Income tax refund time.  I love the whole idea of tax refunds.  I went shopping.  Bought socks and underwear.  So much for my hedonistic, self-centered lifestyle ( Read more... )

My state income tax refund hit my account, so I placed a small order at Amazon, which got shipped within 24 hours.  They also shipped a few things that weren't due for a couple of weeks.

It's a good thing my refund will cover it all.

And now that we've had two weeks of July, we're back to March.  Just in time for April.

I just discovered an album titled The Essential Rautavaara at Amazon.  (I was looking for a copy of Cantus Arcticus, which for some reason I don't have any more, although I love it.  It seems to be included on every release of his music.)

I just love stuff like that.

It's a table, and the building manager brought it down from the fifth floor and said "who wants it?"  I did -- it's a small side table, very simple, brushed aluminum, and can't weigh five pounds.  So now it's sitting next to my easy chair and looks to be just about right for watching movies on my computer.

And there are all sorts of neat movies out ( Read more... )

Ah'm doin' it rite!

Batman Begins and The Dark Knight for a grand total of $6.68, including Chicago's outrageous sales tax.

It's all about playing the coupons.

(And yes, these are the legal issues, not bootlegs.)

later:  Now I'm faced with something I never thought I'd be facing:  What shall I watch tonight?  I was thinking of another series of Nabari ( Read more... )

I don't.  I really hate shopping, except for groceries.  I can spend hours in grocery stores.  Otherwise, I'm a real guy about shopping -- know what I want, go to the store, find it, buy, please don't ask me if you can help me find something.  No.  You can't.  If I can't find it, you probably don't have it.  And no, I don't want you to order it for ( Read more... )