Observation: A lot of people view "saving money on a product" as "earning money."

"B-b-but... it's on sale!" Well, in the end, did you come out of it with more money than you started with?

Sigh. I have to remind myself that it's none of my business. They are adults. They should be able to figure out if they can afford something or not.

Except that millions of Americans are living in debt. Credit card debt is the worst. Y'know how if you can find an 18% investment, it's really good? Well, if you're not paying off your credit cards at the end of the month, the credit card company is making 18% "investment" off of you. And you provided the principal to boot. It's like you walk into Charles Schwab, sit down, and right away they tell you, we're giving you $1000, you're earning $100 a month in interest, and next month we'll add another $500 to your account, which will earn you another $50 a month in interest. Incredulous, no?

I need a job. This living-off-my-savings suck. But if you look hard enough, there are cheap ways of having fun. Especially if you've got a friend with lots of DVDs. I've watched the first two seasons of Farscape. The show is really good. (There's a reason why I put the "Save Farscape" link on the left side, beyond my friend Robert yelling at me to do so.) What's hilarious is what they do with standard sci-fi plots. Like the standard sci-fi body-switching episode. But when Crichton's (a man) mind goes into the body of Aeryn (a woman), in one moment, he realizes something, looks down, opens his shirt, and starts feeling himself up and watching them shake. Now... most guys, when placed in the body of a woman, would do this. But in other sci-fi shows, they're more concerned with making things right and acting all serious. That is what makes Farscape unique. (Like how Firefly was unique. Sigh. Stupid network execs.)