Manda Mia

So, where have I been? Uh... discovering torrents. 8-)

My massive old CRT monitor began its slow and painful death immediately after the above happened. Coincidence? Maaybe. Mom offered to buy me a replacement (a shiny LCD which takes up perhaps 30% of the space as the old - technology is bliss!) as an "early birthday gift." Those three words were the worst thing she could have possibly said to me because suddenly I see potental "early birthday gifts" to myself everywhere. I've bought Hot Fuzz on DVD (R2, of course), Vic Reeves' book, a Vera Bradley Bowler bag - half price and in my favorite discontinued colorway, 5 sets of Brittany Birch knitting needles (love them!) to complete my set, a Harry Potter pattern book, and I have every intention of buying a swift closer to b-day. Plus, thanks to my newfound hobby, I'm eyeing a DVD burner and Divx DVD player. LOL. This must stop!

In less illegal and more ironic news, a month ago the landlord surprised me with a beautiful new (to me) mattress and box springs to replace the old squeeky one. The new set is considerably lighter than the old, but still, less than a week later the bed frame (which, solid American construction notwithstanding, had a good 20 years on me) crashed! In the landlord's usual slow-poke ways, a replacement has yet to come so I'm sleeping with the mattress on the floor for now. *sigh* I really hope the apartment is mouse-free at the moment...

Inspired by Crissy and Markie, I've started up my own Tumblr, and I must say I'm really digging it. Ever since I started up the knitting blog, this one has gotten less and less of my time. (Though the knitblog has recently been crying for attention too.) Most of the things I've wanted to blog (links, pictures, YouTube vids) didn't seem enough for a full blog entry, and that is exactly the type of content for which Tumblr excells. For those who may miss the old movie blog, I've started doing mini (very mini) reviews again. It'll also be connect to my Flickr account.. as soon as I photograph anything that doesn't involve yarn. I'm sorely tempted to switch to Tumblr full time. I just wish it had comments. Edit: I got Haloscan comments working!