A Lost Love

by Leslie

Remember that moment from the original Superman movie when he pulls Lois Lane from the car after the earthquake and realizes she’s dead? When he holds her and screams, “Nooooo!” just before flying around the earth so fast that he goes back in time?

We had a moment like that at our house today, but instead of Superman clutching Lois Lane, it was Dave clutching the carcass of his dead laptop. And there was no flying around the world to save it.

It was a short-lived relationship, but one we’ll never forget. It’s hard to believe it started only a month ago, when they met on Christmas.

The affair of electronic ecstasy ended tragically today. A foreign object became lodged between the keyboard and screen as Dave closed it after an afternoon of technological delight. Ironically, it was a game piece from the 80s trivia game (his other love) we had played just the night before that dealt the death blow.

Dave spent the evening grieving his loss. He hardly touched his supper and chose to turn in early to bed. He just couldn’t stand the sight of my laptop.

All I had to offer him were the words of Brett Michaels from Poison who was quoting someone who was paraphrasing someone else when he sang, “It’s better to have lost at love than never to have loved at all.” At least he’s got the memories, right? It had been a glorious 31 days.

Dave, this one’s for you.

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Comments

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Daddy Forever on January 25, 2007 1:05 am
Oh man, that sucks. At least I had 3+ years with my laptop before it died a year ago. I’ve never replaced it. No laptop could ever take its place on my desk. That’s why I use an abacus now for all my computing needs.
mackeydoodle on January 25, 2007 1:30 am
I am so sorry to hear of your loss.
What does one send on these occasions?? Flowers??
Chocolates???
Gift Cards for your nearest electronics store?:)
Faith on January 25, 2007 1:51 am
Awwww that sucks!!! Poor poor Grimm

On the other hand, congrats on your loss! You’re doing awesome
Karly on January 25, 2007 9:15 am
Oh, this brings back memories of my poor little TV getting broke to bits. Sob, sob.

So sorry to hear of your loss Dave!! I’m crying with ya, dude.
kelley on January 25, 2007 9:16 am
Oh, the humanity! Er, I mean, the technology!

That is a serious bummer. I wouldn’t be able to eat dinner, either. Probably for weeks. Actually, now that I think about it, maybe if I break my new iPod I can squeeze back into my college jeans…
Toni on January 25, 2007 9:54 am
We are so sorry for your loss. Having gone through two similar losses of our own, please know that we are grieving with you.
Joshua Xalpharis on January 25, 2007 10:46 am
Goddamn Asian engineering!

Wouldn’t the warranty still apply after only a month?

We all know that it was the Steelers shirt that dealt the death blow. Nobody has wanted to admit it yet, but the luck of the Steelers has struck again!
petite mommy on January 25, 2007 12:15 pm
Awww, I’m sorry…hopefully there is some warranty and hopefully its not void.
vasilisa on January 25, 2007 4:34 pm
Oh no…. I’d be devastated… Maybe there is still a way to fix it? Keep us posted…

And maybe make him a nice hot chocolate drink…
My Mommy’s Place: Mommy’s Blog » Blog Archive » Broken on February 10, 2007 9:22 am
[…] If you’re a regular visitor here, you’ve seen this picture and you know the story. While I prefer to post pictures for the Photo Hunt that haven’t been published here before, this one deserves a second look. The destruction of Dave’s laptop was just too momentous; I couldn’t pass it up for this week’s theme: Broken. […]