So I was cheerful last week about saving up enough money to buy my new computer rig, yeah? It shouldn't surprise me at all that I'd regret the decision before the parts even arrived.

( In which stuff gets soaked )

Woot, the tax refunds finally came. I guess I must be a grownup now, because the first two things I want to do with the money is get the brakes done on both cars. Meh. I don't care for getting work done on the cars because I can never be sure we're not getting ripped off. There's a place up in Longmont we always take our car to for most work, but ( Read more... )

... No, I didn't think so. So what's up with bastards thinking I'm somehow made of money all of a sudden ( Read more... )

Bah. I seriously shouldn't buy another year of access to Salon. They have some good stuff, but I can't justify the $35. Nope. Can't do it. Better not do it. Oh boy am I in for some flogging-and-not-the-good-kind if I do it ( Read more... )