i'm poor

so i redeemed some credit card points to get a best buy gift card. i used that gift card to buy new headphones (cuz my ears are too small for the ones that come with the ipod) and a new cd wallet (since my old ones were stolen, boooo). i got a wallet that holds 144 cds. i think that'll be fine.

so i bought the same skullcandy ear buds i had that were stolen, but for some reason these sound like shit. they're fuzzy and bass heavy. and they were more expensive than my last ones. wtf? so i guess that means i'm going back to best buy tomorrow and switching them. this makes me sad. i have cramps and i just wanted to lay down with peek and listen to music. :(

anyhow, i decided to have a cd burning party tonight and start replacing the stuff that's gone. i'm getting really sick of the few that i have left in the car. i knew i was running low on blank cds, but i had no idea i only had 9 left! it was incredibly stressful trying to decide which ones take priority. i won't have money to buy a new stack of blanks for a few weeks at least, so i reeeeeeeally spent a lot of time deciding what i wanted. my results kind of surprised me.

the ones i burned, in order:
1. nin- the fragile (left) (the right side wasn't stolen, yay!)
2. nin- with teeth
3. marilyn manson- mechanical animals (wtf, really?)
4. tori amos- boys for pele
5. david bowie- best of (i couldn't pick a specific album)
6. madonna- ray of light (dunno why. it was irresistible for some reason).
7. velvet underground & nico
8. tori amos- scarlet's walk
9. the white stripes- get behind me satan

so hopefully i'll be happy with those decisions later on this week.

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also, the red wings are ruining my life. or maybe the pens are. or maybe the refs are. i'm not exaggerating when i say i'm scared to watch tomorrow's game. game 4 pissed me off so much, i just don't think i can handle another crapfest like that. i also don't think i can handle it if the pens actually pull this thing off. i will shut that shit OFF. >:O

which makes me wonder how bad i'm going to be when the kings are in the playoffs.

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got a raise at work. it's nice. my hourly is actually like, decent now. it's weird to think i'm making almost double what i used to make when i started working. it's also weird to know that i could be making waaaaaay more if i actually applied myself to finding a "real" job. which i know i need to do soon. i'm getting really sick of dealing with stupid customers. and, because of the tough economic climate, we're advertising some really low rates in some unusual places and attracting a whole new customer base. and some of these fuckers are ANNOYING. i miss the rich people who didn't argue anything. they were bomb.

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last random thing. if you marinate extra firm tofu in lime juice and some soy sauce, it's reeeeeeeeeally good. stir fry with onions and broccoli and then put it over brown rice. best ever. i'ma make that for the game tomorrow.