So my laptop died. Please pause briefly for a moment of silence.........
The hard drive had to be replaced and therefore I lost everything that was not backed up, which is about three to four months of photos. I guess it could have been worse. I could have lost the last two and a half years, because that's how long I've had the computer. However, since Patrick got me an external hard drive for Christmas last year, I only lost the stuff that I had not backed up.
The problem is I wasn't too good at backing up and I'm really not sure why. The external drive is literally right next to me and the laptop. I don't even have to get up. I just have to plug it in. URGH!!!
I did learn two valuable lessons from this whole episode:
1. Don't search for blog layouts from Web sites you don't know. That's how you get viruses.
2. Back up nightly.
I should have my laptop back on Monday complete with a new hard drive and anything the computer geeks could salvage. Fingers crossed they can save my pictures.
Now go back up!
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