the only thing that seems to have died on me is that 1 gb stick of ram i've been fighting with for who know how long, although i still don't know if it's the board or the stick.

i can't find the file i was looking for, and am not sure if i tricked myslf into believing it exists or not. it should actually be on the external drive if it exists. i may have imagined it.

but, i need to bring this laptop back over to the other side before i get some eggs.