So, after a few days, I've got my PC back. Apparently it's still not quite working properly, but at least I have it over the New Year. Oddly enough, it seems that it may be the sound card that's corrupted. It was an onboard one, so I'm just running it for the next few days with a replacement sound card, to see how much that helps. Fingers crossed. :)
While I was computerless last night, I finally got around to painting a picture I'd had sitting around for a few weeks. I like how it turned out, but there's a shameless fanservice warning ;)
I could write more about the various things I've been up to this week, but I can't be bothered. :-P
Happy New Year everyone!