14 January 2010

Relationship Trouble

I'm having a serious problem in my most important relationship. Those who know me well know that I'm not really one to talk about my private life, but this is just something that I need to share with someone.

Like most relationship problems, it really all boils down to communication issues. I suppose that most people have trouble really communicating what is going on and when they really need something, and I suppose that things are no different for us.

It's easy to let things fester, to leave unsaid the tiny things that are troubling you, and ignore the underlying problem.

I wish that things were different. I wish that the problem wasn't so frustrating and seemingly unsolvable. If only my side could be seen...

I mean, really, how hard is it for my MacBook to tell me when it has a low battery? Just a small pop up, a tiny warning that it's about to shut itself down? It used to warn me, and now, out of nowhere, it just stopped doing it! Come on, MacBook--communicate. Tell me when things aren't okay, and I'll try to fix them. You just shut down without warning when I'm trying to do things. This is seriously the only problem we've ever had! I love everything about my MacBook--why all this trouble now? Two and a half years into our relationship, and this is what I get?

Better keep an eye on that battery meter...you never know when I'll have to run and find a power source...


(Ten bonus points to everyone who KNEW that this post was going to be about a piece of electronic equipment right from the beginning.)

6 comments:

Camille said...

Your Mac, hahahaha. I started reading and thought for sure it would be your Tivo :)

David said...

Sweet. I totally get bonus points. I was pretty sure it was your tivo.

somebody's mother said...

I, too, thought it was your TiVo.

jenn said...

Oh, and I thought it was the X-box.

LL said...

I thought that you were sad that mom went on vacation without you. :-)

jill kynaston said...

I have to tell you how much I sympathize. Our laptop has a battery life of about 4.5 minutes. So we just keep it plugged in all the time. However, the plug that goes into the laptop is totally slippery for some reason and it slips out if you even look at it wrong. So if I don't notice in less than 4.5 that it has slipped out, bam! We're dead.