#im just venting/reassuring myself. once the replacement comes itll be smooth sailing

[amygdalae]

my computer should be fine to use until the replacement battery comes (on halloween hehe), the battery is bloaty but not too severely (images of battery bloat i found online were noticeably more engorged than mine) so as long as i dont play games (to keep it from getting warm) and unplug the power cord to keep it from getting over charged or whatever i know a few days of careful use wont be enough to explode it.

however just the knowledge that its technically a ticking time bomb is stressing me out to use my computer. (which i need to do for classes). id take the battery out but i dont wanna lose the tiny little screws that keep it in place cuz ill probably need em to install the replacement lmao. this is for sure hitting an anxiety button for me though. i feel a deep empathy for my ailing laptop

#im just venting/reassuring myself. once the replacement comes itll be smooth sailing #im pretty solid w computer maintenance stuff hardware and software -wise. nothing too complex but #a lot of practical day-to-day stuff that makes fixing common problems much less hassle or stress. learned a lot from my dad growing up #i talked w him about it and he said i should definitely get a new one ASAP but didnt seem too concerned about immediate risk #however i am deliberately typing gently and not pressing on the chassis cuz i know its in there. growing. waiting #oh and also theres the underlying guilt of buying a lithium battery because theyre ethically so fucked up. theres that too. just no winning