As cross-posted at Candleblog...

It's official. My iBook is very very sick. I'm going to call Small Dog and Rent-a-Geek and compare hourly rates. It will turn on okay, but then a noise begins in the front left corner that slowly grows louder. At first the functionality isn't impaired, but within a few minutes, as the noise grows louder--into almost a grinding sound--everything locks up.

I was going to try and upload last week's FCB tonight but that's definitely not happening. nor can I record one tomorrow.

Candleblog officially has 99 registered users (not sure how many FCB listeners, but there must be a few). If each one of you sent me $20, I could buy a new Intel-powered MacBook Pro. Then the Friday Coffeeblogging would get CRAZY! (see the PayPal button on the left side bar.)

I don't know what I'm going to do if I don't have a machine with me for SXSW. (Bill begins to gently sob) I was so looking forward to... snif... blogging from the conference (NTodd says "don't worry, buddy, you can blog from my Dell!" Bill kicks him hard in the shin.) If only I could afford a new machine...