So Fucking Irritated

[keiramarcos]

Several years ago I had a hard drive failure and it was a nightmare. Really, a total nightmare. Of course, it is the tragedy that just keeps on fucking giving, you know? There was this big list of things I that I lost. It was hard and I think I might have actually grieving period. I lost of a lot of writing. 

It's bullshit, that so much later that I have discovered yet another thing I lost on that fucking hard drive. I lost of a series of ebooks that I bought from Ellora's Cave and I can't remember the author OR the titles of the books just a vague plot of the first book. Good lord, I've just had the most three frustrating hours in recent memory.

BAH.

Comments

[rogue53.livejournal.com]

What is the vague memory of plot? Maybe one of your loyal minions might recognize it and figure out a title or two for you!

We are here to serve!

[odinsvoid.livejournal.com]

Do you remember at least the time period you bought it? EC should have a full history of your purchases though if you're like me and have bought a lot over the years, that's probably still no help...but sometimes for me if I can't remember the author/plot points the cover will give a jolt of memory for me. I just went through the same thing a month ago and had to go look through the pictures of past purchased book covers to find it. Eventually I did but it was a frustrating search. GL.

[sarah-kizer.livejournal.com]

After what happened to you I bought a portable hard drive and I obsess with backing EVERYTHING up to it once a week....more if I do a lot of purchases (ebooks, music etc. If I had the money I'd do carbonite...but I don't

[keiramarcos]

The first book was het romantic suspense - erotica. He's a security specialist and here are a few things I remember:

They go on a date and have sex on the first date -- I remember him fucking her up against a wall and his fingers breaking brick dust away from the wall while they are fucking.

Someone breaks into her apartment/building and she calls him. He tells her to hide in a closet and he'll come for her.

I know he kills several intruders during this event. Pretty sure he's ex-military and his entire security team is ex-military as well.

I know I bought the books from Ellora's cave around 2004 or so. I remember reading at least two books by the author but there might have been three.

[keiramarcos]

I couldn't get my log into work. I'm pretty sure they changed cart systems since I purchased.

[keiramarcos]

But you did give me a good idea. I looked through an old email archive and I found some EC receipts. That should help me narrow down the purchases!

[pyrotechnik.livejournal.com]

Once I had a half of my thesis vanish. I got carbonite the next day. It has saved my patootie, especially when my computer committed suicide by fried hard drive. If you don't get it (or something like it) invest in portable jump drives and back everything up (which you have done).

[odinsvoid.livejournal.com]

Yay! They did change the whole cart system, and you kinda have to do this run-around/reregistration thingy with your login (it's stupid and I forget the exact details) but they reloaded my whole purchase history, so you're probably still on file with them if nothing else.

[rogue53.livejournal.com]

Cowboy Bebop icon! Spike! And that looks like 'Toys in the Attic' (where there were no toys and no attic - gotta love their titling!)

And not only do I back up onto a second computer but also onto portable hard drives!

[pyrotechnik.livejournal.com]

It is Spike and that is from 'Toys in the Attic'. :D It's my favorite episode. I made this icon, so feel free to steal it. Some days, you just gotta light the cigarette with a flame thrower.

I ended up with portable hard drives where the motherboard of a laptop died, and I yanked out the memory. It works well. Great for storing pictures.

[rogue53.livejournal.com]

Whenever I need a laugh, I pull out that episode and laugh my ass off!

And some days, you just have to eat purple pudding!

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Carol Lynn, Men in Love series?

[keiramarcos]

I was able to locate the books through my purchases. ;-)

[keiramarcos]

Midnight Series by Lisa Marie Rice

There are three books.

Midnight Man
Midnight Angel
Midnight Run

w00t

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Glad you found/remembered them!

[odinsvoid.livejournal.com]

I totally was going to tell you what they were... from what you remember, because, I am totally doing a re-read of all of these books right *now* Weird.

[magda-666.livejournal.com]

'Toys in the Attic', was that the one with the shit in the fridge that became... sentient? That one was awesome.
Now i HAVE to rewatch all the Cowboy beebop episodes, figures. :D

[rogue53.livejournal.com]

Minions rule!

Glad you got that all figured out, and I got to see a nifty icon on top of it all!

Winners all round!

ARE

[influ-bad-ence.livejournal.com]

Dear Keira join Allromanceebooks.com (if you haven't already) then ask at their cafe next time you can't find figure out a book. If they can't locate it there. They might place it in their Anyone? Section of their newsletter. I haunt ARE. I have a NOOK which I love. But frankly the ARE selection is just better, the prices are better and the buy 10 get one free deal is better. LOL. I just buy them there and download them to my Nook.

Re: ARE

[keiramarcos]

I have a Kindle and I admit that it makes me lazy. It's soo easy to buy through Amazon. ;-).

I think I'm a member of ARE actually.

As usual

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Watched the vid when I cam back to see comments. That is brilliant. I usually roll my eyes at "explicit slash" warnings on vids, but this one not only came through, but if I didn't know better I'd think the vidder was using Inception source. I am amazed.