Feelin' Bloggish

How did I spend the last few weeks? The answer is by buying stuff and installing them. So. Tired.

Sony Bravia flat screen TV
- I used the DTV transition as a reason to buy a new TV. Sure, my parents eventually found out about the converter box, but by then we were all for it.

Apple Mac mini
- I got tired of seeing trojans violating my old computer; it's ~8 years old and only my parents use it. So, I convinced them to get a Mac Mini. It's cheaper than the iMac, but it only comes with the modem.

My parents aren't gonna do much with it, so we just went with it. Before installing it (which was easy), I copied my stuff over to my external HD (which was hard, only 'cause it took hours), then spent a few more hours cleaning the unbelievably dusty, dirty table (which was the hardest task of them all).

Canon 3-in-one wireless Printer/Copier/Scanner
- Ohhhh, this thing was so freakin' heavy. I bought it with the Mac mini aand it came with a rebate, so that was good, but come on, this thing is a million times heavier than the Mac mini itself!

I could barely carry it home, I was wobbly the whole time. Then, I ran into my neighbor on my block; she's pretty old, and she picked up the entire box, threw it over her shoulder, and carried it for about half a block 'til we got home. OMG, she can't be that strong?! So does this mean I'm super-humanly weak?!

Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse
- I planned on reusing the mouse and keyboard from the first computer, but they were so old, the Mac Mini didn't even have the ports for those things! So I got a good wireless desktop combo for ~$30. Oh, I got a separate mousepad a well, 'cause the old one looked diseased.

Office for Mac (Home and Student Edition)
- I had a "illegal" copy of Windows XP on my first computer, and that kept popping up after an update a few months ago. That pissed me off, but I figured since I didn't buy XP and have no need for it anymore, I should at least cough up some cash for Office.

I spent so much on online orders. But it was fun to get all that in the mail. The TV, Mac Mini, and printer was bought in store, but the rest was bought from Amazon and Newegg.

They all replaced older items that we already had. Weird how after all these years, we decided to get rid of everything at once. My mom wants a new couch too; our current one is older than me. But I'm way cuter! Yeah! The couch is butt ugly with solid stains (gross!).

Other online purchases include:

2 Kingston 2 GB microSD cards for a total of $10; after discovering Newegg, I feel like I got ripped off on all my other memory chip purchases.

3 Twilight books for my friend's birthday/Christmas combo present. I never would have thought I'd be ordering that. Though I did like vampires and Buffy and stuff in JHS.

I would have gotten express shipping so it would come in time for her birthday (12/31), but that cost way too much, so I was like "fuck it" and added the third book for free shipping. I figured three later is better than two now.

(BTW, we watched Valkyrie, and it was the most depressing birthday ever 'cause you realize everyone is fucked halfway through. But there was a really, really cute blond cutie in the movie (probably for a total of 10 minutes), and I gushed over him like I did with Oliver Wood/Sean Biggerstaff in one of the Harry Potter movies. Must find his name and pictures! *Looks though cast list* Hmmm, maybe Matthias Schweighöfer? Oh, that's a sexy name.)

Back on topic... I'm also looking to buy some HDMI cables, which are way overpriced in store (like $80+, *cough*Monster cables*cough*) and it starts from ~$3 (depending on length) at Monoprice. You can find tons of pissed off people if you search "HDMI cable ripoff". Good thing I didn't fall for the salesperson's pitch, HAHA I CONGRATULATE MYSELF ON A JOB WELL DONE.

Strange, the recession makes you want to take advantage of sales (and then brag about it), but it made me buy way more than I expected.

It makes me wanna make money too! Unfortunately, those two haven't balanced out, since I have no real income other than birthday/holiday money.

But I managed to sell a book on Amazon! My total profit was less than $4, but I'm really proud!

And that was how my year began... it's a beautiful story of mindless impulse buys, no?