October 19th, 2020.
I realized this day that my laptop has started to overheat. Around 10 to 15 degrees plus base temperature.
"This is bad... this is bad..."
I send a message to the laptop doctor, "Hey look, my buddy is really sick. Please come by and take a look. His name is beep beep bop bop and... details."
I get an automated message, "Due to Covid, we may respond later than usual."
I was like, "Okay, I'll wait."
I shut my laptop down; put it in a coma. "If it doesn't work, it doesn't overheat."
And... then I just sat there...
Empty....
"What do I do now?"
I watch some... a lot of YouTube videos... and then,
"What do I do now?"
I download and play around with some apps on my phone... and then,
"What do I do now?"
I tried creating a video or two on phone. Spent several hours, but nothing came of it.
"What do I do now?"
I went on the RPG Maker sub reddit and forum and responded to posts.
"What do I do now?"
......
...
I realized I had quit every other hobby I had, to make games. (Like watching anime, movies, and playing videogames.)
So really, I felt I had nothing to do.
Or that, I had nothing I wanted to do.
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October 22, 2020
"Why haven't the doctor got back to me yet?"
I leave them another message. Perhaps something went wrong and the first message didn't reach them.
and...
No response...
Working hours for the day pass by, and...
No response...
I begin slipping into older hobbies and habits. Started downloading games, and going through a list of anime to figure out what to watch.
But then I paused...
"No..."
"No.... I don't want to get back into those things. It wasn't easy quitting..."
"But, I can't wait for the doctor either."
So I look around on YouTube and google. To figure out what could be wrong with my laptop, and how to fix it, so I could do the operation myself.
"Oh it's probably overheating due to all the dust collected inside. Just need to clean it up and that should solve the problem."
I look for ways to solve this without opening its body.
"Use a compressed air can to blow the dust out." ~ people on the internet inform me.
I watch a tutorial on how to use a compressed air. And then I went online to order one... but...
"We're out of stock. It can take around 3-4 weeks for the next shipment to arrive."
I knew no shop around sold one. And even if I could buy it online, I was not in a position to wait a few days for it to arrive.
"Okay... what do I do now?"
I google what else I could use, that can replace the compressed air can... that I might have lying around.
"Can I use a vacuum cleaner? A blower?"
The internet responded saying "Hell no boy."
I sighed....
I took a deep breathe, blew it out.
"Wait...."
I take a deep breathe again, I bring my right hand in front of my mouth, and blow my breathe at it.
"I can blow with my mouth..."
I take another deep breathe, like a super deep breathe, and blew at my hand again, testing how hard and sharp I can blow air out.
"I can blow good!"
So I took my Laptop. And I started sharply blowing into its vents and exhausts.
All the dust from its insides start pouring out on my face. I was overjoyed... "Finally! YES! It's Working!"
I spent around 30-45 minutes, just blowing into it, and cleaning the gore and dust that came out.
I was placing my lips very close to all its holes and openings, and blowing a new life into it.
I stop... and turn it on 10-20 minute later...
"It's... fixed..."
"It's not overheating anymore..."
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Camera zooms out. Curtains close.
You hear weird noises coming from a distance...
The end.
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