laptop currently in its death throes of 'xxx has stopped working' and 'xxx is restarting' and 'windows is finding a solution to xxx'.

fucking windows.

Seems like it's going to die anytime soon, that's not good--I've only been using this baby for one and half years tops. But granted, I've been dropping it, bouncing it off walls, and spilling soup all over the keyboard. It's probably a wonder it didn't give up its ghost EARLIER.