Window Challenge by Tara Keezer

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Title: Vista
Author: Tara Keezer
Rating: PG-13 for language
Pairing: F/K
Notes: 100 words that may well get me kicked off the comm for my interpretation of the challenge. Ah well. It’s been fun knowing you.

~*~*~
Fraser was a quarter-mile away from home when he heard the screams. He urged the dogs on and hoped he would get there before the worst could happen. The cabin was in sight when he heard the first dull thud, and by the time he stumbled off the sled, leaving the dogs to fend for themselves for the moment, the crashes and yelling were near to a fever pitch.

“Ray!”

“I hate this fucking thing!”

Ray picked up the box and —

“No!” Fraser cried out.

Ray snarled and threw their computer at the fireplace. “Goddamn Vista. I’m calling Apple tomorrow.”

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

*ggg* someone had to do it.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Really, I should have dedicated this one to my friends in tech support. They've not been happy since the release.

[llassah.livejournal.com]

If I had even thought of the window as computer slant, my second thought would have been 'there's one for elementalv. Someone had to do it *shakes head*

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Am I that predictable, or is it because of my PC/Mac slash?

[lipstickcat.livejournal.com]

You beat me to it! *hates you* *only, not really* ^_~

So funny XD

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Oops!

Want a computer instead? Ray has one. Cheap.

[lipstickcat.livejournal.com]

I'll pass... Ta muchly ^_^

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Can't imagine why you wouldn't want it. It's only lightly singed.

[viciouscats.livejournal.com]

Heeee! :)

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

:D

[the_antichris.livejournal.com]

I RELATE OMG.

*giggles*

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Happily, Vista isn't something I'll have direct knowledge of anytime soon. Or ever, if I can possibly help it.

[sam80853.livejournal.com]

GREATNESS!!!

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[buzzylittleb.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Thank you, kindly!

[eledhwenlin]

*snicker*

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Windows users really do have my deepest sympathy.

[mickeymvt.livejournal.com]

*snicker*
I have no experience with Vista, but I've heard many horror stories.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

ZOMG! So have I. I have friends in tech support, and they're ready to tear their hair out.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

*giggles shamelessly*

It's twu! It's twu it's twu it's twu!

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

And it's sooooooo sad to see a good PC go bad.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

This deserves a good ol' computer haiku:

Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.

And of course the favorite thing my ol' and not-so-faithful XP loves to present me with:

All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both blank.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Comment!Haiku! You're a woman of awesome!

But your haiku is kind of scaring me.

[hugs MacBook even tighter]

I'll admit that my Mac gets confused on occasion, but man. It's nothing compared to what I see with Windows machines, especially if they're on a network.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

I'd be blushing under the praise if it was at all earnt, but I didn't write those.

I've only once in my life used a Mac (girlfriend in Paris some years back) and they're still fairly rare in these parts so I can't really compare, but I can honestly say that my laptop's Windows has just as much of a volatile 'personality' as the Win 95's and 98's of years past. When it crashes, bay-bee, it's gone. I reinstall about every year and half to two years, and start cursing the new version about the same day. And lets not get into the networking. *shudders*

If your Mac works for you, don't change it. At all. EVER. *nodnod*

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Not really planning to make any changes any time soon.

[nos4a2no9.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaand you just made me adore my iBook G4 and its lovely OSX even more. Vista? What is that monstrosity?

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Windows Vista isn't ready for prime time. I remember when OS X came out, it had a few problems, but nothing like I'm hearing about Vista, which is a shame, because it's supposed to have some nifty features.

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

*snorts with laughter* Man, so true! Hee.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

I'm so, so glad I don't have to worry about Vista.

[clings to MacBook]

[izzybeth.livejournal.com]

"you are coming to a sad realization. cancel or allow?"
"...allow."

poor PC. this was excellent. :D

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

I always feel so sad for PC, because even though I slash him with Mac, all three of us know it's only a matter of time.

[ultra-chrome.livejournal.com]

Ouch, my ribs hurt!

You is sooo funny!

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Hee! And sorry about your ribs, only ... not. :-)

[malnpudl.livejournal.com]

*snorfle*

It had to be done, didn't it?

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell yes. I'm just trying to figure out why I always feel I'm the one who has to do it.

[china_shop]

Heeeee! :-)

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

:D

[ruthless1.livejournal.com]

bwaahaha! excellent!

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Ha! Thank you!

[spuffyduds.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! Hee. Perked up my evening.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Yay! I love perking up someone's evening (or morning or afternoon or day).

[leafy22.livejournal.com]

Hilarious!!

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[keerawa.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

I'm still impressed by the way that the last Windows "automatic upgrade" made it so all of my Excel spreadsheets don't work.

Still, since it took Mac 3 months to fix iTunes so that it would let me UPDATE MY FRICKIN MUSIC, I'm spreading the hate around evenly these days.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

You're not the first person I've heard from about iTunes. I haven't had problems with it (yet), but a friend has lost all of his playlists following an iTunes update. So yeah, I can see an even distribution of hate going on, because it makes sense.

[(Anonymous)]

Ha! I'm just now getting around to reading this cuz guess what? Problems with my new computer featuring...you guessed it...vista. Does it seem like we've taken a step backwards or something? Just curious. Loved your story anyhow. Very fitting.

[wildfire-15.livejournal.com]

ach, sorry it's from me.