Deadly Toys

Ummm…..this is just plain scary.

All because of this.

Which sadly led to this.

All bad news…..

Look through your toys parents!

*Update* Cause’ I don’t believe we have enough to be paranoid about, thought I would add this to the post too.

Whaaaaah whaaaaah.

*UPDATE*
Ohh….and I might as well add bibs to the list too.

The View or Jerry Springer?

So I was just catching up on my news and read an article about how Rosie is off The View. I wanted to know what this “catfight” was all about so I immediately went to YouTube for the goods. I can’t believe how nasty it got. Whew! These chicks were on the verge of starting their own Jerry Springer show. It was tense.

I wanted to be the mediator.
“Rosie! Shut yer big fat trap! You’re only making things worse.“
“Elizabeth, calm down, you’re pregnant! This stress can’t be good for the baby.“

Can’t we all just get along?!

Shrinking Cities News

Mitch sent this to jeff today. It’s the Chinese version of Voice of America talking about Shrinking Cities. I don’t know Cantonese Mandarin so I have no idea what is being said, but Mitch is all over this video representin’. Woo woo! Takin’ it to a new level. So refreshing to see.

PC or Mac…How about Both in One?

As a (sort of) techie, I find it important to to be versatile. Jeff and I both use a PC at work and a Mac at home. We are not limited to just our Macs at home though. We also have a PC Jeff built so he can use certain CAD software which is only available on a PC. I also choose to use the PC occasionally when doing specific tasks. So we are open to both. Which is why we grew excited at the idea of having both in one platform, especially with Vista having just been released. Currently, we have older Macs (without the Intel chips) but are seriously considering upgrading in the near future to streamline. Near = anytime in the next two years. Ha!

This leads me to ask though; why would one get a PC when one can get the best of both worlds in a Mac?

Microsoft demoes Vista… on an iMac

Running Vista on a Mac

*Update*
On to Office 2007 – Clippy has been killed. May the annoying little guy rest in peace.

OMG!

I came home from work with a message from my older sister, “call me when you get home!” So I did and what I heard broke my heart. A woman I used to work with at a Dearborn factory from 1999-2001, hasn’t been to work and her house suddenly burnt down. Apparently, she is missing and her husband whom I also knew from my old job, is suspect to have killed her.

If you knew Lezzie, you would have immediately loved her. She was always chipper and had one helluva personality. She really knew how to make people laugh. Roger (her husband) was kinda strange so I personally wouldn’t put it past him. They were indeed a strange couple (he was weird, she wasn’t) and apparently going through a divorce recently. The sad thing is, for the entire three years I worked at the factory, all I remember of them is that they were in love. Always laughing together, etc.

I just can’t believe it.

You can read more about this unraveling story here.

I do hope they find her. Please pray she just fled the area for safety.

*Update*

Click here.

SirsiDynix / SirsiDynix Institute

Wow! I just realized Sirsidynix is headquartered in Huntsville, AL. I’ll have to drop by there when Jeff and I go in a little over a week. Perhaps I should call first though.

Coincidentally, it’s 10 minutes away from my dad’s house. How crazy is that?!

How I learned about it:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Stephen Abram Named Chief Strategist of the SirsiDynix Institute

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 6, 2006 – The SirsiDynix Institute, a forum for professional development in the library community, announced today that Stephen Abram, vice president of Innovation at SirsiDynix, was recently named chief strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute. Abram will continue in his role as vice president of Innovation at SirsiDynix.

The SirsiDynix Institute is an ongoing forum for professional development in the library community. The Institute monitors library industry trends and issues of concern to the library community. The Institute will utilize Abram’s renown nationally and internationally to attract speakers that are industry leaders in the industry for the Institute’s webinars, executive conference and other events. Abram will also assist in developing themes and topics for these events and will continue to speak and represent both SirsiDynix and the SirsiDynix Institute at national and international library and technology events.

A leading, international librarian, Abram has been with SirsiDynix since 2004. Abram has more than 25 years of experience with libraries, both as a practicing librarian and in the information industry. He is a frequent keynote speaker on issues that affect libraries, their communities and librarians. Abram is the president-elect of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and is set to serve as president of SLA beginning 2008. He is a Fellow of SLA, and, in June 2003, he was awarded SLA’s highest honor, the John Cotton Dana Award. Abram is also the past president of the Canadian Library Association and was president of the Ontario Library Association in 2002.

“The SirsiDynix Institute has been near and dear to my heart since its inception,” said Abram. The Institute reaches out to the library community as a whole and is not tied to particular technologies. Not all in the community share the same technologies; they do, however, share the same concerns, hopes and visions for their libraries. I look forward to working even more closely with the SirsiDynix Institute to continue to grow and expand its reach and impact throughout the industry.”

The last “Whah Whah”, I promise!

So did any of you happen to hear or read about this the other day? Well….after looking here I saw I was one of the lucky few who have a bad battery in my 12-inch iBook G4. Woo hoo!! So as I type this….the battery in my computer could overheat and who knows…..maybe explode. It does feel like it is getting awfully hot. In fact, lately I’ve noticed whenever I plug in my adapter it gets REALLY freakin’ hot as well as my computer. I thought it was odd. I always immediately unplugged it when I noticed it was happening, scared my computer would fry out or the adapter would catch on fire. If it weren’t for the square adapter being so….. sqaure, I think I could actually kurl my hair with it. It gets that hot! (as well as my computer of course) P.S- I know that word I just spelled with a “k” is actually spelled with a “c”, but I kept getting an Apache error from my server when I used the “c” version in that sentence for some reason. I know there is a “cURL” extension (total nerd stuff I know), but I think the server was getting confused when I used the word “curl” in that sentence. Odd I know. *sigh* Typical.

So as you can tell….. I should totally play the lottery.

On a positive note, Jeff and I bought this today (we’ll each have our own head just so you know…no sharing toothbrushes over here…that would just be growdee). Ever since Jeff went to the dentist he’s on this healthy teeth kick. Which is good and fine with me, seeing that I have to kiss him and all. He’s already had one root canal and today a cavity filling. I plan on going to the dentist on the 8th of September. I can’t wait to hear all about the cavity on my lower left side. Everytime I eat or drink something hot or cold I get this pain that shoots all the way down to the nerve. I just KNOW I have a cavity . Woo hoo! I’m such a lucky girl these days. Am I not?

So if that video left you wanting more toothbrush porn you can click here to read all about the features. oooohhhh ahhhhhhhhh. Can you believe we’re going to have a toothbrush that has a smart chip in it? Seriously. Who needs a smart chip in a toothbrush? Well…. Jeff and I do obviously.

True nerds over here as you can see.

*Update* If you think the toothbrush video is over the top, I dare you to check out our toilet. Everything in our house essentially has its own video online.

Hamtramck Disneyland

I meant to mention this yesterday since it is from yesterday, but Model D has a little article on “unofficial art” and includes Hamtramck Disneyland. I keep forgetting about Hamtramck Disneyland despite the fact that I live in Hamtramck and convinced channel 7 (when I interned there), that they should do a story on it. They had no idea (big surprise) it existed and I just remember doing a ton of online research so I could show producers the pictures. They were impressed so they had Joe Mazan and I go there to interview the artist. Once we arrived, Dmytro Szylak and his wife invited us in. We chit chatted, they showed us some artifacts (I don’t recall what), and then we went outside to the back to do our interview. It was VERY difficult understanding what Dmytro said I must say. He was the friendliest of men though. His wife did a lot of translating what we didn’t understand.

After getting some video footage we gathered up our things and made it back to the station. I was super excited that they would air the story and proud that I got to be a part of the initial idea for it. However, I believe there was a car accident or some other tragic event that night. They didn’t air the story and I was letdown like I was with the internship itself (don’t even get me started). I don’t believe they ever aired the story and it’s too bad. In the television news business, seems bad news comes first. Sadly.

Hamtramck Disneyland is a gem. Truly something you won’t find anywhere else in Detroit. I hope some of you come visit in the future!

Go Tigers! Go Forbes creepy pop up video guy!

WoW! The Detroit Tigers are doing well. I’m sooooooo happy for them. Check out this story.
Don’t let the Forbes guy creep you out. He only pops up once and then he doesn’t come back unless you clear out your cookie from that website. I did just that so I could see him again. It totally reminds me of the hologram technology from Star Wars.

The dreaded question no unpregged woman wants

You know it’s time to get back to the gym when your own mother asks;

“Sarah, are you pregnant?!”

“Embarrasingly, no mother!” *sucks in belly* “I wish I were because then at least I’d have an excuse.”

The saddest part is Jeff asked me the same thing recently and he was totally serious. I was so MAD! More at myself for not excercising anymore.

Unless I AM by some slim chance, which would therefore mean I could end up like one of those women who gives birth at a Walmart with people all around me while Walmart employees use white “roll em’ back” towels that just happen to be on sale for 99 cents.

Let me reassure you though….it is totally fat. *I never thought that could be a good thing…but it is. I’m so not ready for a baby as much as I like them*

UPDATE: Jeff called me to say that he was NOT serious when he asked if I was pregnant. Just had to clarify.

So apparently it’s “the thing” to ask when letting a loved one know they look as though they are eating one too many pints of the Ben & Jerry.

I should have lied and said “Yes. I’ve been wanting to tell you, but I just didn’t know how.” Jeff would have shit his pants.

UPDATE: Jeff called me to say that he would NOT have shit his pants. He would have shit bricks….OUTSIDE of his pants as they would be too heavy to stay IN his pants.