*Man* this is a long entry.

I bought a monitor this weekend. It ROCKS. It was a little more than I had been planning to spend, but it was a really good deal so I'm forgiving myself. :)) I actually was trying to decide between seven different monitors, and was hoping that you guys would help me narrow down the field. But then LJ was down, so I had to go it on my own, and I don't regret my decision at all (which is not often the case). I ended up going with the Samsung 912N, because it had excellent reviews, a decent price, was a flat-panel LCD, and best of all, has 19 inches to love. *strokes new monitor* Everything looks ginormous! Now I'm really impatient for all the parts to arrive so I can assemble the new machine.

( It was a good weekend to be an American consumer. )

Also, on Sat. I picked up the last remaining copy of "World of Warcraft" in the Puget Sound area, and possibly the whole wide world. You'd think I'm exaggerating, but ... it might very well be the truth. Hopefully by the time I get around to playing it, all the issues they've been having with their servers will be resolved. :p

It has been miserably snowy, rainy, and dreary here. Blah. Also, my strange dreams continue. It's been over a week now that I've been dreaming every night, and usually they're really bizarre. The fact that I would dream is strange in itself, because I usually don't dream ... or at least, not to where I remember much in the morning. But they've been staying with me.

I've been on a musicals kick lately, and I've noticed that the older I get, my appreciation for it changes. That seems an incredibly obvious thing to have happen, but I don't know, it's kind of odd, especially for musicals I've loved for years and years. ( Warning: Spoilers for popular Broadway musicals. )

Also, I saw In Good Company this weekend. ( Spoilers! )

Some of you have been wondering about when you'll get to read all the entries for the_feast -- well, it should be in the coming week. A few of the judges are still scoring, but we hope to have a winner announced by Saturday. After that, all the stories will begin to post to the_feast, probably three of them a day. We ended up getting 20 entries, so there are many great stories to look forward to! :D

Many, MANY *hugs* for silverbookworm.