I really should have named Provo either “Schizo” or “Bipo” (short for Bipolar). Then again, maybe I should rename it to “Drunkard”. Let me back up a bit. After I came back from the PC Bang (cyber cafe), I tried to load the OS again on the computer, and it worked, but my slave drive still wouldn’t be recognised by the motherboard. I just proceeded to just go on the net and whatnot, and then last night it automatically restarted itself after it downloaded some updates for the anti-virus programme.

My friend, J, came. Before she looked inside it, I checked to see if I could access the slave drive and this time it worked. But we still looked inside, and after she came to the conclusion that nothing was wrong, I restarted the computer twice with no problems. We then deduced to a possibility on Provo’s sudden illness.

However, to make the diagnosis funnier, another one of my friend gave me the perfect analogy for it. Simply put, the day the problem started, there was this TINY flickering of some sort that indicated an electrical surge or something. It was because of that surge or whatever, my music player just died and didn’t give me any sound. What was it? I dunno, but I say this: Provo decided to start drinking some alcohol, and that flicker was when it started.

That was around four p.m., and by the time it was three in the morning, it was pissed drunk. The next two hours, I practically had a bar fight with Provo and nursed it by backing up my files until five in the morning, to which it finally passed out from its escapade. From then until this morning, it apparently suffered from a massive hangover. Now, it miraculously healed from its demise (that weird electrical surge) and is working normally. I hope.

Dammit, Provo, don’t go drinking and don’t anger me (your surrogate mother) again!

First Letter
Dear Provo,

I still love you as a whole.

Love, TC

Second Letter
Dear Palindrome,

As a master drive, you could at least load me the OS even if Pillar had kaputed. Or wait. Are you the culprit? Very suspicious.

Love, Cranky TC

Third Letter
Dear Pillar,

You totally failed me. As a slave drive where I keep all my files, why the hell did you decide to be a bloody twit and not cooperate with Palindrome? I don’t know what the hell’s your problem, but you better have 1) a wiring problem or 2) be extremely dead so I can go hunt down those people who built my computer for giving me a faulty hard disk in the first place.

If you aren’t the culprit, then you have my forgiveness. However, all the evidences point to you, dear Pillar. I should have never named you what I did. You were most aptly not deserving for that title. Some pillar you turned out to be. A crappy foundation you are! The Leaning Tower of Pisa has more support than you!

Bugger off, Furious TC

Fourth Letter
Dear Korean PC Bangs (Cyber Cafes),

Thank you for being so cheap (60 cents an hour!) and so close to my house to give me the opportunity to rant and rave like the infuriated person I’ve become since this morning at 3:00 am. I apologise deeply for abusing the keyboard with anger, but after the hell I went through this morning and only surviving the whole day with four hours of sleep, I think I have the right to express my anger at this entire situation.

With gratitude, Relieved TC.

Fifth Letter
Dear Readers and Loyal Followers of the Aigoo Court,

I will still be around, but barely since my royal tech support will not come help me figure this situation out until Wednesday evening. Until then, I will continually curse my lovely head off at Provo’s drives. Along with my prodigal expletives, I may as well catch up on my mangas, even if I’m desperately in the mood to read Harry Potter fanfictions more than anything else right now. I just need to tell myself to wait. ~_~;;

In the meantime, my commenting on LJ and blogs will be limited, as well as my internet activities. I hope to sort this bloody mess out by this weekend at the latest since I have stuff to do by Sunday. Stuff like writing blog entries and doing Capriccio’s monthly update; otherwise, I will hold off on those until Provo’s functioning again.

With apologies, Humble (but still upset) TC

P.S. — Really, though, as a brand spanking new computer, this should not happen! AUGH! !@#$!@#$!@#$

LiveJournal’s writer’s block question pertained to something about what you would do if you won the lottery. That got me to think. What do I want to do with a huge sum of money that would set me well for the rest of my life? Here are some ideas on what I would do!

* Donate some to my favourite charities. Only problem is I have to figure out what my favourites are.

* Give some funds away to my parents. After all, they have put up with me for many years, so I think some payback is necessary. That and my mother would give me HELL if I didn’t share some with her. She’s already giving me grief about not giving half of my income tax refund to her after I told her I wanted to off to Japan again later this year. !@#$!@#$

* Invest some funds wisely. That is sort of optional. See, I know nothing about investment, so I’d need to find a trustworthy financial expert to help me with that.

* Start up an anime/manga/video game cafe I’ve dreamed about. But first, I need to find me a business partner, one who can handle all the financial crap. And two, I need to figure out where I want to start the business. Seoul’s one. Tokyo’s another. And hell, why not London?

* Purchase a nice hi-tech apartment in Seoul. Heck, if I have the money, I’ll even buy a place in expensive Gangnam-gu area, south of the river!

* Travel to many places. I would love to visit Tokyo (again), Kyoto, Osaka, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong, Beijing (just to see the Great Wall of China), all over Canada, parts of United States, Peru, Egypt, and all over Europe! Oh and I’ll go to Guam, even though it’s not a place I want to visit again, but only because my best friend is there.

* Visit friends. Along with my best friend in Guam, I want to visit friends and family members in Tennessee, Texas, California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, United Kingdom, Australia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and . . . too many effing places!

* Buy all the books, animes, movies, mangas, and video games I do not have in my collection! That also includes investing in some nice bookshelves with glass covers to showcase my gems.

* Get a region-free DVD player and a surround sound system. I already have a nice TV (albeit a second-hand one), so now I just need a nice sound system to go with it.

* Spoil my rabbit. Yes, I’d get her a bigger cage and a nice room for her to run around and chew in. Actually, never mind the chewing. I’d be afraid of her chewing down the entire place.

* Enhance my musical skills. I will invest in the best digital piano in the world along with an awesome soprano and alto saxophone. Oh and maybe add in a cheap trumpet to blast on when I’m bored. Or when I get pissed off at someone, I can honk their eardrums out.

* Become a freelancer. If I’m set in my life and not have to work, I’d still want to work as a freelancer of some sort. Some kind of job I can do at home, whether it’s writing, editing, or designing a flyer or something.

Well that covers my list, I think! I would be a happy, happy person if that ever happened. But I can only dream right now. *sighs*

The other day, I was chatting with a friend. I told him that I bought another game to add to my queued up list of stuff to do. His response was a simple “dang”. That single word made me stop and think for a minute. You see, I always have stuff to do! My poor to-do list is huge — probably longer than the Great Wall of China! My backlog consists of these activities:

• Read books, mangas, and fanfics
• Watch animes, movies, and TV shows
• Listen to music (the ones I haven’t listened to yet)
• Play video games on the DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation, SNES, and etcetera
• Write stories, fanfics, and blog entries
• Design, create, and update webpages
• Practice and master piano pieces (easy ones)
• Learn Japanese
• Improve Korean skills
• . . . and MORE

. . . Then it hit me square in the face: I have way too many hobbies and interests — most of which are expensive ones! Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind having a lot of different interests. Without them, I’d slowly go insane. As someone who grew up as an only child with not a lot of friends (compared to some people), I learned how to entertain by myself in my solitary state. It’s because of such life, I despise situations like group gaming, group work, and other large group-oriented activities. I like doing stuff by myself, for the most part. The only thing I do not mind is having a nice long conversation with someone, one-on-one. But aside from that, I like doing stuff that doesn’t require much interaction with people — hence all these hobbies and interests I’m allowed to peruse and do alone.

So these hobbies and interests prevent me from going insane. Now, though, I think they are affecting me in a bonkerish type of way! Because I have a long list of stuff to do, I feel like I’m never going to get them accomplished! I thought last year, that once I finished school, I’d have more time to do stuff like these! In a way, I’m right and wrong. I do have time to do stuff that can be done quickly, instead of something that’s extremely time consuming. For an example, I can read a manga in about an hour as oppose to a Russian novel that may take me at least twenty-four hours! I can make time to play a short DS game (something under 15 hours), but to play a console RPG that will take up at least 30 hours is out of the question most days!

Aigoos. Some days I feel the way I feel now: why do I have so many of these hobbies?! But for the most part? I’m happy. I’m glad I have a variety of activities to choose from. It’s because of the fact that I can choose from different activities, I never grow bored and go on a homicidal rampage. XD However, looking at my list makes me wonder if I’ll finish any of them in my lifetime . . . only time will tell!

I finally watched the last episode of Junjou Romantica. Here’s a single word to describe my feelings for it.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

I know that all good things must come to an end, but for this anime series to end pretty much says how much I enjoy it and love it. As someone who hates long anime series, I actually wouldn’t mind another twelve-episodes season. One more of these will be fine. Any more than that, I’ll go bonkers. But still! I want more EGOIST! Nowaki and Hiroki FTW! ♥ ♥ ♥

At least I still have the mangas to look forward to. I just hope the mangaka completes the series soon, though! But still . . . T____T;; I want more Junjou anime!

*sighs and looks at the queued up list of animes to watch* What to watch next . . .

Random Thoughts of the Day
One of my co-workers, after watching my type, said to me today that I type like I’m playing the piano. Now that she said that to me, I’m actually wondering about that. I guess in a way my hand does fly around the keyboard like it does on the piano. However, when it comes to playing the piano, my fingers are stretched out instead of curved. When I type, my fingers are usually curved. Well, my left hand is. My right hand’s fingers are stretched out. Still, the two being correlated never came to me until today. Huh. Interesting. *continues to watch her hand as she types*