- I got my MacBook Pro back! Apple replaced not just the battery¹, no, they replaced the entire top case for free. New battery, new keyboard, new trackpad, new speakers and of course half of the case is new. The guy who returned it to me said it’s basically a new computer, aside from the mainboard. And aside from the display I guess. I asked him why and he said they did it as part of the keyboard replacement program. That’s only half an explanation, but I’m not complaining!
- Riding my bike is still so much fun! I’ve never done a sport as regularly as this
- The shelter in place is beginning to see some relaxation, meaning I can get plywood and get crafty again, soon
- I got good friends and I talk to them often
- I pitched the idea to my professors that I am “cautiously optimistic” to hand in my project’s documentation, the bane of my existence, this week. While that means more stress now, it also means I’ll get stuff done and probably have this thing off my mind in a couple days.
- The weather is just lovely!
- I’m making new friends and I’m very excited to meet them once people are allowed outside again
¹ It kept inflating when in use, pressing against the trackpad so much it became hard to click on it, the computer had terrible battery life, would shut off at about 19% charge. Despite only 40 cycles. The battery was just a dud², plain and simple. Maybe it bent so much stuff inside that they replaced the entire thing? Dunno. I think they were just being nice.
² In German these things are called Mondaysomethings, implying that faulty products were likely made on Mondays by, say, people who were still trying to catch up on missing sleep from the weekend. So this would be a Monday battery.