Well, I made it through 2009 without any problems with Proteus, my laptop. 2007 and 2008 both had periods where it needed repair/replacement work done, and when 2009 ended without any problems I thought I'd broken the streak.
Last night, the power cord gave up the ghost, and I discovered that the battery doesn't hold all that much juice. So I am currently sans-laptop, and using the family desktop.
So I probably won't be seen too much around the Badmovies forum until I get it replaced -- just letting everyone know so no-one worries.