gringo, hopton, donkey, jeremy..?

I did something very stupid yesterday. I managed to lock myself out of my computer.
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How? I don't hear you ask, so I'll tell you.
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My operating system insists on making me change my password every month or so, and yesterday was D-day. For some reason, I tend to use words that don't mean anything to me for passwords. It was 'gringo' before, and when I changed it yesterday, a word came to mind that I thought I'd remember. But when I came in later, I was horrified to find that I hadn't got a clue of what it was. Though, I was fairly sure it was six letters long, and two syllables.
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Having switched the computer on, I had a few guesses, none of which was successful. But the worst thing is that the operating system has no safety-net that I could find, no secret question, or any of that stuff. This was quite stressful considering the amount of work I've done on my computer lately - textual analysis and stuff, you wouldn't understand. So it seemed my only hope was to remember the password, whatever it was.
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I decided to write down each guess and mark them off as they were tried. How many six-letter words can there be? Then, I thought if I slept on it I might remember when I woke up. I nearly got to sleep at one point but became convinced that the word I was looking for was 'bonkers' (seven letters, I know). So, it switched the computer on again and tried it. Not 'bonker', 'bonkers', 'conker' or 'conkers'.
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I tried to sleep again, then had another idea of how I might get around the problem, it didn't work. I put the radio on and something in the news reminded me of something, I typed in ****** nervously, and yes, I'm back in. I've written it down now too.
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So let that be a lesson to you, and to me.
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I've added two more links as well, to celebrate, maybe. Two old websites that bring back good memories. Paul's pictures and Nathan's music. Be sure to check-out the quad bike pictures, it really was me doing the jump, though, Paul's definition of a 'sand dune' is, perhaps, questionable.