The universe hates me this morning.
First, I lost an entire 4TheWords file when I accidentally hit Ctrl-A and then kept typing, deleting an entire file which, for the first time in weeks, I hadn't transferred over to the main word document.
There were at least 2K of words in that file. I don't have it anywhere else.
Yes, I know what CTRL-A does. Yes, I know that continuing typing wipes it out. Yes, I did CTRL-Z to get it back. No, it did not work to get my file back. Mate, do not patronise me, I was using word processors back while you were just a twinkle in your parents eyes. I know what it's supposed to do, I am annoyed because: a) I have lost the stuff that I had in that file, b) I know what the word processor is supposed to do and it is not doing it. That is why I am cross!
I've logged a help desk call to see if they can retrieve the file. I'm not sure they can, I tried several ways of undoing it, and none of them worked. But chances are the attempts to undo it saved over any backup copies they happen to have.
Then I get into work, and my computer won't actually start up. It just hangs at the manufacturer screen. Twice I restart it, and then I goes in and won't connect to the wifi network. So I restart it again. And again. And then - finally - it works!
UGH.
While it's restarting, I go downstairs with a container to try to get some bircher muesli from the yoghurt/juice place downstairs. But they won't let me use my container because it's not standardised. The girl asks if she can put it into their containers and then dump it in my container...which...the point is NOT TO USE MORE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC, and how is that helping?
I didn't bother trying to argue, I just told her not to bother and walked away.
So.
Today the universe is out to get me. I shall be sure to look both ways very carefully before crossing the road and even then I'll probably get taken out by a bike messenger...
First, I lost an entire 4TheWords file when I accidentally hit Ctrl-A and then kept typing, deleting an entire file which, for the first time in weeks, I hadn't transferred over to the main word document.
There were at least 2K of words in that file. I don't have it anywhere else.
Yes, I know what CTRL-A does. Yes, I know that continuing typing wipes it out. Yes, I did CTRL-Z to get it back. No, it did not work to get my file back. Mate, do not patronise me, I was using word processors back while you were just a twinkle in your parents eyes. I know what it's supposed to do, I am annoyed because: a) I have lost the stuff that I had in that file, b) I know what the word processor is supposed to do and it is not doing it. That is why I am cross!
I've logged a help desk call to see if they can retrieve the file. I'm not sure they can, I tried several ways of undoing it, and none of them worked. But chances are the attempts to undo it saved over any backup copies they happen to have.
Then I get into work, and my computer won't actually start up. It just hangs at the manufacturer screen. Twice I restart it, and then I goes in and won't connect to the wifi network. So I restart it again. And again. And then - finally - it works!
UGH.
While it's restarting, I go downstairs with a container to try to get some bircher muesli from the yoghurt/juice place downstairs. But they won't let me use my container because it's not standardised. The girl asks if she can put it into their containers and then dump it in my container...which...the point is NOT TO USE MORE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC, and how is that helping?
I didn't bother trying to argue, I just told her not to bother and walked away.
So.
Today the universe is out to get me. I shall be sure to look both ways very carefully before crossing the road and even then I'll probably get taken out by a bike messenger...