April 23, 2006
Yeah, I think I killed it
It amazes me the little coincidences in life. My wonderful, always running, only had to change the batteries once wireless keyboard may be headed to peripheral heaven. It’s survived years on my desk, and the messes I cause. It’s survived countess LAN parties - some of them drunken. Not once had a mishap or spill threatened its life. Until this morning, when a poorly placed glass of Code Red got dumped on it as I reached to kill my alarm. At first I didn’t think it was that bad, and threw a paper towel on the keys. Then, of course, I went back to bed. When my alarm went off the second time, the controls on the keyboard didn’t stop the music. So I picked up the keyboard, and Code Red came pouring out of it. At the moment, the keyboard is completely disassembled. I pulled it all apart to wipe it down, and wash all the buttons. Of course, I’m also going to send a bit through the dishwasher. Once thats done, and my keyboard button washing machine is done, I’ll let everything dry out and put it all together. Hopefully, once reassembled, it’ll be operable. If not, I guess I go keyboard shopping.
Other than that, been a quiet few days. Haircuts and new shoes. Nothing special.