DVD players

Why is it technology doesn't last forever?  Why does it eventually fall apart or need to be upgraded?  My DVD player has been around for almost 10 years.  It's the first one I ever bought.  It's the same size as combo DVD/VHS players are now.  That's the way technology is, though.  Stuff starts off huge and then someone finds a way to minimize the size while maximizing the cool tricks it can do.  My DVD player has been broken since Monday.  Monday I went to do my workout with Jillian and my mammoth sized DVD player decided it no longer wanted to work.  It died.  Crap.  This is the third morning I haven't had Jillian and I feel like a big bloated water buffalo.  My menstrual cycle had deemed it PMS time, too, which doesn't help anything!  Ugh.  Payday isn't until the 15th and I don't have extra money hidden away just in case something in my house bites the dust.  Hmmm...that's probably something I should have.  Any suggestions for how I don't gain all of my weight back until I can get a new DVD player?  Not having my day start with Jillian leads me to eat stuff I shouldn't and be lazier than normal.  Don't ask me why.  I don't have an answer.  If I had to guess, I'd say starting the day sweating, grunting, and sick to my stomach helps keep me from overeating.  :)  Well, I'm off to get ready for work!  Have a great day!