Time won't show in Menu; keeps disappearing

The upper right hand area of my MacBook Pro keeps disappearing and reappearing with the little wireless icons, bluetooth, etc. every few seconds. However, the time doesn't even appear when those items reappear. Also, most of my programs including Safari and System Preferences will no longer open, and when I shut the lid of the laptop and reopen it, it restarts and doesn't go back to the screen that was on it to begin with. All of this happened after Time Machine notified me that I had not backed up in 15 days and I chose to ignore it and restart my computer. Is there any way that I can restore my computer to the way it was a week ago or another way to fix this problem?

You can restore your computer to the way it was 1 week ago by doing the following: (note that this will set your computer EXACTLY as it was 1 week ago. any new files you made will be wiped. I would suggest manually copying any important, non-backed up files to the external drive manually, then manually restoring them):
1. Print this page (there is no internet during this procedure).
2. Insert your Leopard install dvd.
3. Shut down.
4. Start up, while holding "C" (to start from the DVD)
5. Click Utilities>Restore From Time Machine Backup.
6. Select the backup you want and click "Restore"
7. Wait for it to finish (it will be a few hours-it needs to copy LOTS of data back).
8. Restart, without holding any keys.
Your mac should now be back to how it was at the backup you selected.
Good luck!

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