I thought it was all over... I started it up a while ago and every program was really balky and stuttery, so I rebooted - same results (even worse actually). Couldn't get Firefox or iTunes to shut off in fact... had to force quit them. I rebooted several times (sometimes it takes 3 or 4 times before everything is working smoothly again) and the last time I got nothing but a blank grey screen with a flashing question mark in the center of it!!!

That's far worse than the mere blue screen of death (which I get all the time - is that normal?)

I thought it was all over, and my 1st thought was "Oh shit - how will I let Auron know I can't make it in to moderate until I get a new computer?"

.. Followed rapidly by "What will I do if I can't visit DV every day for hours on end?" and "Shit - I guess I lost all the files I haven't backed up yet onto external hard drives" and "What about all the iTunes songs/shows/movies I've bought??!! Are they gone forever now?"


Then a little later I facepalmed and realized I have a laptop I can go online with. Derp! But I would have lost all those files etc if it really did die. I tried switching it on again after an hour or so, and it came back to life though. I suspect it's living on borrowed time now though.

Unfortunately my laptop isn't powerful enough to do my animation with, so I do need to start shopping for a replacement computer - I guess this one is at least 3 years old now, maybe close to 4?

Anyway, right now I'm just thankful for the miracle of digital resurrection!! Glad to be back on the same computer!