WALL-E

You've seen the movie.  WALL-E is old, boxy, a bit clunky, a little quirky, but ultimately endearing.

Enter EVE: she's sleek and streamlined; she's fast; she's powerful.

And together, the two of them save the planet.

Well, recently C got a laptop, and it instantly got nicknamed EVE, mostly because of its comparison to my laptop.  They're actually two versions of the same machine: "twin" Compaq Presarios.  But mine is old, boxy, a bit clunky, more than a little quirky; and hers is sleek and streamlined; it's fast; it's powerful.  They don't look like the same machine; they don't even look related.  And I'm fairly certain that they won't team up and save the planet.

See, unlike the Disney WALL-E, my WALL-E isn't much into saving things.  His hobbies seem to be more along the lines of destruction: freezing up unexpectedly, losing data, refusing to connect to the Internet, dredging up an endless supply of error messages (each of them more terrifying than the last), displaying the Blue Screen of Death, and otherwise thwarting anything I try to do.  If I didn't know better, I'd say someone had finally developed artificial intelligence: WALL-E comes up with new devilish tactics on a daily basis.  You have to admire that kind of creativity...

...if you're a sicko.

I'm fairly certain that, earlier today, during one of WALL-E's attacks, I heard maniacal laughter echoing up from the general vicinity of the Underworld.

Unfortunately, I don't have one of those laser-things that Disney EVE used when she tried to vaporize Disney WALL-E (before they became friends, of course).  If I did, my WALL-E would be in mortal peril.

MOJ