Jude Smith

Guess what I picked up today? Yes I'm back- in action and online... Only one slight blitch.. I've lost a few email addresses out of my address book.. so if you can send me them (specially if you get my week!.. or if you want to then just pass it on..)

Anyone who ever had any respect for me needs to stop reading right now. You are about to see the depths to which my soul has sunk over the last few weeks. Today I have phoned the Apple Store again- after leaving a good eight hours of trading time for them to get back to me. Again they haven't contacted me. Again, they have promised that they will get back to me and have failed. This isn't about my ibook anymore. I couldn't give a toss if I never get the machine back. This is about how you treat people. Apple like to give the happy impression that they care about people, as we all have fulfilled lives with our shiny white toys. But it is entirely an impression. Like so many who have gone before, increased popularity means they have turned into another inept conglomorate who give precislely none of you earth shit about ANYONE. I feel desolute by their lack of care. This must be what its like to be at the end of a relationship when everytime they don't return your

I know that I have posted quite a lot about this.. but its important in my small little head. I am still waiting the return of my laptop. And the return of my ability to plan things logically and so on. Is a pain.. There are good things in it. Have now transferred the boiler room mailing list onto a desktop. Have emailed a whole bunch of people from a non personal account. Have realised that there are gaping holes in the list.. But its not the same as having my baby!! Boo.. anyhoo... will be back soon... please.. Lord.. please

Well not quite, but we have progress. The lovely (if a little uncommunicative) Apple people have ordered the part and are waiting. They reckon about four days.. so maybe on the weekend, or Monday at the latest. Just need to arrange a very quick upload of all things necessary before the joys of SH! Praise the Lord!!!! Woo hooo

Well. I'm sat here at a mouse powered PC in my office ala boiler room. I journeyed into the Apple Store today to see how my baby is doing- but they couldn't let me see her. They just said they are still running tests and WILL phone me to tell me whats going on. And so I'm sat here waiting by the phone. There is a bit of me that just wants to splash out on a new one.. but no.. I will be patient and wait. I need to confess that the lack of laptop is having a VERY detrimental effect on me. I hadn't clocked just how reliant I am on it. It has all my documents and email and everything- I feel a bit like a part of me has been cut off. Its a bit of a reflection of my wider week. It feels like lots of stuff is being stripped away just now: like God's taking me back to basics and going, Jude Smith- I love you. Thats it.. nothing more, nothing less.. what are you going to do about it? Like with my laptop I'm squirming. I want to get a new something.. people to d

Its official. I am having a communications shocker.. First- my laptop is being diagnosed Second- no-one seems to be able to keep diary dates with me (not like romantic dates, just normal, nice, needed hang out stuff) Third- my office phone is going wrong Fourth- my mobile keeps losing reception Fifth- no-one else seems to understand that this is a deal- and so aren't trying particularly hard to make anything work.. SO I'm disapearing for a few days.. if you're that bothered come and find me.

This will fill some of you with glee- others will share my sense of loss. My baby has, today, developed a serious illness. Obviously I'm talking about my ibook.. which is merrily chomping away at this juncture.. but has been going a bit funny all day. Its not too harrowing a story (well lets pray its not). I have Applecare- so they will fix it or give me a new one for nil pence. I hope. Am just wondering how to explain to the nice man at the Genius Bar that this is probably all caused by spiritual attack.. Do join me in prayer for my baby at 2.30 tomorrow afternoon! Bless you.

don't read this if you don't want to know about the start of series 7.. IT WAS AMAZING!!! How cool, CJ and Danny.. oh my. Genius way to start it.. We're all going to be hooked! Questions that MUST be answered.. Will Josh and Donna get together? I say yes by episode 5. Kate says late in the series, Andy says No.. (cynic) Who leaked? We say Toby And our mystery question? Wasn't Margaret pregnant last series? What happened there? Yes folks the WIng is back and oh my has it perked up my week? Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!

Today a momentous thing happened. I, Jude (aka the Reverend Mother) Smith, did surely and truly utterly empty my inbox! This morning it had 44 messages in it.. and inspired by Stephen Fry (both his reading and his being outside the BR this morning!), I cleared them all. I even answered the ones that required awkward and wise stuff to be said.. My joy at all things empty was less complete when I checked my bank balance- which leads me to a more serious point. My job salary was worked out on the basis of me working part time, and there really is no more money to pay me. But I have found myself being useful in mentoring a few people here and there which takes up my extra time. I really need to raise some personal support to cover my costs in all that. It equates to about £200 a month that I'm not earning from other work. So, dear readers.. if any of you have a bit of spare cash and wanna support an impoverished 24-7er then do get in touch.. I have a stewardship account and eve