Pried open the wallet; shocking!
Posted by timotheus on December 13th, 2007 filed in RandomFor the people who know me, this will come as no surprise. I, as a general rule, am fairly frugal with my money. After getting in credit card debt in college like a moron, I got out of it, and my scars show to this day. Still, on occasion, if there is something I really think I would use a lot, and not be a big time waster or something, then I’ll splurge.
Well, I did.
My Scion xA is a great car, but the factory stereo decided to have issues ejecting the CD/MP3 CD. This is a problem, and it’s gotten worse over the past year. Also, those nifty new stereo recievers that have the front USB for MP3’s are really awesome; no more CD’s rolling around.
I have been scoping the scene out for a while now, and today I pulled the trigger on this:
I needed a dedicated USB flash drive, of course, so I got this:
It comes with stupid U3 software on it, but there is a tool I use to remove it. The reason I wanted this version and not the titanium one was because this guy has an orange LED. The titanium version is a blue LED. The Sony’s glow color is red/orange, so I had to match. 
Lastly, I saw this on Lands End, and saw it matching my massive quantity of collared shirts:
Men’s Regular Tailored Fit Wool Sportcoat in Olive
It’s a really good deal, and it goes with khaki’s, jeans or whatever. Plus, with my crazy hair and goatee, I’ll look like a college lecturer, hah.
So that’s it, the wallet is once again clamped shut, and I doubt I’ll see its insides for a while. Stay safe in there, little monies!
December 15th, 2007 at 13:00
You nailed the right radio- It never gets any better than Sony. At Waco when I need something and Sony makes it, that is what I get. The USB connection is cool too- I have a 120GB drive that would hook right up.
The Cruzer disk is fine too, but I have been using a 6GB QuickiDrive that has flown all over the US. Bullet proof.
In retrospect, I see the prioritization of how you listed things- first the music- then the drive, and last: clothes. Probably would have listed the same way too.
I am getting something that I have been looking for from Aunt Betty for Christmas- a Rubik’s Cube. That’ll keep me busy for a while. And yes- you can play with a Rubik’s Cube at 47.
December 15th, 2007 at 13:13
The thing I’ve been reading about with these front USB stereos is the bigger the drive, the longer it takes to initially scan it. Big 120GB drives can take several minutes to scan before you can start playing. From what I’ve read, 4GB is a good middle ground.
It should be pretty neat!
I have several Rubik’s Cubes. They’re great to work on while on the phone at work. People think you are a brainiac, even though it’s more like, “What the heck am I doing..”
As for playing it at 47.. Just be sure to leave yourself post-it’s so you remember what you’re supposed to be doing, haha.
