Sunday, September 30, 2007

Soggy maids are not moe

After getting back to my apartment, I chilled out for a while, but eventually headed out again with the purpose of doing some window shopping. I intend to buy a computer case and power supply to build the computer I brought with me, but so far I haven't found any particularly cheap ones, so I decided to head to Akihabara, to ACTUALLY SHOP FOR ELECTRONICS! *Gasp*. Getting there took almost 40 minutes, actually, as it's on the other side of Tokyo. And I stupidly didn't bring my newly purchased umbrella, because it had stopped raining. I need to remember that just because it isn't raining in Shibuya, doesn't mean it isn't raining in Akihabara. Anyway, I shopped around in a bunch of computer stores in Akiba (that's short for Akihabara, for you Japan-chic neophytes), and found they all had the same stuff, and the cheapest case+power supply I could get was about $55, which isn't too bad. I should go up a few notches and get a $100 one, though, maybe. In any case, I can't make a computer without a monitor, and I intended the monitor to be my TV, so I also shopped around for a nice television. Damn they're expensive, though. I could get a 1080p set for $1500 or so, minimum. I'm eyeing the Toshiba regza with the built in HD recorder... But I'm not sure I can or should afford it.
Plus, it seems at least in Yodobashi camera (the biggest electronics store, ever), they have a special deal if you sign up for internet when you buy the TV. So it'll all have to wait until I get into my real apartment. I emailed inquiries to 5 seperate fudoyasans (real estate agents) to look at apartments, so let's hope one of them works out quickly!

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