Barreling into this century. . . finally

I am now as technologically advanced as my grandmother. Woo-hoo! This past weekend, I decided to actually buy a DVR. DirectTV was having a deal on them anyway. They cost $100 and they are offering a $100 rebate. So I got it for free. I got the service hooked up today, so I am enjoying my new toy. There is one down side. The way that our cables work, we can't set it up so that we can record two programs at once. That kind of blows, but I still like everything else about it. I've been using so many of my tapes to record things while I'm at Kim's or school or at the shelter. It's nice that I won't have to spend money on tapes anymore. I figured that since my grandmother has a DVR, I should break down and get one. Me and about five million other people. It's about time.

This past Saturday, the big gala for my shelter went really well. It was extremely chaotic and I was on my feet running around for about eight hours. I didn't leave until nearly 1:00 in the morning. I had a lot of fun, though. I did bid on a couple of the items that were up for auction. And I won them, too. I got a $50 gift certificate to a very nice hair salon and I only paid $25. I also got a $500 gift certificate to Avon for $200. Woo-hoo! I'm not always focused on the money, but it was nice getting great deals on those things. And the money went towards a great cause.

That's really all for now. I didn't have much to say. I just wanted to brag about my DVR really. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.