Though I am still delinquent on my 3rd day Prosperity Game entry, Phileo (of the Phileo’s Picture Windows stock trading blog) submitted his next entry. (If anyone else wants to start playing, just email me!) He writes:
Last month, something unusual happened precisely when I was thinking about what I should spend next for the prosperity game - my wife walked in and “proudly” showed me a Scratch ‘N Win ticket. When I saw that we had won the colossal, gi-normous, mind-boggling, tax-free amount of $2, I wasn’t sure what to make of this, but I knew I had to share it with all of you! Maybe you all can help me interpret the meaning of this potentially life changing event in the context of this Prosperity Game…… Here’s the winning ticket (click to enlarge):
Regardless of what this all means, how can I not continue with the Prosperity Game? This time, I have $1500 to spend in the Prosperity Game. I am somewhat intrigued with the notion of “Living In Video” (at least let’s pretend that I am), and I’ve always wanted to take videos of my family, so I’ve decided to purchase a camcorder. But it can’t be just any old vanilla flavour camcorder. No, it’s got to be a creme de la creme, High-Def camcorder! The Canon HV10 HDV Camcorder is what I’m talking about here. This Canon HDV Camcorder has every single one of the latest and greatest bells and whistles to get you all lathered up in a jiffy.
However, what camcorder purchase can be considered complete without accessories? Every camcorder needs to be not just protected, but pampered with a camcorder bag. And, having a spare battery helps out immensely when you’re out ‘n about recording videos of your favorite events/people for any extended period of time. The other accessory that I need is a tripod, since it comes in handy when taking shots that you want to be a part of. And finally, I will need Adobe Premiere to edit all those videos that I have taken of me eating my steak dinner, cheering on my favorite hockey team, savouring some ice wine, and wearing my slick Armani suit. That should also help cultivate my interest in the increasingly popular hobby of home video editing. Total bill is broken down as follows:
Canon HV10 HDV Camcorder: $1144
BP-310 spare battery: $30
Camcorder bag: $141
Adobe Premier: $100
Tripod: $31
4-Pack of DV cassettes: $25
Total: $1470
Hopefully there is enough leftover to payoff the tab that I owe for the Armani Suit!
January 7th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Now your wife just needs to walk in with 749 more of those winning tickets, and your $1500 dream will be reality! As the days go on, it’s going to take more and more tickets to keep up, though. Maybe your $2000 entry should be about an automatic Scratch N’ Win ticket-scratcher. :-)