Special Delivery From Italy

Hey there friends. I few weeks ago, I was approached to provide an unbiased review of some pinhole eyeglasses. I gladly accepted it. I remember seeing advertisements for these glasses when I was a kid and a doc even recommended that I try em out to see if they'll improve my vision. Me being the stubborn guy that I am, never did... So I was excited and anxiously awaited the pinhole glasses so that I can try em out.


The packaged arrived and it was postmarked by Italy. Never received anything from there before so I thought that was kinda neat. As you can see from the picture, I tore that package up. lol I regret that I didn't have any self control since I tore the stamp right down the middle. Would of liked to keep it intact but too late for that now. As for my first impression of the glasses, they brought me back to my childhood. The frame is what I would call "old school" and they are made of plastic, very much like the glasses I used to wear in the 80's. The lens themselves seem to be made of plastic as well, but they seem to have some kind of coating on them. Maybe it's the "secret ingredient" to better my eyesight. =o)


We put them on, and it's true, you can see better with them on. It's a trip because you are looking through several holes and yet your eyesight does improve by wearing them. My wife tried them on while I was driving and she was having fun reading things off trucks and what not, things she would not be able to read without her glasses. I decided to wait until I got home to really put them to the test. I decided that I would wear them for at least half an hour while reading a book. For those of us that have tried to read a book with out our glasses, it sucks, and if I were to be able to read comfortably with the pinhole glasses then I would be amazed.


During my time wearing them and reading, I can honestly say that my eyes felt more relaxed. Maybe it is because I wear my glasses all the time. I'm practically blind as a bat and I need my glasses for everything so I just don't bother to take them off anymore. I can see how during the long run, this may help improve my sight. My eyes are being used without the help of a concave lens and I can actually see better. That's the key word. Better. When you put them on, you are not going to see 20/20 vision. They are not miracle workers. The website for the pinhole eyeglasses claim to help with your myopia and hyperopia and other common eye issues. I wouldn't know if that statement is true since I don't have those problems, at least I don't think I do.

All in all, not a bad product. Even though I do not notice any significant change in my eyesight, I can honestly say that my eyes feel more relaxed and have less strain on them. I think that's more than the worth of the price for a pair of these glasses. Whether or not they will improve my vision in the long run is yet to be determined. However, I'll continue to use them and if one day, I wake up with hawk eye vision, you'll be the first to know. Later.

P.S. Jenna, if by chance you read this, my wife loves you. lol

What is Your Financial Score?

Hey there friends. I just checked out my financial IQ and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised by my B score. Especially during these hard times, with the economy in turmoil, we all need to take a look at our finances to see where we stand. Many of us are carefully watching our finances and are debating whether or not we need to reorganize our finances. From what I've seen on the test, I need to plan out my future now, even though I'm in my mid 20's. Am I saving enough for retirement? Am I contributing enough to my 401K plan? Is my family covered in case of an emergency? These are questions that we need to think about early in our lives to assure that we have a comfortable retirement. For those of us that need a little help to get back on track, www.bills.com also provides financial services using dedicated professionals as your guide to relieve some of the pressures of financial strain. They offer help in:

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Debt help : Maybe you just don't know what's going on. Too many terms, too many options, too many bills. Period. Debt help will help you learn the terminology and help you establish a game plan to tackle that debt.

If you are one of the millions of Americans that need financial help, do yourselves a favor and check out the above links. The number one mistake that people make when trying to tackle the financial issues is not doing enough research. There are options out there that can help.

My Sword and a Lactating Bitch

Hey there. I need to get a wall mount for this. I took this pic with my phone when I got home with my shiny, new sword. I think it would look better hanging on my wall looking all bad ass. I think I want another one now. We were watching Kill Bill not too long ago and my wife was like, "You should get one of those for your swords". She was talking about the racks that Hanzo had. I quickly thought, alright she's cool with the idea of me having more. lol I'd feel pretty stupid getting a rack like that and only have one sword on display. Maybe when I get more, I'll look into getting one.


As for this pic, I was at PetCo the other day and I was browsing through the dog medicine (my dog has this rash on his back, but the PetCo employee told me that he has a "hot spot" and he's constantly scratching it so I should get something to make him stop). I picked up this box and thought it was hilarious. I could imagine the makers of this sitting around and discussing their image and description for the box and some guy out there just throwing out the, "lactating bitches" as a joke and it ended up on the box. lol Good stuffs. Later

How Mafioso Are You?

Hey there. Stupid Myspace and their stupid addicting games. lol I'm a man of numbers. I love stats. So naturally, once I was invited to try the game by a family member, I keep going back to it to build up my stats. Mafia Wars is a relatively new application to be used while on Myspace and it's a text based mobster game. You earn levels are you mob and steal your way to the top. You buy armor and weapons to build your attack and defense so that you can FIGHT with other mob members. It's unique, at least to me, in the way that you replenish HP and other vital stats in real time. So it may take 5 mins or so for you to recover 1 exp. point that was used to rob a bank or other criminal activity. I think that's great because that'll make people like me have to log off and do other things while the your character recovers. Good stuffs. If you're out there on Myspace and want to join my Mafia, shoot me an Email and we'll "take over Myspace", Mafia status. Later.

7 Facts About Me

Hey there. I have been tagged by my friend over at My Girl Quest. First one so I'm doing my "civic blogger duty" and responding to it. lol So here we go...

Here are the rules:

1. List these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

Here you go... seven random things about me:

* I'm a Taurus. From what I hear, that makes me bad ass. =oD
* I am (or was) a "band geek" in high school. Played trumpet for the LAUSD All City Band and played flute and piccolo (yes, I said piccolo and and it takes guts to admit that in front of the world) for the high school marching band/concert band.
* On top of Rock/Metal music, I love me some classical music too.
* I have a "hot" body. Not in that sense, friends. As in, it can be cold as fuck outside and I'll be walking around shirtless and in boxers cause I'll feel hot.
* One day, I inspire to be on stage at The Whiskey playing music with my friends.
* Quote that means something to me: "Sometimes you need to take a step back in order to move forward."
* 1 more... let's see... I want a pet snake (even though my wife might not be for it). I've been fascinated my the creatures since I was like 5.


Here are my tags: Mariuca , Reena , Monaco , Angelika , Sabriena , Shainakins , and {girl} for all status.

Are You A Rockstar?

Hey there. We had a get together planned for today, but we're going to scratch it. Most of us work tomorrow and to top it off, it was pretty short notice so we want to make sure that all invited will be able to show up. My wife's cuz was going to bring the game Rockband so that we can all play. From what I read, you either love it or you hate it. I've never played so I don't know how I feel about it yet. I think it's a great idea though. You got yourself a group of buzzed friends and who wouldn't want to pretend they're in a band? lol So moved it into next week, or I should say Saturday. No one works the next day (at least we don't think) so if we wanted to chill and do shit the next day, we can.

It's mid afternoon and am a little upset that I wasn't able to get the timing belt changed today. I saw the belt that I need for $30 but they're out of stock. I had to order it and pick it up at a later time so that I can get it changed. We've been hearing this sqeaky sound (usually in the mornings) when we start up our car and it tends to go away after about 5 mins or so. From what I've been told, it's either the belt or auto transmission fluid. I checked the fluid so I know that's not it, so I'm changing the belt. It needs it anyways so I won't worry about it much if it didn't get rid of the noise.

Need to call a vet. My dog began getting this rash on his back and I've seen him rub himself all over the floor. I'm pretty sure it's just him scratching the hell out of himself but I'll take him to a vet just to make sure. There is one down the street so let me get that number and call em up. I'll catch you guys later.