So Thursday night, not too long after the posting of the awesomeness that is facial hair, the hard drive in my laptop decided to die.  There wasn’t any reason - any unusual programs being run, it wasn’t in a strange location, it wasn’t being taxed - nothing.  All I get is an error message, in response to which I restart my computer, and it just never comes back to me.  The failure happened minutes after Apple Support stopped taking phone calls and, of course, the night before the launch of the new iPhone.  So the next day, the numerous locations that would normally be thrilled to take a look at my MacBook were completely ignoring my calls in order to handle the hordes of giddy new iPhone consumers.  The only place that would answer my calls is a repair shop in Asheville (NC) which, thankfully, happened to be on my way to SC (They were really friendly, helpful, and quick - I highly recommend Charlotte St Computer Repair if you’re in/near Asheville!).  That was Friday.  Today is Monday.  There was no luck in recovering the data from my harddrive - it was apparently VERY serious about quitting.  There wasn’t any real essential data on there but I did lose about a years worth of pictures and some great video of The Fire Tonight doing their thang.  *sigh* Se la vie, right?

Well, now that the computer is back I have a new beard pic for you and one (from yesterday) that will be posted later (time travel!).

Day 12

Happy to have my baby (laptop) finally home smile