I love spending money. I mean, I truly adore it. I am also a technophile. These two traits in the same person can lead to a variety of outcomes -- the most likely being an inability to buy food to eat while playing video games.
My acquisitive tendencies led me to purchase a PlayStation 2 this weekend. And extra controllers. And memory cards. And a stack of games to play. My hand was actually shaking as I signed the receipt, due to a mixture of excitement, and horror at spending that much money at once. One game in particular, Grand Theft Auto 3, has proven particularly crowd-pleasing. The boys and I passed the controller around all weekend long, creating a chorus of man-voices yelling "Whoaaaaaaaa!" and "That was HOT!!" every time someone pulled off an especially adept jump or U-turn. There is just something about stealing a Viper, driving it at top speed all over town and running over a passel of pimps on the way that I find enthralling. Something about that "living vicariously through others" thing, I suppose. (Not that I actually have a burning desire to do something like commit vehicular homicide, mind you -- but I do enjoy the fact that I take pleasure in such a tough-guy activity. Anything that makes me feel a little butch is fine with me.) Not to mention, by the way, that the little collection of pixels making up the main character that one gets to control in this game...well, those pixels have a really hot ass.
StyleGirl and I are also planning to buy a new kitchen counter. The adventures into do-it-yourself home-repair will be chronicled here when they occur. I am familiarizing myself with such terms at "shim," "backsplash," "jigsaw," and "fuck, my fingers!!" in order to use them properly when the opportunity presents itself.
The other things I like to acquire (okay, that I have a desperate need to acquire) are books and clothes. Several bookshops and Macy's are a few short blocks away from my office, which itself is smack-dab in the middle of the Fashion District. If I continue spending my paychecks as soon as they arrive, I had best resign myself to a lot less food.
p.s. Shiv is destined for stardom. Buy stock now.