ah, caffeine.... a delightful, rapid-fire, (caffeine-fueled) video lesson

 


From Grey's Blog.

Heaven.

The BEST visual in my mind is his estimation of what a bug might experience after snacking on coffee beans... *happy sigh*

BTW, if you watched this, some of us ingest caffeine-as-a-migraine-remedy the old fashioned way. Via, you know, drinking coffee.

He also said what my biochemistry teacher said lo these many years ago: people have been researching this drug for EVER and have found virtually nothing about it that is bad for us.

AND, since my college days, they've discovered important health benefits.

So, if it works for you, no worries.

k. done now.

coffee cup is empty.

must. be. remedied.

xobb

returning to the scene of the crime...

most criminals do it, so why not biobabbler. The scene:


biobabbler on the phone with co-worker, nudging papers to scootch close to the Mac, and the mug-o-Joe TIPS and pours contents into Mac.

Flash forward several minutes, subsequent scene suffused with the scent of quiet desperation:


Yes, this is my beloved MacBook Pro tilted upside down and backwards a bit to drain the coffee out. None came out that I saw. It's being propped up by an IKEA lamp that was just the right size...

I DID have a keyboard protector thingy on the Mac, but the screen DID go to black after about 4 seconds of coffee, so I freaked.

I searched the web for solutions. I tried to take my Mac apart. The tiny tiny phillips screwdriver I bought for the project ("jewlers tools") was not tiny enough for all the screws, so was stuck at the remove-the-fans-from-the-logic-board phase.

Drat.

I can tell you I was SWEATING, taking apart my $$$$Mac$$$$. However, I did clean whatever I DID gain access to. I even saw a TINY bit of coffee and wiped that off.


This is kind of like those family photos people had (including us) from way back when they took a picture of a child because they contracted polio and weren't sure the child would survive. Happily, our relative survived and thrived.

Anyhow, before you muck about with keyboard keys, they advise "take a picture" so you put them all back in the right places. I ended up not going there after all...

Read about how to dry it and decided to rely on our VERY VERY dry, hot air outdoors. Sat my Mac outside for two ENTIRE DAYS in the 90 degree heat in the shade.

This morning I cleaned the table it sits on, replaced its battery, set it onto my work table, plugged it in, and pushed the Power button.

At first, nothing. My heart sank.

Then, what's that? a little sound, a grey screen (starting up routine), and lo and behold, The MAC, she is Resurrected!!

SO far, it seems to have done the trick. But I realize it may not last. Apparently sugar and milk can corrode things inside computers over time.

We'll see.

New protocol re: coffee: LARGE based mug only, on coaster, NOT on work desk, but within easy reach.

If I keep posting, you'll know this miraculous resurrection is holding...

Garden updates and shots from an ants-with-wings flight party will come soon.

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More bean for the bean...

    
Apparently FIVE cups of coffee a day is helpful re: fending off Alzheimer's. Two will not do.

Do you have ANY idea how happy this makes me?

Jittery? Pthththpt! Not moi.

Pass me another mug full.

Honestly, if people ask how much coffee I drink in a day I frequently lowball it or just tell them how many mugs full, not mentioning my mugs are cartoonishly huge. I forget how huge they are until we have a house guest, I hand them their mug, and they look at me and gently ask "Uh, do you have any regular sized mugs?" Conversely, if I'm at someone else's house and they hand me a normal-sized mug o Joe, I try to stifle my look of panic. That's SO TINY! That will NEVER doooooo!

So, belly up to the barista, baby! We've got some brain banking to do!

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P.S. Gardening update soon!