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Christmas Eve night, my roommate Luke and I returned home from a meal at IHOP after our Candlelight Service.  We walked into the apartment and instantly realized that both our laptops were missing.  We searched all the rooms, but couldn't find them; we searched everywhere obvious and everywhere not obvious...no laptops.  So, I called another roommate who was there an hour earlier and asked if had seen our laptops - he had, right where we left them - and I asked if he had locked the door when he left, and he couldn't remember.

Who robs people on Christmas Eve!?!  I didn't really know what to do...I called the police and they were on there way to get the report.  I had a feeling of helplessness, then of vulnerability, then of fear.  That laptop had my life on it!  Pictures, memories, video, projects: all on it.  Account numbers, personal finances, passwords, bookmarked credit card information, emails, receipts, work accounts, work finances, work credit cards:  all in "their" possession. 

I began changing all my accounts, at least 20 personal accounts plus work accounts.  45 minutes past; I started thinking about all the documents, logins and passwords that I naively kept on their, so I called the police again to see their eta, another hour.  At 1am, I couldn't look at a nasty pc screen anymore, I couldn't think logins, online accounts, and passwords anymore.  I went in my room to wrap presents and continued to pray for peace, as I laid my arm on my bed I felt something hard under my blanket: I yelled for Luke to show him my discovery, my life was back.  "Where's mine?" was his response, and wouldn't you know his laptop was under his blankets as well!



Apparently, my other roommate (above picture found open on my computer) thought it was funny to hide them, play dumb when I concernly called, and an hour later realized I probably called the cops, but still didn't call to tell me he hid our lives under our sheets because HE thought I would be angry!!!! 

Well, I called the police again and convinced them they didn't have to come, then I humbly forgave my roommate, then let him know the authorities would be at his parents'  house Christmas morning :)

Don't save your accounts on your computer and password protect it, it will save you hours of fear and trembling.

Merry Christmas, and to all a good night.

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