excited as shit today.
found some postings on craigslist for a regulator and BC. the reg was about $50 cheaper than a new one, and the BC (the vest that helps your bouyancy) was WAY cheaper than any i've seen, and still in decent shape.

so i paid the dude, brought the stuff home and hooked it up to the tanks that have been sitting in the corner awaiting just this moment.

hooked it up, purged the reg, the secondary, and inflated the BC.
all systems go. i have everything i need now.
over the past couple months i've picked up: a wet suit suitable for puget sound temps, an underwater light, a knife that attaches to my ankle, 2 aluminum tanks, and now the BC and regulator. i had the mask, fins, and snorkel from the beginning, so no worries about that.

i guess the only additional purchases i need to make is a weight belt and weights. i don't think those will set me back that much. you can also get weights that don't require a weight belt. its just pellets in a bag, kinda like a bean bag and my BC has pockets that these can fit into. so i guess i'll have to stop by a dive shop and pick up some of those.

then comes the hard part. if i'm smart i'll go out and find a dive buddy. which, unfortunately i am semi-intelligent, so i'll have to find one of those. dammit. can't buy one. then the other hard part is to actually get all my shit together and make that first plunge into the water without an instructor. maybe the person i hook up with will have a bit more experience than i do, so it won't be so bad.
oh. i might also need a waterproof watch so i can tell how long i have been/can be down. dammit. thought i had everything.

anyway. excited as shit. amidy's going to come over while i scuba in the bathtub and she'll drop "treasures" in for me to find.
that is, after work. damn work (just for today).