Well...it's cause I am.

If this post is actually posted, it means my computer was functional for long enough for me to write it, so that's exciting. I had it turned off all day and plan to take it in tomorrow with Amy (bless her heart) to have it looked at. When I turned it on tonight it gave me the "Windows has recovered from a serious error" message, which I hadn't gotten before, so I guess it's possible is has recovered, although I'm certainly not ready to count my chickens.

Friday was a really great day until about 1am when my computer freaked out. At work I did a lot of searching for accommodations for the kids, calling 20-some hotels to ask if they had activity/conference rooms and what the rate was. After work I hung out at Figaro, a coffee shop/cafe near yoga that I really, really like. It has some character. :) Watched an episode of Grey's, then went to Hot Hour, which is the hour-long version of the Hot Yoga class. I had a really good experience from start to finish. They have a lot of seating outside of the studio area so you can rest and cool down, and there I met Heidi from Mexico and talked to her about living here as an expat. Showered (the showers are so much nicer than the one here in the apartment...) and headed home very relaxed and tired and content. It was Sarah's last night in town (which I hadn't known until today) and so I told her I would go out with her and her friends, but got a text from her saying she really just needed to pack. Sad we didn't get to see more of each-other, but I told her I'd visit her in HK sometime. So, I chilled at home until my computer went on the blink and I flipped out for a bit and then decided I couldn't deal with it until the morning.

Didn't sleep that well Friday night thanks to the computer worries, but once I let myself get up Saturday morning I started to get some perspective. Got the computer to work long enough to email myself work-related documents and make sure my backup program was working and run it again. Talked to Amy, and went to eat some late breakfast before yoga. It was another Hot Hour, and another great class, although I could tell my concentration wasn't quite what it had been previously. Ate a delicious sandwich at Figaro while reading one of their magazines. Also, they have a free book exchange! I'll have to bring the book that made me cry, and check out the selection more.

Went home from Figaro because I had brought my computer around with me (hadn't heard from Amy when I left the house, so I wasn't sure when I'd end up wanting it) and then headed out to the Oriental Pearl Tower. Ascended the tower, which is something I'm glad I did, but wasn't amazing. More impressive was the big exhibit/museum they have on the history of Shanghai...will post pictures on my site eventually. Went from there to a late dinner at a Greek place I'd read about, buying a dress on the way between the subway station and the restaurant. (These things happen. Especially with too many enthusiastic salesladies. However, they made sure I knew how good a price they were giving me...so it was clearly a good purchase!) And honestly, that's all I did today. Spent a lot of time in transit, and just relaxing and looking around, trying to absorb the city. Early Saturday night- Amy can't go out and I'd be too tired to anyway!