Sadly, it is in fact the hard drive.  After Sparky Malarky, my 15″ Powerbook G4 with 1.67Ghz and 1GB of RAM has breathed his last breaths.  Thankfully, the folks at the Apple Store are currently transferring over everything they can to Sparky Mark II.  I didn’t want to have to do all of this today, but at least I’m getting what I need.

BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?

It means that The System, and this blog, will be back up and running on Monday.  Thank you kindly for all of your patience, Systemics.  If you feel really bad about the whole thing, I’ll be setting up the store soon. 

-Rosscott