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A decent night's sleep can do wonders for clearing the brain.

Our PC at home, when asleep, seems to occasionally restart itself of its own volition. I'm not sure what's happening. We have the PC plugged into a surge protector which is then plugged into the wall. My suspicion is that too much power is being drawn, and that consequently fluctuations or ripples in the AC are crashing the computer. Anyone else have similar experiences or suggestions? Would the purchase and installation of a UPC possibly help?

(It is certainly the case that, when someone does something energy-draining like turn on a hair dryer or the laser printer, the lights noticeably dim)

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I am relieved to say that once I go off to the post office to mail some fall grade reports, I will be totally done with the grad school application process.

Done is good. Or, to paraphrase lywen, done rocks socks.