Computer Woes

Every so often, my computer shuts itself down, doing a good imitation of a British police siren. We've replaced the power supply, done some other work on the box, and still it does that. It did it last night while I was playing Sims2, just as two of my girls were going into labor. :-P

So does anyone know why my computer shuts off and screams at me, and what to do about it?

Power Rangers SPD

The hour-long premiere of the new season of Power Rangers was this morning at 8:30 am eastern. Watched it with the hubby. Here are my thoughts.

-Sky is going to learn some tough lessons this season. Father was a Red Ranger, expects to be Red, gets Blue...and sees Red given to a Robin Hood-style thief. One with no regard for the rules. One he busted and brought in. Oh, he's going to have a major stick up his ass. I was really hoping the last name would reference a former on-screen Ranger, but I don't remember a Red Ranger with the last name Tate.

-Sydney may get on my nerves. It's like if Kim and Skull had a child. All the beauty, none of the brains. Hopefully it's just because we don't know her yet, but man, does she seem like a ditz. Hopefully we'll learn more about her, because right now, the only impression I have of her is "Pretty, but not too bright." Can't see what made her be good enough to be B-Squad Ranger material

-Bridge seems cool. Yes, a tad dense, but more like intelligent-dense, as in it takes him a while to find the words to express the awesomeness in his thoughts. His power is amazing...and may be one of the reasons he seems to have difficulty expressing himself. It must be hard to translate what he sees with his powers into terms people can understand. Like Geordi and his visor.

-Z seems a lot like our initial version of Jaime Zedden. Street-smart, willing to follow the rules...but also willing to bend them enough to fit her needs. I liked her quoting the code back to Sky. But she'll probably be learning the consequences of using her street contacts.

-And Jack...ah, Jack. (shakes head) He seemed noble this episode, but the previews for next week make me want to kick him hard. What IS it with Red Rangers making people arrogant? Sky would have been bad enough as Red, thinking it his birthright and all, but what HAPPENED to Jack? I think maybe there's more to the story, and I'm hoping they flesh it out next week. I loved his instant rapport with the robo-puppy.

-And poor Boom. I really hope he gets an episode to shine. He seems so...likeable. Trying so hard to shine, and failing so hard. I really hope he's not the butt of the Rangers' jokes all the time.

-I have a theory on the A-Squad Rangers. Bridge said their engery was "off." And Kreuger sending them instead of B-Team, who was right there. This is my first official prediction of this season: I think the A-Squad are robots.

So far, it has potential. It doesn't have the instant "squee" factor of Dino Thunder (c'mon, DT had TOMMY back!) and it doesn't have the instant "Wow" factor of Ninja Storm and Time FOrce, but it also doesn't have the "cringe" factor of Wild Force. So, right now, I'm going to keep watching and see what happens.

Funny, though, I don't remember seeing Doug Sloan's name in the credits...is he no longer associated with PR?