Hey there. The ideas rush in, but you don't know, or simply can't put them down on paper... That's where I stand right now. I don't go several days without posting something, but I've found myself doing it more and more this past month. I don't know if it's because I'm not spending as much time on my site as I have in the past or because I over think my posts. I have many things that I would like to write about, yet I can't seem to find the way to express them. A friend's wedding on a boat this weekend was a cool event. Blogging gold for most, yet I can't find the right set of words to express that experience to the world. If anything, I do want to congratulate the groom for joining a pretty prestigious group of husbands. Welcome to the "I apparently was a jerk to my future wife when we first met" club.
When I heard the story during the wedding, I laughed to myself and I got a look from the wife. Similar story, slightly different situation. Nevertheless groom, you were a jerk in your bride's eye and that label will forever stick with you til your dying day. lol So right now, the club has two members, you and I... but I'm sure that wives across the world are saying that club members should be in the millions. Tell me your "jerk" stories. Here's mine.
When I first started working at my place of employment and met my wife, I was new to the office game. Never really worked in an office environment before (filing doesn't count) and I was still working my way on learning how to use the equipment. One day, while out at the copier... I was struggling to make what seemed to be a million copies. My soon to be wife approached me and asked if I needed help with the copier. And that point in time, I gathered all the romance in body and said, "I think I know how to use the copier." Bam! Sparks flying everywhere... So much so that the soon to be wife had to leave the room it was soooo electric! lmao! So yeah, I got the cold shoulder and the silent treatment for the next couple of weeks, if not months, but before you know it, we were on speaking terms again, living together, and then married.
Yup, that's MY jerk story. Would love to hear yours. Until then, later!
PS Congrats you two! Wish you guys nothing but the best!!!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Camping with Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson decide to take a break from solving mysteries and decided that they needed to go on a camping trip. While at camp, they drink up and have a hearty meal before packing it in for a relaxing night under the stars.
Some hours later, Sherlock wakes up and nudges his trusty friend.
"Watson... wake up. Look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
Watson, still in a slight daze stares up at the sky and says, "I see millions of beautiful stars."
"And what does that tell you, Watson.", Sherlock pressed on.
Watson thought for a second and looked at Sherlock and said, "Well... Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, it tells me that it's approximately a quarter past 2 AM. Theologically, it tells me that God is omnipotent and we are all small and insignificant. Meterorolgically, it tells me that w may have a beautiful day tomorrow. Why? What does it tell you?"
Sherlock looks at Watson and takes in all that he has said.
"Watson, you never cease to amaze me. You were able to gather all that information yet you missed the one thing that is right under your nose."
"And what's that?" Watson asked.
"Watson, you idiot! It tells me that someone has stolen our tent!"
Some hours later, Sherlock wakes up and nudges his trusty friend.
"Watson... wake up. Look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
Watson, still in a slight daze stares up at the sky and says, "I see millions of beautiful stars."
"And what does that tell you, Watson.", Sherlock pressed on.
Watson thought for a second and looked at Sherlock and said, "Well... Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, it tells me that it's approximately a quarter past 2 AM. Theologically, it tells me that God is omnipotent and we are all small and insignificant. Meterorolgically, it tells me that w may have a beautiful day tomorrow. Why? What does it tell you?"
Sherlock looks at Watson and takes in all that he has said.
"Watson, you never cease to amaze me. You were able to gather all that information yet you missed the one thing that is right under your nose."
"And what's that?" Watson asked.
"Watson, you idiot! It tells me that someone has stolen our tent!"
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Don't Throw Away that Broken Camera/Camcorder
Top Commentators for the Month of May
Hey there. Thanks for all you guys that stop by to read and comment on the nonsense that I post on a somewhat daily basis. I missed more than a few days in May but that didn't stop the comments from coming. For those of you not familiar, I run a monthly contest here were the top 3 commentators receive a cash prize (via PayPal) for leaving relevant comments. $5 USD for the #1 spot and $2.50 USD for the remaining 2. So, let's get to it!
$5.00 - Silvergirl
$2.50 - Enigmageek
$2.50 - Alison
Congrats, guys! You win money! You also get a month free on my blogroll so you'll get additional exposure for you site/blog. Keep the comments coming friends and you too can be $5.00 or $2.50 dollars richer! lol Later!
$5.00 - Silvergirl
$2.50 - Enigmageek
$2.50 - Alison
Congrats, guys! You win money! You also get a month free on my blogroll so you'll get additional exposure for you site/blog. Keep the comments coming friends and you too can be $5.00 or $2.50 dollars richer! lol Later!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
IZEA, Inc. Introduces WeReward
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.
Hey there friends. IZEA has done it again! From the guys that brought you SponsoredTweets and SocialSpark, they bring to you WeReward.com
The innovative way to earn rewards to do the things that we love to do best, go out and enjoy the town!
You simply Download the App via iTunes or your iPhone and browse for tasks. WeReward will display tasks that can be done within your neighborhood. If you're in the mood for sushi, you can browse the tasks on the application for participating sushi locations. You take on the task and then you eat at the location. Snap a pic of yourself enjoying it and rate the establishment. That's it! This particular task could be worth, let's lay, 500 points. Where 1 point is equal to 1 cent. So technically, you just made $5 eating lunch. Sweet! And you can cash out once you have accumulated 1000 pts ($10.00) After hanging out and accepting tasks, you'll have enough points to convert them into cash (paid via PayPal) in no time. It's really that easy. Going to the movies? Look for a task. Amusement park? Look for a task. Shopping at your local retail chain? Look for a task. And since you can't take a pic of you eating a movie ticket (unless you're that kinda person, lol) you can snap a pic of your receipt as proof of your visit. This would also be considered as "checking in". This is one of the only user generated communities where people, just like you, are rating the same establishments that you're about to check out and you know that the reviews are legit since they will be verified by the iPhone's GPS record and the photo that you take. There is no hearsay, these users actually went there to check it out!
So, what would you need to cash in? Well, first and foremost... the application is only available for the iPhone so you must have one of those. The account will also need to link to Twitter or Facebook so an account there will also be necessary. Lastly, since we are in a tech savvy world, you will need a PayPal account to get paid. That's it! It's free to check out so why not Download the App and check it out. With over 15 Million businesses involved, you're definitely going to find a task available in your area or a retail store where you can check in too! Now go and get those rewards! Later!
The innovative way to earn rewards to do the things that we love to do best, go out and enjoy the town!
You simply Download the App via iTunes or your iPhone and browse for tasks. WeReward will display tasks that can be done within your neighborhood. If you're in the mood for sushi, you can browse the tasks on the application for participating sushi locations. You take on the task and then you eat at the location. Snap a pic of yourself enjoying it and rate the establishment. That's it! This particular task could be worth, let's lay, 500 points. Where 1 point is equal to 1 cent. So technically, you just made $5 eating lunch. Sweet! And you can cash out once you have accumulated 1000 pts ($10.00) After hanging out and accepting tasks, you'll have enough points to convert them into cash (paid via PayPal) in no time. It's really that easy. Going to the movies? Look for a task. Amusement park? Look for a task. Shopping at your local retail chain? Look for a task. And since you can't take a pic of you eating a movie ticket (unless you're that kinda person, lol) you can snap a pic of your receipt as proof of your visit. This would also be considered as "checking in". This is one of the only user generated communities where people, just like you, are rating the same establishments that you're about to check out and you know that the reviews are legit since they will be verified by the iPhone's GPS record and the photo that you take. There is no hearsay, these users actually went there to check it out!
So, what would you need to cash in? Well, first and foremost... the application is only available for the iPhone so you must have one of those. The account will also need to link to Twitter or Facebook so an account there will also be necessary. Lastly, since we are in a tech savvy world, you will need a PayPal account to get paid. That's it! It's free to check out so why not Download the App and check it out. With over 15 Million businesses involved, you're definitely going to find a task available in your area or a retail store where you can check in too! Now go and get those rewards! Later!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Took the Long Weekend Off
Hey there. I stepped away from my online duties for the whole weekend off, which has it's good and bad sides. Good because I needed to step away from a computer and not do any additional work during the holiday and bad because I know I missed out on several opportunities to increase my potential income. Even my Twitter messages were extremely limited. But, eh. I needed to break so I decided to take it. I will also post my top commentator winners later today and dish out some cash prizes so check back later in the day for that. I'll have the rules for that in the post if you're new to the site.
This long weekend had it's highs and lows. I hung out with my bro on Friday to catch Boston take down the Magic. I was expecting more fight from the Magic but they just didn't have it in them to take down a strong, veteran team in the Celtics. I also was able to score on a new XBOX 360 for roughly $70! Mine crapped out on my long ago and I grew weary of having to "fix" it every couple of weeks. I just didn't want to do it anymore. I plan on selling the parts on Ebay to make up some of the cash. Anyways, since I'm part of this panel that takes online surveys and I cashed in my virtual money for GameStop gift cards and I was able to get a pretty damn sweet deal on an XBOX 360. So I took advantage and grabbed the one that came with 2 free games. The kids definitely missed it. They immediately turned it on and started to play RockBand and Guitar Hero! I as glad we got one cause now I can play FFXIII!!!
On Saturday, we planned on checking out the neighborhood fair. You know, the ones that they set up in the middle of the street that take up blocks of the neighborhood. What we didn't count on was it being so damn hot. Then it didn't help that the wife and I were in the middle of a "tiff" so we said screw it and went home.
Sunday was upsetting. I did get to put in a few hours of FFXIII so that's a plus. But as the day dragged on... we started to feel a little on the lazy side. Being Sunday, we figured we'd just stay home and relax. Then we remember that my mother was having some birthday "ice cream and cake" for her daughter. It's just ice cream and cake, we figured so we'd go for an hour or so and then come home. Well... it turned out to be more than that. When we arrive, we see the grill on... oh man... this is going to be a "thing". Once we get in the house, my mother says to me that my cousin is going to the store and that I should go with him. He's only going to get some meat and chips to grill... well... my mother decided that it's going to be a party type thing so as my cousin and I are at the store, we stocked up on chips soda, beer, meat, veggies, and all kinds of foods for the guests. At this point, I was upset... I called my mother and snapped at her for having all kinds of people over for "cake and ice cream" when it was just going to be "us". She says to me, "Well, it's not like you were just going to come to sing happy birthday and then leave." To which I replied, "Yes, actually, I was. I wasn't even going to come today but I figured it was going to be quick." I hang up and offer to pay for some of the stuff my cousin got cause quite frankly, it sucks that my mother sent my cousin to the store to pay for her party stuff. So we got back, grilled it up, ate, drank, and hung out some. A one our trip to my mother's turned out to be closer to 5 hours... It was cool to see some of my aunt's, cousin's, and their little ones, so I'm not too upset about that, but I was peeved at the way the mother handled the whole thing.... Especially when she already has a birthday party planned for the following weekend!
On Monday, we try the fair thing again. But this time, we wait until late afternoon, early evening before we head out. The kids got on some rides, they won some stuffed animals and we enjoyed us some funnel cake. All good stuffs that fairs have to offer. lol All in all, an enjoyable night.
As a bonus... we took the kids to see Shrek Forever After (or whatever it's called) in 3D. I don't think I've even paid over $60 to take the family to see a film! The 3D was pretty cool, but the movie simply isn't as good as the original. Actually, all of the Shrek movies have diminished in quality since the first one. Nevertheless, it did have it's moments and overall an enjoyable film. If you guys have kids, definitely go and check it out.
So that was my weekend, friends. How was yours?
On Saturday, we planned on checking out the neighborhood fair. You know, the ones that they set up in the middle of the street that take up blocks of the neighborhood. What we didn't count on was it being so damn hot. Then it didn't help that the wife and I were in the middle of a "tiff" so we said screw it and went home.
Sunday was upsetting. I did get to put in a few hours of FFXIII so that's a plus. But as the day dragged on... we started to feel a little on the lazy side. Being Sunday, we figured we'd just stay home and relax. Then we remember that my mother was having some birthday "ice cream and cake" for her daughter. It's just ice cream and cake, we figured so we'd go for an hour or so and then come home. Well... it turned out to be more than that. When we arrive, we see the grill on... oh man... this is going to be a "thing". Once we get in the house, my mother says to me that my cousin is going to the store and that I should go with him. He's only going to get some meat and chips to grill... well... my mother decided that it's going to be a party type thing so as my cousin and I are at the store, we stocked up on chips soda, beer, meat, veggies, and all kinds of foods for the guests. At this point, I was upset... I called my mother and snapped at her for having all kinds of people over for "cake and ice cream" when it was just going to be "us". She says to me, "Well, it's not like you were just going to come to sing happy birthday and then leave." To which I replied, "Yes, actually, I was. I wasn't even going to come today but I figured it was going to be quick." I hang up and offer to pay for some of the stuff my cousin got cause quite frankly, it sucks that my mother sent my cousin to the store to pay for her party stuff. So we got back, grilled it up, ate, drank, and hung out some. A one our trip to my mother's turned out to be closer to 5 hours... It was cool to see some of my aunt's, cousin's, and their little ones, so I'm not too upset about that, but I was peeved at the way the mother handled the whole thing.... Especially when she already has a birthday party planned for the following weekend!
On Monday, we try the fair thing again. But this time, we wait until late afternoon, early evening before we head out. The kids got on some rides, they won some stuffed animals and we enjoyed us some funnel cake. All good stuffs that fairs have to offer. lol All in all, an enjoyable night.
So that was my weekend, friends. How was yours?
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