Because I spent $1700 total on my production laptop with accessories and warranties, and used my Best Buy Rewards card in the process, I raked up a lot of points, and they sent me a $30 gift certificate that I used today.

I wandered around the store for about a half hour wondering what I should either get or discount $30 for, and then I found this: A Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser microphone for $89 (after discount, $59), so I picked it up and tested it out, and it delivers phenominal sound. It feels quite good now to be able to record studio-quality vocals, even BEFORE I do the vox EQs. This is great, not only for my rock songs, but also for when I record the voice acting for "Children of the Sky" (my animated film project 84-pages into its writing stage).

So, I kinda feel a bit excited.