the Dalaverse

So I might have mentioned how pretty much the only thing I intend to spend money on for the rest of the summer is an iPod. One of the higher-end ones, because it'll need to hold quite a lot of music (averaging an album at 12 songs, and conservatively estimating that I have around 200, that's 2400 [and how sad is it that I can barely do that sum in my head?], which doesn't even take into account the several hundered songs on my hard drive and what I intend to copy from my dad. So clearly the Mini, while very attractive, is not going to cut it).

And I just remembered that there's a special U2 edition. 20GB, which is what I intended to buy anyway. Apple tells me, "In fact, after purchasing and downloading 'The Complete U2,' you'll still have enough room for as many as 4600 other songs." And even though I own every U2 album, let's face it, I probably wouldn't be able to resist buying the fucking iTunes set. Which price I can't find, BTW. That's very annoying. If I save $50 by purchasing the iPod, it's probably really pricey.

It's really only $50 more than the regular iPod. It's black. It's pretty. It's autographed. It's U2. I mean, I love a lot of artists, but nobody to the degree of this group, and this is like a special thing for a fan who's crazy-psychotic enough to lay out the cash for it.

I don't know if I'm trying to talk myself into or out of this.

I want it really really bad. I wanted it really really bad when it came out last fall and was going to ask for it for Christmas before I came to my senses and realized what a horrendous thing that would be to do to my folks. But...the price...I'm just staring at it. That is a lot of money to spend in one place, on one thing.

Gahhhhh. I don't know. I should wait for another paycheck, in any case.