In the past 8 weeks or so of crunch mode [crunchmodelifestats, crunchblogging, crunchmode3], I've managed to:
However, during the same period of time, I've somehow managed to buy:
Strangely, this same crunch mode experience happens to many other people I know. We all seem to buy things we absolutely do not need during crunch. In my garage, I have a half-dozen boxes of unopened power tools that I bought during crunch mode last year. All I can guess is that I was either dreaming of a life where I could work with my bare hands, or perhaps scheming of a way to build a secret escape hatch in the floor of my office. 
