The U in ABQ or Stuck on U

You can't spell Albuquerque without the letter "U." You can't spell "I love you" without the letter u. I learned this on the fifth day of National Novel Writing Month when my keyboard literally got stuck on u. I started typing at dawn, up to 8,000 words. I went to the bathroom and then returned. My computer now asked me for my password, which has two uses of the letter "u." I was unable to get on without u.

When you are typing a novel about Albuquerque and can't type the letter "u," you are fcked. To quote Sinead O'Connor, "Nothing compares to U."

I took the computer to a local computer guru. I don't need to remind u, but you can't type the word computer without the letter "u." You can't type the word "guru" or "without" without a "u" either.

The computer guru told me that he couldn't look at the computer until four and run a diagnostic, but he could just give me a used keyboard for four bucks. (I wasn't even trying and I can event count the times I used the letter u in the last sentence). My livelihood depends on the computer, so I took the keyboard.

My laptop computer is now a monster. There is a keyboard is set up, but I am still using the mousepad on the laptop. It is very awkward. I am going to break down in a few days and get a new computer. Still, I am up at dawn, blogging away. I am unstuck.

On Sesame Street some days were sponsored by the letter u.  I suppose today is one of those days. I never knew how lucky I was, until I lose u.

U, I love U!