So, I ordered the system. Unfortunately, it cost me a bit more than I wanted because the 40G HD was going to delay the shipment until the end of the month, so I upgraded to 60G. I tried calling them to see if I could order it sans Windows, but no luck. Apparently though, it ended up being cheaper (weird discounts) to order it with a nicer warranty, so I did that and saved $10. Still, my VISA is again really really close to being maxed-out. I'm going to see if I can make it to the end of the month without taking either my checking or savings account under $200, so I can avoid that stupid $5 fee. It's not going to be easy. Thinking about it, I probably should close my NationalCity Savings account -- the credit union account gives much better interest. However, the NationalCity account is online, while the CMU Credit Union is not, so it is possible to use the NationalCity account as an additional, quick cash buffer. When I'm back in the black, and comfortably so, I'll probably close it..

Anyhow, I'm really looking forward to the arrival of my system. I guess I'll need to dig the computer bag back out though -- I doubt that my laptop will fit comfortably in my backpack. Hmm... and what to call it? It could inherit the name 'frank', but it really is rather different than what my iBook frank was. Maybe it needs a new name. Perhaps it'll be phoenix (a name I typically reserve for my work computer, but as auton systems have a naming convention, I couldn't use it), or perhaps it'll be one of the 'anti-cheery conceptual' names that I was introducing at my last job. Some ideas... 'doubt' 'angst' 'sadness' 'loss' .. Hmm.. I like 'doubt'. Yup, I have a strange sense of humor :) A possible thought, which I don't endorse, popped into my head while I was showering this morning -- perhaps curiosity is a low-grade type of dissatisfaction. Hmm.. maybe I'm misremembering it -- it seemed to make sense when I thought of it. But then, so many things do. Heh. And, of course, when not even I know what I'm talking about, what chance do you have?

Enjoying some music from my CD collection that I haven't listened to for quite some time, that I ripped and ogged a while ago.. Natalie Imbruglia.. Hmm.. I wish I could find my Jamiraquai CD -- I have the case, but not it, so perhaps it's lost. Pity -- it has a unique sound among my collection. I kick myself every time I forget to rip a CD I like from my collection. I should just rip everything I still have, and box it, and put it in my parents' basement in Bville... I might do that before the coming reunion.. Hungry... Impatient for lunch.