Comments | mrpaco: Investment Tips

mrpaco

Investment Tips

Oct 22, 2006 20:31

Okay, there's a fair number of neato expensive things that I want, and I need to decide which ones I'm gonna buy, since my bank account couldn't handle all at once. Sooo...what do all y'all think I should go for ( Read more... )

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thekreet October 22 2006, 22:01:29 UTC

The accordian. But do you know how to play it?

mrpaco October 22 2006, 22:10:28 UTC

No, but I really, really want to learn.

thekreet October 23 2006, 02:17:32 UTC

I just think that one's the most fun, you could be like weird al yankovic, but is that not something you want to hear...

mrpaco October 23 2006, 04:51:22 UTC

Haha, I think it's a very fun instrument. I'd rather be more like this guy, though...playing my favorite song from one of my favorite movie soundtracks (Amelie) and I mean, his playing isn't perfect, but it's a pretty darn good representation of the song:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9981DFyd8ok

Ooor maybe the band Beirut:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_IUoGRcKaA0

meltinthecold October 22 2006, 23:19:13 UTC

teh camera. all other wants are either essentially uneeded or something that will be outdated. the camera will get outdated, but it will also be so much money that u will be motivated to use it and expand on your increasingly stellar photo portfolio.

mrpaco October 23 2006, 05:17:27 UTC

Only problem is it's the most expensive on the list by far. Even used ones are $400+, the new models are like $700 at the cheapest.

foenix_nebula October 23 2006, 00:27:27 UTC

Either the camera (although I can see nothing wrong with the one you have now :/ it's not the tools that make the artist) or the ukelele. Screw the Wii XD

mrpaco October 23 2006, 05:16:00 UTC

Problems with my current camera:
-No zoom, crappy lens anyway. Also no compatible lens cap.
-It's a point-and-shoot, so I don't get to choose what to focus on, it focuses automatically.
-There's a several-second delay between hitting the shutter and actually taking a picture, and I often lose a "moment" because of that delay.
-Very low megapixel count. It's barely enough to make an 8x10 enlargement, which means that I can't make an 8x10 enlargement if I crop the original picture at all.
-Eats up batteries like the devil, and that's WITHOUT using the LCD screen as a viewfinder. The DSLR I want has a built-in rechargable.

I think if I'm really lucky, I can swing a Wii for Christmas. =P I mean, I got an iPod last year, and that costs about the same...but maybe the whole COLLEGE thing counts as a gift.

foenix_nebula October 23 2006, 12:59:40 UTC

Holy crap. o___o; Save extra for the freaking camera.
How you manage to take as good photos as you do now with something like that is beyond me. XD

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mrpaco October 23 2006, 17:49:47 UTC

That entire post is basically my mentality right now. =P