Sunday, January 30, 2005

No headphones cancel out all noise.

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Shin- It would have been better if she got in the car, turned up the Tupac and lit a joint, but I can see that being funny.

Alex- It's in case she ever gets caught in a flash flood or riot of the young people who play too many violent video games. DUH.

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We did a little shopping in Best Buy and Barnes today. I didn't really feel like going anywhere today, but I remembered that I had a little bit of my Best Buy gift card left over. Technically, my brother wanted to go there because he wanted to make little cartoon movies on the computer, and for that he needed a microphone. I tagged along because I wanted to buy Unreal Tournamnet 2004. Naturally, as I can never find anything in Best Buy when I want to see it, it was nowhere to be found, but I decided to get a new holder for my iPod instead. My first one is of high quality, that is for sure. It's made of leather, and has a very nice plastic screen cover. There are two problems with it: First, there's no hole for the click wheel, so you have to open it every time you want to perform ANY interface. Second, it's very thick, if you count the belt clip. It multiplies the iPod's depth by three, and it's hard to fit in a pocket that way.

I had two choices for new ones. There was a leather one from the same company that had the hole, but it was forty bucks. Alternatively, there was a $20 one that I thought was made of plastic. I went with that, and as it turns out, it's made of this rubbery substance. It's definitely lighter, smaller, and more accessible than the old one, but the screen cover is sticky (it attracts hair and fur and pocket lint), which isn't that much of a problem, but it also smells strongly of alcohol and poop.

:/ I can deal, though.

Barnes and Noble is conveniently located two stores over, so we went there next. I also had a Barnes gift card, which is fine, but there's a bit of a problem with that. If there's a book I want to read, I'll borrow it from a library. Instead, I spent about an hour and half browsing through the music section.

It's sad that B&N is the closest thing we have to a record store in this town. The sign on the computer thingers says "Listen to any CD in the world," which is far from true, but that's not what I'm going to bitch about right now. Ted Leo and Etro Anime were in the computer, but they were nowhere to be found in the store. There was a surplus of Pixies, and even Our Lady Peace, but no Ted Leo. It's a shame, but you can't win 'em all, right?

Instead, I decided to finally pick up London Calling. I didn't get the special edition (20-something "never before heard" tracks on a second CD), but I don't miss it. The album alone was worth it, especially for twelve bucks. Well, eleven if you count the discount card.

The case's insert folds out into a poster-sized booklet, which I thought was cool (it was reminiscent of vinyl cases), but disappointingly there's nothing on them except a couple of pictures and the lyrics. Authentic, enlightening liner notes are probably in the special edition.

That's the price I pay for being cheap. Heh heh.

I need to get out more often. I realized today how badly I'm dying for any sort of social contact outside of school. Remembering happier times doesn't help. They only start a chain that only spirals downward, leading me back to where I am right now, you know? I guess that, for the moment, all I can do is smother these feelings in distractions. I think that's why I like games so much. They get me lost in a different reality.

..Dear lord, that was unnecessarily angsty.

A note to Karmi: I still haven't gotten your card! I want the.. Card-ey goodness. ;_;

EDIT: For whatever reason I was watching Toonami tonight- That Megas XLR show, specifically. I'm used to them giving nods to anime and Japanese culture in general, but tonight they totally ripped off Captain Harlock. Same costume, same hair (no eyepatch), same ship.. It was totally copyright infringement. Even though I've never seen that show or been a fan of it, I am angered.
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