I spend all the money now.

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The super-cheap Apple refurbs that keimel linked to a while ago seem to be long gone, sadly. So with that temptation gone, I have commenced to beat up on my debt in earnest, laying $2,200 into it just now. Contrary to initial plans, I split this first payment across my credit card and personal debts. The latter involves a significantly larger total, and its interest rate is less financial than it is psychic. Taking a chunk out relives the pressure quite a bit.

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Lately I've been shopping at Amazon a lot. I ordered some audio equipment from it yesterday, including a Blue Snowball USB mic with tripod and pop filter. I haven't been happy with the results from the cheapo Logitech mics I've used in the past, but I didn't want to splurge on an XLR-based mic/board/amp setup either, not just yet. The snowball seems to have received a lot of appoving nods from podcasters as a good middle-of-the-road solution.

The trouble with Amazon is that at the same time I find myself pre-ordering Mario Party 8 at the same time, and I'm like, what? This kind of links in to the fact that if you're a gamer and you're dating a gamer, you can easily get into some real trouble. You can rationalize every purchase of a new game by convincing yourself that you're doing it out of self-sacrifice. It's pretty gnarly, man.

Comments

[keimel.livejournal.com]

Watch for restocking on the sales during Sunday night's programmers hours (i.e. early monday morning) or Monday morning Eastern business hours. Yo uget the jump on the pacific coast that way, it seems.

Even waiting a half hour makes a difference in inventory.


Good luck - on the debt thing mostly.

[chocorisu.livejournal.com]

Oh! That microphone is adorable. I know next to nothing about audio, but I know when something looks nice. :)