Power surge!

  The motherboard WAS fried on our old computer.  Power surge took it right out.  The Geek Squad said that we could spend hundreds of dollars for them to try to replace it and hope it works, but there was no guarantee that something else wouldn't konk out soon after.  (sounds like my old car!).  Plus, at two years old, the computer was close to the point where it might not be worth it to try and save it.  So we decided to scrap it and not even spend the 89 dollars it would have cost for them to save the personal stuff on the harddrive.

  So the quest began to find an affordable computer.  We were hoping that we could get a tower cheap since we didn't need a monitor or anything else.  But even that isn't cheap.  After visiting every electronics place we could think of and getting really frustrated we decided to go to Wal-mart if only because a 10% associate discount could be substantial on a computer.  Long story short, we were able to get a Compaq Presario, total package, monitor and everything for just over $400.  It's amazing how great Wal-mart is, and I'm not just saying that because I work for them.

 

This Week's Top Ten:

Time to get back in the swing of things.  I've been slacking off in the music department lately.  Here is my first list of '06.

1. Your Ex-Lover is Dead- Stars

2. Crooked Teeth- Death Cab for Cutie- Death Cab for Cutie :Sessions @ AOL :'Crooked Teeth' (In-Studio)

3. Rebellion (Lies)- The Arcade Fire- Arcade Fire :Funeral :'Rebellion (Lies)'

4. Bottle Rocket- The Go! Team

5. Wicked Light Sleeper- The Joggers

6. God is Going To Get Sick of Me- Aberdeen City

7. But It's Better When We Do- Panic! At The Disco

8. Free Salute- Little Barrie- Little Barrie :We Are Little Barrie :'Free Salute'

9. Sometimes the Sun- The Lashes- The Lashes :Get It :Sometimes The Sun

10. King of the Mountain- Kate Bush- Kate Bush :Aerial :'King of the Mountain'