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wooo

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so. yeah.

I just spent $1300 on window shades. Yay! Ugh. And the $680 for the 'fridge. Plus another $100 in cables and wall plates tonight. And about $300 in the establishment of various utilities.
It's fun. :) Spending money with reckless abandon is a habit I could get used to. Anyone care to sponsor me?
Okay, so, [...]

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Our loan was approved, despite my failed attempts to provide evidence of accounts on my credit being paid in full. We close this Friday at 1:15pm. We did the initial home walk-through on Monday, and we have the final walk-through tomorrow.
"Joel":http://www.hijinksensue.com/ hooked us up with a nice discount on Whirlpool refrigerators, getting us the "ED5GHEXNQ":http://www.insideadvantage.com/inside/product.phtml?sku=ED5GHEXN" [...]

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The day of hold: Sprint PCS

I decided to call Sprint PCS this morning in order to remind them that they have yet to remove two items from my credit report that I should have never had to pay in the first place, and paid anyway when I found out they existed.
At 8:20 I called. It took me 15 minutes [...]

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First House First Look

Yesterday, my dad and mom came up to the new house with us to help us point out things that need repair and to make sure we weren't making a mistake. My dad said he really liked the house, so I'm very happy about that.
My mom brought her camera and took a bunch of pictures. [...]

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Canon 20D announced

So Canon officially announced the new Canon EOS 20D. If you really want the details, "dPreview":http://www.dpreview.com/ has "all the information":http://www.dpreview.com/articles/canoneos20d/. If you just want the highlights focusing on the differences between it and the Canon EOS 300D, the Canon EOS 10D, and the Nikon D70 then read on.
Most important of all, it will have an [...]

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Woot!

Since the "one person":http://livejournal.com/~snow_cr4sh/ I know that would truly appreciate this is still asleep, I'm going to tell all of you.
First, allow me to introduce "Woot!":http://woot.com/, a website devoted to selling electronics and, sometimes, other items at, what are usually, very low prices. They sell one item a day every weekday beginning at 12:00am. That's [...]

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Canon 20D

"digitalslr.org":http://digitalslr.org is reporting news of the "Canon 10D's successor":http://www.digitalslr.org/2004/08/canons_successo.html, the Canon 20D. With an 8.2MP sensor, a 0.2 second startup time, a 25 frame buffer, and a Canon EF-S lens mount all for something around $1600, this new camera will push the world of digital SLR photography up another notch. Pictures are "available":http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/genhtml_photo/photokit_EOS20D.dcr.html from Canon's [...]

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We need some deals

As a gift for buying "this home":http://revjim.net/item/10098/ we've been given a $2000 gift certificate to Freed's home furnishings. I'm not sure what their prices are, or how affordable it is, but, it's something to help get us started. We're also consdering using a Down Payment assistance program in order to keep our out-of-pocket expenses lower. [...]

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Drive Time

I left my apartment at 6:07am, this morning, and drove to the new house. That reip was 17 miles and took 23 minutes. Unless you're travelling during rush hour traffic, or on a busy mall weekend during the morning and/or afternoon, that time should be about average for anyone making that trip at any time [...]

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