More Vlog Delays

I have 3 episodes shot and one in the bag. However, I realized last night (after I shot my intro to the vlog and intro to Trappist Ales) that my laptop does not have firewire capability. There's no way around it, either. I need a firewire connection to import the videos from my camcorder. USB will not import digital video. Going out and buying a firewire is no big deal...I just picked one up for $8. The problem I have is that I need a firewire adapter card for my laptop. Those can run $50 or so, something I really don't want to spend money on at this point.

So I have three options. Firstly, I can suck it up and buy an adapter. Secondly, I can get a fireware card for my PC at work. This option is a little cheaper ($25 or so), but would require me to bring the camcorder into work, import the video, burn a copy of the video onto a dvd, then copy the video from the dvd to my laptop. Sounds like a pain. Finally, I can find another person whose computer is firewire compatible. Actually, that doesn't help at all. I'll still need that person to copy the video to disk...so scratch that.

Basically, I need a cheap and easy alternative. So, nerdy tech friends of mine - what should I do? You know who you are. Suggestions?