My PC has been on the fritz for quite awhile now. I've been ignoring it, because generally I just use the Mac for most things. But still, the PC has almost all of my music on it, and sometimes I like the feel of a desktop. It's a familiar friend, and I like using it quite a bit.

The problem is that I can't open the Start menu. When I try, it just blinks open and closes. Then the Start button blinks rapidly. Extremely rapidly. This is similar to a devastating virus I had a couple of years ago, so immediately I assumed I was screwed.

I restarted the computer in Safe Mode, which works out fairly well. Then I ran spybot and adaware and scanned for viruses and did some other things. No dice.

Then yesterday I happened to be in the room, not really thinking about the computer when I looked down and noticed something strange.

The space bar is stuck down.

DUH.

This is being unable to start your car and then realizing that it's in gear.

On the other hand, it is a relief.