Out with the old....and gratitude for the flist and fandom

And on with the new. My birthday was yesterday. Imagine my shock and horror when my faithful and trusted Dell PC of six years decided to take a trip to the land of the big blue screens and gasped it's last breath. I was devastated. Luckily, it as my birthday, so I had a legitimate excuse to replace it right away. However, I decided not to get another Dell. Instead, I got an HP, which I am learning to love. I say learning because the switch from Windows XP to Windows 7 was incredibly jarring for me, but I'm slowly adapting to that. The worst part of this is losing all of the bookmarks I had saved on my computer. I'm slowly starting to build them up again, but it'll take awhile. I had a ton of recipes for my grandmother saved there, but who knows if I'll ever find them again? Need i say that's a colossal pain in the butt?

I need a vacation from my life, just for a little while.There's only so much retreating you can do online before you start to lose contact with humanity, and I'm nearing that point. People really do scare me sometimes. But then, half the time, I scare myself, so i don't guess it really matters much.

I have to send special thanks toveritas03 and nenne  , for the birthday post and v-gift, respectively. Thank you both for always being so kind and supportive when I'm down. It means a lot to me.

And many, many thanks go out to the various and numerous fan fiction authors who make my life enjoyable and not just livable. Anyone who writes has my utmost admiration. It is no easy task to perform, and I am in awe of those who can and do do it on a regular basis have  my sincere appreciation for their efforts. Thank you all.