computer woes

I am just feeling completely STUCK. I got re-inspired yesterday to work on my Doctor Who fanvid only to discover that my preview copy of Premiere Pro has expired. Suck. So, I'm currently uninstalling and re-installing it with the hope that that will let me use it again (and hopefully I won't lose what I've worked on so far, in the process.) But just, GAH! Why are computers so difficult? And technology in general? I feel like it's just that there's so MUCH of it that I can never keep up with all the new problems and new hacks and the new versions of things with their own new problems. But I'm also not BAD ENOUGH that I can just throw my hands up and get someone else to do it for me. Or if I am, I'm too stubborn to admit it.

Also, I signed up for a web design users group but now I'm all nervous because I basically don't know the first thing about web design. Though I have ideas for things I'd like to do... none of which have anything to do with my thesis project for college. Or with getting a job, which I will need to do very soon as my current job is about to end.

This, however, makes me happy: David Tennant singing and dancing to The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (The Smiths). I introduced someone to The Smiths today - she quite liked them, especially "Cemetary Gates", which is a favorite of mine.

fandom happenings

Awesome Goings-On:
SGA Big Bang Challenge is UP! And boy, is it pretty.
Round 2 of the Small Fandom Haiku-a-thon is over - and all the haikus are tagged and bookmarked here (because trascendenza is awesome.)
Multifandom "Smokin Crack" Challenge - deadline August 31; there's an ongoingly-updated story list.
Round 1 of strangefandom is over, lots of synopses to read and vids to watch!

Not-so-awesome stuff:
pornish_pixies is facing issues with LJ's rules concerning underage works and is locking down as a result. ponderosa121 and someone else both got their accounts suspended. It sounds like it's possible that pornish_pixies may move off of LJ.