Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Reference Paper

I had a great starting on my reference paper, all my sources were found Early, I had my entire paper written for my conference which also went well and even my critiques were coming along. Monday night I went to my office to print out my paper and do a few last minute corrections as well as print my critiques and the worst happened. my computer which has ALWAYS worked for me.. sure its slow sometimes, but always works would not start. It literally went to a blue screen something ive never seen before and i couldn't believe it. I waited for what seemed like hours well two to be exact trying to get it to work and finally i gave up, went home put the little one into a bath, fed her and put her to bed so I could use my rough draft and re type the entire paper and try to remember all corrections i had previously made. I also had 7 critiques and a works cited to re create from scratch so needless to say I was up until 3am and writing through tears partially from sleep deprivation and part from frustration. I was able to finish typing everything and decided to make my corrections further at school today. It all worked out but man was that stressul. I cant ever seem to understand why technology just doesnt work in the most crucial times. I still have no idea what was wrong with my computer but if I go in tomorow and it works perfectly I will absolutely flip out..

1 comment:

  1. This situation is frustrating and unfortunate. It's a reminder to always have work backed up at least 2 ways plus have a hard copy on hand. I have learned this lesson myself.

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