My Addled Brain

Currently playing: Jay-Z - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)

The upgrade went well, thanks for asking. Well, OK by "well" I mean the motherboard died and we had to buy a new one, but otherwise, it went well. He’s up and running, and by now printing up nude pictures of his neighbors with the snazzy digital camera he got for Christmas.

This leads to everyone’s natural question. Go ahead and ask, I’ll wait.

I got a ton of DVD’s, a printer stand that vaguely matches my computer deskso I can get my printer off the floor, some clothes, Jen got me a coffee thermos and two matching coffee cups (because I only have one mug now, she told me while laughing at me) and the requisite giant can of popcorn from my dad. I’ve gotten one of these damn things every year, and never could figure out why he bought them. As it turns out, his practice gets a bunch of these things every year, and everybody in the practice has been turning around and giving it to their kids. He’s been doing this for YEARS. I thought he had some sort of strange fascination with caramel and cheese popcorn, but, as it turns out, he’s just cheap. Well, OK, we already knew that about him, but still.

To my father’s defense, though, he’s always had a hard time shopping for us, what with our difficult Christmas lists and what not. Hell, he practically had to arm wrestle a list out of me this year, and that’s because I couldn’t really think of anything to get.

This reminds me: I still have a $50 gift certificate to Best Buy I need to abuse. Hmm…more DVD’s? Or perhaps some music? Or maybe some memory? Choices, choices, choices. One day, I’ll get them all sorted out.

[Update 10:55 PM] - I’m a goon. Happy late birthday, Michelle!