8:35 am: I wake up
8:37 am: I lean over and turn on my laptop
8:38 am: Laptop freezes after the start-up screen
8:38 - 40 am: I wait for it to stop thinking so hard
Stage One: Denial
"My laptop's fine..."
8:41 am: I am exasperated and turn the laptop off. Then on again
8:43 am: Laptop remains frozen
Stage Two: Anger
"God hates me! To return the favor, I shall gleefully hate the world"
8:44 am: I reboot the laptop again
Stage Three: Bargaining
"If you restart this time, I will limit my usage of you to only 90 minutes a day"
8:50 am: In despair, I pack up my laptop and resume my day
Stage Four: Depression
"This totally sucks. I mourn the death of my laptop and my academic career"
9:20 - 10:40 am: Drawn out breakfast with Rachel. We discuss education policy and are baffled
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Professor Lajer-Bucharth lectures on Impressionism and Modern Life
2:00 pm: I take my laptop to the Computer Clinic in search of more technologically-oriented minds than mine. They tell me my hard drive may be failing and help me to back up my academic files
Stage Five: Acceptance
"I can pick up my repaired laptop in three to five business days. All is right with my world again"
2:45 pm: I exhale
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