July 3, 2008
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Flush with New
Over the past month I’ve been gradually getting… “new stuff”. I have a tendency to hold onto things as long as they still work, out of a sort of cheapness in getting anything new to replace it, even when I really should. But, I hit a point where there were just a few things I’d wanted to replace for so long that it was high time I did it already.
So, for starters…
I got a new car!
It’s a 2009 Toyota Corolla LE. Small, economical, and reliable, it seemed really well suited for me. I won’t bore you with details (you can check the usual specs online anyhow). But here are a few photos:
Interior:
Exterior:
I think I got a pretty comfortable price for it. I really dislike the idea of having to negotiate out a price, since that brings back memories of me sitting in a crappy waiting room with hard plastic benches, a broken television that only got 3 channels–2 of which were half static–and a vending machine with nothing but crappy candy, all for 6 to 8 hours while my dad would go through the entire process of getting the salesman down to a ridiculously low price.
…I digress. Anyhow, I did get advice from my dad on when to buy. But, to skip the hours of negotiating, I just went straight to Edmunds and got price quotes from three dealerships in town to see who could offer me the best price. From there, I figured out what my budget was, what price I could afford, and went in to take care of the rest. The entire process took me only 2 hours and very little stress.
And now I got my first new car.
…I still need a name for it, though…
And a new phone
My old phone I’d had since 2004. It was time for an upgrade. After a huge headache with finally finding a place that would get me a new phone with the same long-distance number (it’s easy if you have a 703/202/301 area code, not if you have another state, though), I finally got one for juts a $40 upgrade price:
This one also has Bluetooth. So I got a new earpiece while I was at it. However, since my hands still work fine, I just wear it around the apartment when I’m on the phone while cooking or whatever. I’d rather not look like a moron wearing it while walking down the street, looking like I’m either way too self-important, or just talking to myself.
Or looking like a cyberman…
And behind door number 3
The folks at my apartment also replaced my ugly-looking balcony door with a new and shiny one. Yes this isn’t something I did myself, I know… but that old door was so ugly that I had to cover it up with someone. This new one is shiny. Literally:
Plus a notebook
This was over two months ago, but I never updated on it, so I nearly forgot. I got a new computer, too:
It’s great: 4GB of RAM, HD screen (and HDMI input), Blu-Ray… It’s another HP, like the last one I had.
The reason I got a new one was because my old computer completely died on me. Fortunately, I had everything backed up, and more recent files saved on my MP3 player, and ended up losing nothing.
Making regular backups is something I learned from an incident that happened a few years ago. Definitely comes in handy.
That’s that. This weekend I’m heading back to Nashville to see family. More on that when I return. ‘Til then, feel free to offer any name ideas for my new car. I’m particular to anything based on classic (1980s or early 1990s) video games. KF
Comments (1)
A new car? Dude, you must be raking in the bucks!