In search of “free” advertising, I came across buildasign.com.¬† They offer the ability to get everything from custom banners to car magnets and real estate signs.¬† Sean and I have been thinking about investing in some bumper stickers to get some free advertising out there for the business so handing out a magnet to random people wouldn’t be such a bad idea.¬† I’m sure that there’s someone out there that needs a programmer or a web designer to take on one of their projects.¬† We should have thought of it sooner though, with all of the businesses down here and the HORRIBLE sites that most of them have, we could have made a killing.

The thing I like about them is the customization process.¬† I could design something in Photoshop and send it over to them, no need to use their existing templates at all.¬† I’m sure I could if I really wanted to but custom is always the way to go, heh.

I’ve never done the Saturday 8 before; so I figured I’d give it a shot. It’s kind of early in the morning so this weeks questions aren’t up yet, I’ll just do last weeks.¬† I’m sure the owner wouldn’t mind too much.

do you have any of the following gadgets, and what kind? when did you get them?

1. cellphone? A very cheap nokia that came with the plan.

2. digital camera? Olympus SP-350, got it free ::hugs freedigitalcamers.com::

3. video camera? Olympus SP-350 – has a movie option

4. video game console? I think I have all my bases covered.¬† XBox360, Wii, DS, PS2, Game Cube, XBox.¬† Now if only I could get my hands on the PSP that’s possibly lost in this house somewhere, I’d be a happy girl haha.¬† I refuse to buy a PS3, I’ll tell you that much.

5. TiVo/DVR? No, but we’ll have a DVR with the move. You get one free from the cable company. Oh the joy!

6. mp3 player/iPod? iPod ::hugs freeipods.com:: haha

7. laptop computer? Yea, I got it almost two years ago HP DV5000. Unfortunately the power chord just blew out on me yesterday so hopefully I can get a replacement before we move. :ugh:

8. any widget or app on your phone or computer to makes your life easier (commute time calculator, on-time flight alert, zocdoc, etc.)? I think that my excellently coded spreadsheets makes life easy, but the Active Desktop Calendar certainly keeps me on track.

I’m behind on a lot of things, mainly email but that’s because I’ve had to slack off today in preparation for a few things. I did manage to get through the important ones this evening, but the ones that really don’t require an immediate response were put on hold, I’ll get around to them after I’ve been able to sit back and relax for a little while, hopefully that’ll be after I get my laundry done and finish packing.¬† We’re leaving pretty early (I hope) so who knows how much time I’ll have on the PC tomorrow once I get up to NY.¬† Family is a little more important to me at the moment anyway.

I’ve been helping my friend get her new business ventures off the ground.¬† She’s with a new advertising agency and they’re looking to expand, so she’s asked for my help in both the design and hosting fields – she’s an amazing graphics artist but unsure of everything code based.¬† She also didn’t know where to go when it came to hosting her domain, she knows that she doesn’t want a dedicated server, so I pointed her in the direction of VPS Hosting.¬† She needs ample space and a fairly decent amount of bandwidth, spending the money on a shared account isn’t really worth it to her boss at the moment.¬† I’ve heard some good reviews on NetworkSolutions so I pointed her over to them.¬† I hope she’s able to get everything she’s looking for.

I’m waiting on my clothes to finish drying so I can start packing.¬† Sean and I are leaving tomorrow afternoon and it’s already about 2am as is so who knows how much longer I’ll be awake.¬† I’m kind of antsy, I get to see a lot of family members over the course of the weekend.¬† Monday is my birthday so we’re all going out to dinner, Bertucci’s YUM.¬† My aunt is coming with us, it’ll be nice to see her as well.¬† On Tuesday I’m getting my hair done, then that afternoon we’re heading back down here to start the moving process.¬† We may start packing up a few things and bring them out with us just so we’re prepared, but for the most part we’re just concerned with getting out there and buying the property anyway.¬† Lets just hope this goes smoothly.

While I’m not exactly vocal about it, something not many people know about me is that I’m into the stock market. When my grandmother passed away she left me with quite a bit of her stock in AT&T and a few other companies. The money has fallen and ballooned over the past 10 years and while the number is great, I don’t plan on selling or cashing out anytime soon. I want to say this is the case for all of the shares that I own, but the smaller unknown stocks really didn’t do very well at all, thank god for the iPhone, right?

In any event, today I came across MyWallSt.net, it’s a social networking site for those interested in investing. You can learn about investing, trade ideas with other members, and trade virtual money with real stocks as well. I like this idea based on the fact that there are many people out there who don’t quite understand the process, so by investing fake money into a stock that you follow for your own enjoyment, you can learn about how things rise and fall at any given time. If you then grow confident enough to the point that you’d put in your own money then that’s exactly what this site is for. Helping you during every step of the way. Through this site you’re given the ability to get in touch with numerous members both in stocks and learning through trial and error themselves. You can get financial decisions, with a focus on stock picks to help you. You just create a profile, like you would on many other social networking sites and then go from there.