Back in the saddle--almost

[snubnosedsil]

A funny thing happened while I was in the middle of writing a 20-page final paper for one of the more difficult (but enjoyable!  I love graduate school!) classes I've ever taken.  My trusty laptop, which had lately been having screen problems, suddenly started to click in a rather ominious fashion before my paper--due Tuesday--dissolved into a grey

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[dqbunny]

Ack!! Poor laptop! What a way to get a new laptop, but I'm glad you were able to recover your paper from the hard drive. What are you studying in graduate school?

[snubnosedsil]

I'm getting my MA in English Literature. I love, love, love it, but the end of this semester has been a bit rough. Something similar happened to an almost completed draft of a paper for a different class two weeks ago, and I'm just feeling very fortunate right now that both papers were salvageable. It could have been so much worse without our backup drive.

[dqbunny]

My far-fetched dream is to get a Ph.D. studying medieval literature or fairy tales. But, sadly, I doubt I can do that unless I win the lottery!