Have you ever been haunted by something you said? You said it as a joke (sort of), but then regretted it the minute you said it. Because, while it may have been 'true' (in the strictest sense of the word), it wasn't true. Than you think about it all the time and think, if I had heard myself say what I said (regardless of it's true intention) I would have been disappointed with myself. OH - which reminds me. Remember when your mom would say 'I'm not mad, I'm just diappointed.' Wasn't that the worst possible thing to hear EVER? It was for me. I don't know where Mark keeps his "movie quote of the day" image, but I have a quote: "Fester Fester Fester, Rot Rot Rot."
So tonight I sold the iPhone that Nick so kindly gave. I of course got his approval (even though he told me I didn't need it) and told him why I was going to sell it. I was curious what first generation iPhones were going for on ebay/craigslist so I checked. To my supprise they were going for somewhere betwen $200 and $600. It seemed the ones that were posted at $600 were seeing no activity, and the ones that were around $300 were the 8 gig version. I had the 4gb version. For perspective, the new iPhone 3G's 8 gigabyte models are selling for $200 at the Apple Store right now (with a 2 yeat AT&T contract). For the record, I wouldn't have though to "upgrade" my phone at all if it was going to cost money somply because the original phone was great and with the free software update did all of the things the new ones do, the only exception is the true GPS, but to be honest, the "fake GPS" in the old iPhones (which use cell phone tower triangulation and wireless hotspot "triangulation") works just about as well as true GPS in the city. I had no reason to upgrade. Except now I realized I could upgrade for free, essentially. I put the phone on craigslist for $200 at 10:15 one night and within 5 minutes I had 5 emails, one of which was a guy offering me $250 for it. Damn, I should have asked for more than $200. It didn't matter because all I really wanted was my free upgrade. After a few days and many emails, I ended up selling it to that guy tonight for $250. I think he is going to unlock it and use it on the T-Mobile network. I'm glad I got my "free upgrade" and thanks to the profit made on the deal, Nick will be getting a nice big iTunes gift card in the email because after all it was his phone. I also think iTunes is the safest way to send money to Dubai™.
I’ve decided that I have Adult ADD. This is a self diagnosis. Either that or I am REALLY GOOD at procrastinating. I have been meaning to do so many things, but it just never seems to happen. I don’t really have a good reason for it – mostly it’s just laziness. Or the idea that there has to be something more interesting to do. I’m doing it right now by posting this instead of writing a document for work that I really need to do, but just can’t seem to get started. I need motivation. Oh, I know, if I don’t do it I will get fired. Yes – that just might work! Also – quickly, before I go: I’m going to start posting more. Really – I am. What do you think of my segment title? “a minute with the mrs.” Let me know if you think it’s cool or totally lame. And I do want you to write the word lame. Labels: aminutewiththemrs
When I was growing up, Jim Carrey was my favorite actor and to this day his movies are still some of my favorites. Recently some astute folks in Hollywood decided to make some sequels of his old movies, you know, just to add some familiar movies to the onslaught of original films as of late. These movies don't necessarily feature Jim Carrey himself, but no worries, they are at least as good if not better than the originals. The latest in the series is Ace Ventura Jr., a delightful comedy staring an up-and-coming young pup named Josh Flitter, whose character is following in his wacky father's footsteps and helps his mom get out of trouble, having been accused of punching a baby panda or something. This will be a delight to watch. Here are some more past and future Carrey sequels which might not star Jim Carrey, but are sure not to disappoint. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (released June 13th 2003) So this movie takes place in the past, when Harry and Lloyd were just kids, but right when they meet, they become the best of friends. Their school is creating a Special Ed class and mistakenly think that they are both special needs kids (they're not! they're just a little slow!). Well something fishy is going on and it will take a crack-jack reporter with the help of Harry and Lloyd to get to the bottom of this hilarity! Son of the Mask (released February 18, 2005) Get this. A cartoonist has to deal with his baby when his dog finds the Mask (from the original movie, remember?) and then his baby gets a hold of it! Can you guess what ensues? Yes, mayhem, you're right. Things get really crazy in this all out gut-buster. Ace Ventura Jr. (to be released October 2008) *See synopsis above The Plumber Guy (release date TBD) While recovering from his near-death experience at the end of The Cable Guy, the cable guy makes a phone call to his second cousin known simply as The Plumber Guy (Bob Hoskins of Super Mario Bros. and Son of the Mask fame) and asks him to make sure Steven Kovacs, and his new bride Robin, are settling into their new life together. In a series of incredible events, Steven, Robin, and The Plumber Guy have to compete in a talent competition to save the life of the German President (Steven's former co-worker, Rick (Jack Black)). They end up forming a pretty special friendship in the process. "Take the Plunge!" The Truman Show 2: Truman Too (release date TBD) After Truman Burbank gets the chip off his shoulder by watching some old Truman Show DVDs and realizing how hilarious they really were for everyone, he agrees to have his first son star in "Truman Too", almost identical to the original "Truman Show" TV program, but this time there's a twist! Every week, the producers put Truman Burbank Jr. into a ridiculous situation to see how he can squirm, fight, talk, or cry his way out. Man Over The Moon (release date TBD) Four years after Andy Kaufman's tragic death, resulting from lung cancer, Andy comes back as a wacky, anything-goes ghost (Paul Rubens) who visits the old set of Taxi & Saturday Night Live and plays practical jokes on everyone he knows! Evan Almighty (released June 22, 2007) Instead of getting all of God's powers and doing anything he wants to like "Bruce Nolan" did in the original, our protagonist "Evan Baxter" is instead cursed with a horrible facial hair disease, constantly running from wild game, and is forced to work non-stop building a 200 foot long ark by hand. I think you can predict just how silly things might get. Man I love Jim Carrey. Labels: movies
Today Google added some new template options to Google Docs including a slew of helper worksheets for wedding planning. Actually jsut browsing through all of the new templates, I can see that these might be really useful (like huge widgets), but that is another post. When Sara and I were getting married, we ended up doing 99% of our planning using Google Docs and it worked out really great. We always had out lists with us (invite list, attendance list, budget, gifts recieved, etc) and we could easily share those lists with other people who needed them (parents adding in guest's addresses, sub-lists for bacholer/ette parties, etc). They were always up to date, and were supprisingly easy to use. Google had made a lot of improvements to spreadsheets from when we had been trying to use them for househunting which at that point, they were unusable. I am a huge fan of the Google Docs, and recommend using them especially if more than one person will ever be viewing or collaborating on a doc with you. With the new templates too, I think they are turning into something really simple and useful. -=MovieQuoteoftheDay=-"Am I the only one who thinks his head looks like an octopus?"
Ever since we got Dash, Sara's parents have just loved him so much that they have been considering getting a dog of their own more and more. Well a couple of weeks ago, Sara found a Silky Terrier on the Dumb Friends League website and sent it on to her mom. Well doing that got her mom set on finding a dog they could adopt. The Dumb Friends League dog, Spike didn't work out for them (don't worry, he got adopted the next day), but a couple days later, Terri found a dog that she couldn't resist even though he was at a pretty run down shelter. He was a stray that seemed pretty healthy and Terri took him home right when she saw him. The Kennel said he passed their vet exam with "flying colors". Terri took him to get groomed but they said without proof of a rabies shot, they couldn't take him. She took him to the vet the next day. The vet told her that he had some pretty bad teeth (this often is the case with terriers), and that was causing a lot of larger health issues, like upper respitory problems and maybe some other issues. They also called later in the week to tell her he had tested positive for canine influenza. This was after their dog (Ozzi) had hung out with Dash for two days in a row. Wikipedia says that there is an 80% chance that if a dog comes into contact with canine influenza they will get it too. Well, it's been seven days now and Dash is as lively as usual and Ozzi seems to be slowly getting better. We're glad Dash didn't get sick and are relieved Ozzi is getting better but I just can't believe what kind of a shady kennel would say a dog "passed with flying colors" and the next day another vet would find so much wrong with the dog.
One of the first things we wanted to do when we moved into this house was replace the security door. It has problems. It look terrible, probably about 30 yeard old Wrought Iron, the screens are broken, the handle doesn't close shut and we don't even have a key for it. Not very secure. A couple months ago we heard about a rash of burglaries in our neighborhood so we decided we should go ahead and get a new door, one that has a key and closes. We had even been hiding our laptops around the house during the day, like under couch cushions and in drawers just in case. Nine weeks ago I bought a door from Home Depot, but after taking the old heavy one off and putting the new one up I realized it was too short and we would need to order a custom sized door. An extra 4 inches of height equaled out to an extra $300 but as we soon founf out that was our only option so we bought it. The delivery that was supposed to take "a few weeks" actually took four and they didn't call me when it came in, I had to call them. Fantastic. I had asked my father in law to help me install it, and when we got to Home Depot and got the door, we saw that it had been dropped and the bottom corner was completly crumpled in. We had to order a new door and there was no way they could expodite the manufacturer or shipping and they gave us no discounts of any kind. They even let the new girl enter in the order in which she had to start over three times because of hitting the wrong key. Fantastic. Four more weeks. Saturday I called to see if the door was in, and sure enough, it came in Thursday night (no call to me). I asked if it was policy not to call customers when their orders came in. It is not. Luckily the new employee wasn't new anymore, she has 4 weeks experience under her belt now and was able to get me my new door. With a huge gash in the box. Luckily whatever happened to the box didn't make it all the way through to the door. My dad came over yesterday and helped me install the new door, no problems, new knobs, locks, door closer, and a new door knob for the garage to match keys. I feel a lot better now, though the burglaries have died down in the time spent waiting, but at least I'm not hiding my laptop in cushions anymore. And it looks fantastic. Thanks Home Depot. -=MovieQuoteOfTheDay=-"I'm Bill Murray, you're everybody else. "
 
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