Archive for March, 2007

5 Days til Black Sand, Low Humidity & Volcanoes

// March 9th, 2007 // No Comments » // tagged:

Let the countdown commence.

Only Five Days ’til Two Weeks in Hawaii.

We haven’t been on a real vacation in two years (a real vacation for us is going somewhere we’ve never been … and for more than a week!). Steve has been traveling A LOT with work … and we were moving, building a house … vacation just wasn’t going to happen until this year. So – we have been planning this trip for about 9 months now. It is technically our five-year anniversary trip … even though we just celebrated six years in December!

We are FINALLY seeing some benefit from Steve’s traveling all over the U.S. for HCA. We’re using frequent flier miles for our flights, hotel points for our hotels, and car points for our rental cars. We are staying at some AMAZING resorts … I can’t wait. The thread count alone is going to make me sigh with vacationary delight. Bring on the relaxation.

We’ll be spending time in Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island (Hawaii). Neither of us have ever been to Hawaii before (one of our real vacation stipulations, remember?) – so we’re really excited. My parents and brother/sister-in-law have been there before and have been a great source of information for things to definitely do and see on each of the islands. Neither of us are really “lay on the beach for hours and do nothing” type of people … so we have each day planned out with what we will be doing.

Sooo … five days and counting. Yesssss!!

Kick the killers face in already!

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Yes. It’s something else from Drivl.

Movie Cliches That Must Die

Just a few … but visit the site for the whole list complete with movie examples and thoughtful reasoning ;)

*The just-in-time bomb disabling
*The “Now, what were you going to say?”
*Subduing the killer and promptly running away instead of repeatedly kicking his face in
*The makeover that turns an already-pretty girl into a hot sex kitten
*The disproportionately huge apartment that realistically can’t be affordable for the person habiting it

I’d love to see Pam’s additions to this list … as she is the most movie knowledgeable person I know.

Drivl – 7 Phases of Ipod Ownership

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I have found a new site obsession … Drivl.com.

I can’t stop laughing … it’s witty and intelligent … what’s not to like!

From The Seven Phases of Owning an Ipod:

PHASE 6: A smaller, fancier ipod is created and yours is now outdated and crappy. Yours is no longer awesome, it is horribly awful. Just awful.

Is that not SOOOOO true? I have a color ipod that I got about 2 years ago … but not the *new* (last year’s new anyway) slimline movie-playing version. Went on a youth trip last summer … and all the kids have the new swanky one. I felt like the ipod’s redheaded stepsister. And I AM redheaded. So I really felt it. My ipod works GREAT for what I use it for … music. I have no desire to watch a movie on a 2inch screen. AND YET … I felt like my ipod was inferior.

The other phases are also illustrated … and hilarious.

Mr. Muggles is the Biggest Hero of Them All

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“Heroes” Secret Revealed – Who is the Most Powerful Hero?

Excerpts:

**In episode 15, Claire’s mom recognizes Mr. Muggles as a threat and Claire discovers her in the kitchen screaming at him in horror. Minutes later, Claire’s mom appears to forget the incident and becomes complacent and loving (Mr. Muggles erasing her memory?).
**Mr. Muggles is immortalized in a painting hanging in the Bennets’ home. Loving gesture…or the work of Issac Mendez? You decide.
**Sylar uses Mr. Muggles as an excuse to get into the Bennet house. A closer look reveals Mr. Muggles is the one in control.

I can’t believe they didn’t include the allusion to Harry Potter-dom with his very name … Mr. Muggles. It is CLEARLY an attempt to throw us off and make us believe that Mr. Muggles is completely without power. But we know the truth …

yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid

// March 7th, 2007 // 5 Comments » // tagged:

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

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