EMoat

I am a materialistic bastard.

On that note, I will say that I once had a laptop. It was a glorious, wonderous thing. I could perform various computer-related tasks in places where I otherwise could not. I even could access wireless internet. It was a good tool for many things, and I miss it. To be sure, it increased my productivity in such endeavors as school, in which I am currently involved.

The last time I saw my laptop, it was in usable condition. Granted, it was unreliable, but it was usable. I could do work on it. Currently, my other computer is getting closer and closer to falling under the "unusable" category. Some criteria I use to make this judgement: After an extended period of time (between 1 hour and 2 days), the computer will turn off and need to cool down for a significant amount of time (between 15 minutes and 2 hours). The CD-ROM works much less than 50% of the time. When turning the computer on, there is a wait of at least 15 minutes before it can be used.

My laptop also needed some finagling to get it to turn on. However, once it was on there was a good chance it would stay on for a while. Also, the CD-ROM worked. Also, it started up quickly.

Also, it was portable!

I tried to get it fixed with some reluctance, hoping that it would work out in the end. As the summer term is nearing its halfway point, I still see no signs of a fixed laptop. To make matters worse, I have been told a few times that it is in fact fixed and in some location where I can't get it. I am beginning to think these are all lies, and that's what really makes me mad. If it really is in some location, why can't I get it? It doesn't make sense. I just want my friggin laptop back and............................................

Much of the work I do is on the computer. At the moment, I have no computers of my own which work to any significant degree of reliability. It would be nice if this changed.