[To begin this story at the beginning, see “Black box appears in Denver; no identifying marks“) With luck, this will be the last chapter of Grandma vs. the Alien. Cross your fingers. My last mention of the Alien was about ten days ago, when my alien nemesis was sent packing back to the mother ship. In … Continue reading Grandma vs. the Alien: The Final Chapter
[To begin this story at the beginning, click here.] A few of you may have been following my misadventures — those involving the acquisition of my first new desktop computer in five years. I refer to the Alienware computer I originally ordered in late August to replace my dying, outdated Dell. As Chapter 2 of … Continue reading Grandma vs. the Alien: Chapter 3
The not-so-funny tale of a grandmother and her new Alienware computer. Continue reading Grandma vs. the Alien: Chapter 2
[Previously titled “Grandma got run over by a … computer”] [To begin this story at the beginning, click here.] Grandma vs. the Alien The plan was to start around noon getting the new computer unpacked and set up — a couple of frustrating hours at most — and then into the first day of Warhammer. … Continue reading Grandma vs. the Alien: Chapter 1
My new computer was finally delivered a bit after 5 pm today. First surprise: two women working the delivery. One with the sign-here tablet, the other hauling the 70-lb box to the porch. I know, it’s not PC for me to notice there were women working the delivery, but I did. I don’t think I’ve … Continue reading Black box appears in Denver; no identifying marks
