My poor old Maxtor 300GB external hard drive decided to up and die yesterday.

Well, I say old, but the thing was aged barely a year and a half. They just don't make 'em like they used to. Luckily, I was able to find a brand-new Iomega drive of higher quality, higher storage, and lower price. Unluckily, the death means the loss of most of my writing.

In a stroke of genius on my part, however, I had the foresight to...foresee...this demise and moved all of my important stuff (writing, movies...porn collection...you know, the important things) onto my laptop's internal drive. So nothing of value was really lost except three years of college papers that I will never need again anyway.

But it is a bitch that I have had to spend nearly a hundred bucks to replace something that was advertised as lasting up to five years (and that was the pessimistic estimate!). That's what I get for buying the mid-range quality rated product (according to Consumer Reports). Here's hoping that buying the top-rated brand this time will pay off.

Now, if you need me, I'll just be over in the corner rocking back and forth, sucking my thumb, and praying for some Christmas money.