Finder is dying on me consistantly, reboots won't help.

This problem began this morning when I was at the library reading some articles on Slashdot.
Basically, the macbook behaves like it has a crashed program. The finder locks up, so I appleoptionesc to force quit the apps, however, nothing shows up in this window. Right clicking on icons in the dock shows they aren't "not responding" but they wont close.
I try to reboot, but it wont finish closing down apps to allow me to restart.
So what I do is force power down the mac, and for a while it wouldn't make the startup sound, it is now making it (if that is relevant).
As it is now, every time i start the system up it will lock up right after everything launches. I can get programs to open until it locks, and, for instance, if firefox is running when it locks up, I can still use the application (like right now). But it will act like its frozen when i try to close it and will be unable to close/force quit it.
I am very frustrated and I would like to know if anyone knows what my problem is... I am very bummed by this.. I have exhausted my option and I have no idea.
Thanks
-Tyler Spilker
Also, the finder menu on top is completely unusable
Message was edited by: Spilk

Restart your Mac and while it is booting, Zap the Pram by holding down the Command + Option + P + R keys. Continue to hold them down until the Mac restarts 3 times and you get the boot chime, then release the keys.
When you are fully booted, go to Applications/Utilities and run Disk Utility. Click on your boot drive in the list on the left hand side, then click on the "Repair Permissions" button and sit back or go get a cup of coffee and let your OS check all of your files for proper permissions (takes 10 or 15 minutes).
Download and install the full 10.5.2 Combo update from Apple - even if you have already run the smaller version through Software Update (although your info says you are running 10.5.1) - and then Repair Permissions again.
If none of this works, and you have added ram to your machine since you bought it, remove any new ram module and see if it works better, even if it will be slower. If that fixes your problem, buy new ram.

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