The family reunion is soon

People are losing their minds. Nobody has a car and everybody needs a ride. Of course they all waited until the last minute to say that they didn't have a ride. One cousin in particular is expecting my uncle to rent a van to transport her family. She's not planning on taking any money out of her pocket. She's the ultimate in selfish.

I was going to fly but now I'm not sure. We may need my car since no one else has one.

Having fun on vacation

Yeah it's almost over but I did have fun. I went away for a few days just to relax. I went where there were a lot of single people and boy did I feel like I was in the Ultimate Flirting Championship or something. It was so much fun though.

Guys were complimenting me on my hair like I had gotten a Extreme Style by VO5 done before I left. I really just went and got a haircut. Nothing more or nothing less. I didn't even have my super sexy Victory Hair going on or anything. I took jeans and sneakers because I wasn't planning on meeting anyone but I was wrong.

Click on the widget and play the game and see if the lines work for you. They do work! Usually because they're so corny that it makes you smile and talk to the person. If I never hear "What's your sign?" or any of those other lines, that would be fine with me.

Vacation is almost over

Bummer! Just when I started to really get into the groove, it's almost over. I hate only having 2 weeks vacation. You have to take 1 week and then I break up the second week into days. It really stinks though because if you take 2 days off for a long weekend trip, you use up those days quickly.

I hope my next job offers more vacation days.

Protect yourself from carpal tunnel syndrome

I work in accounting now which isn't as bad as my last company. I did data entry at that job. It was easy work but it was boring. It was the same repetitive motion day in and day out. There is a certain way to hold your wrists so that you don't risk the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome. Most people don't do it however because it's not a natural motion to hold your hands like that. I did find a way to get carpal tunnel relief though. It's called the smart glove.

The smart glove is awesome because it makes everything you do natural. You don't have any unnatural motions or cumbersome products. In my previous job it would have helped tremendously. Now I can use when I do my blogging. Blogging can be hard work. It all depends on how many times per day your update and how many blogs you have. You could conceivably write and publish 3 or more posts per day. Some days I publish 6 posts in 1 day. That's a lot of writing.

Did I mention that I still write. Yeah I'm still writing my short stories. I don't put them on paper as much as I used to but I'm still writing. When I lost everything on my computer I got discouraged and stopped writing for a while. I recently started writing again so now I use a computer for work, blogging and my short stories.

I had better use something to protect my wrists and stave off carpal tunnel. I need to write to make a living.

I hate huge pictures

Sometimes I put pictures in my posts. I don't do it often because I don't always like the way they look. Most of the time they're way too big and they look ugly on your blog. Usually I'll just leave them for a while and then I'll delete them at a later date.

I hate those monstrosities on my pages.

Flying will be so uncomfortable

I'm a little overweight and this weight is so hard to get off. I've been watching what I eat and exercising like crazy. I think we all know that the weight doesn't come off as fast as it goes on. I've considered weight loss surgery if this weight doesn't come off soon. Those airline seats are made for a smaller size so I know I'll be squeezed in.

Not good.

Drive or fly?

I don't know how I'm getting to my family reunion. John and I was supposed to go together but he's not going. I can't drive that far by myself without missing most of the picnic. I'm not a good long distance driver so I would take a really long time. I could fly but then I won't have a car once I get there. The bus is out of the question because that ride is way too long.

I guess I have a few days to decide.

I sure hope we have shrimp kabobs

Our family reunion is the weekend of Labor Day. The family has been having fund-raisers all year in order to be able to pay for it. All we have to do is bring side dishes. All of the main courses will be provided. Two of my uncles will be running the grills with all types of hot dogs, burgers, ribs and of course chicken. I'll probably have ribs first because we all know they're the first thing to go.

I hope we have shrimp kabobs too. My uncle makes a mean kabob even though he doesn't put everything I like on it. He cooks like he's in one of those Cook off's he's always entering. Like the great American seafood cook off. I'm not a big seafood eater but I will eat shrimp.

I don't think he's even won although he's always excited to enter. He loves sharing recipes with people that they would have never thought of. I can't wait to get there to see what he comes up with.

Oh the kabob recipe. It's just shrimp, sausage, onions, peppers and tomatoes on a skewer. Really plain but it's the spices that he uses. I know he marinades the meat in alcohol and then uses seafood spices. I'm just not sure exactly which spices he uses.

I can't wait to get there and eat now.

There is no good music on the radio

I don't like most of the music on the radio now. I do have a few exceptions but for the most part I'm bored with music. Everyone and everything sounds the same. There's no originality. When you do hear something halfway original - it's the dumbest song ever!

I'll be glad when someone finally breaks out.

Have you uploaded videos on Viddiction.com?

I had never even heard of viddiction until recently. I'm really excited about using the site though. It's a video upload site but better than the one you're thinking of. I went to the site and there were a ton of videos to watch. I never upload videos myself, I just watch what other people put up. Anyway the first video that caught my attention was the "fake lottery ticket". I didn't want to watch it because I thought it was mean. I'm a gambler and a lottery ticket buyer so this kind of joke would easily fool me. I eventually watched the video and it was funny.

The reason I say it's better than that other site is because of the incentives that they offer you. The best incentive is cash for videos that you upload. You upload your video and then get people to watch it. That's it. The more people that visit your video and rate it, the more points you earn. The person at the end of the month with the most points wins. Anywhere from $50-$500 per month. The best part about it is that you can upload as many videos as you want. And you can win multiple times. Imagine winning every month with different videos.

Go to the site and watch all the great videos. Then upload your own video and win cash!

Looking for work

John is looking for a new job. He's not trying to leave his full-time job, he's just looking for something part-time. Maybe 3 or 4 days per week. I don't know if now is the best time to be looking for work but I'm glad he's not out in this tight job market looking for a regular job.

I hope he finds something soon.

Doctor on the run

John had surgery today. His eyes keeps swelling up and he didn't know why. They told him it was because excess oil was on his eye causing a sty. No matter what he did, the sty just wouldn't go away. They decided that they would cut it out today.

The doctor was all over seeing patients. He probably had to use his medical reference software by Epocrates Inc to check his patients drug coverage. He could use the software on his PDA or Smartphone to check other things like drug dosing or side effects. Of course the doctor could also access the information from his desktop computer.

John is now in pain from the surgery. I hope the doctor used that software to find him a good pain reliever.

This announcement was paid for by Epocrates.

I'm starting to write again

I've started my short stories again. Luckily for me I write a lot of stuff down. Quite a few of the ideas that I had for my short stories are written in a tablet that I still have. While I won't be able to re-write what I had written exactly, I'll be able to get a good amount re-written.

That's good enough for now.

Vacationing in the UK

Most people don't think of going to the UK on holiday. For something different you can use Isle of Wight Holidays and visit the Isle of Wight. How many of your friends would be able to say that they've been there? There's nothing wrong with the normal London vacation. But going somewhere off of the beaten path is usually a great idea. You meet people you wouldn't have ordinarily met and you get to see a totally different way of life.

Another great motivator is that the place won't be over-run with tourists and you'll get a authentic experience. That's one of the best parts about travel, you get to see something that you usually don't see. Check out the site and get ready to pack your bags.

I didn't leave work early the other day

I thought I could leave work early one day this week. But I had my days mixed up. I get to leave early tomorrow. We have summer hours where we get to leave 1 hr early every other week. It's not much but I sure appreciate it. I have to stop by the store and buy a few things and I'll do that tomorrow.

I'm glad this week is almost over.