Got my package that I ordered -- my Harris/Walz yard sign
Your latest purchases, cont.
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A toaster (see Random Thoughts passim).
it's called "compact" (which appears to mean that it is 2-slot rather than 4) but is bigger all round than the old one. All the options were. It's uglier but again, all the options were. There are a couple of "functions" that I don't want but are the kind of thing that seems to get added so that increases in costs can be justified.
So far, it's managed to burn bread and soda bread which makes the "half way" point on the dial hotter than the old one.
Why is it so hard to get plain, basic, reliable electrical items?
it's called "compact" (which appears to mean that it is 2-slot rather than 4) but is bigger all round than the old one. All the options were. It's uglier but again, all the options were. There are a couple of "functions" that I don't want but are the kind of thing that seems to get added so that increases in costs can be justified.
So far, it's managed to burn bread and soda bread which makes the "half way" point on the dial hotter than the old one.
Why is it so hard to get plain, basic, reliable electrical items?
Buy used. My toaster is a Westinghouse built in the 1950s. Got it at an estate sale.
$412 bucks for two pairs of glasses.
FUCK.
FUCK.
Have you thought about using Zenni.com? I get my glasses from them every year and they've been great and MUCH cheaper than the eye doctor's office.
For some reason manufacturers seem to think that they need to make things as complicated as possible now.
This set was a bit of an early surprise in the mail today; I wasn't expecting it until the 10th at the earliest. I grew up on all these movies, and while some moments are admittedly less stellar than others, the pairing of Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio was genius. My copy's outer box was slightly banged up, but on the whole I'm still happy with it.
Got some bottled water for my dad and some Modela Negra for me. 
I hope it doesn't talk.
I hope it doesn't talk.
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Some groceries and two tickets to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
It's a pity that there is no Specsavers in the USA. For the last 10 years (at least) I have got my glasses from there. Can't remember how much they cost when I got the two pairs earlier in the year - but it was less $300 for a pair of glasses and sunglasses. Included was some tinting on my glasses.
I decided on buying a new wallet (which is pretty much like the old one - but falling apart) and Darrell Lea Rocky Road chocolate.
I decided on buying a new wallet (which is pretty much like the old one - but falling apart) and Darrell Lea Rocky Road chocolate.
Used a birthday gift card to get a shirt and thorn-proof gardening gloves.
Last week I got Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Third Doctor: Heralds of Destruction, and the Dark Crystal prequel novel Shadows of the Dark Crystal. The Third Doctor is one of my favorite classic Drs. and I'm a huge fan of The Dark Crystal, so I've been wanting to get these two for a while.
Train ticket for my first day in Berlin
About $25 worth of cat food.
Train ticket for my first day in Munich (Tuesday)
Got a new LG 80cm UHD monitor. And it's awesome.