We picked up a Sony dvd burner from Circuit City this morning. As you know, I’m not particularly fond of Sony because their products are usually over-priced, but with the $30 rebate, the burner was only $99. Plus it is so sweet! I just backed up all the photos I’ve taken from 2001 to present to a total of 4 dvds. Compare that to how many cds I would have had to burn, and it’s just amazing! Now I have to back up my MP3 collection which is currently at 26.7GB. Hmmm … I might have to weed out the crap first.
Category: Tech
ilove
I’m probably the only person in the world who doesn’t want an ipod. Well, that’s not entirely true – I wouldn’t mind having one if I didn’t have to actually pay for it. Maybe ten years ago I could justify the price as I spent hours a day commuting to work via public transportation. Although the irony of that is back then I wasn’t making much money so I couldn’t afford one. Now I have my 6-cd changer in my car and Winamp at home, so I couldn’t see using an ipod often, but I have the funds. Funny how that works.
That being said, Joe bought me the 40-gig ipod for our anniversary. And as bad as I felt, I mean so bad that it made me cry, I took it back today for a refund. We’ve already had to go into our savings account to pay for all the work we’ve been doing on our new place; I can’t justify dipping into savings again for an overpriced toy that I don’t need, nor would use very often. You probably think I’m nuts, huh?
Just the thought of having to take another $400 from our account was making me sick to my stomach. It’s difficult to go nuts on gifts for one another now that we share a bank account and we don’t have much “extra” money at the end of the month. Plus I know we have a lot of expenses coming up this year with the new digital camera I am getting in the Spring (now that I won’t feel guilty spending $1500 on because I know I’ll use it often) and our wedding/honeymoon in either September or October (yea, we still need to figure that out). I don’t think it’s fair with all the money I’ve spent on cameras to have another pricey toy when Joe hasn’t gotten much over the years.
So I think we made the right decision. The thought was what means so much to me, though, and why I still feel terrible having to make that decision. The reason Joe even contemplated spending so much money for a present for me is because he feels I deserve nice things and he wants me to be happy. He knows I’ve been feeling down a lot lately and hated seeing me that way. The thing is, I do have a nice thing that makes me happy: him. No ipod could compare.
Happy Anniversary, hon! I love you more than words can say.
I want a DVR
I really wish our cable company would start offering DVRs in our area. For those of you not in the know, a DVR (digital video recorder) is like a TiVo except it’s built into the cable box.
If I had a DVR, I’d record the following shows which I always seem to miss due to annoying obligations like a job:
Ellen – I’d fast forward over most of the guests because I like the first 10 minutes of the show the most.
Double Agents – I guess I like torturing myself seeing bigger and nicer homes than my own. ;)
The People’s Court, Judge Mathis, and Judge Judy – How can you not find these shows entertaining? Like yesterday’s episode where the judge asked a defendant “and you were acquitted of the charges?” and she replied, “what does that mean?” Who doesn’t love watching people making fools of themselves and getting called on it? Especially by Judge Judy. That woman is such a bitch she scares me. :)
Street Smarts – Are those people just that stupid, or am I that smart? Who knows, but I like feeling super smart nonetheless. ;)
What shows would you, or do you, TiVo?
Shiny Remote
This new cable box remote Joe picked up from his office is really nice. It’s shaped nicer, and lighter too. Plus it has a neat feature where you can have it turn on/off the tv and box at the same time. Despite someone on a forum complaining how sometimes it doesn’t turn off both devices, I haven’t had a problem with it. As long as you hold down the button a little longer, it gets both devices. The complainer is just that, a complainer, especially when he gets all melodramatic about his tv being on all day long and it possibly getting ruined. Ok, drama queen. Let’s blame the remote for the fact that you can’t tell when your tv is still on. Don’t most tvs have a light on front to show the power is on? All the ones I own do.
The only thing I don’t like about the remote so far is that after programming my vcr into the aux button, the all on/off button turns the vcr on as well. As I don’t use the vcr very often, it’s annoying. I don’t want to take the programming off, however, because it’s nice to use the remote for all the devices. I checked the user guide, and while I think the special on/off button should only control the tv and cable box, it’s not set up that way. Someone clearly wasn’t thinking when they designed the feature.
As my luck would have it
How ironic is it that for months I’ve been telnetting into a local BBS to chat and would have to choose between chatting or watching House Hunters as Joe was using the tv on Thursday nights, yet now that I have the latop, not only is everyone MIA on the BBS, but House Hunters is a repeat. Grrrr.