Thanks to Gadgettes, I found out today that Barbie is now a GEEK. After an online vote, it was decided that Barbie’s new career would be Computer Engineer. This is Barbie’s 125th career (wow, can we say indecisive) and the first that was decided by an online vote.
The long awaited day has finally arrived. Droidmas has finally come. I am now the proud new owner of a Motorola Droid. No longer a coveter of my friends’ and family’s smart phones.
I have had my new phone for 2 whole days now and I am feel like I have a good feel for it. So I will share my first impressions of the phone. I am sure over time some of these will change, but for now, here’s how I like it. (I LOVE it).
During the Super Bowl Dodge had an ad depicting the emasculated miserable men in the United States who are so unhappy in their relationships that they have to drive the Dodge Charger in order to find happiness. I can’t begin to describe all the reasons why this particular ad is so annoying and offensive… and thanks to Producer MacKenzie Fegan I don’t have to.
I saw this UK PSA today via Digg and it is quite impressive. Unlike most of the bloody, gory, scary PSAs usually used, this one is quite pleasant to watch, but I think makes its point.
I spent a great day today snowed in because we got about 10 inches of snow here in Richmond. It was a beautiful, wet, dense snow that stuck to everything and made for some amazing photos.
I also started another new knitting project from “One More Skein“. I am knitting myself a new washcloth using the Pencil Sketch pattern. I started using one of the knitted washcloths I made for the Co-op sale, and I fell in love. It is so much nicer than using the store-bought kind, so I am making myself a second. This way I can actually wash my first washcloth 
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I recently completed yet another in my recent string of knitting projects and while it didn’t turn out how I hoped, I am pleased enough with the end result that I wanted to share.
I am currently sitting in a room full of fellow geeks at a “Hacker House” party hosted by a friend of mine. While most of the conversation revolves around programming and other parts of geekery that I am not as well versed in, I am actually finding it more interesting than I expected. I have even been able to introduce friends to new Linux programs I use and teach a fellow female geek to use Picasa.
What an unexpectedly fun evening of geekdom.
taken via the webcam at the Hacker House party
I know I haven’t posted recently, but I saw this video today, and I can’t pass up the opportunity to share this with everyone.
So true and so depressing at the same time:
This makes such an important point about the obsurdity in our heath care system
Method (a natural cleaning product company) has a new ad out in support of the Household Product Labeling Act. According to Method, the Household Product Labeling Act would require all cleaning products to list all ingredients on their labels. Instead of the typical scare tactics, Method uses a bit of humor to raise awareness for the new bill.
I have always loved Halloween. Maybe it is all the candy or maybe it is getting to play dress up, but for sure I have always liked pumpkin carving. Though, I haven’t gotten to do much of it myself. I only have the vaguest memory of carving a pumpkin as a child, and the last time Matt and I tried to carve one together it turned into an class on Matt’s perfection in everything. Don’t get me wrong, we had an amazing pumpkin, but I wasn’t really allowed to help. So, to make up for it this year, Matt and I got a pumpkin from Dougherty orchards, and I got to be in charge of carving it. Continue reading this post…
