Grr - my computer is dying

My laptop is ancient - 9? years - so it has been a good run. But it's time to let it go and upgrade to a current one. But DAYUM - I can't make myself pull the trigger on something so expensive right now!

Money has been a continual background anxiety since that financial setback in July, and I've cut my budget as much as I can right now. But Life (tm) is not cooperating, and my expenses - especially medical) - are going up. I can't do anything about the rent for over 6 months, but I am gonna try to find something a little smaller, but still decent. (Good luck with that in Austin!)

So yeah - feeling poor again. :(