And the universe aligned, the clouds parted, and a voice said:

[wednes]

Hey, Wednes. You should totally buy this. And it was right. It had been on my wish list for some time. I'd take it off occasionally, knowing it was a dumb thing to spend $200 on. That's a lot of money, and it's essentially a toy. H would not want me to spend $200 on a toy. But then I'd have to put it back on my list, because it's just so awesome.

And then...it went on sale for $15. It's inexplicable. Amazon has crazy price changes, most often in the middle of the night. I'll see something I want at a crazy-low price, but when I talk to H about buying it the next day, it's back to its regular price. How does that happen? What's up with that? I have no idea, but the price was so amazing (C'mon, 93% off?!?) I took a bunch of screen caps.









In even more awesome news, dig my Amazon Author Page. I'm just a jump to the left (and then, presumably, a step to the riiiiiiight) of being super, crazy famous. Can you feel it? Or am I just high? In either event, I'm getting some chocolate, then going to bed.

Comments

[itches]

My question ... what is it?

[eroslane.livejournal.com]

Cool author page!

Won't Amazon let you upload the coverart to your new magnum opus?

If not, they should at least put a piece of place holder art there. Like something with Tink. Or Kylie. Hey, I'm thinking out loud here!

[groovesinorbit]

Cool! On both counts. Although, I agree with itches. What is a "Proteus Light & Sound Mind Machine System Mindplace"?

[ladybutterfly74.livejournal.com]

Your awesome little machine there....is now listed for 159.00 ~ I think someone made a typo and you got it for SUPER cheap. Now lets just hope they don't charge you 159.00 for it.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

It's a high-tech contraption that emits pulses of light and sound to stimulate different parts of the brain. It actually works along the same lines as EMDR therapy, which I've had a lot of success with in the past. I tried an old version of it at Woodstock '94 and it was fucking incredible.

Basically it's a pair of glasses with lights in them that you watch with your eyes closed; and a walkman that does the music. You can also program it with your own songs and pulse patterns.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

When my first two books went live on Amazon, they didn't have the pics for several weeks. Not sure why that is, but it happens every time. I added my own jpg of the cover but it'll be a bit before it shows up as a thumbnail in the search.

I'm somewhat relieved they did not go with Tink or Kylie, or one of those hot Asian chicks you like.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Please see my above comment to Itchy-poo.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Ha! Hopefully taking a bunch of screencaps will prove the validity of my sale. An hour after I placed the order, it was listed as processed and unchangeable. Ha! My buddy ordered two of them when he found out.

[eroslane.livejournal.com]

Relieved? Slap Samara/Sadako aka The Girl From The Ring on there and it's all sales baby, all sales!!!

She's scary.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Well I can't argue that.

[ladybutterfly74.livejournal.com]

Niiiice...hehehehehehehheehe

[lachupacabra.livejournal.com]

man did you get lucky!
its listed as $159.00 now!
i bet someone left off that 9!
good catch!
:D

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I know, right?
I'm so stoked.

[eroslane.livejournal.com]

See?

I should work for Sacchi & Sacchi. ;-)

[groovesinorbit]

Aha! That's definitely cool. And amazing. $15?!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Well, it occurs to me that I shouldn't get too excited until it actually ships.

[groovesinorbit]

Yeah, Amazon could try to weasel out of this. But you're armed with screencaps and your receipt.

I'm hopeful, though. Stuff on Amazon will go on ridiculous short-term sales sometimes.