [grins sheepishly]

Aceles put it together. She also has an AMAZING version of Bexles' fic I Have Been All Things Unholy. Unfortunately, after looking for the link I found out that she's removed all her podfics. If you want to pm me I'll send you a copy though.

You can totally do it OK! It is not as hard as it looks! Laptop surgery isn't that hard!

If there are a lot of screws involved, I recommend an ice cube tray using each compartment for a different step. If you do not already do this, of course.

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