I know I have been leading ya’ll on about this SUPER AWESOME package that I ordered late last week. But the tease is over, in this post I will unveil what, exactly what was that I purchased. And how I came to own it.
I will start with the unveiling.
“what could it be?”
“I’m so excited!!!”
I’m getting pretty good at working the delay on my camera.
It’s OPEN THE BOX IS OPEN!!! WOO-HOO!!
Packing material is removed! The tension builds.
How excited are you right now?
IT’S A LAPTOP!!! REJOICE!! REJOICE!! IT’S A LAPTOP!! 
But does it work?Power Up!! YYYEEESSS!! Success!!!! HAZAH!!!
Accessories!! AWESOME!!
What the hell? A remote? What do I need a remote for?
Headphones TOO? Can this get any better? 
Manuals, I don’t need any stinking manuals. 
Closed sitting on the couch. 
Open sitting on the couch, just chillin’ 
Now, some pics of me just looking stupid with the new laptop.Insert your own captions.
Now for some much needed background.
A few weeks ago my Uncle Tom was in town from Boise, Idaho (IDAHO! YOU DA HOE!!) for his mothers (not my grand-mother) 90th birthday party. (He is my uncle by marriage, his wife, my aunt Janis, is my mothers younger sister). She stayed in back home Boise. I’m close with them and my cousins because I spent the summer in Boise after I graduated high school in ’89. It’s always a good time when any one of them come to town. Even though they’re former dirty fuckin’ hippies.
We are sitting around the dinner table at my moms just talking and Tom mentions that Janis, in her spare time, buys busted or refurbished laptops, and computers from ebay, puts new parts in them and resells them back on ebay. So we get to talking and he says that most of them are just missing a power cord, or for whatever reason did not pass an inspection at the factory.
A few days later I email Janis and ask her about the quality of the computers that she buys and sells on ebay. She told me that she had one that was brand new that did not pass the inspection at the factory that she just bought for $1000 bucks buy would sell to me for $700 (shipping included). I reply to her email and she tells me a little about the laptop, but says nothing about a built in wireless card. This was going to be a deal breaker for me. The #1 option that I was going to need was a built-in wireless capability.
I pick up the package from the post office on Wednesday. Now I have to get a wireless modem. I was going to just order one from southwestern bell. But then I would have to wait a couple of more days before I could get on-line. So I said screw that noise and hit Microcenter.com They had some on sale so I bolted out there and picked one up for 50 bucks. Now I have never done some thing like this before but I new I could do it.
Rebooting after installing wireless software.Will it work? Did I destroy my new laptop?
Pee break!!!
HAZAH!!! I’M WIRELESS. YYYYEEESSSS!!!
I don’t remember what I’m doing here but it must be great!!
Now for the best option. Are you ready for this, It has a built in MICROPHONE!!! Do you have any idea what that means? Well I’ll tell you what it means. I means that I can now record myself saying something really fucking funny and then post it as a blog post.(that is when I figure our how to do that.) How awesome will that be? It will be TOTALLY FUCKING AWESOME!!!
Now I just need to set up a home network so I can transfer files from my PC to the laptop and vice versa. I need to transfer all my music, and pictures. So I can share them.
I bought this laptop, (btw this is my first post written from the laptop. YEA!!) for $700 buck and it retails for $1500, not a bad buy if you ask me. Plus I can pay my aunt whenever I get the cash to do so. I will probably send her 100 a month.
I have some more stuff to play with on this thing . So peace out, and thanks for reading!
13 responses so far ↓
1 Anonymous // May 20, 2007 at 4:07 pm
I just love how excited you get over the little things in life.
2 KC Sponge // May 20, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Darren - I was expecting so much more from your package . . .
3 "The D" // May 20, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Low blow sponge low BLOW.
Or
That’s strange, your the first person to ever say that to me.
Or
Yea I get that a lot. But you still enjoyed it.
4 Shea // May 21, 2007 at 12:06 am
Dear “The D,”
You are totally my hero.
Your pal,
Shea
5 KC Sponge // May 21, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Oh, The D -
get over it. you love your package - really that’s all that matters. you’re the one who has to live with it. i just have to look at pictures of it.
pervert.
6 emawkc // May 21, 2007 at 6:29 pm
The D,
Don’t play with your package too much. You could go blind.
7 "The D" // May 22, 2007 at 1:35 am
Shea - Thanks for the best comment. I wish all my comments were as sweet as yours.
Sponge - Why did you sign your comment with as “pervert” it doesn’t make any sence.
Emaw - My eye sight is fine, thanks for asking.
Now lets all stop talking about my package and start talking about the new laptop. mmm-kay?
8 KC Sponge // May 22, 2007 at 3:20 am
Darren - you’re so sensitive!
And yeah, I never really make a lot of sense - but I do like to call people perverts.
And I’m very excited for you and your new laptop. I could never order one to come in the mail - I can’t wait that long. . . but you got a sweet deal so maybe that’s okay.
And it is shiny.
9 "The D" // May 22, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Sponge - Come on, you know I’m just joshin’.
10 Erin // May 22, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Borrrrring! I was really hoping for a mail order wife. Lap top blar blar blar.
But I do want to know how long you held the pose for the picture when you are finally wireless. That’s probably the best part. Oh, and the fact that you love taking pictures of your own package. ewww…
11 "The D" // May 22, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Erin (not my sister) - Geezzz, jealous much?
The timer on the camera is set for 12 seconds. Plus, it starts to beep with 3 seconds left in the countdown so I held it for umm 3 seconds.
12 Chrissie // May 23, 2007 at 2:14 am
Now you can blog from the shitter….sweet! Isn’t that where men do their best thinking?
13 "The D" // May 23, 2007 at 2:44 am
Chrissie - What makes you think I haven’t already?
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