It's okay, I'm back. You can stop holding your breath.
My computer's back up and running (just barely though; it's retained all its crippling viruses). My holidays went okay (I got a whole bunch of DVDs, including Tropic Thunder, some cash, and, for about the sixth year in a row, Eragon), and I intend to play L4D for about ten hours straight once I get the chance. More later, maybe.