TV!

[wavyarms]

Last March, my parents gave me for my birthday a TV and DVD player, to be purchased at some future date. We kept putting this date off, b/c I was moving back up here, and then I was moving again, and then my house was a mess and I wasn't unpacked, blah blah blah.

Well, today (despite not being totally spic-and-span yet in my studio) my dad and I went to Circuit City and bought me a TV (flat screen! I love having a gadget geek for a dad!) and a DVD player. And we got one of those little portable DVD players, and that way I can hook it up to the big screen when I'm home, and if I travel I can take it with me and watch movies. We were extremely proud of ourselves for thinking of this arrangement. (The fact that everyone doesn't do it makes me wonder if I'm missing some crucial flaw in this set-up, but the guy at Circuit City confirmed it's perfectly easy to hook up one to the other.)

SO, for the first time in my life, I own a TV! (Previously I either mooched from roommates or lived without one.) Stay tuned to find out when I get it hooked up. :)

Comments

[sexybadpnomamma.livejournal.com]

Quelle exciting!! You know, if you want, I could mail you Lost Season 2 and/or Veronica Mars Season 1.

[wavyarms.livejournal.com]

Those would both be awesome! I would take very good care of them! I've been hearing really good things about Veronica Mars.

[hominidj.livejournal.com]

that's awesome! i wish i had thought of that portable dvd player thing. oh well. next time.

how much was the flat screen? how big is it?

[wavyarms.livejournal.com]

The flat screen was about $280, and it's 16". I just inaugurated the set-up last night with some Firefly, and the portable DVD player thing works great, esp. since it comes with a little remote!

[heatmhub.livejournal.com]

The TV and DVD player are beautiful. I sincerely vouch for them : ).

PLUS, I come bearing a recipe, long overdue:

Spinach and Strawberry Salad
Submitted By: Jerry Lynne
*****
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* Prep Time: 10 Minutes
* Ready In: 10 Minutes
* Yields: 8 servings

"This salad has lots of spinach, lots of fresh, sliced strawberries, and a delicious, sweetened oil and vinegar dressing spiked with poppy and sesame seeds."

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 bunches spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
* 4 cups sliced strawberries
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon paprika
* 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
* 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.

[wavyarms.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you! I think you read my mind - I was going to e-mail you today or tomorrow to ask for this, b/c I want to make it in Williamstown.

Merry Christmas! Hugs! Looking forward to seeing you after the holidays. :)