xbox rots the mind...But I still want one!

I had high hopes of getting to climb the ice tower today however it was not completely formed. Instead steve and myself pulled together some gear again hopeful to find some ice at the Mill. This proved to be a recon trip rather than a climbing trip because the ice is not ready and I don't want to risk damaging it and ruining the possibility of climbing later. While my expectations of climbing this early in the season have not yet been met I feel as if it is not going to be long before I am picking my way up some perfect ice this winter! If not here than in Ouray Colorado. Oh yeah, I am going out in two weeks to hang out with Dan.
Upon failing at climbing some ice today we settled for a bite to eat and a drink at Rachels, a restaurant, that had some great food and good company. Shortly after lunch Steve headed to work and I had to figure out what to do with the rest of my day. I decided to face the hazardous road conditions in my faithful ride, the chevy prizm, and drove to butler to buy an XBox 360 and a 46" flatscreen tv. All was well, they had the tv and the xbox however upon trying to get approved for a sears credit card I was denied. For one reason or another I was not meant to have my prized xbox and tv. With inspection and registration coming up I need to be responsible and take care of those things before dropping a load of cash on more toys. The benefit with the card is that it was no interest no payment for 12 months. I am not someone who usually advocates this type of credit card behavior however it seemed the right time to get the toys because of the christmas specials on everything.
To say the least the drive back was disappointing but enlightening also. I don't tend to let things go unnoticed. There undoubtedly will be some reason I did not get the toys this time around. The car will break or I will have an unexpected payment on something that would have kept me from paying off the sears card. I realized perhaps I should just enjoy the things I have for the time being and spend the next month focusing on work, working out, reading, and writing. Sure enough I carried this attitude home with me. I took a nap to fight of a headache and woke up feeling invigorated to write some music I got the guitar and started writing and recording. I know its not perfect I just enjoy playing my guitar and being creative.
What I learned from this whole episode today is that I am extremely blessed to begin with and as much as I want an Xbox and tv I already have plenty to be thankful for. Beyond just material things I have a wealth of talents and knowledge that allows me to enjoy my time regardless of the technology around me. Hopefully I can upload one of my songs so you can check it out.(I know thats ironic seeing that I just commented on the technology around me, oh well) If not ask me to play it for you live. Its better that way!