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wolf 03-09-2011 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by limey (Post 714594)
A kindle.

Yay!! Congratulations!!

You'll be wanting a copy of Calibre (free) with that so you can convert PDFs on your own.

monster 03-09-2011 10:49 PM

nuffink

Pete Zicato 03-10-2011 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by monster (Post 715852)
nuffink

Frugal Mom.

monster 03-10-2011 10:04 AM

yarly. And nuffink so far today either.

kerosene 03-10-2011 12:31 PM

Coffees for hubs and I, goofy sugary drink for daughter.

limey 03-10-2011 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf (Post 715850)
Yay!! Congratulations!!

You'll be wanting a copy of Calibre (free) with that so you can convert PDFs on your own.

Where do I get one of those? Convert what to PDF? Please lead and guide me ....

Bullitt 03-10-2011 10:05 PM

HTC EVO 4G from Sprint
http://cdn.androidcommunity.com/wp-c...4g-540x470.jpg

Ebay bidding on a pair of old school RayBan Wayfarer sunglasses
http://www.designer-glasses.co.uk/im...yfarer-red.jpg

Gravdigr 03-11-2011 12:29 AM

Grilled House Zalad from Zaxby's. That's what I bought today.

monster 03-11-2011 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by monster (Post 715922)
yarly. And nuffink so far today either.

....but then I bought beer


Today, I need to buy an orange bedsheet, two orange t-shirts, toothbrush heads, teethbrushi and dental floss. no genital floss.

DanaC 03-11-2011 09:33 AM

I just bought my first dslr camera!

The little casio pocket camera was ok but it really wasn't up to the job of large-scale archival study. Kept overheating, and wasn't stable enough in the archive's tripods which meant I had to hold the camera over the books: bit of a pain in the neck when taking 400+ shots.

I've gone for a pretty basic starter camera, no need for all the bells and whistles. Though I did also get a set of filters in case I need to go in close for smaller writing. It's had mixed reviews, but I feel safe with Canon, so have gone for a Canon EOS 1000D

http://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/prod...slr/EOS_1000D/

Perry Winkle 03-11-2011 09:46 AM

Not today, but a week ago I ordered all of the parts for a new computer. They arrive today.

I has more than a little happy.

glatt 03-11-2011 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC (Post 716122)
I just bought my first dslr camera!

Exciting!

wolf 03-11-2011 09:58 AM

Haven't bought it yet ... but it looks like I'm buying Cylinder #1 (of six).

Tuesday, car was fine.

Wednesday, noticed a wee bit of hesitation occasionally while driving. I'm pretty sensitive to changes in the engine noises.

Thursday, riding really rough, nearly wanting to stall out at idle, problems spinning up the RPMs, ran mostly okay while puttering along.

Then the idiot light came on. The one that's a little picture of the engine, in yellow.

While driving grab owner's manual out of center console, hold it against steering wheel, page through to find ... on steady indicates fault, usually in emissions control system, or possibly means gas cap is loose.

Pull over and check in pouring rain.

Gas cap wasn't loose.

Light stayed on.

Drove onward.

Idiot light starts flashing.

Manual against the steering wheel again, notice second sentence for first time ... if light is flashing indicates more serious problem, could result in fire.

FIRE??

mother fuck.

stopped flashing.

Had very nervous ride to work (not from home, of course, I was about 20 miles away, with lots of turns and traffic lights between here and there. Sat at lights in park revving engine over 1K RPMs to prevent stall.

Limped it home, and then into the mechanic today.

Diagnosis took about 1/2 hour (there wasn't anyone ahead of me), and when the guy came in with the estimate he chatted with me a little about my Kindle ... and I said, "okay, you've distracted me a little and calmed me down ... go for it."

After he was finished his explanation, I replied, "did you just say it will be under $1000? May I hug you?"

HungLikeJesus 03-11-2011 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf (Post 715850)
Yay!! Congratulations!!

You'll be wanting a copy of Calibre (free) with that so you can convert PDFs on your own.

Thanks wolf. I installed Calibre and am playing with it instead of doing my work.

kerosene 03-12-2011 12:06 PM

Naughty!

I haven't bought anything today (yet)


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