Retail therapy, apple repair, queer drama roundup and other media bits

I attempted to indulge in a little retail therapy for my malaise. Largely unsuccessful, but at least I now have rollerblades that are less than 12 years old and a new 3.5 edition PHB.

I now have a better sense of how the apple stores work. I’m debating the merits of getting a procare package, but ~$100 seems a bit pricy to facilitate and speed up appointments that I hope to be having quite infrequently. It’d save me up to 4 days of laptoplessness, and make future laptop care appointments much easier.

Apple could do nothing for my iPod because it’s an HP iPod. Tech support had a sufficiently thick Indian accent that I suspect it may be located in India proper. I asked at both places if it could be exchanged for an Apple iPod, but of course the answer is ‘no’. HP tech support lady asked me if I was satisfied with the service I’d received, to which I replied grimly “as satisfied as I’m going to get”, she thanked me for my feedback, and then informed me that my model of iPod is out of stock, so it could take 10 extra days. Nice timing. Anyone else thinking of getting an iPod, make sure you get an apple iPod, with no other brand names tacked on in front of that. If not for the ‘hp’ on it, I could have walked out with an iPod I would have been happier with (easier to update its software from my laptop) from the apple store. I stab them so much.

I’m planning on getting Latter Days on DVD. I hear that they have the black chick’s songs in the extras. I’m down with that. Never would have purchased it if not for illegal downloading. MPAA can blow me. I also want to see Bear Cub and Angels in America, possibly purchase, since I can’t find bearcub for rent anywhere. ETA: also, I wanna see Mysterious Skin.

I may start up an amazon.com wishlist… Okay I did.

I’m also thinking of getting more toad the wet sprocket, and nickel creek. Anyone have any podcasts you’d like to recommend?