Fire

8/18/05 Update: I got my sound working.

or a measly $100 I purchased a new hard drive and have it set as my master. Trying to access anything on my former master and it’s just not even seeing it. I have my computer working fine but I have lost everything. You might look at it and smirk at its infantile demeaner, like you would a child upon his accidental dropping of an ice cream cone. You might even think it serves me right and teach me how attached I am to my computer. But I work differently than you. I don’t keep a filing cabinet in the corner of the room with papers and writings and photographs. I live in a different age. I have lost, in your terms:
All my photographs
All my saved mail (this includes important information, receipts, proclamations of love, passwords, system information, website setup info, etc etc)
All my music
All my poetry, rants, stories
All saved poetry, writings, stories, etc from other people
All my website bookmarks
All the email/phone/address info for everyone I know
All future appointments
All previous appointments I wanted to keep to remember when things happened

And there’s more, I just can’t even think about it now. It’s all sitting in a little metal box and I’ve got to find a way to get it out of there.

Now, my sound card hasn’t worked since the exchange. I don’t understand why. I didn’t take anything out of it. I don’t even know what sound card is in there since it came with it. I probably just need to install the driver for it but how do I find out what’s in there if the computer tells me I don’t have one attached?! I need some help. Hopefully I’ll get it soon.

It’s late. I gotta go to bed. Such a disappointing and depressing day…
You might compare it to your apartment/house burning down with all your paperwork and possessions with it. I’m recovering from a smoke-less fire. It’s not easy.

Do me a favor and send me an email so I have your email addresses. I’d appreciate it greatly.