Nyx Goldstone

Computers age faster than dogs, so I understand completely that I’m working on a 7 year old dinosaur of a computer. Last night the computer worked and shut down normally. This morning went like this:

Me: ::hits power button and waits for computer to load::
Computer: Do do dooo… OH! Hey, there! You know you never installed a network device on me, right?
Me: What? You were using it last night!
Computer: And no sound card, either. Why would you neglect me so?
Me: You’re on crack! Check your pockets. ::reboots computer since that usually works for the missing hard drive issue::
Computer: Do do dooo… Oh! Hey, there!  You know you never installed a network device on me, right?
Me: ARGH!!!
Brother: Lemme finish this and I’ll come look at it.
Me:? ::stares at computer that is smiling stupidly as it informs that there is no network device or sound card. Ends up just shutting down to wipe the grin off computer’s monitor::
Me: [to Brother] The temptation to just pull the power cord and do a reboot that way like with the router…
Brother: Do it.
Me: ::does it::
Computer: Do do dooo… Greetings, my creator. All systems are up and running. Would you like to partake in some World of Warcraft or instant messaging first? I also brought you some fresh Java and the morning RSS feeds.
Me: Holy… It worked!
Brother: Wait… Really??