Isn't it ironic? Or maybe just unfortunate.

[devi]

My laptop is a big clunky thing, more than six years old. When I brought it home to Dublin a couple of years ago and took it out in the house of some hardware-geek friends, they burst out laughing and said "What is that, retro-chic gone mad?"

All this summer, as it heated up to table-melting temperatures in our blazing hot flat, I was sure it was about to die in a puff of smoke. Somehow the poor thing managed to soldier on... until today, when the floppy drive and the mouse buttons both stopped working simultaneously.

I think it's been bravely holding out until the novel was done, and now has decided it's accomplished its task and could die in peace. elethe, on the other hand, is far more cynical and thinks the laptop is saying "Ha! I'm going to die now just when you really need me!"

Whatever its motives are, though, I'd better get hold of a new one as soon as possible. Does anyone have a laptop they're finished with and would like to flog to me? Of course, what I'd really like is a snow-coloured iBook but I doubt that's going to happen any time soon.

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[kasku.livejournal.com]

Sorry darling, but I've asked Steve and he actually doesn't have any at the moment except for an old one which wouldn't be an improvement on your dead machine at all. I'll keep my ears open though and let you know if he gets anything good in the near future! x