So, my hard drive was doing the click of death…

and basically it's broken, dead, kaput, and irrecoverable unless we're willing to fork out about $1000 for the guys in the white suits & face masks to fix it in "clean room environment." And like a dork, I hadn't backed up since early May…so yes, my Italy pics are toast, along with all my email contacts, music, etc. I'm in mourning…boo hoo.

So…that means if I used to have your email address or blog bookmarked, I don't any more. Please, please, email me again so I can build up my contact list! And Lisa M from Barcelona, please email me!

Off to wallow in my sorrow, or maybe to sell the kids' furniture to pay for data recovery…