Laying low for a while

Am writing this from my sick bed, not very far from the ah... amenities. Have come down with a nasty bout of gastro and can't move far.

Another member of the family is also unwell. My computer is dying a slow agonising death. nb has been defragging it, but it appears to have no effect. We've had some good times my friend...

Remember me plugging away at you in the early hours of the morning in our tiny one bedroom flat when I was at uni? Hearing Jamiroquai on the radio always makes me remember those times. That was my motivating CD to get an assignment out the door.

You first came into my life due to nb's folks going guarantor on a student loan for me to buy you. How we managed financially back then just astounds me to think about it. Fancy needing a guarantor on a $2K loan?? I remember your little fan couldn't cope with the box getting so hot and because our place had a dampness problem, the dust would stick to the fan and it would eventually chug to a halt. Then we got a kickass big fan and everything seemed alright again. Only a few weeks ago did we see buckets of "damp-rid" in the supermarket and reminisced about having to buy that constantly to get rid of the dampness problem. nb would always try and install crap programs on you without me knowing... Ah, the good old days.

So, it's gonna be a couple of weeks before the new little guy comes along to replace my Ziggy. In the meantime, it's going to be a struggle to get on to nb's new toy or his pc to post anything.

ooh - on that note I really, really have to go....