time and relative dimension in space

I JUST ORDERED A NEW LAPTOP AND IT WAS INSANELY EXPENSIVE AND I AM MAYBE HAVING A SMALL ANXIETY ATTACK ABOUT SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY. I mean I very carefully saved up enough for it before buying it and it was a well-considered purchase and I need a new laptop, poor Shanne is five years old, all five of those years have involved very heavy use, and she's on her last legs, my poor bb. She needs a relief pitcher. (Um, is that the right metaphor? I know nothing about sportsball.) But still, spending that kind of money all at once freaks me out something awful.

(According to Google the average lifespan of a Sony VAIO is closer to two years. I'm so sorry, Shanne, thank you for putting up with me and struggling through.)

I bought the HP Star Wars Special Edition notebook, because it's super cool and I'm a geek. It's going to be my first touch screen computer, and it's got pretty great stats, too; I went for the best available options on almost every feature, which is one of the reasons it's so expensive. But I would like it to last like Shanne has.

HOWEVER. This presents a new dilemma. All of my previous laptops have been named after Pogues songs (Shanne Bradley, Sally MacLennane, Lorelai). Originally I was planning to name my next laptop either Victoria or Aisling (neither of which is technically on a Pogues album, but they're both on the unreleased box set so IT TOTALLY COUNTS), but it feels weird to name a Star Wars themed laptop after a Pogues song. So. Straw poll!

[Poll #2036747]

I have a new iPod!

...she is not actually a new iPod. Actually she is a fairly old frankenPod my brother made out of two different iPods. But she is new to me and that is all that counts.

Also she is 30GB, which is pretty cool.

She has been named Susan for reasons that make perfect sense to me and is currently being filled with music.


Also, the 30 Days TV Meme!

Day 01 ♥ A show that should have never been canceled

*pimps out "The Black Donnellys" some more*

Seriously, a lot of shows (a lot of shows) that I've been in love with over the years have been canceled in their primes, to the point where I eventually suspected that the problem was me and my being a fan meant shows were cursed to die young, but none of those deaths hurts quite as much as TBD. I love my crazy Irish-American brothers, not to mention Joanie (Joanie! ILU, Joanie), Nicky, Kim, Nadine, Kate, Matty, Whitey...and, of course, my boy Joey Ice Cream.

The fact that it ended in a Massive Cliffhanger doesn't make it any better.

I'm pretty sure I'm more bitter over TBD's cancellation than I am about any other premature cancellation I've suffered through.

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