That is not a typo. I did not a word.
About 15 minutes two hours ago the DC jack became separated from the motherboard inside my trusty old brick of a laptop.
I’m not saying I shouldn’t have seen it coming. Every now and again the little power light would flicker at me in warning. I guess I just didn’t recognize the signs. Today, though, it seems they made their estrangement official as they no longer seem to be communicating at all.
I probably should have stopped referring to their collaboration as a “trusty old brick” a long time ago. Some things sound too much like prophecy in hindsight.
Fortunately, I still have an old tablet I can use to harass you. It’s not the same, though. Using it to blog feels clumsy and weird, like a first kiss. I fear this may know this will be a blow to my prolificacy.
I know this is hard to hear, but chin up! In time there will be another laptop, and we’ll look back at this and laugh. You’ll see.
Update: Yeah, the tablet is NOT going to be a viable alternative. This should explain why you didn’t see this post when I wrote it. I ended up borrowing my neighbor’s laptop so no one will think I fell off the planet. I do, however, need to fix it for them. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many toolbars…
Fluff and Bunkum 
yeah, when my big clunker of a pc died, it was bittersweet. now i have to pay for microsoft office very year and i will never get used to it
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This explains why you have stopped rooting around in the basement of my soul…
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I’m trying, man. This laptop is so fubar.
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no pressure…
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I had to purchase a new laptop recently, the burning smell and background humming that was similar to a ‘blast off’ was unnerving. I now have a draw with three almost broken, ready to die laptops that I refuse to get rid off!!! I mean they do still work after all. It is a bit like when you said “Yeah, the tablet is NOT going to be a viable alternative.” For the first few moments of using the alternatives, or the older options you think it can work, but ultimately it won’t. So I REALLY do not know why I keep them.
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It’s hard to let go of something that served you faithfully in the past.
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This is very true, all of the work, the pictures, the memories (even if they are removed from the laptop) I relate back to that tattered piece of hardware. The day will come I am sure. But today is not that day!
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When you are ready, have it recycled. It may end up helping someone who’s learning electronics or repairs. It might end up in the hands of a young kid who wouldn’t otherwise have access to technology. Then, your trusty old machine can go on and continue to faithfully serve.
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What a good idea!! I will most certainly do this. Thank you for suggesting it, I never would have thought of that otherwise.
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I see what you did in your second sentence there. 😉
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😀 I might have spent too much time on reddit.
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