I’m having a really shitty day today, mostly because my computer keeps crashing and I keep losing work.  While this is clearly not my fault, I am to blame to a certain degree. 

My dad used to have a dog named Mugsy (which was actually my dad’s nickname growing up, which is weird; that is, naming a dog with your own nickname, the equivalent of me having a dog called Larry Awesome or Nass or Boner or HD or That Guy From the Dorm Who Masturbates in the Laundry Room).  Mugsy was the dumbest dog in the world, and when we were kids, in an act that now seems like animal cruelty but back then was good ol’ fashioned fun, my dad would light his lighter in front of Mugsy.  The dog, a mixed black German Sheppard, would saunter up to the flame, sniff it, burn himself, and then run away whimpering in pain.  Seconds later, he’d come back into the living room and the scene would repeat itself again: dad ignites lighter, dog sniffs it and burns himself, dog runs away.  Over and over again.  And we laughed and laughed and laughed at the dumb dog.  In a related story, I think this was just about the time the God decided to turn up my bodyhair growing meter to 11.  He hasn’t turned it down since.

Apparently, I have a little bit of Mugsy in me.  I’ve been balls deep in data today with shitloads of spreadsheets and word docs open on my computer.  As soon as I turned the pc on today, I knew something wasn’t right.  Still, I barreled ahead, taking care of business.  Because that, and making personal phone calls, is what I get paid to do.

(Well actually not so much that second one.)

And then the computer crashed for the first time and I lost a bunch of data, since I didn’t save it.  I yelled, or rather yelped, restarted the computer, and continued working.  And then it crashed again.  And I lost a bunch of data again, because I didn’t save it again.

Then guess what?  Crash-lose-yell-restart once more.  Then crash-lose-punch the air-restart.  It’s getting to the point that I think I have a serious mental condition or some sort of block that prohibits from hitting CTRL+S while I work.

Anyway, I realize that was a horrible fucking story, but that’s just the point – I’m in a horrible mood now because of my computer problems.  So in an effort to cheer myself up, I started trolling YouTube and found one of my all-time favorite Chris Farley’s SNL skits, which I wanted to share with you all, since I care about you (now don’t you feel like a jerk for thinking, "Will he shut the fuck up about his stupid computer problems already?").

So here’s the clip.  I hope it makes your day a little bit better.  It has helped me, but only momentarily until I lose another hours worth of work.  Fucking broke-ass computer.

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