Birthday Presents and Too Many Tests

Well, posting this weekend never happened. Then again, I have dial-up internet, so I'm not really suprised.

Great news on the birthday front! Bit of a story behind it, though. When Jerry took his laptop to Circuit City last week to have a diagnostic run on it, I noticed there was a special going on - any purchases made on a Circuit City card over $250 had no interest until 2010. So I head back there Friday to apply because I know he would love a camera. A real camera, not a cheap pocket digital one.
He's wanted a real camera since he was 16, but his parents don't seem to understand there's a difference between a real camera and a pocket digital. They gave him their old pocket digital, but he never uses it because he hates pocket digital cameras. And, of course, since they already gave him a camera, they have no interest in giving him another. Yet another example of how his parents don't understand what's important to him, and don't really care one way or another.
Anyway, there was a phenomenal camera on sale that was above the $250 no interest mark, but still low enough I can get it paid off before the interest kickes in, so I apply for the card, but I get rejected. I don't have bad credit, but I just don't have a whole lot of credit. Jerry, on the other hand, has been building his credit for over 5 years. I headed home, but I was bummed because I couldn't get him the camera, I ended up telling him the whole thing. He applies for the card, gets it, and we end up buying him the camera anyway as an early birthdays present. This means he won't have anything to open in the 13th, but he doesn't really care about stuff like that.
He's been playing with the camera all weekend, checking out various shutter speeds, etc. I've taken a few shots with it, too, but I don't know that much about cameras. It's a little advanced for me. Maybe I'll get him to teach me once he has it figured out. I got a new Zen, a V Plus, so I've been playing with that, too.
We spent most on Sunday walking around dowtown Charleston snapping pictures. The day was warm and bright - an absolutely beautiful day to be outside. We had a ball! Got a little sunburned, but nothing too bad.
All weekend, and most of today, I've been trying to study for two tests I have. One is today, and one is tomorrow. The one tomorrow is nothing but rote memorization, and I just can't seem to get the terms to stick in my head. I'm getting really worried. I need a good grade on this test to maintain my B in the class. I suppose I better get back to trying to study.