Inheritence
Nov. 15th, 2004 09:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqMy inheritance check finally cleared last Wednesday. I'd rather have the old man back, but since I can't have that I'll take some cash. I've had big plans for this money.
In my continuing efforts to convince everyone around me that I'm a grown-up, I've resolved to spend most of the money on sensible, grown-up things. I therefore went to the bank and slapped a big lump-sum payment down on my mortgage and also cleared the balance on my line of credit.
All of this was so that I could buy my new laptop (a shiny new Apple iBook) with a clear conscious.
Now in the lead up to this event I've been coveting the laptop at the U of C's Microstore. Every week after I'd buy my funny books, I'd stop in and see that they still had some (they sat in a display at the back of the store). There it sat, every week, along with the rest of the new Apples.
Having made my bank payments I was now free to get the iBook. I headed up to the Microstore and found pile of new Apples gone. Talking to the apathetic staff I discovered that they were sold out and weren't expecting any new product in for several weeks. So I couldn't buy it that day.
Friday rolls around and I go on a trip to get my iBook and a bunch of accessories for it. I choose the route to minimize the amount of stuff I would be carrying. First stop was Future Shop where I bought a wireless mouse. Next, back to the Microstore to get Airport Express (it was $10 cheaper there) and an Applecare warranty (Being an occasional reader of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hawkstone's LJ - and his constant back and forth trips to the Apple Service Center, I knew this was a good idea). I very nearly bought an Mini iPod, but decided to hold off (I'm glad I did).
Then I went to Memory Express and picked up the memory card I would need (it was wee), bringing my laptop up to an acceptable amount of RAM. I also took a side trip to Costco - which I've discovered is the Anti-Wal-Mart, making it morally acceptable for me to shop there. Unfortunately, this means Costco's days are numbered)
Back to my story. I went down to MyMacDealer to pick up the star of the show - the laptop itself. There I encountered the pushy, halitosis-ridden staff. The iBook I wanted was sold out everywhere, including MyMacDealer.
So I've got everything for my iBook, except my iBook. There's a lesson in there somewhere (possibly "phone first you moron").
I finally just bought the damn thing from the online Apple Store. I was notified that it had shipped this morning. Possibly I'll get it before my trip to Vancouver. Possibly not.
I did get a nifty iPod though, so the trip wasn't a complete loss.
In my continuing efforts to convince everyone around me that I'm a grown-up, I've resolved to spend most of the money on sensible, grown-up things. I therefore went to the bank and slapped a big lump-sum payment down on my mortgage and also cleared the balance on my line of credit.
All of this was so that I could buy my new laptop (a shiny new Apple iBook) with a clear conscious.
Now in the lead up to this event I've been coveting the laptop at the U of C's Microstore. Every week after I'd buy my funny books, I'd stop in and see that they still had some (they sat in a display at the back of the store). There it sat, every week, along with the rest of the new Apples.
Having made my bank payments I was now free to get the iBook. I headed up to the Microstore and found pile of new Apples gone. Talking to the apathetic staff I discovered that they were sold out and weren't expecting any new product in for several weeks. So I couldn't buy it that day.
Friday rolls around and I go on a trip to get my iBook and a bunch of accessories for it. I choose the route to minimize the amount of stuff I would be carrying. First stop was Future Shop where I bought a wireless mouse. Next, back to the Microstore to get Airport Express (it was $10 cheaper there) and an Applecare warranty (Being an occasional reader of
hawkstone's LJ - and his constant back and forth trips to the Apple Service Center, I knew this was a good idea). I very nearly bought an Mini iPod, but decided to hold off (I'm glad I did).Then I went to Memory Express and picked up the memory card I would need (it was wee), bringing my laptop up to an acceptable amount of RAM. I also took a side trip to Costco - which I've discovered is the Anti-Wal-Mart, making it morally acceptable for me to shop there. Unfortunately, this means Costco's days are numbered)
Back to my story. I went down to MyMacDealer to pick up the star of the show - the laptop itself. There I encountered the pushy, halitosis-ridden staff. The iBook I wanted was sold out everywhere, including MyMacDealer.
So I've got everything for my iBook, except my iBook. There's a lesson in there somewhere (possibly "phone first you moron").
I finally just bought the damn thing from the online Apple Store. I was notified that it had shipped this morning. Possibly I'll get it before my trip to Vancouver. Possibly not.
I did get a nifty iPod though, so the trip wasn't a complete loss.
