Happy Birthday to Me

My parents had us over on Sunday for a Birthday feast. My sister's birthday is next weekend, so they kill two birds with one stone. It was a lot of fun, my oldest sister and my niece and nephew Eyeball were also there. Always nice to catch up with them. They all were jealous of our garlic festival trip. My parents gave me some cash for my birthday. Thank you!!!

The next day, there was an ad for the printer I've had my eye on for a while, the Canon Pixima MP610. Actually, an all-in-one. It was still more than the best price I've seen it for, but it was a good $30 less than what it usually goes on sale for. This will be the first time I've had a working printer in probably six or seven years. I did, however, feel like a second class citizen at the store. Usually they try and sell you a USB cable, and more ink. I was lucky to get the printer. I rather like the style, and the pictures I printed out are stunning.


A funny aside, after I had the printer in my cart, I went over to the laptop area to see how the 17" Toshibas look, a lot of places had those on sale this weekend. A salesman comes up to me to try and sell me on something. Tells me I can get a much better printer for a lot less if I buy a laptop. He points out the deal on the MP310. Now, I'm no marketing genius, but doesn't the hierarchy for model numbers usually have the higher number as a better model???