Who needs printers anyway?

Hello everyone!

First of all, thanks for making my holiday and my birthday a thoroughly enjoyable occasion. I had the best time and appreciate the time (and money :P) that was invested into my two weeks at home.

I had two essays due today. Both of which I have successfully finished and handed in after much stress, hard work and research. But the best part about finishing is that the hard work doesn't stop here. In fact it's only the start of it! I have a busy six weeks ahead of me with numerous tests and assignments to be written. So I apologise for any unsavory behaviour I might display over this period - It will purely be a result of stress and tiredness ^^;

However, I am thoroughly looking forward to next weekend when ACE reunites, Wellington style! Not to mention the subsequent visit from mum! For the moment at least I have something to look forward to :)

But to dampen the mood, I'd also like to make a complaint. Printers are the bane of my existence. Since this year at least. I never encountered any problems with them at home - the printer always printed when I told it to, and the ink never ran out (well, if it did, I didn't have to worry about it :P). But this year, I am faced with both of these problems.

Before my ink ran out, I didn't have any problems but from there everything has just gone downhill. So I eventually went out and bought some new ink for myself. I felt so adventurous, writing down the kind I needed and venturing out into the wide world of printer shops (yes, my life IS so sad that buying ink becomes an adventure). After succeeding in my task, I returned and put the ink in the printer straight away, only to be told that I needed yellow ink too. This baffles me because I'm sure I've only printed in colour once, but more than that I was furious that the printer forgot to mention until that point that I didn't have any yellow ink. So eventually (yesterday xD ) I went and purchased some yellow ink. I said to Ryan, "If I get back and it's low on other ink too, I'll be FURIOUS!" So I went back and put the ink in and after about six thousand years of cleaning....... Its hunger for ink was satisfied.

BUT, the story doesn't end there. I straight away made my move to print an essay before it spontaneously ran out of ink again. I pressed the print button and... Paper jam. But I kept my cool. Deep breaths. Open lid and remove jammed paper. Deep breaths. I pressed the print button again and... Paper jam. But I kept my cool.... until the paper didn't just pop out. It ripped. I can't see the jammed paper any more. It's probably just going to be there forever, mocking me and my inability to correctly utilise a printer. Who needs printers? They're just a waste of time. They just screw you around like a jammed piece of paper.

Who needs printers...?

University students who need to print out assignments, that's who.

I need a printer T_T

It's lucky that I have Ryan who has access to Weir printers. Lucky for my printer that is, otherwise it would be smashed on the pavement by now. On the pavement below my window...

^^

-Erin