Oh The Horror

Recipe for Disaster:

1 Brand-spankin’ new laptop
1 cup chilled apple cider
A dash of stupidity
A pinch of clumsiness

Make sure cup of cider is filled to the brim in order to produce maximum damage. Place cup on desk between mouse and laptop. Add stupidity. Add clumsiness.

If successful, your disaster should include:

Immediate loss of power, complete with satisfying hiss
The grip of fear with a chokehold on your heart
Nervous sweating
Hysterical crying
Phone calls that begin, "I [sob] had [sob] an accident [sob]"

Once complete you will need to replace:

System Board
Video Card
CD/DVD Drive
Keyboard
Palmrest
Base Cover
Center Cover
Your Mind

Possible side effect:

Loss of taste for apple cider

Guaranteed result:

Loss of computer for two weeks
Unceasing guilt and self-castigation

A/N: Sylvester is now back up and running. Thank you to the beautiful people and the massive size of Dell. Without the labryinth that is the support line, I would be lost forever.