Shopping Spree

I had been growing increasingly frustrated with my wardrobe lately. I hadn't really had a major overhaul since Canada when I lost all my weight, and some of the pieces in my wardrobe were pretty old and worn. (My Umbro gym shorts are probably 20 years old and really, really, look it.)

So, with my $2,000 pay check coming in, I grabbed my mom to act as my second opinion and headed to the outlet mall, where I proceeded to do $250 in damage to my credit card. Which is a lot, but I tend to allow myself 10% of my income to act as fun money, so it really wasn't that bad. I bought 4 tank tops, 2 long sleeved shirts, 2 striped button-downs that actually *fit* me, a zip-up hoodie with a fair-isle pattern on the shoulders, a red trench-coat (for $15!), a faux-wrap long sleeved knit top (super dressy and dramatic for being a knit top), and my splurge item was a cotton top from Guess (!) that looks like a black corset over a pink-striped button-down. It'll probably be dated in a week and a half, but it fits me, it's pretty hot, and I'm kind of in love with it. I usually hate everything about Guess, but I went in out of curiosity and found a bunch of possibilities, including these awesome shoes which were patterned denim and red patent leather, but if I buy one more pair of stilettos, I think I have to turn in my tomboy card and stop watching football.

Anyway, buying these basic pieces allowed me to go through my closet and fill to overflowing a giant trash bag which will be headed to Goodwill today. I have two whole dresser drawers which are suddenly empty and about 20 empty hangers. It was awesome.

Plus, all those hours shopping with my mother has, I think, really given her a comprehensive understanding of what I like and don't like and why, which will help her and my family out at Christmas when they attempt to buy me clothes. (I am such preppie scum. I could have easily dropped a grand in Brooks Brothers.)

Some requests:

#1) Graphical: Can anyone make me an icon that says "Not Rory Gilmore!" or "I am not Rory Gilmore!"? glockgal knows why. *glares* ;)

#2) Technical: I have DSL and two Mac computers networked through a router. One computer is connected directly to the router, and the internet seems to be working fine for it. The other (mine, of course) is connected to the router through a ethernet powerline converter that uses the electrical wiring of the house to network the computers and seems to be getting the internet in surges. Normal speed and then slow as molasses (like back when I had a 14.4 modem, slow). Everything had been working fine for years until a big power outage a few months ago and now things seem to be getting steadily worse. Qwest tech support thinks it's the modem. Radio Shack thinks it's a virus. I think it's the powerline converters, but the chick at Radio Shack said if they were broken, they wouldn't work at all and I would get no internet, not intermittent internet. But then again, she works at Radio Shack, not the Nerd Herd. ;) Any suggestions on what the problem could be and the cheapest way to fix it?

#3) Supernatural: Has anyone found any easter eggs on the S3 DVDs yet?