Mood: Frustrated
Listening to: Train
Gaming: Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness
EDIT 7-2-10: We managed to get my mac to turn back on. We changed a few settings and it seems to be okay now. It’s been over two days since it put itself to sleep. I’m hoping that the problem is fixed. I’m giving it a little more time and if it continues to behave, we’re investing in a new battery and upgrading the memory. This computer has to last me a few more years, so hopefully upgrades will make it run well a while longer. I’m waiting until mac comes out with a touch-screen laptop for digital artists such as myself (no WAY I’m paying 1-2K for a cintiq! That’s how much my whole mac cost DX).
I am currently experiencing some technical difficulties. My mac powerbook kept putting itself to sleep every few minutes/ seconds after it got hot- usually after 10-40 minutes of use. I thought it was just because the battery was going and not holding a charge. But I took the battery out and ran it on AC power and it still kept doing it. Now it’s asleep and won’t wake up again. I’m calling apple tomorrow and will likely have to take it in for repairs. I just really really hope it’s not dying. I can’t afford a new computer. 
Until it’s fixed (if it can be fixed, fingers crossed) there won’t be any comics or art. Getting online will be more difficult, so I may be scatty about blogs and answering any messages.
Epic Fail updated a few days ago. Harvest Moon fans- I hope you enjoy it, because it may be the last comic for a while
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You could probably get a cheap desktop for around a hundred dollars. If you just need it for doing artwork and other non hardware intensive stuff you might want to think about it. You would lose mobility but you could potentially save a lot of money. Laptops are really handy and portable but having a desktop is a lot more reliable.
If I was a windows user… yes. But almost all of my software is mac-only. By the time I purchased a windows and replaced all the software with windows-friendly versions, it would cost almost as much as a replacement mac. Plus being in college means I will need to take my computer to classes.
Fortunately, it looks like I no longer need to worry. We fiddled some settings and it’s been fine ever since. All it needs now is a new battery and some memory upgrades. We’ve found them cheap online, it’s just a matter of getting some other expenses taken care of first.