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I was in complete and utter despair for some unknown reason last night, it's probably because of the not-so-sudden realization that what may be causing my computer to get really really hot around the hard drive is something being fried in the circuitry. More than likely caused by the time it didn't shut down when I thought it had so it overheated and drained out the battery while it was in my bag.
It seemed like normally the temperature of my computer would hover around 39-45°C, but the range had been a couple degrees greater lately. I turned off my computer sometime around 7pm while Scott was over at my place, but when he left and I turned it on again, the temperature slowly but steadily rose: 43.. 44.. 45.. 46.. 47.. 48.. 49.. 50.. 51.. 52.. 53.. 54.. 55.. 56.. 57.. 58......
Somehow only then did it dawn on me that something's probably been fried.
I felt so completely wrecked I called DarkFlash at 12:15am and we talked until 1. It was so indescribable, and I know I'm one of those people who will have an unsettling feeling in my heart for days if something goes wrong with my computer. Talk about dependency on technology. I slept with my kung fu straightsword next to me on my bed, probably because I felt alone without something by me, or more likely just because I didn't know what to do to make myself feel better.
This morning I needed to check something, so I booted it up and wow, it was heating up really really fast again, it hit 51°C before I thought, well, let's try some cooling. I opened my window as wide as it would go and let the -25°C air come in while I went to class for a couple of hours.
All through class I totally couldn't concentrate (this may have something to do with just how BORING Dr. Han is) - I still felt devastated. It's just one of those things - Under only extreme circumstances would I consider backing up all of my data and programs from my hard drive on cd - it's more expensive than it appears, and I am absolutely not going to risk losing my 3GB Finnish music collection and the only current copy of my scans and stuff of drawings.
At least when I came back it was happily buzzing along at 25°C inside the computer, while I was unhappily dragging my feet into my room to drop off my books. I called technical support and they wanted me to run some diagnostics, sure. I let that run and had half an hour before another class, so I took some piano music and banged around expressively in the HCA. Then went to sit, distracted, through another class.
After class I'm done now for the day, so I closed my window half-way, packed up everything I needed to work on my model kit into a shoebox and put my sketchbook and pencils into my backpack so I can spend the rest of the day in SUB having a nice art-break. But I've stopped by here (where it's still cold, since it's around some exterior doors) to type this, and presently I think I need to head back into Siberia-room to grab my choir music since I don't know how long I'll be hanging out in SUB.
For once today I seriously considered pulling a Sasha and drinking myself to sleep - but I don't know what that'll do for my 8am lecture tomorrow, and I'm still out of beer. Maybe I should go get some after choir.
I almost forgot to add: I didn't have dinner last night and save for the Rice Krispie square and juice that Scott and I had during our conversation at around 8pm, I haven't eaten anything or drank anything save for a sip of water sometime during EN PH class this morning (I sat in on Dr. Sigurdson's class, he's far more entertaining and speaks English). I also forgot to add that I'm wearing all black today, and that's partially why I'm so cold (CCXV t-shirt and trousers, and knives). I'm also going to get my black sweatshirt when I get my music.
It seemed like normally the temperature of my computer would hover around 39-45°C, but the range had been a couple degrees greater lately. I turned off my computer sometime around 7pm while Scott was over at my place, but when he left and I turned it on again, the temperature slowly but steadily rose: 43.. 44.. 45.. 46.. 47.. 48.. 49.. 50.. 51.. 52.. 53.. 54.. 55.. 56.. 57.. 58......
Somehow only then did it dawn on me that something's probably been fried.
I felt so completely wrecked I called DarkFlash at 12:15am and we talked until 1. It was so indescribable, and I know I'm one of those people who will have an unsettling feeling in my heart for days if something goes wrong with my computer. Talk about dependency on technology. I slept with my kung fu straightsword next to me on my bed, probably because I felt alone without something by me, or more likely just because I didn't know what to do to make myself feel better.
This morning I needed to check something, so I booted it up and wow, it was heating up really really fast again, it hit 51°C before I thought, well, let's try some cooling. I opened my window as wide as it would go and let the -25°C air come in while I went to class for a couple of hours.
All through class I totally couldn't concentrate (this may have something to do with just how BORING Dr. Han is) - I still felt devastated. It's just one of those things - Under only extreme circumstances would I consider backing up all of my data and programs from my hard drive on cd - it's more expensive than it appears, and I am absolutely not going to risk losing my 3GB Finnish music collection and the only current copy of my scans and stuff of drawings.
At least when I came back it was happily buzzing along at 25°C inside the computer, while I was unhappily dragging my feet into my room to drop off my books. I called technical support and they wanted me to run some diagnostics, sure. I let that run and had half an hour before another class, so I took some piano music and banged around expressively in the HCA. Then went to sit, distracted, through another class.
After class I'm done now for the day, so I closed my window half-way, packed up everything I needed to work on my model kit into a shoebox and put my sketchbook and pencils into my backpack so I can spend the rest of the day in SUB having a nice art-break. But I've stopped by here (where it's still cold, since it's around some exterior doors) to type this, and presently I think I need to head back into Siberia-room to grab my choir music since I don't know how long I'll be hanging out in SUB.
For once today I seriously considered pulling a Sasha and drinking myself to sleep - but I don't know what that'll do for my 8am lecture tomorrow, and I'm still out of beer. Maybe I should go get some after choir.
I almost forgot to add: I didn't have dinner last night and save for the Rice Krispie square and juice that Scott and I had during our conversation at around 8pm, I haven't eaten anything or drank anything save for a sip of water sometime during EN PH class this morning (I sat in on Dr. Sigurdson's class, he's far more entertaining and speaks English). I also forgot to add that I'm wearing all black today, and that's partially why I'm so cold (CCXV t-shirt and trousers, and knives). I'm also going to get my black sweatshirt when I get my music.
