Fender Bender

Not of the car variety, as anyone who knows me will know.

I met Karine at Sugarbowl to work this afternoon, bringing with me my flagged Clarissa, 28 pages in pulled quotations (size 10 font, no less), and my trusty laptop. When it was time to go, I put the book and my laptop in my computer bag, which was standing upright on the bench beside me. As I turned away to grab something else on the table, I heard a worrying though oddly satisfying-because-heavy THUD, the sound of my bag tipping over and falling to the floor. I wasn't too worried about damage to the sleeping computer, which I've accidentally dropped from a similar height before (it slid off my bed) but was annoyed nonetheless. A few hours after I got home, I saw this:


My beautiful laptop is now asymmetrical.

I'm not entirely sure how the fall could have made that particular dent, but there you go. Throw in the fact that the F11 key somehow came loose and fell off a couple of months ago (I haven't managed to figure out how to put it back on), and I believe I now own the Powerbook equivalent of a used car. Still lots of milage on it, but definitely well loved and a little worse for wear. But still, what's the point of buying a laptop if I'm not going to take it places (like, well, for coffee and to bed)?

Note to self: Back up files tonight.

Update: I am happy to report that the F11 key has been restored to its rightful place. Yay!