Hey guys, I seriously need some good vibes if possible. I've had all sorts of computer issues over the past 12 hours.

First, my primary web browser got flagged as a virus. Out of nowhere. I removed it and got the latest version, which got me up to date (I needed to update anyhow), and it seems to be good now. No other programs were flagged and virus scan is coming up clean. So could be just a faulty Microsoft Security intelligence update.

Then about 8 hours later, my computer shut down out of nowhere. Like the power had been cut. Then it restarted several times. Finally it was able to get NVDA going, which told me it was installing updates.

Several more restarts later and it's back on, and Windows Update seems satisfied. But... my newest external hard drive had seemingly disconnected. It was making its usual noises but wasn't being seen by Windows. Unplugging it and plugging it back in several times fixed that, and to my knowledge at least, it is now in full working order (Crystal Disc Info isn't showing me anything scary-looking about it). At this point, everything seems fine. But I am getting really jittery, facing the impossible task of trying to prepare for what might go wrong next.

I'm cursing the fact that I practically live with computers. But I do. When they behave, they are my biggest hobby and bring me the most enjoyment. But when they act like this... They are my biggest source of anxiety, my biggest triggers of panic. Any one of the events I just described would take me on a really crappy ride, but to have multiple in one day... I'm making a real effort to detach here.

I mean, maybe we're good now. After all, I've been typing and editing this post for the last 43 minutes, and the computer is just happily doing what computers are supposed to do, acting like the perfect obedient companion that never does anything wrong. Meh, can I just blame this on a rough Windows update, and try to forget any of this happened? Please?