how to dismantle an atomic bomb, part 1.

how to dismantle an atomic bomb, part 1.

i'm not one to make rash purchase decisions, usually, and whenever i enter a mall i've got a vague if somewhat structured idea of what to buy. i guess that differentiates men and women...the stereotypical female impulse shopper contrasted with the typically decisive male shopper. well, today was a day where i actually bought something that i really wanted. i even went from one end of the megamall to the other to check out its availability and price. how meticulous of me. and what did i get?

the collector's edition of how to dismantle an atomic bomb. all RM 110 of it. ugh. i guess we only regret buying things after we've bought them. i could've settled for the regular cd...which really is more than enough. but when you've got a hardcover booklet with a nice box and bonus dvd...you've gotta settle for it. i mean, it looked so nice. the dvd is okay. i've gone through the whole thing. funnily enough, i haven't even listened to the music yet. i'll probably just burn it onto the pc and then leave it there, unheard. i remember listening through all that you can't leave behind repeatedly upon the first day of purchase.

one problem is that this edition doesn't have that much photography in it. the booklet is cool...hardcover bound, and it works with notebook scribblings, doodles and paintings from the band. and a photographic collage of the studio...but not many photographs. in that respect, the regular cd looked cooler.

to quote cdnow.com:

Album Description
COLLECTOR'S EDITION (LIMITED): In addition the the full CD, the COLLECTOR'S
EDITION includes a DVD with Making of the Album footage, B Roll in studio, and
Acoustic performances of 4 songs. In addition to the CD & DVD, the
COLLECTOR'S EDITION features a full color hardback book. The book includes
extracts from band members note books, original paintings, illustrations and
photography along with quotes and statistics.

but it's my bloody album. and i'm rather proud of it. just that i've got to juggle a good deal of starvation from this moment on. what's funny is that i went to the megamall to grab some paper for the charity drive as well as a string for my guitar. i found the album and then had to get home to get more money. and i tried to push the envelope by attempting to get some ps2 games.

at least i talked myself out of that. barely.

so here i am. a hundred bucks poorer, but none the better.

how do you dismantle an atomic bomb? don't build one.