RIP Sweet Laptop: December 26, 2007 - June 29, 2008
I apologize from the bottom of my tech-geek heart for how you were treated. You were truly too good for us. First, your thoughtless owner burns you alive. Miraculously, with only a few surface scrapes, you pull through. You allow us to back up all of our photographs - for that I will be eternally grateful. But we continued to take you for granted. We assumed all was well, when we should have been drinking up every sweet moment of screen time. Caressing your keyboard. Staring in awe at your shiny screen.
But the wee girl decided to finish the job that her mama started. Maybe she thought you were thirsty? That’s what I told myself when her clumsy elbow propelled an entire glass of water into your keyboard on Saturday. I reacted quickly. Gently drying you with a hair dryer. Crossing my fingers. It appeared you escaped death once again.
We enjoyed your company all day Sunday. Until, inexplicably you lost the will to live. Who wouldn’t after everything you’ve been through?
Jason and I have decided that in order to ensure that no more of your kind are unnecessarily harmed, we will (of course, NEVER EVER store a computer in the oven again and) we’ll buy a new desktop instead of a laptop. Sure, they are your older, less-hip cousin, but honestly, if a child decided to bash or pour mystery liquid into his keyboard, I’d only be out $40, instead of $800. I’m so grateful that I have a learning account at work that will reimburse me for Desktop’s purchase, or I would be even more pissed.
Once the children are older and I can risk having the occasional nice thing that won’t be ultimately destroyed by their hands, I know I’ll learn to love a Laptop again. Right now, the wound is too fresh. I’m too focused on what I’ve lost.
I’m so sorry my little Pavilion friend. You were a fighter. And you will be missed.
Love,
andi
*I don’t blame Elliot - it was an accident. It was only a matter of time before I did the same thing.
** On a totally unrelated note, but you may have been wondering - Arlo is feeling much better. At first I feared he might be turning into a bit of, well, an a-hole, quite frankly. Turns out an ear infection was making him cranky. Will the fun never end?
Poor sweet laptop. He’s gone to a better place now. Assuming the trash heap is a better palce. On a happier note I’m glad I will no longer be the only unhip person with a giant, dorky desktop computer. (See? There’s an upside to everything.)
RIP dear laptop. I shall give my laptop an extra squeeze tonight and think of you and your life. I think its only right that Andi get a desktop or I would suspect foul play on her part. But because she can’t go rushing into the arms of another laptop, I feel your death…while so young was not intentional.
Glad to hear Arlo is feeling better and on the mend.
Baked, sauteed, braised…what a repetoire that dear laptop has been through!
Trial by fire and water. I’m surprised it wasn’t willing to take on lions.
Happy Arlo Happy Mommy!
My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time. Your loss is very deep but in time the wound will heal.
Good luck, Desktop.
argh. that sucks! i’m so sorry. i know what it’s like to lose a laptop. i’m thinking of you.
RIP poor laptop.
Don’t feel bad Elliot, my husband barely trusts me around the laptop. He certainly won’t allow me and liquids around it.
My heart stopped when I read about the liquid thing. I have this fear everyday with my laptop.
Good luck with the new computer!!
It is SO awesome that you got your pictures off before the ol girl finally died. And a new computer is always a “wahoo!” right? Even a desktop.
Yeah, Sacha has killed our keyboard. Our nice wireless apple keyboard. We went to buy a new one, but they are pricey (although SO pritty). So we decided on a cheap logitech corded keyboard. That way, if he kills it, it wasn’t huge money out of our pocket. Because he does have a way of stepping on the damn thing and pulling keys out all the time.
our your poor laptop. rest in peace dear friend. you were a good, good little laptop.
glad to hear arlo’s issues were his ears and not his “butt”
The Poo dumped a glass of iced tea in my BRAND NEW macbook two years ago. It was never the same after that.
There are some great deals out there on desktops these days!
A desktop? Ack!
Maybe I don’t want a new MacBook after all…
Oh, Andi. RIP Andi’s laptop.
I smashed the screen on my lappy. Replaced it with the biggest desktop I could find. I cannot, apparently, handle delicate things.
I was hoping you’d bring that Little Laptop That Could to BlogHer. It would be quite a conversation piece!
Oh damn… poor little laptop. My son somehow managed to kill the B key on mine but beyond that we’re doing ok.
(of course I probably jinxed it now)
Yup, it sounds like the Pavilion’s number was definitely up. Maybe he’ll come back as an Airbook.
Think of desktop computers as vintage or retro; only the cool people have them. Why not?
my laptop is going to bite the dust any day now. the y and k keys are completely missing. ‘g’ doesn’t want to work most of the time. and i think the touchpad is ready to die. but RIP to your laptop, it will soon have a friend when mine goes berserk.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
Sadly, my dear, faithful Dell is on his last legs and I fear he may not be with us much longer.
Sigh.
Poor, poor Laptop. At least it’s not suffering anymore. (Sorry that you are, though. Ugh.)
Aw, RIP laptop. I know I would really, really miss mine. Just the other day I vowed I would never get another desktop again. But then again, my daughter is 17, so the risks are less.
Although I shall now be more diligent about eating and drinking with my laptop around. Thanks for that reminder.
So sorry for your loss.
Why do the good always die young?
I’m sorry, Andi, that sucks. I might make the switch to the desktop when this one goes, but I do kind of like writing in coffee shops and my computer addiction means I can only handwrite about three words before my hand cramps up, so we’ll see.
madball peed on our laptop- it died a fast death. i understand your pain. it was kind of our fault though because we left it on the floor and he was apparently mad at us for something.
we also bought a desktop afterwards, thinking that the chances of the pertinent bits being peed on were slightly less than if we got a new laptop.