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rebeccmeister) wrote2020-05-25 02:55 pm
rebeccmeister) wrote2020-05-25 02:55 pm
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OK Computer
This whole laptop thing is a slightly larger setback than I'd like to admit. My body is rebelling against the idea of sitting in front of the work desktop machine at the dining room table, which means that if I want to get something done, I first have to fight myself to get myself to sit down in the first place, then work on whatever it is I want to get done, while continuing to fight myself to keep myself sitting there.
The thing with the laptop is at least it offers several other postures. I remember having this conversation with a friend/colleague about dissertation-writing, and how we had several different postures we would rotate among to keep ourselves going. One of my favorites is lying on a bed with my knees propped up, and that just doesn't work so well with a desktop machine.
This is an interesting sort of discomfort. It isn't pain, but is closer to what I've described in the past as "itching on the inside," where my joints and body start to feel very uncomfortable from the position they're in. The discomfort level is great enough that it's a struggle to overcome it.
I did find a repair place to try calling tomorrow. I would really rather not see this laptop turn into another piece of ewaste yet. If I wind up having to replace the logic board, it looks like iFixit will take back the old one for a $50 credit.
The thing with the laptop is at least it offers several other postures. I remember having this conversation with a friend/colleague about dissertation-writing, and how we had several different postures we would rotate among to keep ourselves going. One of my favorites is lying on a bed with my knees propped up, and that just doesn't work so well with a desktop machine.
This is an interesting sort of discomfort. It isn't pain, but is closer to what I've described in the past as "itching on the inside," where my joints and body start to feel very uncomfortable from the position they're in. The discomfort level is great enough that it's a struggle to overcome it.
I did find a repair place to try calling tomorrow. I would really rather not see this laptop turn into another piece of ewaste yet. If I wind up having to replace the logic board, it looks like iFixit will take back the old one for a $50 credit.