i hate that i'm an idiot when it comes to computers. it's like my brain just dissolves when i'm around technology and i no longer can function. it's so insipid.

for the last two days i have not been able to connect to the internet. i called dsl support and there was a 'status update' that told me that there was a problem in the san jose area and that it should be resolved in a few hours, and then another status update with a few more hours, and on and on for the last two days. well, i decided to actually talk to an operator this time rather than just get the status update, because i kept thinking i'm not really in san jose (although close) and maybe i can get a sense of better timing for when it would finally be up.

needless to say, if you know me, turns out that i wasn't affected by the connection problems in san jose at all. it was me and my computer alone that had somehow become disabled from my modem. and the worst part is, jessie had been telling me to disconnect my modem and restart. and i thought i had. except that what i'd been disconnecting wasn't my modem, but the other black box i have with the computer, because i had forgotten i had hid the modem behind some materials, and because, most importantly, i'm an idiot. i really hate how stupid i am around technology.