new tech junkie

As of yesterday, plans are “definitely” in effect to refurbish my house. Since it is winter, I cannot say that we have been doing anything too exciting or interesting. I did order an iPod through the Apple store in Japan yesterday, but that is proving to be a bigger mission than they made it out to be. They have told me twice they would send me confirmation emails and I have yet to get one. First, it was set to arrive on Thursday, and now they say Monday. At least it is being shipped to my door and I got a 10% discount for being a teacher (Education Discount). I have been downloading music nonstop after deciding this was what I was going to buy. I am now very anxious to receive it. Let’s see how it goes. In addition, I bought an external hard drive so I can store backup of all the media and other files that I have without clogging my laptop’s foreboding memory. I was surprised that I was able to buy a hell of an external hard drive (160 GB – my laptop is only 20 GB) for less that $150.

If any of you out there have any suggestions for downloads, let me know. I am also hoping to get a boost in my music supply from our neighboring ALTs (Laura and Jill, specifically Jill) who have a big music supply.

As an addendum to my entry, I would like to mention that we saw Gone with the Wind last nite. Let me tell you that we did not even start watching it till like 80 minutes into it and it still seemed like the longest movie ever. Furthermore, I did not find it that interesting. Now that I have that off my chest, I think it is safe to end this entry.