well hello mister poopy pants

[hoveringsombrero]

i started to make an entry here and i guess i accidentally bumped the reset button

which sent XP into a reboot/scan/reboot/scan/reboot/scan/reboot loop
*hates XP*

so i turned it off all the way, checked the cords
let it sit for a bit and turned it back on
all is well

DSL is on, but i've still got laptop sitting beside me on the dialup
heh.