Doors

I was just pondering today…

Did you notice the wide variance in doors these days?
Especially front doors. Homes, Businesses, etc.

Think about it… We’re all used to the common wooden doors.
But now there’s glass, steel, bronze, pewter, and many more doors.
Even within glass, there’s clear, sanded, distorted, opal, and more.

Then beyond that:
Double doors, sliding doors, automatic doors…

As humans we need variety. But in doors? Come on…

America: calm down with your door craze!

Goodbye HP

Today I had to send in my HP laptop for the THIRD time!
The first two times, the hard drive failed completely. Had to get them replaced.
In fact there were many issues. One issue was the speakers.

They did NOT fix them in the first repair. The second repair was supposed to be just for the speakers.
By the time I got the box and was ready to package the laptop, the hard drive failed again.

So what do they do? Fix the hard drive and don’t fix the speakers. In fact, they made them worse.
Instead of being just low quality, now the left speaker did not work at all and the right sucked.

Sent it in today just for the speakers. Thankfully the hard drive still works this time.

Pandora!

Alright… Who uses Pandora?

Recently I was away from my laptop and iPod and I needed to listen to music.
I always knew about Pandora and used it a few times but never really needed it as my music collection is pretty big.
Well, let me tell you. With customizing and tweaking, Pandora will find songs you know and love (if you know and love lots of songs) and find songs you instantly enjoy that you didn’t even know existed.

It does have flaws though. If you’re really not liking many of it’s recommendations, you’re SOL because you have a limited number of skips per hour. Also, thumbs-upping songs will sometimes cause that song to repeat many, many times.

A workaround is banning that song for a month. Unfortunately, there’s no middle-ground like a “play less frequently” button.

Odd Mad Lib

This is a weird one my friend made:

Dear Xio,

I don’t really know how to tell you this…You’re a leprechaun. I think I realized it When I saw the purple monkey At the mental hospital and I saw you Drive over My salt-beef bucket. I’m sure you’re Middle-class enough to understand That your Ford sucks. I’m returning The couch cushions to you, but I’ll keep Your left ear as a memory. You should also know that I Always will remember the pep talks and The apartment building is on fire.

With tears of sadness,
Gimpy

Push-Ups

The other day I saw a guy doing the worst push-ups ever.
This has gone too far. People really need to know how to do a proper push-up.
It’s a great low cost exercise since you don’t need ridiculously expensive equipment.
Push-ups are great for your upper-body and will achieve goals like toning and gaining strength.

First off: Your palms should be around shoulder level and a little more than shoulder width apart.
You need to keep your body straight. Do NOT bend or arch your legs or upper or low back.
As you lift, you should exhale. When you reach the maximum height, pause for a little.
Lower yourself slowly until your chest touches the floor. Your knees should not be touching the floor.
Again, no back bending! Pause at the bottom then repeat.

Wii Review

Today, I’ll be quickly reviewing the Wii.

It’s a great system intended for the family. Key word: family.
If you’re looking for hardcore games, move along, PS3 and 360 are waiting for you…

The system has been gaining little tastes of hardcore games such as shooters, but the console still remains family friendly for the most part.

It is filled with mini-games and party games. Very arcade style.
If that’s what you’re into. This is your system.

HOWEVER:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is ridiculously incredible. If you’re a fan of the N64 version and haven’t played the Wii-make (hah), you’re missing out!

Google game

Alright here’s how this goes.

You google the phrase “<yourfirstname> needs” (including the double-quotes), and write up the first 10 hits without repeats.

These are mine.

1. Roy needs more pub!
2. Roy needs to have his mouth washed out
3. Roy needs more small girls sizes
4. Roy needs some help
5. Roy needs more credit
6. Roy needs to stop being ‘Mr. Nice Guy’
7. Roy needs to be an all-star
8. Roy needs a quick cure
9. Roy needs a rating boost
10. Roy needs a home!

Now look your name up.

Running

Today I went running and decided running is not my thing.
I do not enjoy it in the least bit.
It’s just tiring and annoying all throughout.

But the day after… That soreness is AMAZING!

Do something fun to work out. Go rock climbing or play racquetball.

You’ll still get that soreness feeling if you push yourself hard enough.

Detect Lies

Want to know if someone is lying?

It’s all about the body language.

When someone is lying their body language will resemble these qualities:

• Physical expression will become stiff with few arm and hand movements.

• A person who is lying to you will avoid making eye contact. Or make too much eye contact.

• Many times someone lying will touch their face, throat & mouth. Additionally, touching or scratching the nose or behind their ear is a big sign.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is by far my most favorite linux distro.

It is developed with the user in mind. With that said, they gear themselves toward a wide range of users, not just the advanced tech geeks like with other distros.

Info courtesy of Ubuntu:

Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need – a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.