Now that I'm suddenly (and by all indications, briefly) flush with disposable income, I've become a bona fide shopaholic.

It seems as if I've lost all self-restraint. This is particularly vexing, considering the expenses associated with my particular varieties of geekery. This is also made easier by my continued and unremitting single status, since I don't really have anything else to spend my money on.

So as a kind of therapy, let's evaluate some of my more recent purchases:

$1500 for a new television
I didn't really need it, but it doubles as a damn good PC monitor and does help work productivity. So that's questionable, but can be justified without too much sophistry. Also a valid tax-deductible business expense.

$181 for a new computer CPU and memory
Again, didn't really need this, but helps with work productivity. So, about as justifiable as the TV... possibly a little more so.

$45 for a new CPU cooler
I wasn't happy with the stock CPU cooler, so I got a new one to have "silent" cooling for my CPU. Now we're on shakier ground here... but whatever. $45 is nothing to sneeze at, but it's not going to break the bank either.

$356 for a camera flash and a couple accessories.
All right, now we're talking. Frivolous, expensive, and waaaay beyond the level of my involvement in photography. But still, fun. And educational, right? Right....

$478 (less $90 rebate) for a new camera lens, and a couple more accessories.
Aaaghhh....

So, yeah. Things got a little ridiculous there for a while. But I'm better now.

Honest.