Death of a Dinosaur: Upsetting the Establishment‏

So as my computer enters that lovely blue Error Screen that all PC users have come to know means ur compy just crashed I can't help but think about The Joker. Probably because my sister and I just watched "The Dark Knight" for the millionth time. But I kept dwelling on what he [The Joker] said about how chaos was fair and I think of all the things that this laptop has brought me over the past 4 years of owning it. Hell, it's single-handedly helped me earn my Bachelor's degree as it is the only computer I really used in my matriculation at Hampton. It brought closer to so many opportunities than several networking meetings could have. It introduced me a true obsession with the internet through the beautiful addiction that was my first experience with "the facebook." I'm talking old school facebook, delete my whole wall if you wanted to facebook. The drag stuff around your profile design hadn't even come about yet. Anyway, not the point. This laptop has connected to me my relatives from all across the globe. From my cousin who continues to break down barriers as the first African American Resident to be selected for a distinguished research opportunity to be filmed and broadcasted across the country. To the information that gave me Hope to believe a Black Man one day could be president and then gave me the avenue to begin volunteering for that Dream. This laptop's death means more to me than just the necessity of replacing a piece of hardware. It has been a friend to me through it's comforting music. An entertainer on lonely nights. A reminder of loved ones on sorrowful anniversaries. And a journal which I poured many of my tearful confessions into. Others had nicknames for theirs. Huey P. And Helgas. I've known people to replace their throughout our four years, but me and Latty held on. I'm sad to see him go. It's like saying goodbye to an terminally ill loved one. You know you have to let them go peacefully, but it doesn't mean you wanna see em go. I'll miss you old friend. And though I might(will) replace you with a Macbook Pro 13" screen with a 4GB Aluminum Core and 12 desktop capability I will never forget what you mean to me. You were the first friend inanimate or not that I made in college. I hate to see you go. I guess we'll just call this part of my evolution. Damn, growing pains really do hurt.