Meanwhile... RIP Hard drive

Yes, folks, my hard drive has met its untimely end, and with my photos, music, documents, etc. Lesson learned: back everything up ALWAYS. This was two weeks ago, and I got a new HD, which is up and running, but I can only hope that at some point I'll be able to salvage all of my information. Professional recovery services start at $500. No thanks. 

My mother was visiting the weekend it died, luckily, so I was able to borrow her computer, and get an extension for the paper that was lost... I've got an external HD coming in the mail... Know I know. 

Don't let it happen to you.