How can I get my data off my MacBook Pro hard drive?

So initially, water was spilled on my MacBook Pro keyboard. I promptly shut it down, turned it upside down, mopped up the water and let it dry out for a day near a heater. The next day it worked fine and continued to do so for about 2 more days until it decided it would no longer start up. Right now it can't make it to the login screen at start up, it just shuts down, the same thing happens in safe mode as well. So, since I haven't backed up my data recently, I was wondering if there was a way I could rescue my data from the hard drive. I did take it in to the Genius Bar, but they couldn't help me since it wouldn't start up in safe mode. Is there a way around this like hooking up an alternate monitor or am I just screwed?

Here is a Video to remove drive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HS6ELFwD3A
Here is a video to install drive you took out to a new enclosure - to make your files accesible to other Macs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLNv8RMzfjo
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Do not attempt to, after a spill, ‘dry out your notebook’ and test it
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