Regretfully, my laptop has apparently been broken beyond repair without replacing the motherboard, which would cost nearly as much as buying a new laptop anyway. Instead of repairing my old, banged-up laptop I plan to buy another one, but since I have no other way to access the Internet but my parents' computer (which I can't use very often because one of my parents is practically always on it), I won't be on BZPower or Links to sites with forums are NOT allowed. until I get my new laptop.

With any luck, this will not take long and I'll be back before the end of the week, but knowing my dad he'll have to do "research" before choosing a new computer for me, and the last time he did research (for a digital camera), it took months. If that ends up being the case, I'll at least try to finish my epic before October. (As far as my much-neglected comedy goes, this actually benefits it, because I'm more willing to work on the comedy on an unfamiliar computer than I am on my epic, simply because writing my comedy does not require any information that I had saved on my laptop.)

For now, the next chapter of my epic is delayed until further notice. I will be on BZPower minimally, if at all. The same goes for Links to sites with forums are NOT allowed. (and AIM, if this is read by any of the few BZPers that that concerns). However I will be able to check my e-mail at least once a day, so if you desperately need to contact me, e-mail me via the "Send an Email" button on my profile and I'll respond as soon as possible.

Wish me luck, and I hope to be back very soon! But for now, I must depart...