Double Whammy!

This morning I got the dreaded blue screen.

If you've ever seen it, you know what I'm talking about. You look at your computer monitor and expect to see a pleasant windows desktop full of program icons, perhaps some tulips in the background and if you're really cleaver a picture of your children or pets smiling back at you. But instead of this familiar and comforting collage, you're monitor shows you a blank blue screen.

The not unpleasant royal blue screen may also contain some white type, DOS style, really old school. This type could say anything but I can sum it up for you:

"You're Screwed!"

And so today I spent the day attempting to save what data I could from my hard drive so that I can try the fianl suggestion the Dell help desk had for me. Tomorrow I try to reload Windows. Pray for me.

Why not reload Windows tonight you might ask?

This evening I have to complete what I had on schedule for today before I was slapped off track by my computer troubles.

Tonight I must assemble my new Ikea entertainment center.

Yes, another prayer is necessary. I've already opened the wine.