My Suicidal Computer.

Well, folks, my computer self-destructed today.  Yep. Imploded. And I didn't even get the theatrical ticking countdown. *scoffs* So disappointing.

I had just aced a final, so in lieu of more studying, I rewarded myself with a movie from my "Movies to Watch" list while I folded some laundry. Harmless right? Little did I know that my computer was waging war with itself as I matched socks on my bed.

So I'm watching my cheesy 90's movie on Netflix when Google Chrome stops working.  Okay, I think, this happens sometimes. I'll just reload chrome la di da. Well, no. I try to reload chrome but now my entire computer is unresponsive. It's completely frozen and streaks of white start popping up across my screen like it's trying to become some awkward computerized zebra. Weird, I thought, but I'll just restart the whole computer. No big deal, right? Wrong.

I restart my computer and it awakens with a black screen with those block-y white words that you see and you just know that something is wrong.  I snapchat the image of my computer screen to my tech-savvy friends because I have absolutely zero knowledge of computers.  While I wait for their responses, I follow the small white words of instruction that say if I push F1 it will reboot my system.  So I push F1. Many times. And then try F5 because that is another option that I soon find does nothing to help the situation.

Thankfully, one of my friends comes over, runs some diagnostics tests, and discovers that my hard drive is disconnected.  He tells me that there was a slight chance I might lose everything on my hard drive, but he assures me that there is about a 5% chance of that happening, so I should be fine.

Well I take my computer to the IT guys on campus so he can wave a magic IT wand and fix everything.  He opens up my computer....annnnnnndddddd...it's still connected.  "Well, that's bad," he says, "It's still connected. This means it is a problem in the actual hard drive." he informs me. "The spindle is probably out of place. (because I know what a spindle is and where it is supposed to be) We may be able to put it in the right spot long enough to get your information from the hard drive, but I wouldn't hold your breath. Is there anything important on here?" Um...only the last three years of my life! "Nothing TOO important, I guess." I respond.

My computer open and vulnerable, poor thing.

He opens the hard drive and has bad news.  He can't reset the spindle.  My information is lost. There's nothing he can do but give me a new computer and send me on my way with a pat on the head and mumbled condolences.

My hard drive. If you look closely, you can see little smudge looking things on the shiny part.  Those are bad. (I sound so smart talking about technology, right?)

So, there it is.  I got a new computer and all my stuff is gone.  I mean, it's not ALL bad. It could have been in the middle of the semester when assignments needed to be turned in.  Anyway, I've heard that it is important to back up your hard drive, but I apparently I thought that I am immune to computer problems.  Moral of the story: BACK UP YOUR HARD DRIVE! Here's looking at you, kid. *looks pointedly at every single person who hasn't back up their hard drive*