Behold! I Hath Returned! Praise Technology!

When my main computing machine died at the end of February, I had no idea what a pain it would be. Most of my files were backed up (save for my VERY IMPORTANT paperback interiors, apparently!) and I had my netbook to run my business (and you know, Internetz) from, but the world decided that the netbook wouldn't be powerful enough to let me do, you know, stuff, and Lenovo, from whom I purchased my new computer, decided to sit on their asses for a month before shipping the damn thing.

WELL IT'S HERE. It's also probably a little queer, because God knows it's gonna be full of lesbians. (No not that way get your mind out of the gutter. We can't all have that.)

Behold my new Lenovo Y510p, a very nice little machine that I am so far pleased with, minus WTF USB port placements. IT GLOWS RED.

With no flash! (Yuck!)

With flash! (Also yuck!)

I have named it RANJU, to match my netbook REON. You're either going to get that or not. Hint they're named after Takarazuka actresses. My last two matching machines were named AYUMU and MEGU so this naming my computers after real people is not new, haha.

Having a new and speedy dedicated computer means I'm going to be around a lot more often now. Especially since I just finished up edits on NIGOU and thus have a lot more time again. Woo! To celebrate, I will be releasing some info the coming days, including maybe a coughcoughgiveawaycoughcough so be sure to stick around for that!

Now excuse me, I have The Sims 3 to install.

Another One Bites The Dust

Computer, that is.

So, this past Monday, as I was finishing up the blurb for "USOTSUKI." and its ebook formatting, my dear four-year-old desktop replacement laptop decided it was a good time to shut down for good. (Yeah, great timing. Thanks!) One of the hard drives is dead, and while I COULD just get a new one I guess, that laptop had a bunch of other terrible problems (its love for bluescreening, a dead touchpad, an aversion to all things ~touchpad~) and I am going to get a new one in the next couple of days. I've known this day was coming for a few months now, so it's not a huge surprise, but could it pick a worse time???

What does this mean for the new releases coming down the pipeline? You'll be relieved to know that I have everything backed up in 1000 places (or so it seems) so no super crucial files were lost. While using my backup/travel netbook here to format ebooks and upload them to retailers is definitely not ideal (don't do it! argh the slowness! the tiny screen!) "USOTSUKI." is in no danger from my end in being late to release this Friday.

However!

I lost some files, it seems, regarding the photo guide. Not any of the pictures (but I do get the endless joy of organizing them all over again) but I lost my notes of how I wanted to organize it and my credits I had amassed. This puts me back about another month of putting it together! :( Granted, I am expecting it to come out in the second half of 2014 toward the end of RR's run, but this ain't fun for me!

So, that's the issue over here! Just a gripe and RIP to my dear old laptop that  traveled with me around the world and helped me start up and run my business. A moment of silence. Okay, silence over. Now to go drop a bunch of money on a new one for me to get attached to. Sigh.