:: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 ::

I've come down to Vancouver for my days off and I'm so happy. I'm sitting in lovely Liz's house whilst she is at work, enjoying her wireless connection and planning out my adventures for the day.

I've been thinking a lot about the wisest ways to spend my money, seeing as I no longer have access to the seemingly never ending student loan. The want-monster is growing bigger and bigger inside of me right now. Some of my wants are short-term, and therefore less important but more immediate. Some are long-term, and therefore more important but easier to postpone. Some are just to do with convenience, and I can't decide either way.

I need new snowboard gear. Badly. But it seems a waste to buy a new board and boots when the season will be over in two or three months. But I really, really need some new stuff.

I want a new camera. Badly. I want to really start getting into photography, self-teaching as much as I can until I can finally afford to go to school. But on some level it seems a waste, espcially because I'll probably just want another camera by the time I get into school anyway. But I worry that if I keep putting it off I'll put it off forever, and when I stare out the bus window all I can think about is photos.

Finally, I want a car. Badly. I wrestle with this issue a lot due to A) cost and B) my feelings about petroleum usage and pollution. But it would make my life so much easier, it's just silly. The monthly cost doesn't bother me so much as the initial cost of the vehicle, and the whole scary idea that the car might just break and require another huge financial investment not too far down the road.

Of course, as I have learned before in times of want-monster-attack, the best course of action is often inaction. If I just don't buy any of these things, I will realize that I don't really need them. But it's still a tricky thing.

On another note... I'm putting the finishing touches on a big trip to Toronto-Montreal-New York, and I"m SO EXCITED. I love travelling so much it's silly.

:: Katy 10:09 a.m. [+] :: ::