those old computer woes

Frustration is...losing the internet. I am so accustomed to plunking down in my computer chair and having likemy 4 or 5 frequently-checked webpages open, and jumping around checking emails, printing stuff, renewing etsy listings, that when i woke up to a fried modem earlier this week, i knew it would be ugly. But my blood pressure pretty much skyrockets every time i try to do anything on the computer since then. We have a laptop, and i can get some wireless from my neighbor (bless you) if i hold the laptop at shoulder height, in one corner of the house and if the wind is blowing in the right direction... And even then i can't generally keep the signal long enough to do much. It is just one big FRUSTRATION! The rest of the family sure hopes the new modem arrives Monday and i can calm down. :-)