On rabid commercialism

[heidi]

My bag o'stuff from Sephora arrived today - fourteen cosmetic products - twenty-one if you count everything in kits separately - for twenty one dollars, including shipping. Gotta love sales.

I got a sample of Pink Sugar eau de toilette and my goodness, does it smell like sugar. Cotton candy, actually (candyfloss for the Brits) and the kids love it.

The reason I haven't been around much this week is because of insane computer problems. My office machine, which was my home machine until 3 weeks ago, had a hard drive crash. It was vaguely recently backed up, so I didn't lose very much, but it has to be replaced. I'm checking to see if the office network can accomodate a MiniMac - it's really all I need for the office, and er, it's shiny.

My at-home laptop has suffered a Troublesome Keyboard Failure - the Fn key seems to be stuck down. I picked up a can of antidust today which may help - any advice on what else might work, short of a keyboard replacement, or using it as a docked computer with a plug-in keyboard?

Last bit of advice-seeking: I've had pregnancy-related heartburn for the past few weeks. I've tried changing what I eat after 3pm, staying upright after eating, and chewing tums, which usually help after an hour or so, but does anyone have other tips? Is there anything I should stay away from 24/7? I've already declined ordering the Tiger Tear salad from our thai restaurant tonight, sigh...

Comments

[queenlily.livejournal.com]

Try inserting a paper clip under the edge of the key and popping it off, then clean it.

Of course, if your keyboard keys don't come off, or if they're too close together, this won't help.