There is one thing that I like about this time of year and that’s buying stuff for myself that I wouldn’t normally buy. Now, I know what you are thinking, you’re thinking that it’s mighty selfish of me to buy myself Christmas presents and stuff; well you’d be half right. I’ve spent a pretty penny on other people (besides me, myself, and I) and since no one gets me Christmas presents (ok, ok “no one” is an exaggeration but it’s pretty close to accurate) I get them for myself.

So this time, I got a new desk and a new LCD monitor to go with it. The desk is currently priced at 169.99 on their website but I saw the desk in the paper when I was in Las Vegas for 129.99. Now the 129 price was getting close the language that I speak so I went online and serendipity struck. The desk was priced at 99 with free shipping. Now that’s definitely speaking my language! Needless to say, I ordered it right up. Although the monitor stand, to me, is too far away to be able to see (especially with the resolution that I like to run at) what you are typing, so I put the LCD monitor in front of the “digital dock”. It makes the whole “digital dock” thing pointless, but honsetly I don’t really need to get to my computer that often.

The ViewSonic LCD was spendy but it was totally worth it. It’s the same model that I use at work and I’m completely satisfied with the brand. The difference in quality between the new and the old monitor is amazing. I didn’t realize how bad my old CRT really was until I got the new LCD. The old CRT was really blurry around the edges especially when it was first powered on but this one is crisp and clear the second I turn it on. I absolutely love it.

Oh yeah I did get one more thing but I didn’t buy it. A friend of mine gave it to me. I’ve been wanting a set of Japanese swords (katana, wakizashi, and tanto) for a while but I was going to wait until I moved into a house as sort of a self-congratulations thing but when the opportunity to get a set for free came up, I couldn’t pass on it. So now I’m armed. Home offense baby!