I have a new (used) computer. It's a long story, but it ended up being that the store I was entrusting to fix my computer was planning on receiving a shipment of used Dells and it was either send in my computer for £155 or buy a used (but shiny!) computer for £189. As you can see, this computer is clearly British because I can make a £ sign. My plan is basically that when I get home, I'll send the old computer out to Best Buy because I have a service warranty through them, and it won't cost me to get the computer fixed there.

The whole thing has been an ordeal though, as not only did I have to wait awhile for the new computers to get in (Anyone who's met me for more than a day can tell you that I'm rather impatient), but then there was a read error and I had to take the computer back. The store owner just traded me another Dell that they bought (same kind and everything) but that one had a problem with the fan. I took it back and it seemed like it was fixed in the shop, but when I got back to my room it and turned it on it started making a horrible noise again. So basically what he did was switch the hard drives of the two computers, so that this one doesn't have a read error and the fan works perfectly (so far).

I've decided that I'm a jinx when it comes to electronic gadgets.

I'm in the middle of uploading some more pictures of Chester, I'll post them in a bit when I'm done.

I'm still trying to get used to having a computer that is made for the UK. the " and the @ symbols are switched, and the # sign is also in a different place. It's kinda cool.

I'm going to London and Stonehenge next week. Might also go to Windsor and Oxford. I'm going with the friend who let me stay with her in Liverpool, and we're staying with one of the girls that she hosted during my first stay. May 2nd is going to be a BIG day - We've booked a special tour in which we can actually TOUCH Stonehenge (they don't allow you to go near the stones on a normal basis because people are MORONS and try to flick bits off to take home), and we'll see a bit of Salisbury as well. Then we'll get back to London around 3-4 p.m. and probably hit up the British Museum and then we've got a concert at 8:00 p.m. EEEEE, I'm seeing Steve Carlson :o)

Okay now that the computer thing is settled, I really have to clean my room, iron my laundry, and start doing some more work on my project. Cheers.