Pushing the Rainbow

• MOM: skype is not working it says sound card problem
• ME: Can you try to restart your computer? Do you know how to do that?
• MOM: no i dont please help
• ME: ok, do you see the colorful button on the left bottom that looks like a warped rainbow window in a circle? click that.
• MOM: okay is that all?
• ME: No, that would be too easy. You have to select an arrow that’s on the bottom right of the little window thing that popped up. Click “restart.”
• MOM: OH NO WHERE ARE YOU
• ME: Sorry, I accidently clicked “restart” myself, that was embarrassing
• MOM: i am pushing the rainbow but nothing pops up what does that mean
• ME: Nothing?
• MOM: no i cant see a window popping up after clicking rainbow. this reinforces my dislike for computers
• ME: Um… you can try turning off your computer and turning it back on.
• MOM: are you ready to walk me through that too?
• ME: …. Ok. Is there a button on your computer that has a green light coming from it?
• ME: or a blue light
• ME: or just any color of light?
• MOM: blue lights are all across the top of keyboard
• ME: ….
• ME: Is there something that says “power”? Or has a picture of a circle with a vertical line through part of it? Like a Pac-Man that’s on its back with a closed mouth?
• MOM: yes on the button
• ME: YEAY! [dancing emoticon]
• MOM: how did you do that
• ME: There are emoticons on Skype that you can insert. But let’s not deal with that right now. Ok, press the button to turn off the computer.
• (five minutes later)
• ME: hello?
• (two minutes later)
• ME: I should have told you how to turn it back on.