Well, we actually did it.

Whew. A little crazy. I made it sound like an impulse buy in that last post, but actually Geoff ended up doing his homework on it. (made phone calls, looked for reviews on the internet, talked to some different sales people). We actually had decided just to get satellite service and buy a newer TV that wasn't a flatscreen... this is because the one we've got is old, it's missing the power button, so if you ever lose the remote control and want to turn on the TV, you have to stick a pencil inside where the power button was and wiggle it around until the TV comes on... anyway we figured it was time for a new one, but didn't want to blow our money on an LCD big-screen if we didn't need one. So, we went ahead and signed up for satellite, then went to look for a newer-but-older TV model, and couldn't find one! Even Wal-mart didn't have any! Well, they had a couple of dumpy ones, but they were almost dumpier than the one we had. So we figured, eh, okay. We might as well go back and get the one we looked at the first time.

For anyone who thinks we are being stupid - this decision comes after we have decided NOT to buy another house/condo/townhome/whatever. We've decided to stick with our one little mortgage and finish school before taking that next step. So everything we've saved for a down-payment is just sitting there, and we decided to do this one thing for ourselves... so a house vs a new TV... this one seems much more fiscally feasable. And HEY! Now there will actually be something for Mike to watch when he comes to visit and we're off at work and school... no more fidgeting with the rabbit ears and settling for FOX because it's the only thing that comes in with clear reception... yayyyyyyyy. (No offense to FOX, I like FOX, really I do).

ANYWAY - in class tonight, one girl did her speech on phlebotomy/bloodletting. After explaining everything, she actually inserted an IV into her oh-so-brave little sister, right in front of everybody. It was kind of intense as far as class speeches go.