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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Tax refund

I should be receiving my federal tax return shortly and I have a few plans.  I would like to get a 2nd monitor to use on my desktop.  I currently own an Asus VE245H and I love it.  The size is nice for my available space, nice lighting, great picture.  I have not had a single problem with this monitor.  I even bought it manufacturer refurbished from Ebay for a steal at $140.  Another monitor like this would be great.  I also need more storage space for my server.  A 2TB drive is currently hovering around $80 from several retailers so i'll definitely be picking up one.  The last item on my list are headphones.  I currently use some crappy old headset I bought from Walmart years ago.  I'm not a huge audiophile but I still listen to music, play games, and watch movies.  This being said, I almost always have my headphones on while I am sitting at the computer.  The Walmart headset was definitely not made for comfort and after a while they start to cut into my ears.  This makes it very uncomfortable to sit and listen to something at all.  So after a little bit of research I think I may have settled on the Sony MDR-XB500's.  Almost all of the reviews for these state that they are very comfortable with good or better quality audio.  The kicker is i can get them for about $40 from Amazon, or Ebay.

I'll of course be checking online frequently until the check comes in the mail so that I know that i'll be getting the best deal when the time comes.  Can't wait.

I'm also thinking about buying DragonAge II.  I really enjoyed the first one and despite having a few lack luster reviews on the net I still think it should be a pretty good game.  I've also heard that if you buy it before April 30th you can get yourself a free copy of Mass Effect II.  Another game that I really enjoyed the first one.

On a less relavant note...Sitting in math class and I just now realize as my teacher looks around the room with a smirk on his face that he somewhat  resembles the clown (The Violator) from the HBO series of Spawn from the late 90's.

23 comments:

  1. If I can recommend some headphones, check out the Sennheiser HD 201s. Really great sound, comfortable and inexpensive ($20-$30).

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  2. Thanks for reminding me that I still have to do my taxes!

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  3. @Nick: I absolutely will. Thanks for the suggestion.

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  4. I didn't work much last year so my tax refund was crappy. But yeah Sennheiser headphones are really good. Worth checking out as Nick suggested.

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  5. Just a thought but but maybe buy a decent size LED television? I just bought a Philips 100Hz 32" LED and it's amazing for gaming and HD movies.

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  6. +1 to the Sennheisers. That's a brand with great quality, and for that price they're honestly unbeatable.

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  7. Lucky! no job= no taxes= no tax return :(

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  8. I'd like to get a 2nd monitor myself. Then I could have 1 for my PC and my xbox 360 and run them simultaneously.

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  9. DONT buy Dragon Age 2

    Really pretty boring game... Shame to say it but theres only so much banter I can handle. Mass effect is a much, much better franchise in my opinion

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  10. great blog man. following for sure.

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  11. got my taxes just a couple days ago,

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  12. GET DragonAge2, one of the best RPG's I've ever played, next to Oblivion!

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  13. you should get the game, i really liked it. maybe not as good as the first, but definitely worth buying

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  14. I really enjoyed this game, I borrowd it from my friend!

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  15. i have no job so no taxes tho no tax refunds :P

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  16. minds coming too. but its probally gonna into paying the rent. or DSLR camera lol

    following.

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