Quibbling Dot Net

My new constant companion

Originally uploaded by tiffany bridge

I have a terrible case of Handbag ADD. I get a new purse, and I like it just fine for a month or two, and then I want something else, because the form factor isn’t right, or it doesn’t hold what I need it to hold, or because I can never find anything in it, or I want something cuter, etc. I’ve been looking for The Ideal Bag for some time now. And I have long had this suspicion that Timbuk2’s Eula bag was just about the right form factor for me, except I wanted it in one of the specialty fabrics to make it a little more “Business Casual” and a little less “Bike Messenger.” The problem is that the specialty fabrics are a significant up-charge, which moves the bag out of “It’s a lot of money but Timbuk2 makes great bags that last for-freaking-EVER” territory and smack into “OMG I can’t spend that kind of money on a bag with my terrible Handbag ADD!”

So it became my habit that every time I got a promotional email from Timbuk2, I’d go to their bag builder, configure a Eula with some ridiculously cute limited edition fabric, decide I STILL couldn’t part with the money, and not complete the transaction.

But then… they had a sale that juuust about negated the upcharge for the fancy fabric… and the sale coincided with my birthday.

Look at my totally awesome new bag! I <3 it. It’s the perfect size for my Dot Grid notebook, and all the other stuff I carry around and still has room for me to toss in a paperback or my DS Lite or something else like that if I need to. It’s perfect. And waterproof. And adorable.

Thanks, sweetie.