I'm trying to think of

I'm trying to think of the most exciting way to explain that I've been trying to fix Jeremy's computer for the past two days. A way to at least hold your attention. I'm sure I'll think of something.

I could go for a whole inner struggle thing... how it had become a matter of pride and a measure of my skills. How everything I tried failed... made things worse even.

A computer that freezes, flashes and error messages every time you try to do anything is the most frustrating thing in the world.

Hours of disc scans, four anti-virus programs and hundreds of error messages later there is only one option left. I burn all of Jeremy's personal files to CD and wipe the hard drive clean. New copy of Windows. New computer entirely. It takes five more hours to reinstall everything.

It doesn't take long for the error messages to start back up. New copy of Windows + same error message = hardware problem.

I stand up and look behind the computer. It's pushed up against the wall. It's blowing it's hot exhaust against the wall and then back into itself. It's overheating the processor.

Days I've been working on that computer... nine hours tonight alone... and all I had to do was pull it a few inches away from the wall.