Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

So naturally, on a Sunday after the shops have closed and before a week in which I am a) working 9-5 and b) having a new bathroom installed, my desktop PC decides to blow a gasket. *headdesks forever* I'm assuming the motherboard has gone at this point as it just went dead in mid-use but didn't power down and refused to let me switch it off at all. On the off chance it was just temporary overheating, I took the cover off and went at it with the ol' compressed air but it was still DoA when I tried switching it back on later. I'll try once more tomorrow, when its had a full 24 hours plus to cool off, and if it's still dead, will assume motherboard is fried and buy a replacement. *whimpers*

Why now, Fate, when I'm shelling out money like confetti on the bathroom, hmm? HMM?!? *glares*

In the meantime, thank allllllllll the gods for laptops and routers that are straightforward to use. *cuddles her internet*

(Added annoyance: the laptop's due for repair - battery fails to hold a charge any more- and I was going to take it in this week. Oh well at least the PC blew BEFORE I'd taken the laptop in, that really would have added insult to injury. Just hope I can get the laptop sorted before I go away in August)

PS: Is swapping out a motherboard hard? Can a semi-technical me handle it do you think, oh wise flist?

PPS: Hope to heck I can figure out what motherboard I had. I think I put the specs in LJ somewhere......*offers up prayers to patron saint of dormice*