I awoke early this morning, and woke up the computer. It would not load the Safari homepage well - finally did after about two minutes. Then I couldn't get anywhere on the Internet (yes, wireless was working fine). So, I quit out of Safari, opened it and the same thing, wouldn't load the home page. I restarted the computer only to get a blank gray screen. I shut it down, restarted, same thing. Had to call Apple Care. They had me unplug everything, remove the battery, then put it back and plug back in. Then they had me restart by holding down the option and Apple keys along with the "p" and "r" keys. This is not that easy because the p and r keys are very far apart and first you have to tap the power button then immediately hold down all four keys - you hold the keys until you hear TWO of the Apple start up sounds, then you let go. That worked, and I got the Apple logo and everything was fine. Occasionally, the system hiccups, they say, and starting up this way resets everything. So, here I am. Then I got a call from the printer who told me that as of yesterday he hadn't gotten an approval on our booklet. Thankfully, he'd talked to the designer who had in fact sent his approval first thing Monday. Unbelievable. So, we're three days behind on the printing, but he's telling me that the latest it will get to the pressing plant is next Wednesday, which means they should be able to still get me CDs by the 10th. I asked him to try and get the print there by Monday or Tuesday so that I'm not quite so up against the wall with the pressing plant, and he said he'd do his best. And that's been my morning so far. It looks a little gray and chilly out.
