...and then things went wrong. I got halfway done with the wallpaper, and then Flash crashed. I didn't have time to redo it, so I worked on my final projects for school. The illustration is mostly done, just missing a few background characters that I didn't do to save time and get it printed before it was due. The 3D Maya class final is... well, the last day we couldn't do anything because the school decided to turn off the license server, so the lab computers couldn't even load Maya. My tablet PC had Maya, and could render, but a single frame took 45 minutes to render.

Then, somehow, my tablet PC ended up with a huge gash in the bottom, and cracks around the battery compartment. The screen is okay, except for the known dirt-inside-the-screen problem that had been gradually coming back, but the main hardware section bends along the middle. I'm not sure how this could have happened as the largest crack looks like somebody tried to impale it with a lead pipe, or something. The computer seems to function properly for now, but I can't back up anything or turn it on due to another problem entirely: the power adapter broke again. It seems the wire used in it just isn't fit for transportation, as it keeps breaking apart. I'll be able to fix it quickly, and I'll have things backed up before Wednesday.

Now if the laptop ends up dead? I have experience with getting files of dead hard drives that have had their casing opened up leaving the platters exposed to the unsterilized, dust-filled air. I still have my old Wacom tablet, which will be slower to work with, but will suffice until I can afford a replacement.