i had three chairs in my house

does this pic launch a thousand plot bunnies or what? i mean, hmmm, what were they just up to that karl forgot zip his fly?

ugh. the sniffling can stop now. as can the sudden, random temperature swings. most of the time i'm cold but all of a sudden i'll be almost sweating. then cold again. meh.

i received the death sentence on my laptop yesterday. ::mourns:: $500-$1300 to replace parts/fix it. right. i could spare maybe $100 if i had to. not gonna happen. i am more sad about this than i feel comfortable expressing here. i was really attached to that thing.

also, i was told that my data is probably recoverable. ::quakes in fear::