Alright, short introduction. I wrote up a short review on FMyLife.com. Every Friday, I’m going to start a new thing to kick off your weekend. It’s called F My Friday. I’ll post a few excerpts from FMyLife each Friday to help you realize that your life might be sucking right now, but it can’t suck as much as some people’s lives. Sooo… with that said… Here’s a few stories to keep you entertained.
Today, I asked a very cute fireman for his number “just in case I needed him to come to my rescue”… He told me “Yeah sure!” and scribbled it down. After he walked away I read his note: “911”. FML
Today, while working on a medical school application, I asked my mom what she thought my greatest challenge in life had been. She replied : “Trying to lose your virginity.” FML
Today, I asked my dad if he could fix my bed. It had been squeaking for some time. He shook his head no. He then continued with, “Your bed is a security system and as far as I can tell, you haven’t gotten any in weeks”. FML
Netflix, the company that has brought the DVD’s to you will be offering a streaming-only plan by 2010. This is great news for Xbox 360 and TiVo owners who currently use the service to watch their favorite movies on demand. This really is the way of the future. I haven’t hopped on the video on demand yet (besides on demand with cable) because my TiVo doesn’t support the service. But with a streaming-only plan, I might have to jump on it, if its priced right.
Netflix appears to be one company that sees the on-demand content-distribution-model writing on the wall. In a bid to remain relevant in a world of broadband connections and instant gratification, the company is likely to offer a subscription option that skips DVDs entirely, and allows access to its “Watch Instantly” on-demand streaming videos by 2010. “We’ve got one singular objective, which is ‘Be successful in streaming,'” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told Bloomberg in a recent interview. – Ars Technica
Here’s an amazing picture of Las Vegas back in 1954. Its amazing how much it has changed since then. A current city to watch is Dubai. It’s already come so far within the last 10 to 20 years. And with the mass amount of construction going on now, in 2020, it will be amazing to see a before and after picture. That is assuming that the recession doesn’t have any affect there.
Ok, just when you thought the economy couldn’t get any worse, it looks like the price of alcohol may soon increase! AHHHH!
It seems like all alcohol consumers will be paying fairly more than what they are used to. Due to economic conditions and failing markets a new tax hike might be coming soon to raise liquor prices. If you read the alcohol facts that we compiled last week, you will see that more than half (approximately 51%) of what consumers pay for a bottle of spirit goes towards taxes and fees. If the tax hikes are implemented (which we are certain) it is said that New York plans to more than double its beer and wine tax and other states are considering the same to lower the deficit and balance out state budgets. – Cognac.com
Alright so about a month ago I got a new laptop. I love it to death. I thought I would use my older Dell here and there, but honestly, I turned it on about two times since then. So, I’m considering selling it and getting myself a netbook.
If you don’t know what a netbook is, its basically a tiny laptop usually 8 to 10 inches that’s used generally for surfing the net. They really aren’t that powerful so there’s really not much use for them to do anything else. Plus, they are dirt cheap, you can get a decent one for about $250-400. The last few weeks I’ve been tossing around the idea of picking one up.
The two models I’m considering are the HP Mini 1000 and the Dell Mini 9. Both are priced fairly similar. My friend’s dad actually has the HP Mini 1000 so I got to play around with that for a bit this past weekend. It’s pretty well built and overall a solid machine. Unfortunently I don’t believe I’ll get to play around with the Dell Mini 9 as they aren’t sold in stores… So if anyone has any experience with either, post a comment and tell me your thoughts.
Anywho, with my current job I just created a new job for my technology department. It goes live tomorrow but we had a test run with employee’s a few days ago. Its pretty different running a website for a company then a website for yourself. Mostly because you get a lot more feedback and a wide range of idea’s. It’s also has expanded my programming abilities as I’ve been editing add-ons like crazy to get things to work the way I want them too. Overall, a good experience and really expanding my experience with WordPress.
What else, what else… I went back to Quinnipiac (where I graduated from) over the weekend for the big game. QU vs. Yale. My friends and I splurged on some luxury box seats and had the time of our lives. Nothing better than a ridiculous buffet and a top shelf open bar. I rubbed elbows with the president, actually I almost took him out coming out of the bathroom… but minor details right there.
So, that sums up my life in a nutshell. Stay tuned for some new stuff.
