I love being mean about christmas gifts.
By being mean, I mean that whole “I got you something” and then kinda looking all sly.
Its freakin awesome.
I got the lady something… hee hee hee.
But I ain’t telling what it is…
I’ve got the gadget bug for a laptop.
I’ve wanted one for a little while, but the bug bit down hard the other day. The thing is I’m cheap, don’t have a lot of money anyway and I like saving a buck. I also like the idea of getting only what I need and then suffering for it, consider my truck w/ no air=conditioning.
Now what I’ve always wanted is a Mac. I know they’re not cheap, but it’s what I want, so there. I’m also not silly enough to always give my heart what it wants, otherwise who’d be the boss around here– me or my heart?
Which leads me to three options:
I’ve seen iBook G4s a hundred bucks cheaper than the example I linked to. That $350 - $450 price range is what I’m looking for. I don’t know if it’s realistic though. Are machines in that price range pieces of crap? Usually they’re at least 15 months old, maybe two years, and I wouldn’t touch a similarly aged pc. But are macs different?
Which leads me to another question. How does Vista look? I’ve heard it’s worthless, although cnet says it’s ok and not much better. If I get a pc, should I get one with XP, or just not worry with it?
Keep in mind that all I want is a machine I can type up posts, check my email, keep all my music files on, etc. Really heavy duty stuff.
Thoughts?
Welp, I’ve done it. All those Google hits for “Don’t Tase Me, Bro shirt” have spoken, and I’ve made the shirt.
Yar.
I’m a money whore.
The Cemestos crew needs your help!
There is a great T-shirt that the folks over at Threadless sell.
Unfortunately, it’s out of stock.
Crap.
I’d love to buy it for the boys, at the very least, for Lug. Threadless claims they will reprint it, if enough people say they like it. So here’s what you can do. Go vote size 4. Bring it out of retirement. (Voting doesn’t actually commit you to buying the shirt. I don’t think so anyway. Hey, if I told you to jump off a Cemestos B style house, would you do that, too?)
Help Lug get another T-shirt.
(When you vote Threadless will sign you up for a newsletter. I know you probably don’t want another newsletter in your inbox, but come on. It might mean the difference for little Lug.)
Have you seen Etsy? I had not till just now.
It seems to be a clearinghouse for all sorts of handmade items. There’s everything from greeting cards to bibs.
Thanks to Life & Design for the heads-up.