Here's the state of affairs for now:
My laptop is still dead. I'm working for class on my mother's desktop machine and the Mac desktop at the rickshaw workplace until I receive a replacement.
My former workplace, the computer consulting firm, was kind enough to make me a deal on a new laptop - another HP with a Core i5 processor, 4 GB memory, and a 500 GB hard drive. This one is built to be used as a business computer, unlike the previous couple I've had. The one they ordered for me arrived at their offices on Friday. Unfortunately, it was heavily damaged in transit, and had big dents in the lid. So it clearly wouldn't do, and now the model in question is on backorder until (I hope) the 15th or so. So I'm on borrowed equipment for the remainder of my semester, probably. So be it. I got this week's translation class assignment completed and handed in earlier this afternoon, so only one more needs to be done.
The other good news is, my sister sent me word of a local nonprofit needing a volunteer to translate a document into Spanish for use in workshops being conducted in Latin America. I contacted them, they sent me the document, and I did the work amid all this IT hassle. I finished Tuesday night at just about midnight, at my mother's place, after work and after my library conversation group commitment. The document is going to be published online and maybe in print format soon, and I will receive credit for the translation. So even though it's unpaid, it's the foot in the door to attract more translation work. I'm on my way!
I can't wait to get the new tools so I can really begin to do business. I plan to take on more tax preparation work in the new year as well, and that requires me to pay license fees and buy better software, which will happen soon. And I also want to get back to work writing the Freud novel, which has been on the back burner since classes got busy. (I'm seeing A Dangerous Method tonight as research.)
So if things aren't perfect, at least I'm busy with cool stuff!
My laptop is still dead. I'm working for class on my mother's desktop machine and the Mac desktop at the rickshaw workplace until I receive a replacement.
My former workplace, the computer consulting firm, was kind enough to make me a deal on a new laptop - another HP with a Core i5 processor, 4 GB memory, and a 500 GB hard drive. This one is built to be used as a business computer, unlike the previous couple I've had. The one they ordered for me arrived at their offices on Friday. Unfortunately, it was heavily damaged in transit, and had big dents in the lid. So it clearly wouldn't do, and now the model in question is on backorder until (I hope) the 15th or so. So I'm on borrowed equipment for the remainder of my semester, probably. So be it. I got this week's translation class assignment completed and handed in earlier this afternoon, so only one more needs to be done.
The other good news is, my sister sent me word of a local nonprofit needing a volunteer to translate a document into Spanish for use in workshops being conducted in Latin America. I contacted them, they sent me the document, and I did the work amid all this IT hassle. I finished Tuesday night at just about midnight, at my mother's place, after work and after my library conversation group commitment. The document is going to be published online and maybe in print format soon, and I will receive credit for the translation. So even though it's unpaid, it's the foot in the door to attract more translation work. I'm on my way!
I can't wait to get the new tools so I can really begin to do business. I plan to take on more tax preparation work in the new year as well, and that requires me to pay license fees and buy better software, which will happen soon. And I also want to get back to work writing the Freud novel, which has been on the back burner since classes got busy. (I'm seeing A Dangerous Method tonight as research.)
So if things aren't perfect, at least I'm busy with cool stuff!