Huh

[hils]

Apparently I cannot switch off tech support mode. Was just in my local stationary shop buying a nice pen (for fic writing) and there was a lady in front of me asking about printers. The girl behind the counter seemed pretty clueless so I spent about 10 mins chatting to the lady about different options.

Felt good about it afterwards so it must have clocked me some karma points. LOL!

Comments

[miranda-skye.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's quite sweet :) Definite good karma there!

[hils.livejournal.com]

:) I like to help people where I can

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

Those pens run out already?

People know the look of a geek. I was in John Lewis poking a laptop with my finger, as you do, minding my own business, when this woman came up to me and asked me loads of questions about what to buy (and she knew I wasn't staff).

[hils.livejournal.com]

Not so much run out as I lost them *is ashamed*

Hehe! I'd be happy to geek out about laptops with a stranger. LOL! Yes, I am that pathetic

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

!!!!!!!!

I wasn't too put out...

[hils.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry :( I feel so bad!

Well, the Clark pen ran out. I left the Lex pen in London after the last Merlin meetup and the Midimeet pen disappeared at work somewhere

I did write A LOT of fic with them before the vanished though

:(

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

Happens.

I'm not upset.

::hides voodoo doll under the cushion::

[hils.livejournal.com]

Eep!

[alinoradesancto.livejournal.com]

Heh, I can't either. Have you ever tried figuring out why a friend's computer did *this* after only being told it was on a different OS to what you're using halfway through the conversation when you specifically asked because said friend isn't particularly technical - all this over MSN while watching that battery life of your brother's laptop slowly die?

It's...interesting. I'll give it that..or being called up randomly with the phrase, "help! my internet's not working!"

*sigh* Should I get a laptop?


*realises she's gone off topic again*

Anyway..geeking out on people is fun. I had a nice talk with a guy in a store about cameras a few weeks ago..

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes, you should get a laptop *g*

Oh, yeah, doing tech support over the phone is fun. LOL

I was trying to fix my dad's PC last weekend and let me tell you troubleshooting Vista is IMPOSSIBLE!

[alinoradesancto.livejournal.com]

Troubleshooting Vista when you're on XP is the hard one..(what are you on?)

Oh, I'm trying very, very hard at the moment to not succumb to the laptop-want.

[hils.livejournal.com]

I have Vista on my laptop and XP on the desktop PC