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Well, I was up until 5am, ripping apart the laptop.  As you can see, it was an interesting process, especially since I’m a bike mechanic and not a computer tech.  Basically that just means that while I understand screws and the importance of not stripping out threads, I’m very used to being incredibly dirty and greasy when I do so, so having to be ultra-careful in this process was quite stressful.

I’d say that if I were being graded on my performance, I may have passed and been allowed to attend Computer Tech 101, but I wouldn’t have passed my final exam.  Sure, the computer works (hey, I’m posting this from the very computer in question!) but the LEDs that light up the keys on the keyboard don’t light up no mo’, and there are still a couple of minorly sticky keys.  So I can still download porn, but not very efficiently in the dark, when I might not be able to see the keyboard.  Unlike most people born after 1990 or so, I can type without looking at the keyboard, but I have to find the J and the F keys before I start composing a true masterpiece, zeemzane?

At any rate, I’m back up and running and I only suffered a minor heart attack in the process.  I’m told by 3 different people that if I hadn’t been trying to be “responsible” and had been drinking beer instead of a non-alcoholic drink, this surely would not have happened.  I’m inclined to believe that.  Mostly because I’m an idiot, but that’s another story.  Very extra special awesome thanks to Brent and Kate for having been home and able to let me borrow the miniature screwdriver set.

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