A Heartfelt Letter to my Dear… Laptop

You gave me a huge scare this past weekend. I thought I lost you and I thought I had to move on.

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise though. For a few months now, you’ve been moving at snail’s pace and spontaneously rebooting on occasion. On Saturday though, you spontaneously rebooted with that same soft ‘pop’ continuously for a few times in a row. Not long after, you went into continuous loops of starting up, although you never succeeded. I think you tried your best each time, but it was never enough. I was heartbroken. I thought you were gone.

You see, even though you’re not the fastest sleekest machine in town, I spent a great 4 years with you. You now know all my habits and preferences. How will I ever get used to another?!

And then I gave up, thinking that my poor laptop had run its course. Thankfully, the hubs didn’t. He basically administered IT-styled CPR to it and resuscitated my dear laptop. And although it initially couldn’t even detect my wireless network, and even now claims to not detect numerous drivers and HDD/SSD and the sorts that I don’t understand, it’s working. Maybe teetering dangerously on the edge of full breakdown, but still working. And that’s really enough for me right now.