There are so many sites I love that ask me to, and yet I never have. I've given money directly, bought advertisements I didn't really need (as Skeletor, I bought anti 'He-Man' ads on Wotmania), bought a premie I didn't really want, or bought stuff off of proprietor's wish lists... but never (and I think really NEVER) went to the trouble of spending money through amazon referrals, which would cost me nothing.

Is it that I secretly fear you'll be able to tell what I'm buying? Should my recent purchases bring me shame?

Farscape the complete series on DVD: I've only ever watched a couple of episodes of this series, but I'm pretty sure I will love it. Is it that I'm not buying blue-ray? I have a blue-ray player (my HTPC plays blue-ray), but I've never put a blue-ray in it. Am I some kind of luddite or something?

25' of audio cable, shipped to my grandma in Kansas: She has Bose headphones for her television, but has no idea how to connect them to her TV. For $4 plus shipping, I have peace of mind that she has the right cable and she didn't get ripped off at Radio Shack.

Samsung Original Remote for my TV: Donny the Wonder Dog gets upset when I start bringing a lady around, and he eats my stuff (or worse, her stuff) He would be happier if it was only the two of us, wandering a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Anyway, once he decided that the EOM remote had to go, it didn't take him long.

Hoya 77mm HMC UV Digital Multi-Coated Slim Frame Glass Filter: I purchased a nice lens for my Canon 6. Nice lenses deserve filters as scratch protection. I'm not an Ogier capitalist who needs a monocle. Really.

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History, AND in the same order Mini Field Mouse puppet by Folkmanis Yeah, I could see where one could question my normalcy on this one. "This dude bought a story about the Holocaust where the Jews are all anthropozooized* into mice - and also bought a mouse finger puppet at the same time. Is he going to wear the puppet and read to it the story of the death of millions of mice at the hands of Nazi cats? Is he going to read the book to some children while acting it out with the puppet? What kind of sicko is this clown?"

Western Chief Homeroom Rain Boot Yes, a pair of rain boots for a 6 year old girl. They are very pretty andjustwhatshewantedsquee.


Anyway, these are the things you might learn about me if Amazon revealed my purchase history (which they probably don't, but I can't stop thinking they would). Now that I've laid it all bare to the world, I will make a sincere effort to buy at amazon through RAFO's referral links. Even if you find out what purchases I make, what's the worst conclusion you could jump to?


-aero

*Ascribing human characteristics to animals is anthropomorphism...I can find no word for portraying actual humans as animals, but someone on the intarwebs made up this one.