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I’m … Lost?

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Over the course of the last few months, I’ve spent my Wednesday evenings in front of the T.V. watching Lost. I can sense how the show kind of sucks you in but I don’t quite understand how people are so drawn by this show to the point that they go out of their way to analyze everything so meticulously. Sure, it’s an interesting show but once it’s over I don’t really think too much about it. I don’t know if it’s because I’m confused by the show, since I’ve only started watching as of the third season, or if it’s the fact that while these people don’t seem all that interesting to me, I just don’t see myself ever wanting to deal with any of them, personally, if I happened to be “plane wrecked” on an island.

I understand that each episode is based on a single day on the island. You’d think by now (considering they’re in the third season) these people would have smartened up instead of being the same morons they were when they crashed. Yes, I said it. If you know there’s something horrible floating around the woods and eating up people, don’t go in there. If you know you can’t trust “The Others” or “Dharma” then don’t involve yourself with them.

It’s kind of like high school, when you think about it. Groups of people who should have nothing to do with each other are stationed at their own little sections of the cafeteria (in this case it’s the Island) they don’t intermix because that’s nothing more than frowned upon. If the survivors, or whatever their actual name is, would smarten up. They probably could have built a boat instead of worrying about some submarine blowing up…but hey – that’s just logical thinking. They could be anywhere in the ocean – yes – but they’ve made no effort to try to leave. They’re all sitting pretty and waiting to saved. It all just seems so dumb to me.

If you can build a tent, finding rope and logs for a structure then I’m pretty damn sure you can get your little crew together and build a couple of rafts. It’s not like they’d have anything to lose – you’re already stranded on an island.

This is why I don’t get into T.V. shows – they’re filled with morons.

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Movie Addicts READ THIS!

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

While I don’t exactly condone it, Baby spends a lot of time and money on movies, most of which he hasn’t watched but has tucked away in his binder. Just recently he decided to write down all of his movie collection in a notebook thinking that it would be easier to get through everything. I don’t think that was the best idea considering he’s got a few hundred DVD’s to go through and a notebook doesn’t have a ‘search’ option.

During my usual daily poking around the ‘net, I came across a movie catalog software that offers so many features for your movies it’s unreal. With this program you can import information from internet movie databases, they have a barcode option for those with a scanner so the movie is instantly added to their database with literally the click of a button. You can search through your movies and even take screen caps FROM the movie and use them in your listing. Some people can remember things better from the movie than they can the box it came in. I just think that’s an awesome idea. There’s ALSO an HTML export option so you can list them on your personal/collective website and many other features that one can only imagine.

I just told him about this program and now he’s literally jumping for joy stating how badly he wants the program. If he doesn’t buy it for himself, I may just buy it for him. It’s only $35 for a single-user copy and with all of the movies he has, this’ll just make his life very easy – and mine in the long run. This is a pretty awesome program. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I can’t wait to download it.

Woah.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I knew I was a little tired before but for some reason, after being on the desktop all damn day, my eyes are officially beginning to give up on me. What sucks about this is the fact that I have some serious work to get done before I can even think of falling asleep. I also have to start returning some comments because I know there’s about 30 sites for me to get to tonight. I’m way behind on them, and I sincerely apologize about it if someone’s checking back to see what’s going on.

I guess I should get my ass in gear on…ANYTHING…before my head smacks into the desk.

Heading North!

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

The news tonight was filled with information about terrorists plotting mass homicide on Fort Dix, NJ. They were apprehended but this doesn’t mean that there are others just like them looking to do the same. I never really liked Fort Dix, I’ve been there a few times but nothing really seemed interesting to me while I was there.

I like Jersey, some people don’t but I have family there. I have an aunt up in Paramous, I know a few people from the Amboys, Atlantic City and even Jersey City. I have to say that if you’re ever IN Jersey, you should seriously consider checking out Liberty State Park, it’s gorgeous. So see, there isn’t really anything wrong with Jersey, they were just ‘lucky’ enough to house the largest military base in the US.

While I’m a New Yorker, through and through, I do enjoy my time in Jersey. I know this weekend won’t be any different. I can’t wait to hop on the Ferry out of Lewes, DE and take my ride up to Cape May. :wee:

Whoops, My Bad!

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

While I’m not sure of his/her real name, The Raw & The Cooked left a comment on a previous entry listing their frustration with Google as well. Noting that the changes made to their website, just the title, is what also dropped their Google ranking. Doing some research into this, I realized that’s why I dropped as well. I changed “krissy.nu – life.unscripted” to “krissy.nu – life through the eyes of Krissy, uncut and unscripted”. So, I changed everything back to what it was before and now according to the future page rank generator I’ll be back up to a 5 within the next update. If things continue how they currently are, however, I’ll be pushed up to a 6 for sure.

Plastic Surgery 101

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

There are many aspects to plastic surgery that scare the bajesus out of me. Both men and women are going to great lengths to tighten, tuck, suck out or even implant something into their bodies. Beverly Hills rhinoplasty is almost as popular as getting your hair done. There’s many Los Angeles plastic surgery technicians that are doing everything they possibly can to ‘improve’ what men, women and children were given at birth.

I don’t know if I’d personally ever have plastic surgery. Sure, there are things about my body that I hate but I’m also working on them at the moment, without having to be knocked unconscious to reach my goals. Some people don’t grasp this concept though. Lunch-time Lypo is something that also scares me. Instead of going out for coffee, you can be treated with a local and watch the fat being sucked out of your stomach. Resources like plasticsurgery101.net help you understand more about surgery so that you can understand cosmetic surgery including expected results, recovery and even those whom are candidates for the surgery itself. There are detailed procedure descriptions, news and trends, even before and after photos. Sure, this kind of a resource can be valuable for those who are seriously going to get themselves onto the surgery bandwagon but even reading through the resources, it still turns my stomach a little bit.

Slow Day

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I wasn’t feeling well today so it kind of messed up my drive to really accomplish anything. I did, however, get a few new domains in order for a future launch. One is a weight loss blog and the other is a blog resource for both professional and standard journaling bloggers. I used to visit a site called blogideas.com, they only gave you a few random topics for blog entries in case you had writers block. I’m going a bit further with it though. I’m going to offer everything from blog topics to blog templates, blog resources and other common misconceptions about blogging that some may not understand.

I’ve hired Sean to help me out with things. I know he’s been programming a fairly large site so I got on his good side and asked him to help me program the database for this. I’m already designing things as far as the administration panel is concerned, the template for the site itself is already done. I’m sure I could do a bit of the programming but with the design business being so busy lately, I had to bring in outside help. I’ve been playing around, quite a bit, with the new Web 2.0 styles (larger lettering, 3d effects, etc) it’s turning out to look pretty nice. I hope to have everything launched by June. I figure giving myself a deadline will kick my ass into gear.

I should probably get going, Baby isn’t feeling well and I should go spend some time with him in front of the T.V. before we both wind up falling asleep. My eyes are already starting to close on me at the moment, I hate that feeling.

Switch-a-roo!

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

I need to get myself over to Wal-mart before we go on vacation. The blinds in the bedroom are broken and the last thing I need is for someone to be able to scope out the place while we’re gone. Right now there’s the typical white plastic blinds in there but I’m really interested in getting something different. The problem is that we’re going to be changing the rooms around so now I don’t really know if I’m going to be searching for blinds for the new bedroom or for the one we’re in now. It’s pretty annoying.

We both decided that since the office is very cramped that it would be a better idea to change it over to the bedroom. There is an upside to this, however. The bedroom is MUCH larger than the office and since all of his clothes and things are already in there, he can keep his crap in there and I can get some shelves up for the closet in here. I won’t need a dresser because I can always get some fabric lined baskets and keep my unmentionables in there. It’s a fairly decent sized closet, not as large as Baby’s but my clothes easily pile up nicely on shelves. He’s anal retentive about having everything hung up. Most of my daily clothes can be folded considering they’re primarily t-shirts in every shape and color imaginable.

There’s just enough room in here to fit a king-sized bed and enough wall space so we can put my TV on the wall and maybe some shelving for my light collections. I have quite a few ‘funky’ kind of lamps that I think would look great if they were actually on a shelf down here.

He won’t let me paint the new bed room, even though I’d spend more time in there than he does. Maybe I can convince him in the future or something – I don’t know. For now, at least, I know I’ll have my own closet so that’ll keep me happy for a while anyway…heh.

Agitated

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

I’m not sure why but today I seem to be more agitated than I ever have before. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting my period or if it’s just the day in general but the littlest bit of noise is driving me bananas and I find myself getting frustrated with little things to the point that they’re thrown across the room.

Baby isn’t feeling well and hearing him sniffling and coughing behind me makes me want to put my head through a wall. My head phones were pinching my ears so I sound up chucking them across the room. I then almost threw out two pairs of them because they were tangled together. I just want absolute silence and I can’t seem to get that. Even the sound of my own fingers typing is making me nuts. I really don’t get it.

I think the fact that I don’t even understand why I’m so annoyed is pissing me off even more!

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I’m impressed!

Monday, May 7th, 2007

The other day I noted my frustration because of being screwed over by an advertiser. I wasn’t frustrated with the sponsor I went through, it was the fraudulent advertiser that screwed me and lord knows how many other people. I log into my email after a few hours away from the computer to find a payment sitting in paypal from the sponsor. They updated their database to avoid future issues such as these and those whom completed this offer (having it pending in their payments) were compensated for it. I have to say that this company is seriously impressing me with how they handle things. I know I’ve sent in a few emails here and there asking questions but they’ve promptly answered them for me and are handling their site with complete professionalism.

Curb Appeal

Monday, May 7th, 2007

When I think home decor, I typically think everything from upstairs to downstairs, inside to outside. Curb appeal is probably one of the most important for me. Sure, the inside of houses can be absolutely beautiful but if landscapes look horrible and mailboxes don’t even match the house, it’s basically pointless to me.

I put pretty high regard into residential mailboxes, the more creative the box – the more interesting the owner. Some people design theirs to look exactly like their house, others will shove a poll up a chickens behind and put a drawer on it. It really doesn’t matter though they’re showing their sign of creativity. The one thing I hate the most in the world, however, is how commercial mailboxes look. They’re a lot smaller than most of the standard mail boxes and if you’re expecting something, like 8×10 mailer or something, it’s bent in half to fit in there. When my diploma showed up at the house, the mail-man gladly left it open so that it didn’t crush it. In this community, however, it’s a small commercial box (even though it’s technically residential) that’s opening is probably only large enough to fit the boyfriends hand in it. So that would be what…4″x3″ or so? I don’t know. I know that commercial mailboxes have a purpose, it’s good to know that sites like mailboxixchange.com are making them better looking though. No more typical brushed-metal boxes. They’ve got some nice setups to choose from. Maybe I should write a letter to the complex manager… :hrm:

Well…ain’t that something.

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

I actually completed what I set out to do. I made a run outside with my shovel and my gloves and now the plants are hanging, every so beautifully, on the porch. It looks a little bare though, there aren’t any flowers around the house yet – it’s mainly bushes that don’t die seasonally. I just hope that something comes up soon because I’m itching to watch something bud!

With all the cooking I did last night, I made it a point to put some sauce on the side because Baby is interested in having chicken parmesan tonight. He got upset when I said I’d do something else, such a sucker for chicken – he really is…LOL. So I guess I’ll get started on that now, this way I can continue with the rest of my day while those are in the oven.

Travel Plans: Mexico

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

There are many places around the world that I’m interested in visiting. Oddly enough, I’d like to go to Mexico. Right now, booking through vacations.net can offer you all inclusive resort in mexico with savings up to 50%. Their site is pretty cool too, some of their features include:

  • Compelling visual images & virtual tours.
  • In-depth information on the destinations including amenities & recreational activities.
  • Thorough information on accommodations with detailed room options.
  • All-Inclusive vacations sorted by vacation style and related preferences.
  • Resort ratings from travelers who have experienced the resort first-hand.
  • Hot Deals and much more?¢‚Ǩ¬¶

Don’t think this is only for a resort in Mexico. Vacations.net covers places all over the world. It doesn’t matter where you’re looking to visit, this site will help you out with all of your vacation needs. Check them out, you may be surprised with the kind of savings you’re going to get.

Damn Google!

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Google has finally updated their page ranks, after six months of being overdue. I’m pissed to find out that my rank dropped from a five to a four. I don’t quite understand why, either. My hits have been steadily on the rise for the last couple of months. I’m averaging about 1500 a day and I still don’t quite understand how I could have possibly dropped in rank. Alexa and Technorati went down but unlike GooglePR, when those numbers go down – it’s a good thing. It’s my goal to have Alexa in the 50K range, and technorati in the 20k range, hopefully I’ll be able to do that. I guess I’ll just have to keep pushing myself for it.

Late, AGAIN!

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Yet again, I woke up later than anticipated. It’s not as bad as yesterday though. I fell asleep around 5:30 and then I woke up about 1:30. I looked at the ceiling for a while before I finally decided to get out of bed. I haven’t done a lot today, minus email checks, but I’m sure that’ll change over the course of the next couple of hours. I have quite a bit of work to do today and I’m going to have to pull out a notebook in order to keep track of everything.

It’s a beautiful day here in Delmarva. It’s very, very windy but it’s also about 70?Ǭ? so that doesn’t matter too much to me. There isn’t a cloud in the sky so the sun is beating down something fierce. I figure before I start any work, I’ll get my ass in gear with moving the plants around to their new baskets. It rained enough last night to the point that hanging them up is the next step to take. I can’t wait, I just hope I can get some more up there because there are five hooks to fill. I’m a little worried that my plants aren’t going to grow, I’m probably going to make a run this week for some Miracle Grow to spray on the law, there are a few dead patches there anyway, so while I’m feeding the flowers I can feed the grass as well.

Anyone in the Delmarva area throwing out some sod? I could use a strip or two of it…heh.

Remodeling: Kitchens

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

With all the plans that Baby and I have been making, it’s obvious that the house we’ll eventually purchase is going to be a big project for both of us. We both want different things that will kind of blend well together. I want a large bedroom and an even larger kitchen with loads of counter space and storage. He wants a big office and a game room with a huge TV, surround sound, the works. Me, on the other hand, I just look for things of major importance. He loves to eat and I love to cook, obviously a kitchen is a big deal – for any Italian respectively.

I know, for a fact, that I’m not going to get the kitchen of my dreams from the get go but that’s when you call in Kitchen Remodeling Contractors to do the work for you. It’s just hard to find a trustworthy and dependable contractor. A lot of them do horrible jobs and come with a huge price tag. The worst ones don’t even give you what you want out of purely being too lazy to do it. If I’m going to be spending top dollar on something I’ve always dreamed of, I want to go with a company that’s going to get my kitchen to where I want it to be.

Home improvement projects can be stressful, especially when it comes to finances. Selecting the right general contractor can be challenging but getting yourself tapped into a resource like OnCallContractors is a pretty cool idea. They’ve setup an elite group of contractors to assist homeowners based on their home improvement needs. I just minutes they can connect you with a pre-screened contractor to ensure that they’re skilled to handle every one of your home improvement needs. All of their contractors are licensed and insured. That’s the best kind of person to work with. Don’t depend on your cousin Joe to do the work for you, go with a professional. In the end…you have to live there and professionals make it a point to make you happy, no question about it.