The Squeeling Sounds of Doom

I was all ready to go for a fun WoW night with the guys. I'm logged into Vent, we're getting our little ducks in a row for a run at Lower Blackrock Spire and all of a sudden.....
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Ack! WTF was that!? Apparently my speakers made an attempt on my life. At first I thought it was Vent so I changed my settings to no avail. Then I thought maybe the speakers were just plugged in funny. I wiggled and jiggled said plugs and cords (BTW this is very similar to how I fix any automotive issue, wiggle wires and pray)
It stopped for a little bit. Then 10 minutes later the SQUEE of doom comes back. I tried switching to headphones, no difference. Is it possible for a sound card to develop emotions.... Homicidal emotions?
The rest of the night was spent playing WoW with no sound which means no vent which means relying on people to tell me what to do in text form. If you've been doing voice chat for as long as our guild has, it makes it very difficult to type in tasks.
Around 9:30 I called it a night. I didn't even gain a level. ::sigh::
I read this Running With Scissors book my aunt got for Christmas last year that I've been avoiding. It's all right. It's a memoir but the guy's childhood seems too insane and thus not as interesting to me.
Anywho... I'm running late. When my family cleaned out the apartment they also took my deoderant and my razor. I have to make a trip to the store before I can even start getting ready to go to work. blech...