I kid you not.
I was working diligently on my computer at a table in a common area of the law school. I sat alone. Thankfully, my concentration was broken by a warm hello as a fellow 1L walked towards me. The “hello” caused me to look up just as she stumbled over her feet and a paper cup filled with hot brown liquid came careening towards me. I snatched my computer into the air, sacrificing my Civ Pro book to the splattering liquid. Amidst her apologies, I convinced her to go go go for paper towels, as I watched the murky brown liquid drip down between the keys of my keyboard. Unknown hands reached out with paper towels and I dabbed gingerly at the keys. Using damp paper towels, I gingerly washed between the keys and cleaned the bottom of the computer. Two days later, the only long lasting effect seems to be a tea smudge on the bottom of my screen.
I am thankful that it was tea, with a low sugar content. I am thankful that I swung my computer into the air. I am thankful to my civ pro book for bravely taking the brunt of the attack, even if it does crinkle each time I open it to remind me of its chivalry. Most of all, I am thankful that Murphy’s law is not fully in effect and I did not lose many hours, days, and weeks of work right after my previous posting of my laptop concerns. QUICK – knock some wood – somewhere – anywhere!
2 comments:
the wood's been knocked.
good save.
Not soon enough. It can somehow take days for the effects to become clear. The right side of my keyboard is much slower than it should be and makes little squeeky noises and the keys stay depressed just a little too long. Now I say thank goodness for warrenties, but I have to decide when I can be without my laptop to get it serviced. :(
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