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What are you looking forward to?



Me;



I've still got a few quid to spare. Yay! Seriously, the single life is sooo much cheaper! So I'm thinking of finally upgrading from the XP 1800 palomino I use all the time. I need a fun project, so I reckon the Barton 2500 is still good enough for the media centre, this machine can become the bedroom machine, I can finally retire the old K6-2 I'm so very fond of and get myself a Core Duo. Only thing is; I've just upgraded my AGP gfx and I'll be wanting a PCIe which kinda stretches the ?200 budget I had in mind for the whole project... maybe I'll just get that Dell 22" monitor I keep drooling over! I think maybe there's another thread here <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo-->



Friday night is Pub night, and I've got two huge bags of luxury crisps which I forgot to open at the party. Sweet Chili Sensations. They're very fine crisps. I also have some very decent Scotch to consume, thanks to old Redeyes and KW. Just need to make sure it lasts the week! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->



Saturday is Curry day. This weekend it will be curry. Seriously. I have all the ingredients I got for the party curry. That reminds me, I think I should put the meat in the freezer before it comes back to life...



I get to chop up my old bed with a saw, big hammer, crow-bar and other assorted tools. Destruction is good!




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JJW009 wrote:What are you looking forward to?
Ooh, pretty much the same! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->



Except for new computer stuff, or furniture destruction...



(I'm not sure the thread title would give Heather much optimism about the future of literacy standards though! <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
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I don't know what you mean <!--emo&:whistle:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/4013/140/emo/eusa_whistle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='eusa_whistle.gif' /><!--endemo-->



On the down side - Argos have billed me for the bed I don't have, and I have to pay for last months raid array. I'd totally forgotten I'd just spent ?200 on an upgrade already <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo-->




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Isn't the non-arrival of the thingy they're trying to get you to pay for, usually quite a good reason to withhold payment? <!--emo&:huh:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/huh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='huh.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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On the other hand, non-payment might be considered a good reason to withhold delivery!



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It's on my credit card bill. They have the cash, I just haven't paid it yet...



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Good point.



I bet the cold war started in the same way. I wonder if Camp David is free at the moment?



Edit: Optimupusism! Been drinking on a school night? <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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