~E Machines~ :-(

I have a emachine computer..when I first got it I had some problems with it..but they have ironed out and its running great.. Well to an extent.. For weeks now I have been trying to burn a cd. Says I have a drive for it-- J ..is my cd/rw drive. Well to do it..I use windows media player, says it will burn a cd. I do all it tells me..says put in a cd, I do then it still says its not in there.. I have tried everything and talked to everyone and their brother about it and made so many long distance calls I dread to see my phone bill.. I cant use SKYPE to call cuz you have to push all the numbers to get where you want to go.."Push 1 now" crap.. Well the guy at emachines..1st one kept me on hold for 10 minutes..I was paying for the call..Then the 2nd guy, I have his badge number, says well I have to give them $20.oo to be able to find out what the problem may be, since its out of warranty.. Well I don't have a credit card..He says..ok..send someone to the bank to get a credit card there for cash..and call back give me the number and I will help you.. Well who did he want me to send..? This is such discrimination since I don't have a credit card. All my banking is automatic..in and out.. I have NO need to go to the bank its not part of my caregivers job and with the cost of gas.. I don't think she should have to anyway. But now, since this machine was guaranteed when I got it to have a cd burner and because I didn't find out it didn't work till AFTER the warranty expired...there is not a thing I can do.. I have NO idea..I am so not good with this stuff.. I wanted to back up on cd some of my photos and stories etc..now I don't know HOW to do it OR what to do. RATZ always something :-( i don't see why they should charge for information to direct me where to go..I would tell him VERY free of charge WHERE to go..I sure felt like it lets put it that way LOL..by the time I hung up I bet he WAS ready to tell me where to go too LOL ..:-D well this really Sucks.. and I am really quite pissy about it..this has been going on for weeks now - I KNOW everyone is so tired of me asking "HEy..WHAT do I DO?" They all tried to help and didn't charge me $20.oo, thank God~!~ As many as I've asked Id be flat broke :-) Past few nights I have had the worst time to find a comfy way to lay.. I have been sleeping 95% of the time now since 2000 on my back..That's a long time.. and boy, I'll tell ya.. its gettin old I bet I fidgeted and moved stuff for an hour last night trying to find a good way to lay.. I tried my left side. well THAT is totally impossible.. I have my 2nd abdominal bypass that goes down my left side.. If I lean just right you can feel it.. I remember telling my vascular doctor that it hurt when I laid on that side.. he says " well..don't lay on that side, its cuz of the bypass" Well then I knew why it hurt when I did..he coulda told me first.. sheesh.. When I lay on my right side.. I have to really kinda lay really OVER on my side or I will flop back onto my back..with no legs to keep me on my side that's what happens.. I do put a pillow between my stumps when I lay on my right side and sometimes that does help but not for long.. With my left stump longer it puts more pressure on my hip with out the pillow and even with it sometimes it does.. I think maybe cuz of the weight? I don't know..When my leg was a whole one I guess the weight was more evenly distributed and not just concentrated in the thigh...my logic anyway.. If I didn't have all my pillows I don't think I would sleep good ANY night.. When I was in the hellhome I slept alot sitting up.. I think I was on so many drugs that sitting up I could breathe better. I had lots of pillows then too.. I have 6 on my bed now.. I use 4 of them and sit up..pile them in front of me and lean forward on them and I sleep.. really good that way for quite a few hours..It really works for me.. I have to lay back down flat then for a while my stumps will ache if I don't do the lay-flat thing at least once a day.. Usually when I finally PRY myself away from this computer I will get on my bed..and lay flat as I can..no pillows lol.. and then do like a stump lift I guess, now :-) and I move them around and up and down.. I remember trying to do leg lifts.. ya ..I did NOT do too many..like this its no problem at all. I do these exercises every day.. the PT guy at the hellhome told me that I NEED to do this to keep them flexible and it has kept them that way. They move quite easily and I would think as long as I keep moving them as if I were walking and exercising will be the same as if I did have my legs and exercise was good for them.. helps with the muscle control too.. I bet if I didn't do these at all I would have NO muscle tone at all and even with doing what I am I can see the muscle has deteriorated as soft as they are.... When I did walk they were firm..and had good muscle tone.. I always had GEORGEOUS legs.. lol I guess I still do..short but hey... still purty little things :-) Lunch today was a chef's salad..wasn't too bad.. I had to cut up everything, egg, tomato , lettuce the ham and cheese were already shredded..I only wish they would send other kind of dressing other than Buttermilk.. or Ranch.. They are NOT my favorite.. Italian or French.. Those are my favs..I like 1000 island too tho... The salad was really good, it didn't get here till 2:05. Just is NOT lunch time. I know it throws the people off kilter here..and we live the closest to where they deliver from.. Just amazes me lol. But the salad was good and I just PICKED out the carrots and green pepper.. :-) I had some french dressing in the fridge and it was really was one of the better lunches that they offer. The Italian stuff is great..chili too. Well...Its that time and I'm gonna go PICK out a snack and see if I can read some more of this manual for the 3 in 1 ..I didn't make it very far last nite..Well I didn't have a nap yesterday and I was tired before i laid down so I knew I wouldn't last and Sure Nuff.. I zoned OUT .. woke at 2 and shut the TV off and moved Dutch's butt from my face again.. Kids.. :-) He loves me what can I say.. :-) Nitey Nite ... :-) Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? Luv ya..and Thanks. :-) Always, Lois ****

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