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Misadventurous Melissa

Everyday is an adventure, or misadventure as the case may be. It is the latter that makes for the best stories, inspiring the name of my blog. I'm a nurse and an attorney (and way too silly sometimes). I am retired now. WELCOME to my blog! This is a work of fiction inspired by true events. The patients I refer to are a patchwork quilt of various patient's problems mixed together. If you think you recognize someone, you are wrong. These people do not really exist.

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Keyboard Code Blue

Eating in theory isn't all that difficult. I don't why I have such problems doing it. Being distracted by the computer is no excuse. Eating and reading at the same time simply isn't much of a challenge, except for me apparently.

I honestly don't know what happened, but I saw a drop of mixed berry smoothie land on the keyboard. Next, I noticed that the smoothie was all down the front of me and there was even a drop on Kelsey's nose.

Then, disaster struck. The computer screen went blank and the keyboard became unresponsive. I hoped that it had only fainted and didn't actually die. Calling a code blue, I wiped off the drop and tried to unplug the keyboard, but couldn't find the plug. Why are there so many cords everywhere? CPR was started next. I flipped the keyboard over and began tapping it on the table to try and get the drop to fall out. (Or, is that the Heimlich manuever?) The computer remained unresponsive. I ran upstairs to get the blowdryer and began firing away like it was a defibrillator. (Or was it more like mouth-to-mouth?) Suddenly, it came back to life. Once again I was saved from I crisis that I had created.


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5 Comments:

At 12/01/2005 03:13:00 AM, Blogger Michelle said...

I hope your around when i collapse!

 
At 12/01/2005 10:21:00 AM, Blogger Sarah said...

Don't feel bad Melissa, it's not just a blonde thing. Somehow, last night when I was logging on, I accidentally changed the password on my laptop. So I try every combination of possibilities until finally I give up. I have to call my ex (yes, that one) he's the one who gave me this stupid thing and he programmed in all this security crap (do I look like I work for the CIA?). So he tells me how to log in (I can practically hear him shaking his head in disgust). It's such a shame to have a head full of brains and not know how to use them.

 
At 12/01/2005 11:37:00 AM, Blogger Melissa said...

Lol, Michelle.

Sarah, I would like to see your ex try and do what we do everyday. That might lessen his cockiness.

 
At 12/01/2005 10:35:00 PM, Blogger Tati said...

Good emergency response! You did the right thing.

Keyboards just don't like moisture.

 
At 12/02/2005 12:30:00 AM, Blogger Melissa said...

Thanks, Karen. It's nice to know that I can resusitate more than just people.

 

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