I finally scored a new chair. I went to 4 different stores on Saturday and I was determined to not come home without one. I ended up going with this one:

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=510830

So far so good. The mesh makes the chair feel room temperature all the time, rather than a cushion that traps ass heat.

My special lady friend likes the chair as well, and so she said if for some reason, this one didn't work out for me, she would trade with me. I will make another post later in the year to see if my opinions are the same as they are now, when the chair is new.

I inspected and sat on over 100 chairs on Saturday and I noticed a disturbing trend. I would say 90-95% of the chairs in stores now do NOT have adjustable arms! How the hell can you have a computer chair that does not allow you to adjust the arms? Most chairs without adjustable arms will not fit under most regulation computer desks. I am not sure who research wizard was that decided to make this change, but static arms on computer chairs is bogus. I assume there will be market backlash, and this will began to transition back over time.

Anyway, now I can compute without pain once again. Yaaay.

Also, I got my new customized Oakley Monster Dog sunglasses today from the dude on eBay. (example - http://oakley.com/o/o1137d). They are in PERFECT condition. He even included the invoice from when he bought them directly from Oakley, and all the warranty information as well. They are flat black with black iridium polarized lenses. So far they appear to be exactly what I was looking for, and I got them for about 60% of the price they would have been brand new. Good times!