Through a slightly different Window


Well, that’s a funny how do you do.

I didn’t have time to post anything yesterday, but by all accounts I did.

As well as sniffling and snuffling, sneezing and wheezing and generally putting my feet up after wiping my eyes, I tried to contact my Inner Psychic Medium.

I presumed I must have one, and considering quite a few of my Inner Aspects once again made themselves known to me this week , I thought I’d have a go at making contact.

Normally, it works the other way around, and (like my characters in the tales I write) the ‘Inners’ make contact with me first.

I thought I’d have a little play with my Inner Psychic Medium and ask them to knock if they could hear me, once for yes and twice for no. But every question I asked came back with nothing. I can’t say silence, due to the fact I had a throbbing head and the throbbing had a sound all of its own that resonated throughout my whole being.

At one point, I toyed with idea of using one of those ‘psychic boards’, the ones with the letters around, to see if I could make contact that way… but those boards frighten me. I don’t trust them, and I don’t fancy bringing any unwanted evil spirits into this world. We have enough evil people here anyway, without adding to the number. So, I scrapped that idea.

At the end of my uneventful night, I retired to bed and slept through until 11:30am.

11:30!

After getting myself ready, by which time was mid-afternoon, I had a quick task of upgrading a laptop to Windows 10 as it was ready. I say quick, but it took about two and a half hours to fully upgrade.

Towards the end of the upgrade, this screen appeared:

The tiny ‘I’m not Tom’ at the bottom of the screen made me chuckle, and think ‘if I’m not, then who am I?’ And then I thought that this could have been the way how my Inner Psychic Medium was trying to communicate to me, through Windows 10.

 

I was kept informed throughout the process.

I wondered what they could possibly be doing.

I like to think of myself as being quite patient, but the screen was pulsating between dark blue and a brighter blue making me feel less than patient. And then, this message appeared:

And then, eventually, I was in. Back up and running.

I went straight to the blog, thinking it may look a little different in Windows 10. It didn’t, but then I noticed the post from yesterday.

Which made me think ‘well, that’s a funny how do you do.’ Especially as I realised that my Inner Psychic Medium can’t communicate with me directly through me, but they can through the wonderful power of technology. I’ll have to develop that further.

Not the power of technology, but the communication channels.

I’m not very good with technology.

Or communication it seems, at times.

14 responses to “Through a slightly different Window”

  1. colonialist avatar

    Don’t knock it if it works!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      So far so good, Col.

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  2. prenin avatar

    Hope you get well soon Tom – I HATE being ill!!! 😦

    Outjie boards are not to be messed with!!! 😦

    Congratulations on getting Windows 10 – I’m still waiting!!! 😦

    God bless my friend!!!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I’m feeling a little better now, thanks, Prenin. Still snuffly, however!
      Yes, I agree something I don’t want anything to do with.
      And thank you… although my main computer is still waiting for the upgrade. There are some security/access aspects that need tweaking once downloaded, I’ll warn you, but they’re easy to find in the settings.

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  3. jenniferkmarsh avatar
    jenniferkmarsh

    Haha, ‘It’s taking a bit longer than usual..’ Why did that amuse me so? That’s something my computer would undoubtedly say. I’m still waiting for my Windows 10 upgrade! I imagine it will take my very temperamental laptop the whole day to upgrade itself…
    Hope feel better soon though, Tom – it’s so lousy feeling under the weather ):

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I thought it a funny statement to make as well, Jennifer. Compared to what?
      That was on quite a new laptop… you never know – the more practice they have, the quicker they’ll get?
      And thank you. I’m feeling better, but still sniffly.

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  4. Visionkeeper avatar

    Be careful TL…Many warnings online about the back door in windows 10 and the damage that can come of it…Google it and you’ll see…..VK.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, VK. It does seem to leave one like an open book, and there are lots of areas for external access, but I think I’ve turned them all off now. I only want a computer to use… not to take over the planet with!

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      1. Visionkeeper avatar

        We all know what you’re really doing down their in the basement TL…. 🙂

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          Hehehe! I mean Mwahaha!!! 😉

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  5. Inside the Mind of Isadora avatar

    I was exhausted with Windows. I folded and went to Apple. Updates are quicker and can be done with no hassle. (crossed fingers – so far so good).
    Be well … it’s no fun being sick. I’m recovering from back surgery and have had to adjust my way of life with intense patience. I hope you rest and get better soon.
    Isador 😎

    Some Positive Thoughts on Health and Aging

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I use the Apple browser on occasion, but have always stuck with Windows for some reason.
      And thank you… I hope your recovery is going well, Isadora. Take it easy!

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  6. europasicewolf avatar

    Definitely don’t mess with boards!!
    And definitely don’t mess with “free” windows 10 upgrades if you’re on a metered connection! Forced, mandatory updates with no option to switch off auto update are a recipe for disaster for those of us in this position. Neither do I wish experience the total loss of control over my very new, and very expensive laptop, which is the cost of upgrading. I’m quite sure I didn’t pay them for anything other than a license to use their software! Windows 10 Home users will be guinea pigs for the updates which if “broken” as they sometimes are, could trash your PC and cost a fortune to get up and running again and if you take bad updates off they put them straight back on again and there’s nothing you can do about it apart from take your PC back to the repair shop and pay them again….I will either pay later and upgrade to Windows 10 Pro which allows me to retain control over my updates, which won’t be released for that version till they’ve sorted out any problems the guinea pig home users have, or my next PC will be an Apple Mac. I hate the phones but the laptops aren’t bad 😉 I also understan there are 13 screens to negotiate then a trip to an external site to change certain security settings that are all switched on like it or not by default!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Definitely not! Them boards are freaky.
      I’m running Windows 10, Icewolf, and so far it seems OK. I’ve turned off all of the bits that were turned on but I don’t know of this external site of which you speak… eek! As you say, you don’t need to upgrade, but I wanted a different view of things, so to speak. A kind of internet new start if you like. Things are subtly different, but mostly the same. Kind of like looking in a mirror, but everything appears the right way and not in reverse… well, I know what I mean!

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