A very simple solution:

Instead of buying a 2000+ dollar TV, i am just going to Slingbox Tracy's tv and watch all the rockets games/espn whenever i want in my room on my 22" LCD monitor. Why i didnt think of this before is beyond me, since i already knew such technology existed months ago. For u newbies that dont know wat a slingbox does it pretty much allows me to hook up a device to a TV whether it is in houston or FL, and watch it on my computer, PDA, smartphone, etc. while im in FL. I will be hooking one up during Thxgiving and my rockets bball/ESPN craving shall be satisfied. Since i wont be buying a crazy TV, maybe i can buy that cell phone, or a new laptop..Hmmm wat to dooo

Also, xmas vacation is still up in the air, so far it looks like chill in houston or go to NY