I aten't dead

Though my internet connection's on the critical list. I hoped it was just my ethernet cable but I've tried it in the other wired-up rooms in the house and I'm being disconnected after 30 seconds or so in all of them. This laptop's out of warranty, too. Everyone else's connection is fine.

*sighs, makes note to check out wifi availibility and costing*

If I'm only around sporadically for a bit and not answering comments and such, that's why.

ETA: it's doubly frustrating as I'm trying to handle a porn emergency over on fandomhigh and I can only type with my left hand because I have to hold the ethernet cable in place with my right. *ded from teh irony*

ETA: just received my most pointless piece of feedback ever at ff.net - '?'