Sunday, December 09, 2007

The Woman's Laptop Broke and I Was Biting My Foot!


Oh man let me tell you, I couldn't get online for a long time, most of the week. Bummer I tell you! Bummer!
The Woman's laptop went belly up and, since she's a digit head, she invoked her dubious skills at fixing it. On Sunday I was like Oh Boy, there goes my online life! On Monday, I was twitching a little bit. By Tuesday, I was in full withdrawal and The Woman had to give me a raw meaty bone and send me out in the yard while she worked.

Let me tell you gang, there were laptop pieces all over the place. And screws! TONS of screws! $nack kept wanting to play with the screws and I was getting more nervous by the minute. My foot was getting raw from biting it! I got a LOT of raw meaty bones this past week let me tell you.

Now I have to admit that I doubted the woman's abilility to fix this mess for a few seconds. Ok ok, I doubted her for longer than a few seconds. Because by Thursday, the thing was still in pieces.

"I'm waiting for parts, Tosca" she droned.

"Stop pestering me Tosca" she blurted.

"Tosca have faith" she whined.

But still, it was Friday and ....nothing. Just pieces of my own personal laptop all taken apart and locked in the dining room sitting there right on the LL Bean Farmhouse table, which I might add, I am used to cruising with my nose. The Woman wouldn't let any of us in there. "I don't want your hairs all over everything Tosca," she snipped.

Well by late Friday I was like totally needing a methadone program or something. I was in full withdrawal. The Woman was kind of twitchy herself to tell the truth. Then the Fed Ex guy showed up. I hate that Fed Ex guy. I have tried to eat him on several occasions and he is so scared of my own perfect self that he leaves packages at the door, rings the bell and runs. What a tobacco roader that guy is. I mean I LOVE the UPS guy. That guy is just plain cool. He can come right in with the packages and I do my very best to leave some of my perfect fur all over him. He has biscuits too! I mean they are your common run of the mill biscuits, they're not Canidae Snap Biscuits like I am used to, but they do in a pinch let me tell you. But the Fex Ex guy? He could bring me a steak for all I care, I still want to eat him. But hey, at least he brought The Parts. I gave him a slight reprieve for that, but make no mistake, I will catch him another time.

But so anyways, here I am online again folks. The Woman pulled off the repair. She replaced the entire Mother Board. What the fershtunk is a Mother Board? Do they have Father Boards too? And if so, how come she didn't replace the Father Board? I mean replace the whole family right? Anyways, the power supply was all screwed up too, so I mean she practically replaced the whole fershtunkin' mess. Ok it took her all week but she pulled it off. I mean how cool is that? I'm kinda glad she took all week because I got more raw bones, if you get my drift.

I do have to tell you that the laptop had a lot of me in there. I mean there was fur everywhere. So the innards got a good cleaning and now I will have to start all over furring up the laptop. Cripes, a dog's work is never done is it???
Anyways, I am sure you all missed me. When I cruise your blogs, I just bet I will read "Where's Perfect Tosca"? posts just dedicated to me. I mean I'm gonna see that, right? Right?

18 Foot Bites:

ASTOR CATS said...

Tosca,

You are such a good helper! Getting the laptop fixed is a very big deal - your patience paid off. Our mom is technically challenged and her approach is to go out and buy a new one. Not always the most practical answer.

Midnite & Stray Kitty

Amber-Mae said...

Oh, bummer! But glad it's okay now...I hope you didn't totally chew your whole foot.

Love licks,
Solid Gold Dancer

KEY WEST COLLIES said...

It is good to have you back Shirt Tail Cousin. We were starting to think that your were hijacked by a band of rogue racoon ninjas. It could happen.
Essex & Deacon

Katherine and Pippa, said...

What a cool woman. Mistress has delusions about being able to do that sort of stuff but she can't at all.

I am totally with you about getting fur everywhere. What is a laptop or a room, or anywhere really without PippaFur?

Pippa

Joe Stains said...

WOW I am impressed by your Mom and her fixing skills!! My Mom would have just junked it and bought a new one or something. I bet your hair in it what really fixed it, though.

TAPhillips said...

We missted you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much, Tosca Girl. I mean, what were we supposed to think when our firstest and bestest blogging buddy stops posting and commenting? Our world was falling apart. I mean, that was worse than the allergy injections and dogmom's dogged shoulder.

Oh yeah, we're glad you're back. Did we mention that yet?
Wuf Ya!
Gomer & Opie

4xBs said...

hi Tosca, life is Perfect now that you are back online. we're so glad that your Woman can fix stuff. we hope that you didn't bite your foot too badly.

we love your music. we are singing along.

woofers.

Maggie & Mitch said...

Wow! Your mom fixed her/your computer all by herself?! We're very impressed! We don't like the UPS man or the FedEx man or the mailman! We're kinda hard to please! hehehe

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch

Tatum Tot said...

Tosca you are so very pretty! I am pretty too... aren't all us collie girls just pretty? And that is mean your person had the laptop all apart for so long. The Mum at our house did that once after hers broke and had screws and parts all over, too! It was scary!

Stanley said...

Tosca dear!

I've been missing you, but didn't want to bother you since you usually have such a full social schedule. On top of all of that, it takes time to be perfect, and so, I guessed you had a good reason for your absence.

Tell your mama I'm sending goober smooches her way for healing your pooter, and all by herself. I'm impressed. Bummer she defurred it, though.

So, what's been shakin'?

Goober love,
Stanley

Pee Ess
My sissy, Stella, signed your guestbook. Hope you don't mind.

Luckie Girl said...

Hey girl,
So that's why you have been out of action! Your woman is pretty smart to repair the compooter. My Mom would have just given up and gotten a new one.

Girl Girl Hamster said...

Oh no. no wonder you're missing. Your mom sure is smart to fix the laptop.
I dont get the mother and father board thingy either

~ Girl girl

Harry said...

Bravo to the woman for fixing that laptop. Luckily pa works in IT, so we should be OK!

Toodle pip,
Harry x

Daisy said...

I wondered where you been! Computers are hard.

Sparky said...

I was wondering why you weren't posting lately. I'm so glad you're back!

Simba said...

I hope you still have some toes left and the lap top is fixed.

Simba x

Ferndoggle said...

Hey PT...we're glad you're back! That laptop is definitely pawfect now that it has your furs in it.

Sherman, Penny & Lola

Jake of Florida said...

Hey Perfect Tosca, It sounds like you have a perfect mom who can fix anything -- even a "fershtunkineh" Mother Board!! We are impressed.

We were excited that you came to call -- being from South Florida, we like to visit Key West Collies to see how they're doing, so we've seen your messages there.

Reading one of your other posts, we found this:

"I also clack in thin air too. I mean that's right, I just sit there and go clackclackclackclack."

Well, JH is weird too. He clacks, he quivers, he bites floating air mites. So it's not just a collie thing. It's a weirdo wire thing too!!

Please add us to your list of friends, and come visit again. We have a B&B for anyone running away from ice and snow.

And we shall try the pencils in peanut butter thing -- although we do like the dry very metallic and rubbery taste of the pencil end au naturel!!

Wirey woofs,

Jake and Just Harry