my impulse buy

well, TheSteadman was ragging on me for reading "monk" books since i've run out over here in egypt. i'm currently stuck with the bible and the qur'an left, and my "learning to read and write arabic" book. so, last night i was in the room and TheSteadman was online in between jobs so we started talking. i'd asked her earlier to take a picture of her holding her kindle, and if she could also take a picture of the kindle next to a standard paperback, just to get a visual feel for the size. i was debating between getting a kindle or a kindle DX.

since i was bored and researching and she was bored, she told me to buy is so she could shop vicariously through me... so i bought the DX. my main concern is fragility. i've heard several people complain that they put them in their bag on the way to work, and when they get to work, the screen has cracked. amazon shows a 30" drop test, but it's not the drop i'm so concerned about it, the twist. it is about 10" at it's longest and 1/3" thick. i'm afraid this is going to facilitate damage, not from blunt force as in dropping, but from torquing as in it being twisted while in a bag or backpack. well, the deal is done, it's bought and paid for, so we'll see how well it goes when and if i ever get home to play with my new toy. one good thing is that the DX has a native pdf reader, so i can DL free books online in pdf to read instead of paying $9.99 for books from amazon. i AM a comparison/bargain shopper... kinda, despite the stupid things i buy, i DO try to find the best deal on said stupid things.

i'm trying to hunt down some more pix of scotland. i still have stirling pix to post, and trying to get some from rosslyn. i'll get those up in a day or two. i'm working on a third blog i'll unveil soon, and then i'll seriously try to finish up the oktoberfest saga before it becomes a year old story.

my new motto/tattoo

i'm not big on quote tattoos unless they are hot tramp stamps like this. still, i think i've found my next tattoo. it's a toss-up. one is from a korn song, "divine", i heard last night while working out, and the other is from kurt vonnegut's timequake. of course, i'm only joking about the korn song, but it definitely gets you through to the second wind on the stationary bike. i'm really thinking about the vonnegut quote though. i highly suggest the book. his sense of humor is fantastic. it's a great quote expressing that the past needs to be placed exactly there, in the past. it's a "pick your self up by the bootstraps and move on" inspiration. now, i just need an inspirational font.

• "fuck you! i'm fed up with you! i'm not as good as you? fuck you, i'm better than you!" - korn, "divine"


• "You were sick, but now you're well again, and there's work to do." - kurt vonnegut, timequake

which do you prefer?

also, for those interested, i've updated my new work location, living quarters, my weight (man, i took a hit over the holidays, but i'm back to the gym), my countdown clock, and even managed a new ZUMEL post. look around the page for those magical updates.