A new hard drive = a sad Jo-Ann

Not backing up my hard drive was an oversight that I shall not repeat. The story begins almost 2 weeks ago. My computer would freeze, but I would be able to shut it down and bring it back to life. It was making an awful grinding sound. Friday the thirteen, that was. I made the comment to Melanie that I should back up my hard drive. I did not. One week and one day later, my compy died. Thankfully my documents were recovered (thanks to Jeremy, Jeff and Melanie). My photos and music weren't so lucky. Now that I have a new hard drive, I realize the time I had invested in my trusty iBook G4. Now I have the task of re-installing software and getting things back to how they were. Sigh. All while trying to finish the semester. Sigh. Oh well, I have forty hours of marking to take my mind off of it. So the lesson is, if you haven't backed up your hard drive lately, go do it RIGHT NOW!