Pointless Spending Extravaganza
Well after months and months of tight conservative spending, today was one of those days. The kind where you spend large sums of cash on useless crap that you already have, and that still works fine. Trivial as it may be, stay tuned to hear my ignorant justifications!
First I bought a new wireless laser mouse, to replace my old wireless optical mouse. What a spending necessity that was! But in all serious, my current input device of choice is having some trouble with tracking on my desktop, and I've been waiting for this particular model to be released for some months now. I almost passed it by, really, as I was exiting Best Buy. And there it was, on sale for 35$, when it is usually $50.
The second thing I bought was a new scanner. There is nothing wrong with the old one, based on image quality. It works and it works rather well. The problem I had with it is space- it is a monstrous thing, with nowhere to fit on any desks. This lead me to store it under the bed all the time, which is a pain in the ass if I want to hook it up to show someone progress on a drawing or use it to quickly image something. The power cable is also problematic and incredibly annoying.
I picked up a Canon LIDE 90 for 70$ which really is not a bad price for a compact scanner- and it comes with a vertical stand!
So there you have it, $110 spent to fix two minor inconveniences. Those of you who know me well are also likely thinking I'm going to bitch and moan about spending money on crap for days, which would probably be accurate. I hate spending any form of money on myself, but i suppose I am making a decent income, and should just enjoy what I have :).
And hell, why not throw a picture in here too.
EDIT: Returned the mouse. To be honest, it was a disappointment. The buttons seemed clunky to me, the mouse-wheel was so stiff that it hurt to click the middle mouse button. Even moving it around felt awkward, and sometimes I noticed it was even less responsive than my current mouse, which feels better to me.
The scanner is a tremendous success, however!
Current Mood:
Spendy
First I bought a new wireless laser mouse, to replace my old wireless optical mouse. What a spending necessity that was! But in all serious, my current input device of choice is having some trouble with tracking on my desktop, and I've been waiting for this particular model to be released for some months now. I almost passed it by, really, as I was exiting Best Buy. And there it was, on sale for 35$, when it is usually $50.
The second thing I bought was a new scanner. There is nothing wrong with the old one, based on image quality. It works and it works rather well. The problem I had with it is space- it is a monstrous thing, with nowhere to fit on any desks. This lead me to store it under the bed all the time, which is a pain in the ass if I want to hook it up to show someone progress on a drawing or use it to quickly image something. The power cable is also problematic and incredibly annoying.
I picked up a Canon LIDE 90 for 70$ which really is not a bad price for a compact scanner- and it comes with a vertical stand!
So there you have it, $110 spent to fix two minor inconveniences. Those of you who know me well are also likely thinking I'm going to bitch and moan about spending money on crap for days, which would probably be accurate. I hate spending any form of money on myself, but i suppose I am making a decent income, and should just enjoy what I have :).
And hell, why not throw a picture in here too.
EDIT: Returned the mouse. To be honest, it was a disappointment. The buttons seemed clunky to me, the mouse-wheel was so stiff that it hurt to click the middle mouse button. Even moving it around felt awkward, and sometimes I noticed it was even less responsive than my current mouse, which feels better to me.
The scanner is a tremendous success, however!
Current Mood:
Spendy