I've officially driven myself insane.

[Wait Wut]

For months, actually a year, I've been searching for the perfect, low-priced surround-sound system. It doesn't exist. So, today I decided to look at sound bars. Apparently, if I buy one of those I'm an idiot in the eyes of the nerd squad that infiltrates every damned site I visit. I can't friggin' win. I even joined Consumer Reports for a couple of months. Yeah, that's great if I have $1000 to spend. The internet has ruined my blissfully ignorant consumerism. I feel like a year of my life is gone.

I'm just going to go home and move the couch to 3 feet from the TV. It'll look awesome. Maybe I'll start a trend.

All this AND I got a massive paper cut from a cardboard box today. No Band-Aids available, so I have toilet paper wrapped with duct tape around my finger. Not one person I've seen today has made a comment, which makes me think that they think I'm loony and just like wearing toilet paper and duct tape for fun.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

1. Look A sound bar is great if you want to sit

on a couch in frount of the TV with your honey and kids. It all depends on how much space you are wanting to fill with sound.

[Wait Wut]

5. It's just me and the husband.

Neither of us can hear very well and our couch is way the hell over there. Our TV has those goofy speakers on the sides (yeah, that's useful), so we have to turn the damned thing up almost all the way just to hear it. If there are any low-end conversations, well, we just go with it and figure what was said wasn't important.

But, the nerd squad is telling me that because there's a damned window in our living room (apparently, we're the only ones) the sound bar will echo. Plus, it's sort of an open floor plan, so the walls are sort of funky. It's a little space, but odd.

[rug]

2. Lol!

Sorry, this is the best I can do to help.

[Wait Wut]

6. They still make those?

I haven't seen one since my father used them.

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. FTFY

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Wait Wut...

I'm so sorry!

Hey, buy what you want and can afford! Who cares what the nerd squad says, anyway???

And that cut! I did that too, recently, and boy howdy, did it sting! I did happen to have a bandaid, but I had to do it in the car at a red light! You do what you gotta do with the materials at hand!

I actually did some thinking, and put a few bandaids in a flimsy little plastic bag to carry in my purse in case of a repeat accident. Ya never know!

[Wait Wut]

7. I used to carry a full first aid kit when my son was little.

He was really, really uncoordinated. He became a Marine. Sort of frightening. He'd drop his head if it wasn't attached. Anyway, it was a really cute and fairly useful purse-sized kit. Maybe I'll see if they still sell them.

Glad you waited until the red light!

[unionworks]

4. Now, now...

... I've had lots of days like that, it's not the end of the world. Did you know Super Glue works wonders on paper cuts and you don't have to wear duct tape? Hang in there...

[Wait Wut]

8. I have the worst luck with Super Glue.

I usually end up gluing my fingers together and whatever object that should be glued runs free. Not as bad as when my father glued his sunglasses to his face, though.

[unionworks]

11. get the kind

That comes with the brush. Makes it much easier to control. I have glued my fingers back together quite a few times after industrial accidents that required stitches. Just make sure you disinfect with peroxide first.

[Moondog]

10. If you have a cat -

you ought to know that they tend to hate surround sound. They seem to hate the sound coming from everywhere. Mine, at least, would flee from the room when it was engaged and go elsewhere. Basically refused to settle down in the room if it was engaged.

I finally just disconnected it all to suck up to the little ingrate. Haven't reconnected it since. Go for the sound bar, and to hell with the nerds.

[HopeHoops]

12. I didn't have to drive - I was already there.