Retail Therapy

A buddy of mine (flyliceyouplick - check it out, funny shit) coined the term "Retail Therapy." Basically just buying a whole lot of useless shit to make yourself feel better. I've been doing that for the last few months and it's been a lot of fun.

See, I started at a job a few months back for a rather large telecommunications company (I'm an IT monkey) and for once in my life, I'm making a bit of money. Living with two other guys means my expenses are quite minimal and it leave a lot of disposable income. So I've been shopping.

Here's the list, so far.

- iPod Color Photo 30GB
- Headphones to go with the iPod
- Sony-Ericsson T610 cell phone
- Toshiba 51-inch TV
- Toshiba 15.4-inch laptop
- Shitloads of DVD's

And to date, I've lost the iPod and the headphones. Ya, just my luck, just when I start to get nice things, my house gets broken into and the iPod is stolen. Fuckin' ass-clowns.

But that's my life. I spent the first 25 years being afraid to spend money. There are a lot of reasons for this, but mostly it's for two reasons: 1) My mother likes to think that if you have money, you shoudn't be allowed to spend it, and doesn't hesitate to tell me so in so many words, and 2) Up until now, I haven't really had any money to spend. This is my first big paying job and I'm having fun doing it.

Let me be clear though - I'm having fun SPENDING THE MONEY. The new job, on the other hand, is something else entirely.

But that's for next time.