I got good news and I got bad news....
Bad news is that my old 160gb hdd seems to have died on my, and as of yet I have not recovered any data from it (my newest backups are a couple months old). Hopefully I am able to recover most, if not all of my data since it seems to be a issue with the master boot record, which usually is recoverable. In the meantime I bought a 500gb hdd so I can at least use my laptop for the time being.

Good news is that I started my new job, and even though it is hot out here in the south, I am learning new things and working hard at my new job. Also by next week I should be moving into a 1 bedroom apartment, which means I can obtain real internets. And if my data cannot be recovered then the rebuilding will start there.