laptop-less! :(

this fucking sucks. those who know me know my powerbook. we're seldom apart. i've had it for a little more than two years now, and it seriously accompanies me everywhere i go. i use the piss out of this thing- it's probably on 46 out of every 48 hours. i once had a documented uptime of 46 days. i'm pretty obsessed with it.

the other day, i noticed the backlight on the screen flickering a bit. i wasn't too concerned until the bottom left corner of the screen started getting brownish-black and the lid behind this spot was scalding hot. then i heard some crackling and figured this can't be anything close to good. i gave apple a call, and i have to send it away for a couple weeks. aside from the fact that we run video on the powerbook and have a big show coming up at caroline's in a couple weeks, i pretty much rely on the powerbook to keep my shit in order. i'm pretty much fucked for the next couple weeks. i won't be able to do anything on time, well, or at all.

i actually considered buying another powerbook so i wouldn't be without.

do they have twelve-step programs for this kind of thing?

anyway, wish my poor powerbook happy trails (it's never been away from me before), and pray for a speedy recovery. but most important. pray the repairs don't fall outside the applecare warranty i purchased- if they cross a certain threshold, this powerbook may have to be put down. and i just can't handle that right now. emotionally, that is.