Dadgummit

I was just finishing a paper for my stupid seminar class when the computer froze. I saved the damn thing repeatedly, so I wasn't worried, but since it froze up at midnight (when the computers automatically clear themselves of crap) I lost my paper. How do you lose a damn paper in the process of E-mailing it? I know I was supposed to save it to a disk, but I couldn't find it dammit...I'm going to bed before I burst into tears. Maybe the help desk can retrieve it for me, but I seriously doubt it...