MBP

I must clarify something.
I have wanted the calfskin Christian Louboutin booties for at least a year now if not more. I have never been able to pull the trigger on purchasing them. They are $745. That's more than my rent, not to mention I'm hard on my shoes, so they'd never be worth the money. I will probably always covet them and be jealous when I see them on someone else. At the same time, I realize we're (all us Americans, collectively) never going to dig ourselves out of this economic crisis (and it is truly a crisis. I'm not trying to scare you, but it is and I encourage you to educate yourself on it) if we don't spend money, so what did I do to stimulate the economy? I bought a new MacBook Pro.
I have been needing a laptop for a variety of reasons:
1) S took my Toshiba to the fire station one time and gave it back to me with the memory missing. Not kidding. A big chunk of hardware was missing. It won't even turn on now. That is what I get for lending my laptop.
2) When I've been without a job, I've had to use my friends' PCs, which is inconvenient for everybody.
3) Should I lose my job again (please, God, don't let this happen. I promise to do my best!), I'll have a computer of my own to do my aggressive job hunt.
4) I have a passion for writing. I need a place of my own to house my thoughts.

My MBP was around $2,500. I've done my part.