Welcome to hell
My laptop was just stolen. I’m writing this from the public kiosk in the JDUC. A beautiful 12″ PowerBook… How could they? The laptop was in my room. I was out for a walk, but my housemate was home. He didn’t hear them. They even had the presence of mind to grab my laptop bag, while leaving everything else untouched.
It’s been three hours since my faith in humanity was broken, and I’m finally starting to calm down. I went through the five stages of grief, racing through them with the help of Glenlivet and my electronic keyboard (music soothes the savage breast, n’est-ce pas?). At least I still have my iPod, my music.
I started thinking about the thief. If they saw me, they probably just saw some rich Queen’s kid who could stand to lose their laptop. And… they’re probably right. S/he may be an immoral motherfucker, but this isn’t going to kill me. It’s certainly going to set back my work (they unwittingly took the CD I had just received from my clients), but I’m alive.
Could be worse, right?
August 17th, 2005 at 1:50 am 1
Greetings from Roma.
Oh Aidan, thats terrible! I had a heart attack when I lost my camera, so I cant imagine how you must feel.
You had insurance right?
Much sympathy,
Kimberleyxx
August 29th, 2005 at 11:11 am 2
Hey! bad luck,
It could be 10 times worse. You could be attacked in this situations. Or you could be losing a lost one. No its not nice that some bastard stole your laptop. You’ll get over it. Remember its just a possesion. Don’t lose faith in humanity.
Take care,
Trishx
August 29th, 2005 at 11:31 am 3
Heheh, I’ve recovered somewhat. I don’t miss the laptop, I’ve gotten over that. What I miss are the things that I could do with my laptop: work (for $$ nevertheless), play, stay in touch with friends… all those good things.
On the bright side, I had been rather addicted to the internet. Time away from a computer has given me an opportunity to play the piano and guitar and catch up on reading.
Of course, now that I’ve discovered that my house has cable, I’ve more often than not just planted myself in front of the TV as a substitute for planting myself in front of the computer.