Cyber-Tuesday & Black Friday fun!

Hey all,

Well - Thanksgiving was excellent. My mom and stepdad came down from NY on Thursday morning, and we went to Nicoles parents house for dinner. One of my favoite holidays is Thanksgiving - football and alot of good food :D Too bad Denver won - I took the Cowbos in the pick em pool :P. Then mom pops the statement: "Joseph, I want to get the magic bullett at Walmart tomorrow.." which means 4am wake up and get in the cold line..
Which is what we did.

4am - wake up, make coffee and go.
4:40 - get to Circuit City; the line was about 300 deep and growing. A lesson learned from last year's BF Sales: Never park in the lot with the store - park across the street. Wow, did that save us time.
4:41 - freeze in the 5 degree weather and get in the line..
4:42 - man its cold....
5am- Doors open
5:10- After someone melts the ice from my boots, we get coralled into the doors of the worse design Circuit City ever ( I hate thier stores).
5:10- get to the register, pay the man and leave.
5:45 - arrive at walmart
5:50 - get in and head to the appliance section. Not one of moms magic bullets anywhere.
Whats a magic bullet??
Linkage:
AMAZON LINK
5:52 - find the girl in the section and ask - she cant find it either (Man, I love walmart part-time help..)
6:10- Leave withoutthe bullett.
6:20 - arrive at L&M Bakery and get kick ass donuts; The best donuts ANYWHERE!

Loot from the Black friday sales include: The Cable modem from Circuit city for $20 AR (Afer Rebates), $7 for a 50 DVD-R's, 2 CDs for $20 (Weezer and S Crow), and a pricematch issue for Nicole's gift to me at Best Buy.. more to follow. Mom also got us a Dust Buster for xmas :D Thanks mom!!

Later that day, Nicole tells me about my gift - its $100 cheaper at Best buy with a price match - so Back we go into the Gauntlett of 'Joe Buy'. When we arrive, the manager tells us that they cannot PM the website prices and that the only way she can get the differance is to buy a new item, and return the old one. What a bunch of shit.

So, she goes into her department for a new item, and I can't help. Well, its Joe buy, so off I go wandering around the store, and find a good gift for her Family (Aunt, uncle and cousins) I get the item, get in line and less than 20 minutes paid for. They definately got thier act together for the BF Sales. Nicole is STILL waiting, and I realize why. They set up 2 registers on a folding table for all the high-end electronics, like TVs, cameras, LCDs... and since her item is from one of those departments, she has to wait in a line that has a TON of people in it.. so it goes.

She gets it, and 20 minutes after I'm done, shes done. We go home and she takes a nap - I blow stuff up in Battlefield 2- SF :D

SCHOOL - Got my test back and got an 84! YES! - not all hope is lost :D
Next week is the last week and then the finals. Logic is tonight and I think its a lab night - joy..

WOW - Well, after the bow, I was at... -348 DKP!! WOOHOO! That means that I need to raid more with the guild to earn back points to make up for the negative points that I have. Since then, I earned back about 100 points, so about another month and I can see the light..and maybe more GS gear :D

HOME - Windows are IN! Aemon is the man. He does a bang-up job. I helped and dad helped, but overall, it was his work that got us the new windows. No more POS aluminum freezing cold. What a differance - the dual pain glass and the low-E is really gonna help with the bills in the future :D. Besides, the new windows will help sell the place in 5 more years...

Next big project - Floor and furnace. not sure about which to do first, but Im not worried about it right now.. Christmas time is here and with alot of family and friends, there will be alot of gifts to get.

For my list, all I ask is that you email Nicole first (Blonde1277@yahoo.com) - this way you can see if my other friend is going to get the item..

I would love:
** Battlefront 2 on XBOX (star wars game)
** New Joystick - prefer the Logitech one.
** The next .45 scale lightsaber - MACE WINDU
** Prefer this OINGO BOINGO CD from walmart.com; dont bother looking at the store - they dont have it.
** A nice Gaming LCD: Check out this guide for ideas

Thats a good start :D

Fantasy Football note: Made the playoffs 2nd year in a row. Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you know what you are doing - I like to think that picking last in the draft I qualify for later.. I have a good shot at taking home the trophie again :D

NEXT ISSUE of Striker Quarterdeck - Pocono Candles and Nicoles Birthday!