Loss Of A Dear (Electronic) Friend

My beautiful Sony Vaio died yesterday and I have to admit ... I'm feeling really terrible about it.

It is the prettiest computer I have ever seen. Sculpted brushed aluminum with bezeled edges. No clutzy clasp to open it; instead beautiful counterweighted hinges that let me just open it and close it. Very trick side design that is a delight to look at. Plus it rocked -- fast, efficient, light, and until yesterday, trustworthy.

We're shipping it back to Sony to see if it can be saved, but a Dell laptop is on order just in case. I'm prepared to be underwhelmed by a functional, uninspired design.

Sigh. Lost beauty is a mournful thing.