Floyd Mayweather may be the pound-for-pound best fighter in boxing, but my apartment is likely the bit-for-byte champ when it comes to having the most electronically decorated dwelling space within my complex. With a staggering amount of electricity flowing through the veins that power this little corner of my world, it's no surprise that I have to occasionally make some sacrifices to keep things working. Sometimes it's trying out new things, other times I roll the dice and break something, and more frequently than not, I find myself just purchasing new toys. When it comes to these activities, it's always a game of chance and sometimes like a boxing match between me and my digital opponents in the other room. Sometimes I'm the recipient of that right hook, other times I'm the deliverer.

Two quick updates that apply to the title of this particular collection of words I'm calling a blog. Many of you know I am quick to adopt technology at the blink of an eye. However, when it comes to patience, I tend to be selective. Over the past two weeks, this has come into the forefront on two occasions.

First of all, I've been patiently waiting to purchase a new MacBook Pro. I closely follow several Apple-related rumor sites and heard speculation that Apple would be releasing new versions of this line just in time for the shopping season. They were right. On Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Apple announced their new MacBook Pro lines that now included the Intel Core Duo 2. Within 15 minutes of reading this in my news feeds, I had completed my order on Apple's online store. This is the point in the blog where you quit shaking your head and saying 'Damon, your such a geek'.

Ever since college, I've managed to collect a wide variety of bedroom furniture that while functional, was not very soothing to look at. An oak bed, a dresser plastered with random stickers, and a television that is from about 1992. Since I had some time on my hands and managed to scrape together a few bucks, I decided to venture out with my interior decorator (my mom) to Roomful Express and a number of other furniture stores to see what they had to offer. Needless to say, I managed to track down an entire new bedroom ensemble.