Tech Geek

I get these emails everyday for this company or that with basically a catalog of what is on sale this week or next.  There are some neat products though that I have to give them credit for.

The website is The Tech Geek and as the name says, they have technical things for geeks lol.  Of course you don't have to be a geek to shop there but it usually helps if you are so you know what you are looking for.  I mean, obviously Paris Hilton would be totally lost on the index page of this site but Bill Gates probably navigates it as if it's just like a magazine catalog.

Here are a couple of products that I liked:

• 1.5 Inch LCD Royal 24950V PF Memory Cup Digital Photo Frame Pencil Cup/Desktop Organize - no description required, link says it all.


• Eclipse Hand-Crank Weather Band Radio Classic - This is perfect for storms when the electricity goes out, you can listen to the news or music while you wait for your power to come back on and it needs no batteries.

Those were just 2 things that stood out in the email, to me that is.  But what doesn't stand out to me may be awesome to you.  I can't look at prices during this economy because if I see something that is cheap that I know I'd like I think my head would explode because I can't buy it.  But I thought that other people who read my blog might be interested in some of those things.  So Cheers!

Worst Fears Realized

I just woke up out of the worst dream a nerd could ever have in his ENTIRE life!  Have you ever had a dream where you worst fears have been realized?  I just did.

Chip and I were traveling... somewhere which I still am not clear with.  I was leaving my Aunt Louise's house in Texas and for some reason Chip was with me.  So we were going to go on another trip but the only way to get to the airport was by city bus.  So we had all of our things on the bus with us, he pretty much just had clothes.  He's not real into nerdy things like me.  I on the other hand had some clothes but for the most part all my electronics.

List: I had my laptop, psp, cell phone, video camera (dvd cam), bi-pap machine and my Dell DJ which doesn't work right now lol.  I also had some books in my suitcase.  If I had a Kindle I would've been totally screwed but my bags would've been lighter lol.

The bus runs a red light and we get pulled over.  All the passengers are taken off the bus and put onto another bus for a few minutes.  Then the police come to the bus we were taken to and says we can get on our bus now.  The bus pretty much empties and I'm the last one off.  I get off the bus and look around and the bus I was originally on was nowhere to be seen.  It was totally gone... with ALL of my stuff.  Chip was gone too.

I had to think... real hard... maybe Chip will keep an eye on my stuff and when he gets to our destination he will bring it with him.  Although, I finally catch the next bus and get to our destination which for some odd reason is another bus but it's a totally different kind of bus which I would so love to explain except that I can't because it was so strange I literally have to draw you a picture to describe it.  And since I can't draw let me just say it was strange.

I get on that bus and say please tell me you have all my stuff and Chip says "what stuff?"  AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!  What do you mean what stuff?  OMG I cannot believe it.  So I pick up a cell phone which by the way makes no sense.  It wasn't my cell phone but I look at it and it has "property of...." and it says a name that I can't recall and I realize that the person who took all my things have already assimilated it all.  But how could I know that by looking at "a" cell phone?  Hey, it's a dream sequence, what do you want?

We end up at someones house and Chip is sleeping in a bed and I'm trying to use the phone to call my cell phone and my cousin Brandi is on the other line and she won't get off the phone.  And so I keep picking up the phone and instead of a dial tone I can hear her talking and she tells me to get off the phone.

Ok, I realize that all these things can be replaced.  My cell phone is actually just a pre-paid cell phone.  I've had it since 2002 and pre-paid gives you a crappy amount of minutes.  I think for $25 I get 2.5 hours to talk.  I think that the newer pre-paid are different.

Anyway, I can always get a new everything else but come on, all my pictures are on the SD card in my camcorder, all my saved games are in the memory stick in my PSP and my simms card in my cell phone with all my phone numbers.  It's a hassle to have to get it all back and it costs way more money than I have to spend.  It took me years to get all of those electronics and all by pure luck too.  Some were gifts and some were things that took me years to save up for.

Thank goodness I woke up because I would've died in my dream of a heart break lol.

Andy on US of Tara

I just finished watching next weeks all new United States of Tara.  How?  I don't know why but they always have new episodes a week early in the On Demand channel only.  I only found out by accident when I first started watching the show.

I won't give anything away but next weeks episode will answer any and all questions about Andrew Lawrence's character on this show.

Satellite Clocks

I bought this satellite clock from Publisher's Clearing House last year because I wanted to increase my chances of winning money hehe.  I know, buying doesn't increase your chances blah blah blah.

So I've always wanted a satellite clock ever since they came out but I really don't NEED a satellite clock that much so I just never bought one.  I don't really look at a regular clock, I always look at a cell phone or the cable box or the clock on the computer and all those clocks are basically satellite clocks.

I didn't have an alarm clock though so I bought this from PCH.  I haven't had it long enough for it to require a time change from the stupid twice a year time change.  Right now it's "Spring Forward" but my clock didn't spring forward like it's supposed to.  I took a picture to show that it is still at 11am when it should be 12pm.  I put it outside and pressed the sync button to see if it syncs or not.  Here is a picture of what it looks like so you can beware not to waste your money on it.

The only way that the camera was able to take a picture of this so you can see the display was from an angle.  In fact, the only way I can see what time it is is to tilt it so I can see it from this angle.  Otherwise the LCD display looks blank.  It always looks like the batteries are dying even though it has brand spanking new batteries in it.  It does have a lovely blue light when you press the snooze button so you can see it better in the dark.

I could set it manually but that's not way I bought it.  I bought it so I wouldn't have to.  I'm going to go check on it to see if it's changed or not.  It's been out there for about 10 minutes....  OK good, I just went and got it and the time has indeed changed to the current time according to my cable box.  It is currently 12:23pm.

It would be nice if it set itself in the house and I wouldn't have to take it outside to have it set itself properly.  But you know, it's only twice a year and during battery changes that I have to deal with this crap.  So I guess I take it back.  Buy it but beware, you have to tilt it to see what time it is and you have to take it outside to sync with the satellites.

Cell Phone Popcorn

I was just sent this video that shows these people with cell phones sitting in a circle on a table with about 5 or 6 pieces of pre-popped popcorn and they each call their perspective cell phones and all of a sudden these pieces of corn just start popping.  Then they show another group doing it then another group doing it all getting the same results, popcorn.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pXg0TifZpQ

However, I went to YouTube so I can get the video so I can embed it in here much easier than just putting in a link and I found this one instead.  It's from a radio show called "The Regular Guys" on 100.5 FM in Atlanta, Georgia.  They try the same thing but get no results.  I don't know if it's because one of the cell phones was vibrating away from the corn or not but the corn did not pop thus debunking this myth.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC4eeB2M7hk

There is a spoof video of these guys trying it with a steak.  Check it out it's so funny.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=przkFZJSkOc

I went to Snopes.com to get the whole truth about this and it's false.  The snopes page that I actually went to was about cooking an egg with a cell phone but towards the bottom of the page they showed these videos about popcorn.  They show a CNN news story where they talk to the guy who created these videos for a blue tooth company who basically made this up to sell his product and these stunts are all for a commercial.  Not meant to scare people but meant as a joke and to sell their product.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOZZ6dJiIgo

Michael Jackson's Final Curtain Call

Michael Jackson is doing his final curtain call by doing 10 concerts in London.  He says "this is it" no more after that.  Is this supposed to be a come back?  Because I'm not seeing come back when he says it's his final curtain call.  Why is he doing this?  Money!  He's broke because of all his financial problems due to his court issues a couple of years ago.

He has to do 10 concerts so he can have the money to buy a new Neverland in London because his Neverland has been sold and all of his possessions are being auctioned.

I really do feel sorry for him.  He was a gorgeous black man once upon a time and now he's a gross skeletal white woman.  I really don't understand what is going through his mind.  His nose is so small and it looks like he doesn't have a nose.  I don't want to trash Mike because I like him but come on dude, stop doing weird shit.  You are a very talented person but your BDD is way out of control.

I have BDD also but I don't have the money to fix my issues.  The only issue I have is my weight so all I'd need is a treadmill and possibly a personal trainer and I'm done.  Maybe go to the hair club for men and get some contact lenses but that's it lol.

I wish Michael Jackson the best of luck with his final 10 curtain calls and I hope he makes enough money so he can be comfortable even though our shitty economy is spreading like wild fire to the rest of the world.  Good luck taking all the English peoples money away from them, making them homeless so you can get rich again.