Greg Oden's commercial

It's for ESPN The Magazine and it's pretty funny. His commercial is letting advertisers know why they should hire him to represent their product brands. He has 3 ads with 3 seperate pictures, but his facial expression in all 3 pictures is exactly the same. And it's a goofy looking face.

The commercial is funny.

I'm thinking of starting another blog

This one would be a community blog. The problem is I need at least 2 other people. One of my friends is game, but I could see her only blogging once or twice a week. If I do a community blog, I want it updated at least daily if not twice a day. So I need someone else who is willing to blog 4 or 5 days. 3 additional people would be perfect.

If anyone out there runs a community blog and has any advice, I'm all ears.

I hate when the phone rings

Mainly because it's loud. It's not like my cell phone that I can put on vibrate. I also hate when I get cold calls trying to get me to buy stuff. Which is kinda ironic since I'm trying to get a job where I'll be talking on the phone. When companies pay for Travel leads, they get the names of customers and their past buying habits. This is important because it helps predict their potential buying habits. That's important because companies can invest their time on people who are likely to give them a higher response rate.

Eh, as long as they don't wake me up in the morning I don't care.

Colts vs Patriots

Ok this game is gonna drive me crazy. We're gonna hear about this all week. Now everyone is complaining because the Pats are favored over the home team Colts. Who cares? All players and coaches know that those spreads mean nothing. What counts is game day and which team leaves it all on the field.

My poor Steelers are playing the Ravens on Monday night and nobody will even talk about that game until Sunday night after the Colts win. lolol. Me no like the Pats.

Blogger is ticking me off

And since it's owned by Google, I'm really ticked off. Blogger is acting hinky right now and won't pull up my site at all. It will load, then give me a "we can't load this site right now" message and pull up a blank page. What?!?!?! Grrrrr. Now I can't even read my own site or have anybody else read it.

The only reason I knew it was acting up is because my cousin tried to read my page and called me. Darn Blogger/Google evil company.

The whole apartment building is getting updated

And boy do we need it. I wrote the other day about my apartment getting new carpeting, and blinds. Well, my apartment is not the only one. Several of my neighbors are getting that stuff too.

What I'm most excited about is the fact that we're getting new LG Washing Machines. That's awesome. We only have 2 washers and two dryers for 20 apartments. So the new washers will come in handy.

I think I'm rubbing off on my management company. They said they went online to find information about the products. I love it. I talk about researching stuff online so much that they did the same thing. And they were able to get the company they bought the stuff from to match the online price which was much cheaper. It doesn't get much better than that.

I had to open my windows

My apartment is so stuffy. It's so hot and muggy in here. Plus the air is stagnant as there is no circulation. I have two regular fans and 1 ceiling fan. But it's cold outside so I don't want air flowing around like that. Opening the windows seems to help.

I had fried rice for dinner tonight and the last thing I want is for that smell to stay in here.

My apartment is getting updated

It's about time, some of the stuff in my apartment is so old. I've lived here for almost 6 years and I think some of the stuff was here for 5 before that. I'm getting new carpet in my living room and new tile in the kitchen. They asked me if I wanted metal cabinets in the kitchen but I said no. I like the wood grain ones that I have now. Plus I already bumped my head on the old cabinets. I don't wanna take the chance of that happening on metal.

I'm just happy I'm finally getting new furniture.

Supermarkets sell everything now

I wrote a post the other day about needing a new printer cartridge. My local supermarket has one of those filling stations where you can get your cartridge refilled for a cheaper price than buying a new one.

That store has everything. A movie rental place, a kids center, dry cleaning and a mini bank branch. I don't think there's anything else that they could possible put in there. But I'm sure they'll think of something. If it's a money maker, they're dead on it.

Joke of the week

The Psychiatrist and Proctologist...

Two doctors, a psychiatrist and a proctologist, opened an office in a small town and put up a sign reading: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones: Hysterias and Posteriors."

The town council was not happy with the sign, so the doctors changed it to read, "Schizoids and Hemorrhoids."

This was not acceptable either, so in an effort to satisfy the council, they changed the sign to "Catatonics and High Colonics." No go.

Next, they tried "Manic Depressives and Anal Retentives." Thumbs down again.

Then came "Minds and Behinds." Still no good.

Another attempt resulted in "Lost Souls and Butt Holes." Unacceptable again!

So they tried "Analysis and Anal Cysts." Not a chance.

"Nuts and Butts?" No way.

"Freaks and Cheeks?" Still no go.

"Loons and Moons?" Forget it.

Almost at their wit's end, the doctors finally came up with: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Odds and Ends."

Everyone loved it.

MVP of game 1

Of course it was Beckett. I forgot to add that in my last post. They're saying the Rockies night is tomorrow night. Riiiight! Not if they play the way they played tonight! Especially with Schilling on the mound.

Damn, I just realized that I have school tomorrow so I'm gonna miss game 2. Boo school!

Red Sox crush the Rockies!

The Sox spanked the Rockies 13-1 tonight. I thought the Sox would win, but man the Rockies barely put up a fight. It's especially surprising considering the way the Rockies rolled over all of their competition during their run to get to the World Series.

I guess that just goes to show that the AL is the league to beat.

I don't like Ashanti

In case you don't know who she is, she's a R&B singer. I use the term singer very loosely. Anyway, she just performed during the World Series wearing a Red Sox jacket. Fake broad! She's usually rockin' Yankees gear since she's with Murder Inc. and they're all Yankees fans.

So is she really a Sox fan or is about the money and trying to shill her new album? My vote goes to the money. I never liked her, she can harmonize, but she can't sing. Not in the true sense of the word anyway.

I need ink for my printer

My printer is still fairly new, I just got it in May. But I'm already out of ink! When you buy a printer, they give you two cartridges. However that ink never lasts very long. I don't even use my printer that often. I went to print out my homework assignment and it only printed half and the other half was basically blank. I'll use Cartridge Finder to help me find the cheapest ink. They compare prices across stores for me so I get the best deal.

I just hope I don't have any more homework before I get my new cartridges.

I can't believe it's already basketball season

I don't even like basketball. I'm a football and baseball kinda girl. But I was surprised when I was watching the news and I saw basketball scores streaming by on the bottom of the screen.

The only time I pay attention to basketball is in May because it's the playoffs and I'm usually on vacation.

Should I buy a car or truck?

My last car was a suv and I spent a lot of money on truck accessories. I always bought things like new carpet mats, and a new wheel cover. I had a plain one, but I replaced it with a Steelers logo cover. I never spent as much on my cars as I spent on my truck. I don't know if it's me or not, but I never really got into my cars and what they looked like. But my truck? I was always buying stuff for that.

Buying truck accessories can be expensive that's why I like to go on the internet and compare prices.

Posts in draft

Today I published a post that had been in draft forever. I wrote the post back in February but it never seemed like the right time to publish it. I guess today was that day. lolol. No the post is not on this blog, it's on one of the other blogs that I have.

I need to go through my dashboard and get all of those old posts out of there.

I hate awards shows!

The BET Awards are on, again. They'll show them over and over again. I hate watching awards shows. I turned the show on and most of the people had on jeans and t-shirts! I don't expect everybody to show up like it's the Golden Globes, but gosh people take some pride in your appearance.

It really saddens me to see people showing up for television shows looking like this. The worse part is that most people don't even realize that they look tacky!

Promoting your blog

Do you promote your blog online, offline or both? I don't promote mine offline. Most of my friends already have the address so they can read my blogs at their leisure. As far as online, I do belong to a couple of blogging networks. Whenever I publish a post, it shows up on the top of the site and gradually moves down during the day.

I know some of my blogging friends promote their blogs offline with flyers and/or business cards. There use an online printing company to print their materials. Then they tack up the flyers on bulletins boards like at schools, grocery stores and churches. They also hand out the business cards to their friends and associates.

I don't know if I'm ready to branch out like that yet. I do plan on continuing with my online promotions though.

Joe Torre out as Yankees manager

Wow. I'm not surprised that he's out. I am surprised at how it went down though. I hope they Yankees are prepared to deal with the backlash. I think this decision may determine whether some of their free agents look elsewhere.

I think we all know that A-Rod will go wherever the money is. I wonder if he'll try to spin it that he left because Torre left.

It should be interesting in Yankeeland during the off-season.

Joke of the week

St. Peter is questioning three married couples to see if
they qualify for admittance to heaven.

"Why do you deserve to pass the Pearly Gates?" he asks one
of the men, who had been a butler.

"I was a good father," he answers.

"Yes, but you were a drunk all your life. In fact, you
were so bad you even married a woman named Sherry.
No admittance."

St. Peter then turned to the next man, a carpenter, and
asked him the same question.

The carpenter replied that he had worked hard and taken
good care of his family.

But St. Peter also rejected him, pointing out that he had
been an impossible glutton, so much so that he married a
woman named BonBon.

At this point the third man, who had been a lawyer, stood
up and said, "Come on, Penny, let's get out of here."

Diamonds are a girls best friend

I love diamonds. I love everything about them especially the way they sparkle and shine. When I was on vacation, I bought myself a pair of diamond earrings. Now I'm looking at complimentary pieces like diamond rings, or maybe even a diamond tennis bracelet. I'm leaning more towards the bracelet though. Mainly because it gives more of a sparkle when the light hits it.

Baseball and odds makers

You know the odds makers are going crazy. No way did they expect the Rockies to advance to the world series. And the Indians are leading the Sox 2 games to 1. If they win the series, people are gonna lose their minds.

Anybody who took the longshots are sitting pretty right now.

Football Sunday

No my team is not playing but there are several games on today. Not counting the over hyped Dallas vs New England that's on later today. I'll be glad when that's over. I hate both teams so I don't care who wins and who loses.

But today's games are extremely sloppy so far. There has been a ton of turnovers and 1 interception so far. I hope they tighten up the offense.

Ditching my cell phone plan

My cell phone is probably one of the technological marvels that I enjoy the most. I love the freedom of being anywhere and being able to make a call without looking for a phone booth or change. Phone booths are becoming obsolete so good luck finding one. There availability has been cut in half in the past 5 years.

One thing I don't like is my cell phone plan. With my provider I pay more than I would with the same plan at a different provider. I've looked at different carriers and my bill could be almost $20 bucks less. When you're on a budget, every dollar counts.

There are a lot of reasons I haven't left my carrier yet. One reason I've stayed is because I've been my carrier for over 5 years. I like the continuity of being with one provider. I've also stayed with my current provider because in part I love my phone. It's only available at my provider so I can't go to another carrier right? Well, not true anymore. I found unlocktotalk.com and now it's a possibility.

What they do is unlock your sim card so you can use any phone with any provider. I wouldn't even lose my phone book, contacts or ring tones. This service is good for military people or people who travel a lot. And you can do it right over the internet. They will walk you through the process. Or you can find a store in your area and go in and have them do it for you. Your area can be in the U.S. or a host of international countries.

Freedom is what it's all about. Now we can all have cellular freedom. I shouldn't feel like I have any loyalty to my cellular provider. After all, the carriers sure don't feel any loyalty to their customers.

Some good news for Arod

No, it's not about his contract situation. He and his wife are expecting their second baby in the spring. They already have a 2 year old daughter Natasha.

Finally some good sports news!

Yes, the Yankees are coming to Pittsburgh next season. What, this season isn't over you say. Pfft, it is for me. I don't care about any of these teams. I could root for the Red Sox out of the 4 teams. Of course the way my luck seems to be, who ever I root for loses.

Anyway, back to the Yankees. I wrote a post back in June saying that if the Yankees came here next year, I would go to the whole series. They're here June 24th-26th which is Tuesday through Thursday.

I hope I can get tickets. I have a feeling they will be really hard to get. I'm not even worried about whether or not I'll have school in the summer. Priorities, remember.

Joke of the week

Back To School...

A first-grade teacher, Ms. Brooks, was having trouble with one of her students. The teacher asked, 'Harry, what's your problem?'

Harry answered, 'I'm too smart for the 1st grade. My sister is in the 3rd grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the 3rd grade too!'

Ms. Brooks had enough. She took Harry to the principal's office.

While Harry waited in the outer office, the teacher explained to the principal what the situation was. The principal told Ms. Brooks he would give the boy a test. If he failed to answer any of his questions he was to go back to the 1st grade and behave. She agreed.

Harry was brought in and the conditions were explained to him and he agreed to take the test.

Principal: 'What is 3 x 3?'

Harry: '9.'

Principal: 'What is 6 x 6?'

Harry: '36.'

And so it went with every question the principal thought a 3rd grader should know. The principal looks at Ms. Brooks and tells her, 'I think Harry can go to the 3rd grade'

Ms. Brooks says to the principal, 'Let me ask him some questions.'

The principal and Harry both agreed.

Ms. Brooks asks, 'What does a cow have four of that I have only two of?'

Harry, after a moment: 'Legs.'

Ms. Brooks: 'What is in your pants that you have but I do not have?'

The principal wondered why would she ask such a question!

Harry replied: 'Pockets.'

Ms. Brooks: 'What does a dog do that a man steps into?'

Harry: 'Pants.'

The principal sat forward with his mouth hanging open.

Ms. Brooks: 'What does a man do standing up, a woman does sitting down and a dog does on three legs?'

Harry: 'Shake hands.'

The principal was trembling.

Ms. Brooks: 'What word starts with an 'F' and ends in 'K' that means a lot of heat and excitement?'

Harry: 'Fire truck.'

The principal breathed a sigh of relief and told the teacher, 'Put Harry in the fifth-grade, I got the last five questions wrong.

Series Smeries

Ugh, Yanks lose. The Indians will play the Red Sox in the ALDS while the Rockies will play the Diamond Backs in the NLDS.

Blah! I guess I'm done with baseball until next year. I'll be rooting for spring training!

Yankees make it a series

They beat the Indians today 8-4. The Indians still lead the series 2-1 but they're playing home tomorrow night again so that's an advantage.

George Steinbrenner made the statement that if the Yankees don't win the series, Joe Torre might not be back next year. Peter Gammons made an interesting observation on Sports Center. If Joe doesn't come back, that could affect the decision of some of the players that will be free agents this year. Players like Jorge Posada.

Tomorrow's game should be interesting.

Help Interpol track down a pedophile

Interpol has launched unprecedented appeal to the public to help them track down a pedophile.

The picture is blurry because: "The pictures had been digitally altered to disguise the man's face with a swirly pattern, but computer specialists at Germany's federal police agency, the BKA, worked with Interpol's human trafficking team to produce identifiable images."

The suspect is described as a dark-haired man thought to be a European aged around 35-40.

If you have any ideas about who this could be contact law enforcement. We have to get these menaces off the streets.

Damn pervert!

I won't get reimbursed for the class I'm dropping

Which sucks because I need that money to roll over to the next semester. Now I'm down almost $500 for the spring. It's getting harder and harder to find the money to pay for school. Tuition went up this semester by $30 per credit. That doesn't seem like a lot but it's almost $100 per class.

Fees also went up but I'm not sure by how much. The fees include the computer fees and student group fees. Pitt is also considering hiking the transportation fee for next year too. I may have to get another Credit Card to help cover the cost of everything. All of my school expenses are increasing and that's not even taking books into account. My books for this semester was $180 for 2 classes. I'll be lucky to get half of that back.

I know it will be worth it in the end to get my degree, but it's ridiculously expensive right now.

Baseball is not going the way I want it to

First of all, the Phillies got swept 3-0 by the Rockies. The Rockies will now go on to play the D-Backs in the NLCS. The Yankees are down 0-2 to the Indians. If they get swept I will just die. At least they're home today, maybe that's what they need.

I can't believe the swept the season series 6-0 and are now down 0-2. That just goes to show that once the playoffs start, the regular season stats go out the window.

I'm outta that class!

My analytical methods class that is. I've stuck it out for a fourth of the semester but I just don't understand. I've been getting help and I'm still lost. Even my Math Tutors said that they thought the class was hard. The class started out with 22 students. We're down to 15 students and now 14 when I leave.

The really bad thing is that if I didn't have a tutor, I would have dropped the class after the second week. I only paid a small fee for my tutor and she was worth it. When I take the class again, I'll probably get another tutor to help out. But I'll make sure I don't take that same teacher.

Ugh bugs are gross

I'm watching the Yankees vs the Indians. There are gnats everywhere. It's so gross. They're crawling all over the players. The umpires came out with insect repellant for themselves and let the players put some on as well. They had to monitor them so they didn't spray it on the pitcher's hands.

I'm really getting sick watching this game.

Joke of the week

Good Ol' Sunday School...

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

Four worms were placed into four separate jars:

The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.
The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.
The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.
The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:

The first worm in alcohol - Dead.
The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead
Third worm in chocolate syrup - Dead
Fourth worm in good clean soil - Alive.

So the Minister asked the congregation -

What can you learn from this demonstration?

Maxine was sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said,

"As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"

That pretty much ended the service.

Getting flowers is so romantic

Sigh, I'm jealous. One of my coworkers got flowers today and they were so pretty. It was a mix of flowers. There were roses of different colors and baby's breath. They smelled good too. I love roses.

I was surprised to learn that there was a such thing as flower meaning. If I got flowers I was happy just because. I didn't know that there was another meaning to the flowers. They can have different meanings based on the types of flowers, roses mean love while daisies means innocence or modesty. Or even the number of flowers, 10 means will you marry me, while 12 is a perfect dozen or perfect love.

I never thought about the meaning of flowers whenever I got them. I was just happy that somebody gave me flowers. Now of course, I'll think about what the flowers means the next time I get them.

This week sucks

Trust me. Everything that could go wrong is. Work, school, personal even food. How can food be wrong? I took something out to cook (which I never do) and forgot it. So it sat out too long and now I have to throw it in the garbage.

I'm glad it's almost the weekend.

Broken glass everywhere

Ugh what a nightmare. I broke the light fixture in my bathroom. It's a type of glass sconce that the light bulb sits down in. I twisted out the bulb and went to pick it up out of the sconce and it fell on the floor and broke into a million pieces. I was just glad that I didn't cut my hand on the glass.

I hate the bathroom fixtures in my apartment. I have to supplement all of the lighting because it's not bright enough. The bathroom lighting is not quite as bad as the living room or dining room area. I had to buy extra lamps for each room because it's dark in my apartment.

I just hope I got all of the glass up. The last thing I want to do is walk into the bathroom in the middle of the night and get a piece of glass stuck in my foot.

Darn baseball games

They're starting on Wednesday and Thursday. That's the two days I have school. Ugh! I'll be able to see the weekend games but sometimes the first game of the series set the tone for the rest of the series.

That's just another reason why I hate school.