Totally shallow

Got some unbudgeted money and purchased an Acer Aspire One . I named it Nybbler (yes, a portmanteau of this and this) , but it can also go by "My Precioussss." It's only three pounds! It fits in my purse! It makes the nerd boys squeal when they see it, like cute chicks looking at a tiny sandwich from Burger King! (ETA: 6 hour battery life! squee!)

So, I stimulated the economy. That makes me a good American, right? (OK, so it's more like whistling in the dark... )

(Oh, and the Xbox 360 was procured for Xmas, and Mass Effect is indeed as cool as I'd hoped it would be. Being a BioWare fangirl probably helps with that.)

Role Reversal

I really love ThinkGeek . I get regular promotional e-mails from them, because I love knowing what the latest nerd toys are.

So, I just got their Father's Day promo e-mail, and it's chock full of stuff that makes me go "oooh, pretty". However, Mr. E's reaction would be more like "meh". Funny old world, eh?

*squee* USB edition

I don't know how many of you have seen Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex; Mr. E and I are watching it (courtesy of Netflix) and what do I run across today but this:

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