Displacement Activity.

[tyggerjai]

The plummeting Australian dollar continues to make me a very rich man at home, which I like. If only I could stop blowing it on Amazon. That all gets paid for by an Australian credit card, so I get prices in Australian dollars, which just depresses me again, even though I know I get the same effect in my favour when I send money home to cover it. I need to get a local credit card so at least I'm not paying 2 sets of international transfer fees.

But it also means, outside of Amazon, I'm trying to be sensible about buying stuff, so I can take some of my recent payrise home after a year. So it's all about setting goals. When I can run Boot Camp hill in under 6 minutes (currently 6:06, but that 6 seconds is going to kill me), I'm going to buy me a Chumby. I've been tempted by the Squeezebox in the past, but the Chumby does more and costs less. It may not have quite the same audio quality, but to be honest, I couldn't care less.

*shrug* I just thought you might want to know that.

jai (5.1982 MOP to the AU$, calisse)

Comments

[jadaze.livejournal.com]

Before economic crisis: Broke. During economic crisis: Broke. After economic crisis: Broke. At least I can have a nice, even stretch of depression over finances. ^_~

P.S. Neither of yous are posting enough photos. And ya know, at least Bunnykins tries! :: sass ::

[tyggerjai.livejournal.com]

I will ask fizit for her permission to link to her pics. There are even some of me, though none of me snogging cute boys.

[fizit.livejournal.com]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elvanblue/

Still on the first page, even ;)

[jadaze.livejournal.com]

You and the Bunny are so completely adorable!! <3

[drbunsen.livejournal.com]

There's an article on hackaday.com today about the Chumby and other open-soure hardware

Exchange rates

[erudito.livejournal.com]

Since my job/business is fun (though tiring) but not very remunerative, the exchange rate is not encouraging on the overseas trip to Macau idea. (Though fizit's pics are an incentive.)

I will see how it travels and how things work after I have worked through my finances.