Monday, May 22, 2006

On Friend Lists and Emoticons

One of the painful parts about going away is that you will be away from your friends and family. However, this does not mean that one is limited to just paper and pen to communicate. Now with internet, anything is possible; even video conversations.

It had been a while since I last switched on my computer (not including last night) as I've been preoccupied with other things. But when I connected to the Internet last night, I was horrified to discover that I couldn't log into my MSN Messenger and no amount of troubleshooting fixed the problem. I even rang up my computer whiz friend to see if he knew what was wrong. He didn't. Since no amount of panicking helped, I decided to calm down and just let it go. All my lovely emoticons, the display pictures of my friends, and the easy access to my e-mail and MySpace tab, gone.Surprisingly, as the night wore on, I slowly got over it...perhaps it was also attributed to the fact that I was sleepy.

Anyhow, when I turned on my computer today, and tried my luck again. It worked!! The first thing I did was check and see if all my emoticons were saved. Haha! So sue me! But when I go away, it also means that I can't just ring my friend up to come over and help fix my PC if its acting up. What will I do then?

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