Friday OT #3 - The Amazonian

Microsoft Optical Mouse

This thing was super high tech back in 2004. I think "optical" had just come out, and worked on surfaces much better than the first LED mice (or the roller balls ha!).

I paid $32. This mouse is $79 now, for some reason.
 
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My first order was for some christmas gifts in 2010.

In the few years that followed I bought my text books on amazon. Occassionally I was able to find sellers who were selling at such a low price I was actually able to sell to the Iowa state bookstore after the semester for more money. After 2 semesters that never happenned again, and Amazon's text book prices were no longer a great deal.
 
My first Amazon purchase (at least on my current account) was a 1 year subscription to ESPN the Magazine for $5.00 back in 2009. Pretty sure I only bought it to get the ESPN.com insider access that came with it.
 
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April 24, 2000

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Amazon product ASIN 0425171914
 
November 25th, 2000 - 12" Sandtrooper and Dewback action figures
 
July 2005 - Canon Rebel XT DSLR (and some accessories). I actually remember buying it to. Had a crazy busy week at my internship (I think I did close to 80 hrs in a 5 day work week) and bought it with the OT I had made that week.
 
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A bunch of nutritional supplements (amino acids, HMB) in 2010. Once I had access to the state gym fitness center I thought I was Ronnie Coleman.

I lived on Hillcrest Ave at the time, so I immediately lost any gains to West Street Deli and Thumbs' gin and tonics.
 
January 20th 2008

Super Jumbo Afro Wig Costume Accessory and Striped Stovepipe Hats Halloween Hats Black/Orange

$37.89. $20 of it was shipping.

It was during the middle of Basketball Season and I had just had a bad injury in Wrestling at a tournament so I was going to be able to go to the game later that week. This was the beginnings of my costume for school events that lasted 4 years and ultimately won me Most School Spirited.

Here's a picture of the first time I wore it at a girl's basketball game as a freshman because shipping didn't come in time for the boys game.
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The costume and support grew. I would drive to the events with that flag waving in the back of my truck. Would also run the flag out for the football team entrance.
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This was the last time I wore the wig/hat combo for the Girl's State Track Championship that one of my best friends was on the 4x400 team and got 3rd in state,
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Where are all my 20th century peeps? Mine was February 9, 1999 for $58.10. Three books (Deke! U.S. Manned Space From Mercury to the Shuttle, A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, and Seal Force Alpha) and a DVD (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
 
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Fischer Price Disney Princess Little People Castle. Christmas 2012.

I miss my daughter being that little.
 
2011. A Scotch 6x9 bubble mailer and James Bond 007: Blood Stone for PS3. I needed the mailer to send in my broken phone to complete the insurance claim.
 
11/29/13

A set of all weather rubber floor mats for the truck and a Jam Classic portable wireless Bluetooth speaker. I still have the speaker.
 
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