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So I haven't posted in a while...

That's because my laptop started malfunctioning whilst my family was visiting me in Colorado and I haven't been able to see any progress until today.

Today is the day that I got the phone call.

Like a doctor calling to tell me an update on a relative, the service person called and broke the news to me.

[

Your hard drive is dead.

What, what do you mean by dead...?

It doesn't work anymore.

It won't work and getting your data could cost you $5000 dollars.

Oh.

Thanks for checking it out for me.

]

So that was pretty sweet. All my good music is gone. The majority of my pictures are gone. My notes from classes are gone. My movies made with friends are gone. My internet bookmarks are gone. It's a pretty devastating thing.

GO BUY AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE AND BACK UP YOUR DATA RIGHT NOW!

I really am learning though. God is like poking me saying that I shouldn't store up treasures here. But the tough thing is that those are Godly things. He gave us (especially me) the ability to connect with Him through photography and music. SWEET. I just lost all of that. Yet, I still feel him there. That's a good feeling, but it's still rough that this had to happen.

This sucks, I won't try to paint it any other way.

I feel kinda like this kid. Sorta. I guess I just feel bad for him.


Well, what good has happened. I'm back in Illinois and enjoying (loosely used) the humidity here. I also really am getting a kick out of being lazy. lol. I really want to get to campus. Fresh starts are great. It will be good to move into the house I will live in with 5 other guys. It should be a lot of fun.

Now I sleep though and know that God provides a new day. That is so good.