so about a month ago, i was victim to one of those rare catastrophes that you hear about and cringe over, but never consider could actually happen to you. as a macintosh owner and advocate, i always felt safe that my machine would never let me down. it has always been a champ, dutifully and efficiently performing all of my requested tasks. as a college student, graphic design major, writer, social butterfly, and creative enthusiast, i RELY on this device in order to accomplish most things related to these areas of my life. however, approximately one month ago, apple FAILED me...no, fail is not a strong enough word; brought me to my knees in desperation is more like it.
when i tried to turn on my computer one day and a question mark appeared instead of the usual apple in the middle of my screen, i knew something was horribly wrong. i panicked. and two days later i was informed that my hard drive had crashed and all the data was unretrievable. ouch. thank goodness i had just bought an external hard drive to back up my files...oh wait, i hadn't gotten around to doing that just yet. how excruciatingly ironic. so yes, papers, art projects, programs, photos, and basically my life, all disappeared into a black hole that took the form of a 2"x 2" metal block called my hard drive. the mac repair man was very comforting when he said he had never seen anything like this before and i believe his words were "the chances of this happening to anyone are almost unheard of. that really sucks." he was sweet.
but of all the things i lost that day, the most painful was by far my itunes library. i had worked countless hours organizing and updating it- it was immaculate and beautiful. my pride and joy. people commonly came to me looking to burn some music, because let's face it, i have exceptional taste and a wide variety to select from.
alas, as i sit here and glare at my now desolate 50-song library, i am wondering if there is even any point to trying to rebuild it. i suppose i will attempt it, though i suspect there to be many years of toiling and struggling to bring it back to its once glorious state.
donations accepted.
2 comments:
I feel so sorry about what happened to you cause I know your pain, my laptop (vista installed) has a bug and... well... I lose everything like you, but i still think that cry will not fix anything...
Sorry about my english... i'm not an expert in this language
Saludos desde México y nuevamente mis más sinceras condolencias por lo sucedido
Atte: Salvador
i completely empathize, though not quite on the tragic level you have been subjected to. months ago, my beloved ipod bit the dust, taking with it a music collection that is essentially a part of me. i have spent the ensuing months digging through my old computers and burned cd collections, trying to discern what i still can recover and what is lost forever. my itunes is bare, and so is my heart.
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