The Darkest Evil

There are two kinds of notebook geeks: the anal-retentive guy who keeps the plastic screen protector on his notebook at all times, and The Abuser. You know the type: The Abuser throws his unprotected notebook computer into a messenger bag and rides 10 miles over a dirt trail to work. Within a month, the lid looks like it tangled with a Brillo pad and the hinges are creaking.

My Dell Inspiron, though well justified due to it’s upcoming 2nd birthday, is not all together. The DVD drive won’t open (because I sat on the laptop), the lining around the monitor is cracked (I dunno know that happened), both the Intel Inside sticker and the Microsoft Windows XP sticker are gone (the Intel came off on it’s own, I “helped” the Microsoft one come off), the Microsoft Licence Number is peeling off on every side, and, at times, it is hard to press the ~ key because I once ate Ramen over the keyboard.