tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post8089991802608467739..comments2008-04-17T12:10:38.105+01:00Rimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10044701472535300254noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-2181173057165960632008-04-17T12:10:00.000+01:002008-04-17T12:10:00.000+01:00Hello! I do not speak English but I was anxious to greet you of France... Haughtiness blogue! Friendlycamomillehttp://www.camomille64.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-426516648354052202008-04-17T11:59:00.000+01:002008-04-17T11:59:00.000+01:00Rima, don't loose heart. Everything happens for a reason. Hope my donation helps. If there is any extra, buy that external hard drive. Seriously it will be ok.<BR/><BR/>I drew a Tarot card for you. The Queen of Pentacles. Very encouraging in that it indicates you will get the funds you need. Also indicates that this time and this incident are meant to inspire you into a new creative endeavor. Focus on this new project and just that. Watch it grow as you nurture it. It is meant to take your mind off of all other things but this one project.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>AmyAmy Lamashhudsonvalleytarot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-53169675085892644412008-04-17T01:00:00.000+01:002008-04-17T01:00:00.000+01:00I feel sick for you... and tomorrow I'm going to buy myself a back up system.<BR/><BR/>Sending good date-recovery vibes...Blog Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436539725605367511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-80470352947208169412008-04-15T18:09:00.000+01:002008-04-15T18:09:00.000+01:00Oh this is awful - my heart goes out to you - I would be inconsolable. The best of luck in getting it sorted with the minimum of expense. A wee help is on it's way :)gilflingsdesignshttp://profile.typekey.com/gilflingsdesigns/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-73722554199646131642008-04-15T17:21:00.000+01:002008-04-15T17:21:00.000+01:00I am so sorry to hear this news. I've contributed what I can, and I echo others in hoping this will be fixable. Waiting with fingers crossed...Tesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03614757494008500523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-78870102563667848342008-04-15T15:49:00.000+01:002008-04-15T15:49:00.000+01:00Oh Rima...I just felt sick to my stomach reading this! I feel your pain so much because my husband accidentally wiped everything of mine when he upgraded the computer. I think I cried for days! Hopefully the fix won't be as expensive as they say.<BR/>Take care,<BR/>:o)<BR/>AmyAmy Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04180988610114696942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-86143571128962426202008-04-15T06:37:00.000+01:002008-04-15T06:37:00.000+01:00ps--<BR/>lovely moss.<BR/>;) hurrah for little worlds!mama phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10350654290861469362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-33666680140158599752008-04-15T06:33:00.000+01:002008-04-15T06:33:00.000+01:00I'll echo Ellen Mary:<BR/>Oh, yuk!!<BR/>And just like an echo, I heard that same refrain when I checked out exchange rates of the US$ to the Pound. OH, YUK! <BR/>But then my wonderful hubby chirped, "well, why don't we buy a piece of her artwork instead?" <BR/>:)<BR/>Yahoo! So we did. We love "These Words" and I grabbed the last one on Etsy, apparently. I'm so excited. And how serendipitous, I'd just commented on your last beautiful watercolor-wash tale... <BR/>Hope the proceeds help you to recover that data!<BR/>-pmama phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10350654290861469362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-1182768996400119412008-04-14T20:08:00.000+01:002008-04-14T20:08:00.000+01:00I am so very very sorry! What a terrible, sickening loss. A similar thing happened to my sister a few years ago and they were able to eventually retrieve everything. Have hope! xCrista Noel Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459976248739010124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-51589874886520137402008-04-14T19:08:00.000+01:002008-04-14T19:08:00.000+01:00Don't worry Rima!<BR/>Somebody, somewhere will be able to fix it for you, I'm sure.<BR/>Have you tried calling PC World? They have a 'tech guys' department, and might quote you a more reasonable price...??<BR/><BR/>Erica<BR/>xoxoErica-Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12981027188419593504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-7628725243636934772008-04-14T16:50:00.000+01:002008-04-14T16:50:00.000+01:00Rima I'm so sorry to hear this, you must feel like screaming. I lost all my computer data a couple of years ago so I know how frustrating it is when it's gone. I hope you can find someone to help recover the important parts.xJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677090862396502806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-80598711824023306752008-04-14T13:12:00.000+01:002008-04-14T13:12:00.000+01:00Thats a very awfull tale, and I'm so sorry. I am always being told about doing a back up by K and have not yet.It would be my very worst nightmare. Lighting a fire with damp twigs too, would make me very frustrated. I can only send a few pennies to your fund. A very worth while fund it is too. Do shop around, I found some one to fix my camera for £70 when everyone else said it was a right off. The nice made replaced the made circut board and loads of bits. I think its hard to get rid of data, so fingers crossed there is a clever person who can help you.Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358447263600244040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-451657010221520782008-04-14T12:05:00.000+01:002008-04-14T12:05:00.000+01:00Rima my heart goes out to you. Almost exactly the same thing happened to me last year. Definitely shop around for a cheaper quote, data recovery needn't be that expensive (certainly not the higher quote you mentioned!) One suggestion: of all the images you have online, uploaded to various websites, are any of them high enough resolution to recover that way? I managed to salvage some of my work from my blog images, for instance, by clicking the image to get the largest size, then right clicking to save it. <BR/>I hope you can recover all the data. I wish I could afford to help you.Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10325409705148152588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-85575237561377706512008-04-14T11:22:00.000+01:002008-04-14T11:22:00.000+01:00Sweet Mother of God, what a horrendous nightmare. Afraid I can only do the teeny weeny pound donation, but I will amend my last blog post and put a heads up out for you.PGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-40954623855712808432008-04-14T04:40:00.000+01:002008-04-14T04:40:00.000+01:00I'm so sorry that is awful. I promise I will try to make a donation if I am able. <BR/>I will talk to my computer-savy Brent boy and see what he says about your perdicament. Again I am so sorry, that is just awful.Lady Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903757034924237080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-65272495641049397702008-04-14T03:24:00.000+01:002008-04-14T03:24:00.000+01:00Best of luck with your data recovery; I hope there is someone out there who can help get those files off of the external. I'm happy to donate and help you out.Simply Wired Custom Jewelryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650179180324828061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-68948138034444373142008-04-13T23:01:00.000+01:002008-04-13T23:01:00.000+01:00My husband Paul and I are thrilled to contribute what we can towards your restorations. I can't imagine a more worthy and pure artist we would wish to support.<BR/><BR/>I would buy a subscription to your blog outright just for the inspiration and visual and storytelling feasts here alone. So, that's how I'm looking at it. I'll subscribe to your blog each year!<BR/><BR/>Best of luck setting things right, Rima!<BR/><BR/>Love, Paul and ShelleyShelley Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968333057020378002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-38762420205521643562008-04-13T21:23:00.000+01:002008-04-13T21:23:00.000+01:00Rima - I am horrified to hear this terrible news. I am sorry my donation is so paltry - the exchange rate is terrible - the donation is worth twice as much in US Dollars! I will be hoping, along with everyone else, that you are able to recover your data. And then, please, get a good back-up system going. We are most of us guilty of being lazy about back-up - so I hope we all learn from this. Best wishes to you, Rima. Be sure to let us know what happens. Also, keep us informed of how the donations are going - I may be able to send a bit more. -MornaMCM at Bittersweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-20187473975156471142008-04-13T19:18:00.000+01:002008-04-13T19:18:00.000+01:00Oh yuk! How frustrating! I wish I could fix it for you. <BR/><BR/>When really frustrating, inconvenient and downright infuriating things happen to me I try to find the greater purpose behind it. I don't always manage to find it but I look anyway. I like to believe things happen for a reason, you know, beyond just the universe toying with me. <BR/><BR/>Other times I just have some chocolate and a cup of tea and maybe a little cry about it.Ellen-Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083721528301237407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-76883291768907709072008-04-13T18:03:00.000+01:002008-04-13T18:03:00.000+01:00Oh, dogs! What an awful thing to happen. Have you tried taking the drive out of its external caddy and hooking it directly to your PC?Leatherdykeukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-52321485450270351692008-04-13T17:37:00.000+01:002008-04-13T17:37:00.000+01:00Rima my heart goes out to you.<BR/>I hope it helps.<BR/>Take care,<BR/>Alison xAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160434031264794814noreply@blogger.com