sometimes i'm just a bundle of wants

I've started formulating my Christmas list in my mind, and the sad thing is that even though my list is much shorter than previous years, everything is so expensive! Grrr. Money sucks. But anyways, here are a few of the things on my wish list, even if I don't think I'll get them:


1) A new laptop! I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 right now. It's almost 3 and a half years old, and it's kinda a piece of crap. It's still functional, which makes me feel bad about asking for a new one, but it's dirty, slow, and has keys falling off. One of my current faves is this Dell Studio 15 laptop. It's got a 15.4" widescreen, built-in webcam with microphone, weighs about 6 pounds (a little on the heavy side, but not too bad)......the problem I have is that it runs on Windows Vista - you just can't find anything that runs off Windows XP these days! I've heard bad things about Vista, and I'm not one for change, but maybe I'd like it. But I think my favorite part of this laptop is the design!!! It's an original artwork design of ARDs (antiretroviral drugs) used to treat HIV/AIDS, which is where part of the money goes. Yeah, I'm a druggie who loves a good cause!





















2) A wireless printer to go along with the laptop! My printer sucks big time - the scanner doesn't work anymore, and it tries to eat all the paper if there's more than one piece, so when I print things I have to feed it only one sheet at a time! SUCKS!!! And my internet connection and printer are on opposite sides of the room, so I have to sit my laptop on a chair in between so that all cords will reach. I NEED WI-FI PRINTING! Here's a nice one - it's Epson brand (which I've never had, so I dunno about it) and it's a 4-in-1 machine (photo printer, copier, scanner, faxer).

3) A new watch. OK, so I can't even try to reason this purchase out - it's a total splurge! It's a Coach watch for goodness sakes, of course it's going to be ridiculous. It's $400! I know, insane, BUT a quarter of the price goes towards breast cancer research, and I've mentioned how I'm a sucker for a cause. Here's the beautful timepiece:





















4) This one's more of a necessity, but not for Christmas. I'll get something to this effect probably this summer. I'm supposed to have a PDA device for my pharmacy school clinicals and clerkship rotations - we put drug databases on them so we can find info fast - and I'm thinking I might as well get one that also works as a phone. Thus, the BlackBerry!