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okay, this day (week?) can be fired now

... just before I left for chorus, my computer (laptop) froze up, screen went black for a sec, then came back with an alert about how the display driver had been not responding but was fixed now.

Pressing the ok button on that alert made things spaz a bit, but as I was leaving for chorus, I paid it little heed.

Until I got back. And it was in its cthulhu-only-knows-th repetition of bsod + auto-reboot + bsod + reboot + bsod...

Trying to boot Windows normally? bsod + reboot.

Trying to boot it in last known safe config? bsod + reboot.

Booting it in safe mode? Works, for some definition of working, in that there are vertical magenta stripes in neat little columns repeating across the screen. Also, I can't run very many programs. Or really do much of anything. (Can't access gmail, f'rinstance; it crashes the browser.)

Appasrently, I managed to fry my display driver, and equally apparently, that is not a good thing.

*makes strangled noises of arghitude*

So:

1) I effectively do not have computer right now. I plan on calling my local repair place in the morning, but I have no clue if this is fixable.

2) Until further notice, this means I am not reading DW or LJ, I will not be posting* much, and I can't guarantee I will see any comments or email that is sent to me.

(* with the exception of tomorrow, wherein I will post either a "yay fixed" message about my chair, to be elaborated upon later, or an "omg diaf wtmf" message about my repair company, again to be elaborated upon later. [That update will be post-by-email from my phone, so I will be highly limited in elaborative space.)

3) If it can't be fixed quickly, heads-up to peas: there is /no/ way I can run WoW at all, let alone heal raid. Granted, if I am computerless through thursday I will have gone insane, but.

4) If you posilutely absotively have to reach me, find someone that has RL contact info for me.

Nyeeeeeeeergh. *bangs head against wall* I so did not need this...