Geeking out:
About a year ago, I had a DVT. This somewhat dented the plans for the 4 week world challenge expedition I was due to go on the next day, however due to the medical insurance included in the price, I was suddenly £3000 richer than I thought I would be (well, the cost of the trip, but paying in instalments had made it seem small).
So while lying there bored in hospital, I looked for ways to spend this cash.
For my birthday that year, I had received a new computer, rather snazzy, cost a grand at the time (self built), costs about £500 now...
Therefore I needed no upgrades, so had nothing to spend money on in good quantity.
So, the instant I got home, I bought a rather large case, a rather large (28") monitor, and a rather snazzy keyboard Total cost: £600.

Worth every penny. My computer now looks like a spaceship, and the only downside to the monitor is occasionally not noticing things in the corners of the screen (and having to turn V-Sync on, but I've never been to fussed about frame rates so long as they are over 30).

My other silly purchase was, having found out that I had friends both at home and at uni who enjoyed munchkin (the card game), buying every game and expansion that I didn't yet own. Including Cthulhu, despite having never read any H.P.Lovecraft. Total cost: £180 or so. Not had a game since due to everyone revising for exams...

Apologies for length, but it takes up far less height on this screen
( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Thu 21 May 2009, 13:15, 1 reply)

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That is a SERIOUSLY snazzy keyboard
(TollSchaft, Sun 24 May 2009, 9:24, closed)