My pc died, so I'm not around very much these days. Unfortunately that's where all my graphics and animation programs are, so that pretty much kills my freelance work. Guess I'd better just concentrate on my novel for now if I've just got my girlfriend's little netbook to work with. Anyway, sorry I haven't been commenting lately, it's not because I don't love you guys! 
pyromethious:
just replaced one of last year's dead archive drives myself...$80 for half a TB because I needed PATA/IDE
lulabuxom:
indeed!.. and i happened to walk past a bakery today that had lemon meringue tarts! go figure! 