Monputer

Monputer has died, bit it, will not live to see another day. The poor thing was on it's 4th life (hard drive) and it finally refused to boot and begged me to pull the plug on the life support.

The timing, as usual, was awful having just bought plane tickets home today for almost equal to the price of the new computer and dying on the eve of a mandatory online class.

Luckily, my professor for the class was supposed to teach this class to my section on Monday but she had difficulty loading the presentation and had to reschedule us for tonight so she was understanding when I told her my computer had gone towards the light. I have to listen to an archived section and send her a summary so she knows I listened to it but that's fine.

I was quite happy with the Compaq Presario, lasting from 2004-2009, may she rest in peace. I always have a sentimental attachment to things, I cried when my first car's engine died and was towed away. With the death of my computer, I feel the same tugging at the old heart strings. I bought it out of necessity at the end of a long relationship when I suddenly found myself computerless, furnitureless, bedless, and boyfriendless. She helped me navigate the online dating world and found me my sweet M...

So it is with a heavy heart that I bid you adieu Compaq Presario...so long to your overheating and intolerance of iTunes, to your wireless card since your birth preceded commonplace wirelessness...it's been a pleasure. With my right hand over my heart and my left on the left click button of your touchpad...fare thee well!