I seem to have a Sony addiction.

it all started with the the MDR-EX51s. Sony's shiny new 9mm drivers and super comfortable silicon earpieces made quite an impression, with clean, well-balanced sound and acceptable blocking of external noise. $89



Then came the MDR-EX11, with the same drivers and silicon earpieces, but also active noise cancelling. No more droning airplanes or cars or bosses interfering with the music. Fantastic. unfortunately made in Korea and suffered from poor quality materials- the thin 4-core wires only lasted about 6 months before something inside broke, no matter how careful I was. 3 replacements later and I asked for a refund.



After a foolish dalliance with a set of Philips noise-cancelling earbuds (huge, clunky, and ugly despite working well) I bought a set of HBH-DS970 bluetooth headphones. Great sound and a pretty form factor as well as phone call handling made them pretty damn nifty- however the bluetooth on my phone didnt handle A2DP particularly well, and I missed noise-cancelling too much, so they had to go back.



I had withdrawals from noise-cancelling, and just in time Sony released the MDR-NC22. Gorgeous, miniscule, and with the best noise cancelling yet. Oh and still with those fabulous 9mm drivers and silicon earpieces. But now I was back with the wires and cables and stuff... if only the HBH-DS970's had noise cancelling as well as bluetooth! Ah well. You cant have it all.

or can you.



Introducing the HBH-DS980. Bluetooth. High-quality audio and media player controls. 9mm drivers and silicon earpieces. noise cancelling.

If you need me I'll be pacing by the letterbox.

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Dear livejournal.

This morning it was too hot to do anything. And then it rained.

It is now officially too humid and hot to do anything except sweat and say "How about this humidity!"

The photographs on my walls have wrinkled in their frames, all my books are slightly wobbly, and you can forget about writing anything- pens dont work on damp paper. Even my keyboard is being cranky- too much damp in the contacts, I suspect. (I'm sure the crumbs and hair arent helping either, but that's hardly news)

I'm starting to worry about not having a regular job: but with a twist. I'm worried about how much I'm *enjoying* not having a regular job. The original plan was that I'd get so bored with having nothing to do, and so desperate for money that I'd end up wanting to go back to some job, even if it totally sucked. That just aint happening. My expenditure has dropped right back (I'm not sure what i used to spend money on, but I'm sure it seemed neccesary at the time) and I think I'm busier than ever now, and busy with things I enjoy doing! I set my own schedule, manage my projects effectively, and go to bed feeling accomplished. I really hope this doent continue, because it could be dangerous.

Righto, I'm off to install a new oven, list car parts on TradeMe, track down an SDHC driver for the phone, and sweat some more.

THAT was quick

how long is a Trade Me listing? Try 8 minutes.

Even when the device you're selling is old, cosmetically challenged, and has a broken screen?

Sweet! $100 buy now! That's pretty much covered the new headphones I bought this morning, and my other auctions will cover all the software I had to buy for my new phone.