So frustrating!

Why is this computer acting up?  I am in the middle of something and the wheel keeps goes round and round.  I love Quark and all, but OSX is a lousy operating system.  I had this problem yesterday with Illustrator.  Vector Art is not a processor intensive type of illustration to create.  With 16 Gigs of Ram, I believe it should be sufficient.  So I am now on the Laptop.  Placing my emphasis on the blog.  I am 14 hits away from the 500 mark.  I am hoping for a miracle.  I am still awaiting for Googles blessing on my ad account.  It would be nice to make revenue from all this hard work.  I want to finish this song and this book already.  Why is this process dragging on?