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[Nov. 9th, 2009|10:46 am] [Tags | consumerism, i should be working, wth? ] [ mood | *gape* ] [ music | Monsters, Hurricane Bells ] Holy hell. I was flicking through a camera catalogue while I waited for a report to run, and came across this one. Fourteen thousand dollars?!?!? Is it, like, gold plated? That was nearly half my salary last year! *gapes* -Mmaster EDIT: Oh, and that almost certainly doesn't cover the lens(es), so you're probably up for another couple of grand for a lens that does the machine justice... *shakes head* link Be an Angel

[Oct. 18th, 2009|09:07 pm] [Tags | consumerism ] Things I have ordered and am now waiting on: * Khet: Tower Of Kadesh expansion; ordered from the UK a little over a month ago via surface mail. I expect to receive it in a month or so. ...Why are ships so slow? * A Looney Labs order - Martian Fluxx, Chrononauts: The Gore Years, and a few other odds and ends; Ordered from the States: since it has a couple of pre-order items in there, the package will be shipped when they're released on the 23rd. * Kill The Hippies for Thomas; I got sick of waiting for Games Paradise to be made of less fail and ordered it from Milsims in Melbourne. Will heard me say so, and said "You'll be waiting a while, they backorder everything." ...Sigh... See, it's a good arrangement. None of them are likely to arrive while semester's still on, so when they do finally show up, they don't act as a distraction! ...No, it wasn't planning ahead. Speaking of which, Chris has promised to buy me a copy of Scribblenauts when semester finishes. Again, with the "Lack of distraction" thing. ...Butbutbut Scribblenauts! D: Bed time, I suppose. -Mmaster link Be an Angel

[May. 6th, 2009|10:26 am] [Tags | consumerism, my day, shiny! ] [ mood | geeky ] [ music | Raining On Prom Night, Grease ] This post is being written on my new machine. I've named him Mike. Thus far, it's still in the "Ooh, shiny" stages, so I probably can't give a fair and balanced review. It's taking something of a force of will not to install all my usual apps, but I'm trying to keep it as lightweight as possible. What he has at the moment: * The standard Windows guff. The machine comes with XP Home. * A couple of HP-installed apps. I uninstalled the Norton trial, and HP Update, but the rest are still there. I was actually really impressed with the size of the list of apps they'd installed, which was practically none; Norton, HP Update, HP Recovery (which is, I think, how you're supposed to refresh Windows without a CD), and a burning app was about it (plus some "Hardware Diagnostic" app that I haven't touched). I didn't have to spend half a day uninstalling random programs that they thought I might like. * Opera, instead of FireFox. Given the way I tend to hack my FireFox to hell, it starts to eat memory. And eat, and eat, and eat. I decided to resist temptation and just install a vanilla copy of Opera, though I've edited a couple of preferences. * Flash. * The TV Tuner drivers and application. * AVG Free (though the updates are out of date, because our Internet is capped, so the download keeps crashing). * SyncBack, to backup files - at the moment, it's just video, music, and pictures from Connor, but I might expand that at a later time. I was tempted to add iTunes, but it failed my mental "Do I need it?" test - especially since it likes to add a bunch of services to run at startup. I haven't even installed VLC - I've just copied across the portable app copy. In an interesting move, the upplied keyboard and mouse are actually PS2 (primarily so they don't use any of the 4 precious USB slots, I think). I'm not sure how easy they'd be to replace these days if they break... He's so cute, though! I need to give him a decent backdrop soon - the default red gradient-type-thing is a bit sudden. And now I guess I'd better go do some actual Uni work or something... -Mmaster link Be an Angel

[May. 3rd, 2009|09:17 pm] [Tags | consumerism, my day ] [ mood | geeky ] [ music | Monster, The Automatics ] Today parents, Chris and I went to Auburn. First stop: purchasing the green version of the blue pattern discussed last week. I have a carpet! Now we just have to find the time to dismantle and reassemble my room... We then wandered over to Hardly Normal and spent far more than we should have (though the items were discounted)... Shiniest item purchased was a mini-PC that PC Authority had thought was good (the HP Compaq CQ2000); it's amazingly fast compared to Connor, though it has basically nothing on it at this point (which helps) - I bought a 2 Gig stick of RAM and installed it before I booted the machine. Since I plan it to be a media PC / backup server, I also picked up a 750GB drive and an HDTV tuner. It's now copying my media files off my portable hard drive; once that finishes, I'll get it to run a daily (or something) sync across from Connor. The only negative I've noticed thus far is it doesn't have a recovery disk - if Windows dies, I don't know what options are available. Work tomorrow. Whee... -Mmaster link 1 Divine Judgement|Be an Angel

[Apr. 26th, 2009|08:00 pm] [Tags | consumerism, my day, rambling, randomness ] [ mood | okay ] [ music | John The Revelator, by Taj Mahal, Sam Moore and Cab Blues ] The carpet in my room has been looking fairly sad for a long time, and I've finally got around to doing something about it. Parents and I headed to Auburn this afternoon, and checked out a few of the rug shops. We actually did fairly well :- we managed to find four possibles (two designs, each in green and blue). The company has a policy of letting you 'borrow' smaller rugs to see how they look in the room before purchase (though obviously they take down your details so they can charge you for it if you fail to return). Therefore, on my bedroom floor at this moment, I have three rugs: the original one I'm looking to replace, the blue patterned one, and the green plain one. At the moment, I'm tending towards the green patterned one (the blue doesn't really do much for the room), but ideally I'd like to swap it out to see beforehand. Then I need to decide how big I want the thing - my current one covers most of the floor, meaning that half the furniture lays on it (making moving it painful if necessary). The smaller one we borrowed takes up the walking area but doesn't sit under any furniture. The only disadvantage then is that if I roll back with my chair, it's likely to get tangled. Oh, and that we'd need to sand the floor under the chair to make its new exposure presentable. Whee... -Mmaster link 6 Divine Judgements|Be an Angel

Heroes in a half-shell! Turtle power! [Mar. 29th, 2009|09:54 pm] [Tags | consumerism, dorky, geeky, mm is obsessive, nostalgia, tv shows ] [ mood | dorky ] Chris knows (at least some of) my obsessions a little too well. I now own three DVDs' worth of Ninja Turtles. The proper stuff, none of this silly "Men in suits" thing. Ginger durdles! -Mmaster PS: I can't help but be amused by the back of the case, which lists the region encoding variously as "NTSC" and "Region 4". Well, which is it? link 1 Divine Judgement|Be an Angel

[Feb. 7th, 2009|06:38 pm] [Tags | capslock is cruise control for cool, consumerism, mm can too be girly, my day, randomness, seesee! ] [ mood | COKE LIP BALM ] [ music | Coin Operated Boy, The Dresden Dolls (I blame Hailey) ] Guess what! Guess what guess what guess what! My one has Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Vanilla, Fanta Pinapple, Fanta Orange, Sprite, and Fanta Strawberry. Never mind that the only flavours of Fanta I've ever seen in Australia were orange and (maybe) rasperry. I discovered them, because I had a sudden urge to get orange-scented lip gloss, and the only one they had was Fanta flavoured. COKE LIP BALM. THE WORLD IS COMPLETE. -Mmaster link Be an Angel

[Oct. 10th, 2008|01:34 pm] [Tags | consumerism, my day, people are weird ] [ mood | I don't want to write reports! ] [ music | The Heartbreak Moment, Her Space Holiday ] I'm vaguely amused. A while back, I put in an order at Red Eye for a whole bunch of CDs. Finally, I got sick of waiting for them to show up, and ordered them from the web instead. Today, amongst my various errands, I headed to Red Eye to get credit back for the CDs I'd found elsewhere. The guy at the shop was mightily offended. "Don't do that! We have to order them in specially! And we can't cancel that order! And it's really expensive, especially for the imports!" ...I feel a little bad for the guy, but honestly. Dude. I put that order in in April. If you haven't found them already, I doubt you're going to... -Mmaster link Be an Angel

[Oct. 3rd, 2008|08:12 am] [Tags | consumerism, music, randomness ] [ music | Angel Of Harlem, U2 ] In a fit of boredom this morning, I did a quick tally of the CDs I own. And the bands' country of origin. I actually own a bunch of other stuff as well, but for purposes of this, I wasn't worrying about soundtracks and stuff, just ones with an identifiable band/artist. I also skipped burnt discs, with the exception of Man Cower, which came that way when I purchased it from the band. However, I did include things like singles and one-track promo discs. Total CDs in the count: 196 204 Number of Australian artists: 23 24 Number of Australian CDs: 49 50 Australian band with my largest disc count: The Lucksmiths at 12 Number of Canadian artists: 7 Number of Canadian CDs: 13 Canadian band with my largest disc count: The Weakerthans at 3 Number of English artists: 9 12 Number of English CDs: 14 18 English band with my largest disc count: The Beatles at 6 7 Number of Irish artists: 1 Number of Irish CDs: 1 Irish band with my largest disc count: Ash at 1 Number of American artists: 50 52 Number of American CDs: 120 122 American band with my largest disc count: New Found Glory at 10 ...Oh dear. Now I'm tempted to go get some more Beatles CDs to offset the USA invasion... *feels guilty* -Mmaster EDIT: Looking at the Beatles count, it didn't seem quite high enough. So I went back and checked, and discovered that my list was missing a few albums I own. Oops. (Especially since it's supposed to be my list in case anything goes AWOL...) Updated counts have been edited in. link Be an Angel

[Jun. 11th, 2008|09:41 pm] [Tags | consumerism, covets, wanna play with it! ] [ mood | dorky ] [ music | Jacob In Egypt, Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat ] I managed to get hold of the remote control K9 for Chris. I spent far too much on it, but Shh! Don't tell him that. It's now sitting on my bookshelves, preparing to wait the ten days till he gets back. *prods box* Wanna play with it! Wanna play with it! Wanna play with it! *pouts* (The fact that I have no AAA batteries to hand, and it requires an entire packet worth, is irrelevant.) -Mmaster link Be an Angel

[Jun. 3rd, 2008|10:08 pm] [Tags | consumerism, lists, mm is obsessive, yay! ] [ mood | sleepy ] [ music | Composure, Waking Ashland ] Mummy? Christmas came early, Mummy! EGG had a ThinkGeek order going. I probably spent the largest amount out of the group - Brinton told me that the total cost of the order was around $1500, and $300 or so of that was mine. Most of the items arrived today. I went to the Bunker and collected: * A Broken Image Necklace * I Don't Work Here tshirt * I'm Blogging This tshirt * I never finish anyth tshirt * Keep Out of Direct Sunlight tshirt * Smart Mass Thinking Putty * The Complete Book Of April Fools' Day RFCs book * The Ultimate Hoodie Microfleece ...I'm still waiting on the PlusDeck 2c, a tape deck for Connor (the bulk of the cost). Also, a PC Authority magazine arrived in the mail. And the framing of On The Terrace is due to be completed any day now. (Which reminds me, I should nudge them about it - or ask Dad to.) ...I even tidied my room and threw out some old tshirts to make space for the new ones. :D. -Mmaster link Be an Angel

Call me! On the line, call me, call me anytime... [Apr. 26th, 2008|08:17 pm] [Tags | consumerism, dorky, geeky, my day ] [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | Call Me, Blondie ] I got a new knife today! A Victorinox Cybertool 29. I was tempted by the 41 model until I actually went to the shop and hefted the beastie; that thing is massive. The downside of the one I got was that it doesn't have scissors (which may be a source of frustration, since that's something I use my current one for occasionally). But it does have a host of different tiny screwdrivers, useful for assorted computer activities (and the "I'm in IT and the screwdrivers are useful" is a handy excuse :D). ...It also reduces the length of my ThinkGeek purchase list... I also bought a memory card for my phone, since I saw them selling 1GB cards for $13 (including adapter). Yay. -Mmaster link Be an Angel

[Mar. 16th, 2008|11:42 pm] [Tags | consumerism, my day ] [ mood | sleepy ] [ music | Little Of Your Time, Maroon 5 ] Ergh. I've had way too much shopping over the last two days for my sanity. However, it was at least partially "get this now and don't need it later" stuff, so that helps. There's still more stuff that I forgot to include in that pile. Like...The 'Prites' outfit, that Steson requested a photo of. And now, I should have been in bed an hour ago. Time to crash. -Mmaster PS: THe shoes have been declared uncomfortable and will have to be taken back. Instead, we're just gluing my other ones back together... :(. link Be an Angel

I'm sorry, sorry, for making your life a living hell... [Mar. 15th, 2008|08:35 pm] [Tags | consumerism, laugh at dedney, laugh at mm, my day, party!, qotds ] [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | Won't Go Home Without You, Maroon 5 ] Last night was the funeral Nora threw for Thomas' birthday. I like the Belgian Beer Cafe more than I like most pubs, but it's still noisy and packed on a Friday night. It was difficult to hear what was going on at any given moment. Liz gave Chris and me a lift to it from Uni. We wound up taking a couple of 'scenic routes' whilst navigating and trying to find parking, but ended up in one of the carparks on Essex street none the worse for wear. There were some interesting conversations over the course of the evening. * Dedney and I debated about whether / when Anna (a girl who knew no-one except Thomas) was going to run. * Dedney and Anna got into a discussion that amounted to using tech support as a currency for sex. * Hailey talked about a hat she had 'inherited' from one of her co-workers, who had been retrenched. * Dedney tried to convince me to drink alcohol, and failed. * Rob was convinced to order a 'platter' (a taster of five different beers: "You can try them and figure out what you like!"), and was surprised to discover he actually likes beer, under some circumstances. * Dedney and Rob had a discussion in netspeak, purely to irritate Hailey. * I had a debate with Dedney that left him speechless, though I can't remember the topic. Even his hotshot-lawyer skills didn't help him out. Dedney: [Insert relevant comment here; I think it was to do with his attempts to get me into alcohol] Mm: That's not the point! Dedney: Then what is the point? Mm: ...There is no point. But that's not it. Dedney: ... ... ....I... * Chris was mishearing pretty much everything that was said, probably from both the volume levels and sheer exhaustion. *I gave Thomas three packets of jelly snakes, and we all waved them at Nora. * Dedney decided to teach Chris some facts of life: *Mm is giggling manically at Dedney Dedney: Chris, control your woman! Mm: ...What?!? Rob: Dave, that would require Chris to be dominating in any part of his life. Never going to happen. Dedney: Chris, I'm going to tell you something now. What do you tell a woman with two black eyes? Chris: ... Dedney: ...Nothing! You've already told her twice! Hailey: Sigh... * Dedney decided I didn't count as a girl. In large part because I wear a watch as a functional item rather than a fashion accessory. * People played massive amounts of musical chairs. * Rob and Chris discussed Chris copying the contents of everyone's home directories into Liz's home directory. Rob: Margaret, slap Chris the upside of the head for me, please? Mm: ...Why? Rob: He didn't use the command I gave him, he invented his own! *reaches over and pretends to slap Chris* Mm: Right... * I got irritated at the people at the other table, who found it hilarious that I wasn't in the mood for photographs. I was happy to smile for jokes, but I wasn't in the right mood to be photographed. Them trying to ambush me didn't improve matters. * I took some nice photos of the room itself, though: At the end of the evening, Liz gave Chris and me lifts to our respective homes. On the way through Davidson, we saw like seven cop cars in rapid succession; at our best guess, bored youth having 'fun' on a Friday night being prevented by police. We managed to make it back from Davidson without incident, somehow. A lot of the time we weren't precisely sure where we were, but we stuck to a general direction, and I don't think we took any massively wrong turns. This morning I caught up on the Internet that I hadn't read over the course of the week. Then I went shopping with my mother. I have a business trip this coming week, and need clothes. I also got my hair cut. It was getting in the way, somewhat. Hairdresser: So, shampoo and cut? Mm: Well, I washed it yesterday morning. And my hair takes all day to dry. Hairdresser: Oh. Well, how about I just rinse it down? Mm: ...Heh. The two times I've had my hair 'done', the hairdresser said that. I still wound up spending an hour or two waiting for it to dry out enough for them to work with it. Hairdresser: Why don't I spritz it with detangler and then cut it, then? Mm: That sounds like the best notion. Unfortunately, my head is now triangular. The lighter my hair is, the more upwards and outwards it goes. Layers might prevent that, but I don't really feel like caring for layers. They grow out far more quickly than I get my hair cut. I think it'll settle down in a few days anyway. I also bought Interpol's Antics and Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Long. They're both albums that I already had (in MP3 form), but having downloaded them, and listened to them on repeat occasionally, I figured that it was only fair to toss them some money. Especially since the CDs were going for cheap at JB Hi-Fi. In the end, I wound up with an outfit for the conference, including top, pants, shoes, and necklace; another top, pants, and necklace, and the two CDs. Plus a costume I saw the other day in a discount store, that I felt necessary to purchase for its sheer WTF factor: A "prites" outfit, featuring a (black) "toga w/ collar"; I have no idea what I'm going to do with it (shove it in a cupboard, most likely). We ended up spending so long there that parking cost $15. -Mmaster link

Sunday evening randomness. [Mar. 2nd, 2008|11:21 pm] [Tags | consumerism, laugh at nora, my day, overworked and underpaid, qotds, rambling, randomness, sleeepy..., thomas' snark, wth? ] [ mood | overwhelmed ] [ music | Secret Crowds, Angels & Airwaves ] I bought a new phone! A Nokia 6131. Same number, but hopefully this one won't cut out randomly in the middle of calls. It also has Bluetooth connectivity, so I theoretically (hopefully) can back it up to Bianca occasionally. Does anyone know of any new treatments they're performing on fabric? Chris bought some shirts the other week, and they all smell like photo developer (even after being washed). I got some new jeans, and they also smell like photo developer - though I haven't put them through the wash yet. I can't imagine it's healthy, though. A conversation from Thursday, that I meant to note down but it got away from me: Brian: Justin, I need you to write out your full name and student number for me again. I lost the last copy. Justin: I can do that. In fact, if you've got pen and paper, I could do so right now. Thomas: No, I think it should be written on his arm; along with your phone number. In lipstick. Nora: Why is everyone looking at me? Thomas: Well, I don't think they *indicate the boys* have any lipstick, and I know she *points to Mm* doesn't. You're the best bet. Nora: ... Mm: I win! :D! My IEView FireFox extension is having fits. For no reason that I can discern. Argh! It's getting to the point where most emails that I receive bring me marginally closer to homicide. This worries me. What the Hell am I supposed to do about your problems? (Maybe I just need a holiday; not that that's likely in the immediate future.) This is my week, from yesterday to next Friday. Saturday: Ella's birthday party Sunday: Visiting Chris Monday: Work, then the Clubs Meeting Tuesday: Work, then the CompSoc / ACS event Wednesday: Work, then (probably) visiting EGG Thursday: Work, then ProgSoc Friday: Collapse, then comedy with Dedney and co. ...Sleep? Now, I have work in the morning, so it's bed time, I guess. Gah! -Mmaster link 3 Divine Judgements|Be an Angel

[Feb. 22nd, 2008|05:32 pm] [Tags | consumerism, my day ] [ mood | accomplished ] [ music | We're All In This Together, High School Musical ] Well, so much for my desire to spend today on strike in bed. But still; I got stuff done, I suppose. And that means I may be able to do so on Sunday afternoon, perhaps, instead. Today was for shopping. It's Mum's birthday in a couple of days, and Rose's in a few more than that. Plus there's some stuff I wanted to buy for myself. I spent an hour or two trawling Capitol Square for price matching. Then I headed in the general direction of the CBD. I wound up getting Ella and Lucy's runner up prizes at Woolworths, for all it seems odd. The Woolworths in the centre of the city is massive. Ella's present is so awesome I want one - I have no idea how much it normally costs, but it was on special for around fifteen bucks. If anyone still has their GBA classic and needs a power adapter for it, they're selling official Nintendo ones for $8. I also picked up a copy of Mr Driller: Drill Spirits for $20. (It's very Japanese, but surprisingly good fun nonetheless.) I then continued heading. I wandered into a couple of phone shops and asked what they had on offer that suited my tastes. Didn't buy any of them, but found a couple of possibilities. In Myer, I checked out the toy section to find it essentially stripped bare. Half the floor space usually devoted to stock was standing empty. I wound up going on this massive tour of the department with a woman working there called Jean. We didn't really find anything suitable, but we were both entertained in the process. She was awesome. I then wandered over to David Jones, and managed to find some gifts for Rose. Yay! I declared myself done at that point. I realised later that I'd forgotten to buy baggage straps, but decided I was past it. I caught a bus back to Uni and admired my spoils. ...And played with Ella's gift. -Mmaster link Be an Angel

My father whines if we leave him behind; but if we take him, he complains as well. We can't win. [Jan. 12th, 2008|09:10 pm] [Tags | consumerism, my day, rambling, weblinks ] [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | Keep The Customer Satisfied, Simon And Garfunkel ] After something like four hours of shopping, I have clothes. I still need shoes, though - sneakers and sandals. Finding the sandals will no doubt be highly painful, because what I want is very exact. First preference would be a precise duplicate of my current pair; they're nice and low on the heel, have a back (so they don't slip off at the slightest provocation), are plain black (so they'll go with pretty much anything) and are smart but not dressy. I can't wear thongs, they hurt my toes too much. The decision about sneakers is less of a problem, aside from the whole "Finding a design that I actually like" issue. The most comfortable shoes I've ever owned are Rockports, so they might be worth a try; not sure whether they do sneakers, though. I tend to abuse my shoes, so I'm not sure whether it's worth the cash to get a particularly expensive brand. It's probably one of those circluar things: I buy cheap sneakers, so they don't last long, so I don't spend much cash on the next pair either. The other thing I need to look for / buy is a new ceiling lamp. I have two relatively simple criteria, and one very very difficult one. Three to five lights: easy. Transparent shades: medium. Something I like? OH GODS THE PAIN. Especially since I have to keep the house in mind in the process; it's a Federation home, so the ultra-modern probably wouldn't work with the decor (even though my room's a little more current than the rest of the house, largely due to the posters on the walls). But the imitation chandeliers that the 'period' lighting places sell? Don't really appeal. However, the ultra-modern lighting shop I visited with Dad yesterday morning had some awesome paintings. There was one of a concert (or something) that I absolutely loved. Mm: That picture is cool. Lady: We're selling them, actually; $150. Mm: Don't... Tempt me. I do have that kind of money at the moment. But I don't have that amount of wall space. It's taller than I am. Lady: But we're trying to get rid of it! Mm: Yeah, it's a bit younger than I'd expect you to like. Lady: Pretty much. -Mmaster PS: I want one. link Be an Angel

[Dec. 17th, 2007|07:44 am] [Tags | consumerism, my day, people are weird, wth? ] [ mood | bemused ] [ music | What Would You Do?, The Living End ] The other day I was wandering around Broadway Shopping Centre, looking for gifts for people. I went and chatted to Lei for a bit. Lei is the Vice-President of E.G.G.; taking that into account, it's unsurprising that he works at the game store. Lei: Anything I can help you with? Mm: What should I get Brinton and Will for Christmas? I can spend, like, fifteen bucks each. Lei: Brinton... Get him anything USB powered. ...For Will... I know this great game, he'd love it! It's a little bit out of your "$15" budget, but still. Mm: What? *Lei holds up Master Of Illusion Mm: ...That's nice. But I'm not spending fifty bucks on Will. Lei: But he'd really like it! Mm: But I'm not spending fifty bucks on Will. I didn't even spend fifty bucks on my parents. I mean, I can see the "Consummate Salesman" thing, that's obvious. But when he said "A little out of your budget", I expected maybe twenty bucks (which I probably could have swung for, if it fit perfectly). But three times the price, plus change? What the Hell? -Mmaster link Be an Angel

Home again, home again, jiggety jig. [Dec. 1st, 2007|09:06 pm] [Tags | apologising (for lack of entries), away, consumerism, my day, people are weird, rambling, randomness ] [ mood | calm ] [ music | The One On The Right Was On The Left, Johnny Cash ] Hrm. It was okay. About as stressful as most family holidays (Trying to find middle ground between four people with very different interests was always going to be a resounding failure), but okay. On the second day, I had some guy ask me if my name was "really" Charlotte. After talking to him for a little longer, I worked out that this was because I was wearing a Good Charlotte tshirt. ...What? I spent a fair bit of time sketching, which caused both my grandmother and mother to apparently come up with lots of ideas for how I could improve at it; both were offended when I pointed out that I didn't have any real interest in doing so. Parents had bought a bottle of sherry to drink. We arrived to discover that there were no sherry glasses - which is fair enough; they aren't exactly standard fitout material. So, what to serve it in? They could have had it in standard glasses, I suppose, but I came up with an alternative. So, they wound up drinking their sherry out of ceramic egg cups. Kind of lacks style, though. I watched Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life. I don't remember laughing, but at least I actually understand a reference or two Dedney's thrown at me over time. I wound up with a tshirt and a necklace. The tshirt is just the O'Reily's logo. Mum saw a shirt that suited her; unfortunately they were out of her size. We took down the URL for the company; she might search it up, if she thinks of it. The necklace is a pendant of hematite. Which is apparently the birthstone for Aries, but I chose it because it seemed more likely to 'go' with the clothes I wear a lot. Granny: What's that? Mm: Hematite. Apparently I'm now an Aries. Granny: Are you an Aries? Mm: No. Granny: Why not? I am! Mm: ... On the final night, as we were heading back to the car to drive back to the cabin, the carpark was largely deserted. There were only two cars in the entire car park; both white Outbacks. Mm: Which car do I choose? Dad: The one that's ours. At the airport when we dropped off Granny and Mum for their flight, I wound up purchasing CDs. Three best ofs: Johnny Cash, The Pogues, and Queen. I like each, but not enough to purchase their entire discography. On the way south, there were occasionally billboards that featured the word Sleep pictured on a can, with the slogan "The only quick fix for fatigue". I arrived home to discover that the sticker pack I'd asked for had arrived. The guy from Barcode Art sent out a message saying "I'll send out a free sticker pack to the first n people who ask for one." So I did. ...I think I should take it to work; Fabian'd probably get a kick out of stickers that say "Sticker" in barcode font... -Mmaster link Be an Angel

[Nov. 18th, 2007|03:33 pm] [Tags | consumerism ] [ mood | I spent money! ] [ music | End Of The World, Ash ] Um. I kindof shouldn't be allowed near a paycheque. * Preowned DS: $100. (Originally $130, but it rang up as $100.) * Accessory pack: $20. * Game cases: $10. * MarioKart DS: $70. * Preowned Drawn To Life: $65. * Preowned Project Rub: $45. * Preowned Warioware: Touched!: $0. (Deal at EB: buy two preowned games, get one free.) * Super Mario 64 DS: $70. * The Legend Of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass: $60. * Tony Hawk's American Sk8land: $15. The pressing question now is whether the DS itself actually works. I pulled it out of the packaging, and it didn't load; fair enough, the battery may have drained in the box. But it's sitting on "orange light with no response" while I've plugged it in. As it's a preowned model, I don't have access to the packaging, so I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Matt tells me it's a four-hour charge. So I'll go back at six and see if it's feeling any better - if it isn't, I'll ask Dad to take it and exchange it on Monday. -Mmaster EDIT: Okay, after several hours charging, it loads. Thank goodness; that means I don't have to take it back to the shop. Having played a little with each of the games, I think I'll take Project Rub and Drawn To Life back and exchange them for something else, though. The guy was making a big deal of EB's seven day game trial period (Basically: "If you hate it, bring it back within seven days and exchange it for a game of equal value"); and they didn't really end up grabbing me in the little while I tinkered with each. The others are good, however. link 6 Divine Judgements|Be an Angel

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