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RIP Laptop: Spring 2001-Spring 2006
May. 22nd, 2006 06:51 pmI bring you terrible news from the Smithtown Library Computer Lab: my laptop is finally, and truly dead. It has Kicked the Bucket and has Ceased to Be. It had spent the night on standby on my desk, but this morning when I brought it downstairs to use the internet, it wouldn't wake up.
I like to think it died peacefully in its' sleep last night. We had some fine, last moments together--yesterday it downloaded the last week's episode of House M.D. for me, the one I missed, and did so in a record twenty minutes. I think it knew it only had a little while left with me, and wanted to give in a good last go at life before it went. We watched House together in my room, laughing and squeeing. We put in the documentary Trekkies Which I had just acquired for 4 bucks, and laughed disconcerningly at that. We then perused through all the old stuff I had written on the old boy, stories and fics and truly embarrassing drivel, all stored within My Documents.
I knew we didn't have much time left together, what with it rebooting every time I moved the screen, but I wasn't prepared for how quickly the End came. But now, My Laptop (for that's what it had been named back in 11th grade: "Antonella's Computer Don't Touch!" or ACDT) is Gone.
The Geek Squad at Best Buy will be able to transfer all of my files to whatever new, shiny laptop I get (Sony Vaio? HP? Another Compaq? Any suggestions/gripes/warnings? Be warned, I am not a lover of the Mac. I stand boldly by my PCs.) but it won't be ACDT. All the viruses it didn't get, all the files it couldn't open, all the programs it fucked up. But it was ACDT, and it was a Good Presario 1500 Laptop.
RIP, ACDT. We had a good, 5-6 years together. You shall be missed.
I need to get a new one this week however. I know you are thinking, "But Antonella, it's too soon! You need more time to grieve!" However, I'm leaving for Disney on Saturday, and the night I get back, I have to drive down to MD for the field school, which I shall be attending until July 14. And I NEED a laptop for Maryland, I NEED a computer or I will go MAD.
So, wish me luck. There's nothing like rushing a very important life decision and purchase.
I like to think it died peacefully in its' sleep last night. We had some fine, last moments together--yesterday it downloaded the last week's episode of House M.D. for me, the one I missed, and did so in a record twenty minutes. I think it knew it only had a little while left with me, and wanted to give in a good last go at life before it went. We watched House together in my room, laughing and squeeing. We put in the documentary Trekkies Which I had just acquired for 4 bucks, and laughed disconcerningly at that. We then perused through all the old stuff I had written on the old boy, stories and fics and truly embarrassing drivel, all stored within My Documents.
I knew we didn't have much time left together, what with it rebooting every time I moved the screen, but I wasn't prepared for how quickly the End came. But now, My Laptop (for that's what it had been named back in 11th grade: "Antonella's Computer Don't Touch!" or ACDT) is Gone.
The Geek Squad at Best Buy will be able to transfer all of my files to whatever new, shiny laptop I get (Sony Vaio? HP? Another Compaq? Any suggestions/gripes/warnings? Be warned, I am not a lover of the Mac. I stand boldly by my PCs.) but it won't be ACDT. All the viruses it didn't get, all the files it couldn't open, all the programs it fucked up. But it was ACDT, and it was a Good Presario 1500 Laptop.
RIP, ACDT. We had a good, 5-6 years together. You shall be missed.
I need to get a new one this week however. I know you are thinking, "But Antonella, it's too soon! You need more time to grieve!" However, I'm leaving for Disney on Saturday, and the night I get back, I have to drive down to MD for the field school, which I shall be attending until July 14. And I NEED a laptop for Maryland, I NEED a computer or I will go MAD.
So, wish me luck. There's nothing like rushing a very important life decision and purchase.
