spyware & surprises
WORD challenge: wrote 10 pages of randomness which needs to be blended into ms
Okay - so it’s so NOT funny when your horoscope mocks you. I refer you to my horoscope from 11/15, which clearly stated a pleasant surprise was in store for me.
Getting my first editor rejection for FWD forwarded to me from my agent does not constitute a pleasant surprise. (Hear that, stars and planets?) And it’s a sucky rejection too - no request for revisions or anything. Just a plain old, “I’ll pass.” I hate that phrase. I’d rather hear “I don’t want the damned thing.”
Bitter? Who, me?
Really, I’m okay. It’s absolutely not my first R by any means, but it’s the first one with my agent, so it’s a milestone. She told me not to worry - it only takes one editor to love it, and I know that’s true. But I would feel better if my horoscope didn’t lead me on.
Otherwise, I’ve been having computer issues - everything was running really slowly, freezing, crashing, etc. So I call Dell and got 3 different answers, one of which entailed deleting everything from my computer and starting from scratch. So NOT an option for me sitting here all by my lonesome. Finally, I talked with someone who said that I had some kind of spyware that invaded my system and that’s why everything had been crashing. Well, I have some spyware crusher things on the computer, but I’d sort of forgotten to run them weekly.
Must. Run. Spyware.
So after running it, deleting temporary internet files (who knew?) my internet connection is flying again and things have stopped freezing for now. So, in honor of my obsessive compulsiveness, I feel that I must now run the spyware daily instead of weekly.
Steph T.
November 17th, 2004 at 5:08 pm
(((Hugs))) on the R!!! That sucks. But yep, just takes one editor to love it! : )
Ugh on the spyware. I had that problem recently. Just a couple of days ago. My modem stopped working, and after consulting the Bellsouth goobers, we found out that spyware had caused the problem. I’d run my anti-spyware program since the modem failure, but it turns out that I needed a more powerful program. So I now have TWO anti-spyware programs, both of which find different things. Grr.
November 17th, 2004 at 7:33 pm
I now have 2 different programs too - and each one found something different. So I was deleting everything until the husband said that some cookies are good and get picked up by accident…and I would know the difference how…????
Hackers suck.
November 17th, 2004 at 10:23 pm
(((((Steph)))))) I had to do major cleanup at work after landing on a song lyrics page and getting spyware dumped all over my work computer. I was NOT a happy camper! =(
November 17th, 2004 at 10:23 pm
And (((((( steph))))) on the R!!!! It does only take one to make a sale but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating!
November 17th, 2004 at 10:29 pm
((Staph)) on the R, and the computer troubles. It sucks when so many things happen at once.
November 18th, 2004 at 7:34 am
Steph, I am so sorry about the rejection. I have yet to hear a word myself..heck, maybe my rejection got lost in the mail. As for the spyware and it crashing the computer..been there, done that and my son had to delete everything after I backed it up and reinstall. I’m just very lucky to have a computer nerd son.
Big Hugs!
Jerri
November 18th, 2004 at 9:51 am
Thanks for the HUGS, guys!!
And Cece - I was visiting TONS of those song lyric sites for one of the websites for my books. I think I’ve found a major culprit!
Jerri - am thinking ALL positive thoughts for you!!!!