Yeah, yeah. I know the release date is on the 15th, which is technically 11 days away, but I have been told that even though Chris has to get up for work at 0530 on the 15th we should be able to head over to Gamestop to pick up my shiny new pre-order at midnight. Continue reading
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Introducing Writing Services!
I have been involved in doing website copy, writing informative articles, ghostwriting, editing, proofreading, making simple graphics, and various other website related work for about 15 years and I’ve been offering services in most of those areas for at least a decade on a freelance basis. Most of my work has been done via word of mouth or as a third party writer hired as a freelancer by various companies. Now that I am allowed to work again (thank you Work Authorization!), I have decided to put my services out there for anyone who comes looking. Continue reading
May Will Be a Fantastic Month
I may be being overly optimistic about May, especially since April is barely a week over, but it is certainly stacking up to be a good month. I’ve started working again- just a small, third party writing job creating articles for a company that re-designs websites for various clients. However, it’s still writing and I do enjoy it! I’ll be working on getting a regular job, as well, over the next few weeks so May should start me off with a possible new job. The first week of May will see the 25th wedding anniversary of one of a favoured uncle and aunt. And while both of these things are a cause for excitement, reflection, and general happiness, I find myself extremely excited about the release of a game. Diablo III is finally within my grasp! Continue reading
Ten Years in the Making: .XXX TLDs are Here
About a decade ago there was talk of protecting innocence and appearances by introducing a specific domain TLD (top level domain) for pornographic websites. A TLD is the series of letters that come last in a web address. They include .com, .net, .org, and many others. Most of these are government or organization exclusive (.gov and .museum) or country exclusive (.ca, .us, .uk). A full list of TLDs is available here at the IANA Root Zone Database. Continue reading
The Best Grocery Budgeting Strategy Ever
Several months ago, I decided that my husband and I were spending far too much money on food. Between eating out, quick meals, and groceries, the food bill was getting huge. We were spending between $120 – $200 every week to two weeks at the grocery store plus nearly $300 per month on eating out. A friend of mine, Annie, feeds herself, her husband, and their kids on a budget that is similar to what ours was each month. Continue reading
A Message to the Spammers
I am not going to condone the posting of spam comments, but I am going to offer you spammers a little advice. Continue reading
New Netflix Irritations
I’m beginning to see Netflix as a double-edged sword. On one hand, it is incredibly convenient to use the streaming feature via the XBox 360. On the other hand, it is becoming more and more irritating to find things to watch without having to head to the regular computer to find them. Continue reading
Mad Men Held Over Until 2012 Due to a Negotiation Breakdown
I’ve been reading several stories about Mad Men. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth a watch. It airs on AMC, is set in the early 60s (Season 4 saw President Kennedy’s assassination). My husband and I just got through this season and are looking forward to season 5. He just informed me that the next season won’t be airing until 2012. Continue reading
ATT & Data Overage Charges
A friend posted an article in chat the other day that was about AT&T imposing usage overage charges on customers who go over their monthly data cap on their DSL and U-Verse plans. Continue reading