So some fun news for me today.

Granger returned my laptop for me (the timing of USC hours made it inconvenient to return it before I left) and apparently the modem/network ports have something wrong with them (though they both still work perfectly fine). They're attached directly to the motherboard so it has to be replaced. So I can pay the $500 to get my laptop fixed (it'd actually be more but that's the cap for damages) or I can pay $600 and get to keep my laptop.

My dad freaked out when he found out and went on a big rant about my needing to be more responsible. Of course, the damage to the laptop had nothing to do with how I took care of it (and I did take pretty good care of my laptop) but little things like facts aren't about to stop my dad when he's on one of his crazy rants. :P

I was kind of hoping to get a laptop for graduation but if I were to do so I'd want a shiny new one. That doesn't seem too likely now as even though the $500 or $600 will be coming out of my student line of credit, they pay some money on that so it'll probably negatively impact my chances of getting a cool grad gift. I wouldn't mind getting the Acadia laptop but it is getting kind of old so I'd rather a new one. Okay, enough materialistic ranting for tonight.

Defunct Word of the Day: Defunct
It's not really obscure but it doesn't get nearly enough play. And it's a fun word to say! (as you may have guessed I haven't figured out a new way to get words yet)