Well...It Kind of Was Bad

So I was hoping for the best with my laptop and things didn't really work out. As it turns out they had to replace the Hard Drive, which means I essentially lost everything that I had on my computer. Not too worry however about my pictures, because only the day before I backed them up on a external hard drive sent over from home. So hopefully when I get my computer back up and running they will transfer back over nicely.

Ok, well you may be thinking he has his computer back now, why isn't he blogging? I do have my computer back, but it still doesn't work. Since the hard drive had to be replaced everything is gone on the computer and that includes the OS and all the necessary software to run the computer. And as you may have guessed the cds necessary to reinstall all those things are sitting comfortably at my place in Columbia, a.k.a school. Yet another dilemma. Right now, I am in the process of getting my roommates to round up those cds and send them over to me. What's actually crazy is the fact that it's probably much cheaper to have them send over the cds from the U.S., then it is for me to call Apple on my cellphone here in Denmark. The hold time on the phone and the length it would take to get everything straight would certainly run out my minutes.

So again, I'm sorry for not keeping up with the blog during this time. It's really bothering me as well because I have started to really enjoy doing this. The only consistent computer access available is at school and I hate just spending my hours after class ends hunkered down here for a few more hours. A few of the guys I live with have been really helpful letting me use their computers to check my email late at night and things, but it bothers me to continue asking them again and again. Therefore, the whole blog thing has kind of gone by the wayside for the last week 1/2.

It's absolutely amazing how much more I have to plan my day because I don't have my computer. Add to the fact that I was able to start signing up for fall classes on Monday (a little glitch is the fact that the website to sign up on can't recognize most of the computers that anyone has here, apparently it's an internal language thing on the computer) and it's been kind of important for me to be around a computer lately.

I'll quit with my sob story now and say that the team at the Eric Abroad blog is working vigorously in preparation for an extravagant return to the blog once their regular computer access returns.

Awesome News: I'm going to Dublin, Ireland March 12-17 (see above picture). I would most certainly hope that by the time I return from Dublin things will be back to normal and you can all enjoy what is sure to be a great St. Patrick's Day trip.