MonkeyPants

Less Procrastination, More Error Messages.

I’ve got ten ‘comfort books’ left to pack. They’re the ones I thought I’d need as the rest of my household gets dismantled. The book equivalents of Mom’s Mac ‘n’ Cheese, or baked potatoes swimming in butter. Not edifying, but satisfying. However, I have also been relying on watching shows on t’Internet. I reward myself with them.

But then, out of the blue about three days ago, I go to watch an old episode of ‘Friends’ and there’s a message that says,” Shockwave Flash. The Program performed an illegal operation. You are advised to restart Navigator”.

It won’t let me watch my shows. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled all kinds of things. I don’t even use Navigator. At this point, through desperation and ignorance, God only knows what I’ve done to the machine.

I’ve used logic: Uninstall anything that says “Flash” that I can. Reinstall.

I’ve used intuition: Uninstall any programs that I don’t recognize.

I’ve used psychology: Walking away and telling myself I don’t need those dumb shows.

I’ve used stupidity: Clicking really fast in hopes that the computer won’t notice I am watching TV.

I feel as though I am being held hostage by my stupid computer.