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[clo_again]

BWAHAHAHAHAH. CRYPTIC EVIL LAUGHTER FTW.

On another note entirely, somehow my panicking over money hasn't stopped dukedee's suggestion of buying a little laptop to take with me from worming its way into my mind, to the point when I saw this in the Currys in Kendal today and five minutes later I was on the phone to my brother asking if he could get me one with his staff discount. Because the stuff I've sold on Amazon will pay for it and I'm still selling stuff and I should just about have the money for food and hostels and everything in Australia even with it. And I'd save money on Internet cafes, right?

Yeah. Still, £200 is better than I'd thought for a mini-laptop which is why I dismissed it originally and it would make life so much easier. So. Yeah.

I'm glad I sold my last (most expensive) GameBoy game through Amazon today and just now a book I thought might not shift because I'd listed it at too high a price. I've still got a bunch of stuff listed and I'm sitting on a few things I'd rather not sell but can when I get back if I've overspent. All will be fine. I should stop freaking.

And book hostels and sort dates and... yes. I bought my hand-luggage-everyday-backpack today though and it was less-than-half-price. This is good. Someone handing me an extra £500 at this point would be even nicer. *wistful* I wish I'd saved more last summer.

Tomorrow I need to try and sort the bus travel, which I feel may be more expensive than I was hoping. Funsies. >_

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[(Anonymous)]

Whoa whoa whoa! I was thinking more like http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dell-CPx-Laptop-PIII-500Mhz-128Mb-Ram-6Gb-Hdd_W0QQitemZ220368339453QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Laptops_EH?hash=item220368339453&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Cheap, nasty and old but works and has wireless! Plus it it's lasted this long it must be a good one.

But then again, i'm probably crazy.

[clo.livejournal.com]

*grins* I'm ridiculously picky about laptops; I'm not sure I could own some else's
(when I bought my brother's desktop I replaced the keyboard, monitor and mouse). Okay the £200 is expensive but it weighs about as much as a bagel (it's seriously dinky; it's like the size of a hardback book) and I can cram a lot of music and TV shows into 120GB. And it'll last for years so I won't need a new one for my next trip. When I've got out of debt from this one. ;-)

You did do good with the suggestion! You're right, it will be easier to have my own so I can just hook onto the WiFi in places. I just...did what I usually do and went for the more expensive option. :) I am getting 10% discount off it too, so...

[(Anonymous)]

I do see your point. I was looking at that little lappy and thinking hmmmm..... Then no! I have a laptop. It works. End of.

At least my bank account and plenty of other future plans hope so.

[dukedee.livejournal.com]

Why was I logged out? This makes no sense.

[clo.livejournal.com]

LJ has no sense. LJ needs no sense. ;)

My only excuse is that Harry II (my shiny black laptop) is far too big to carry around Australia. And I'll probably save more than £200 on internet cafes and such. Probably. Maybe. :)

[kindoftrouble.livejournal.com]

Tiny laptops are awesome for travelling! And £200 is not that much for something that'll end up being so much easier in the long run.

[clo.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm thinking; I'll get a lot of use out of that £200 and save money on internet cafes! Plus it'll be much easier to stick my photos online/on a USB stick to keep them safe along the way.

(Plus it's so small and cute. :D I flailed a bit in Currys).