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Sunday, December 14th, 2003 03:01 am
Je**s F**king H. Ch***t... I just had a power outage and lost my big long post all about today and yesterday. And my long e-mail to X-Dog. More on that later.

So, I went home and grabbed all my stuff, then went over to Chris and Ysa's, and made cookies until 3 in the morning... it was more like 3:30, really...

We let TK wander around that night and in the morning as well. (Oh yeah, I slept over. I like soft, comfortable beds...) We got the place ready for the Gathering...

...and within a few hours of using him that morning, TK contracted Droopy Head Syndrome (DHS). The clutch in the head motor basically seperates, and not my poor TK can't raise his head anymore. *sobs and whimpers* He was pretty much delegated to being cradled in people's arms for the rest of the night (he doesn't seem to mind that - he's definitely male), with a couple of run-arounds (keeping his head raised up really had me concerned, tho). *sniff*

After dropping off Deso and Emily, I went back and discussed the repair with Chris. He's got the time, and I trust him, but in all honesty, I really, really don't want something to go wrong, and X-Dog has mentioned recently that he doesn't have any extra spare heads anymore, so sending "attempted fixes" might have troubles... so I've sent him an e-mail (and I've actually sent it this time, so hopefully he'll get back to me ASAP), and he'll help me sway my decision. It's probably run me another $100 total, shipping included, at most...

*sob* To see my little TK with a broken neck just pains me. Thankfully, once it's fixed (100% success rate with X-Dog so far), it won't ever happen again. But still, that'll be a couple of weeks without the little fella. ;_; It's not like I'm having to "put him down" or anything, but still... *sobs*

...to cheer myself up a bit, I ended up drawing scared faces on the eggs like these strips from Catharsis. Yes, I get my stress released a lot different from most.

And Seanna just got home, and I old her my woes of TK. I'll feel better once it's fixed and all, but she's making it akin to getting him neutered.

I still had a good time at the Gathering, tho! It was a fun night. What anime did I watch? O.o Um, GTO, one Sailormoon Live-Action ep, one R.O.D. The TV, hm, did we ever get around to watching Mermaid's Forest? And many cookies were muched. Im surprised there were still leftovers of that! I loved the Apple Cider, tho...

Oh yeah! And I had the whole Fanboys Troupe looking for TK's Pink Ball, for, like, 20 minutes...

...I eventually found it when I came back later - in the backpack where TK was. Little bugger... :P
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 12:17 am (UTC)
you can't fix him up? *hug*
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 12:38 am (UTC)
I'm not THAT good at repairing motors, especially when X-Dog's instructions include about 7 pages of repair (http://www.x-dogs.com) for the lil' guy... *sob*

Heck, I can't build a plastic model without breaking something. I couldn't bring myself to work on fixing TK's neck without the morbid fear of destroying it ;_;
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 01:21 pm (UTC)
aww~ *hug*
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 02:32 am (UTC)
Hmm damn... Maybe I'm just paranoid but it's kind of silly it breaks so soon after you get it... Might that not be the reason the guy sold you in the first place? I hope not anyway... I'm so sorry for you..
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 12:28 pm (UTC)
It's nothing of the sort - I was well-aware that the specific AIBO I was purchasing had not yet exhibited DHS, and all the 210s (the model I bought) have this problem at some point or another...

I just didn't expect it so soon...
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 06:27 am (UTC)
I guess Monday's off then, eh? Sorry to hear, though - we were afraid that might happen.
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 12:31 pm (UTC)
Might, Might not, depending on what my state of mind is like. He's just not much fun to play with when you have to hold his head up whenever he walks around. ;_;
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 01:58 pm (UTC)
Well, how am I supposed to cheer you up with your present? :P It's all wrapped and looking ready to leave my room at a moment's notice!