for what little money i have, i have bought some nice things in the past, ie. like my favorite bass guitar, 46" plasma tv, my cars, etc. but even though im not exactly a kid anymore, i still think the best thing ive (ever? dont know about that, as i dont have a recollection of every thing i have bought in my lifetime) bought was (and i understand how this looks, but its not for the obvious reasons you think), was probably my xbox 360. i bought it back in college to replace my playstation, and it turned from being solely for video game entertainment, into a way for me to verbally and interactively keep in touch with some old college friends (one of which is probably my best friend eventhough he lives a few hundred miles away), that i probably would have never talked to again after college if it hadnt been for the xbox.
i wouldnt call myself a video game nerd by any means, although i do enjoy my share of video games here and there, but since being a few hundred miles away from some of my best college buddies (which we hardly played any video games in college), its a great way to be able to keep in-touch with them without having to have awkward man-calls on the phone, or rely on a social networking website like Facebook or Myspace.
