http://jenebean.blogsome.com Speaking before I think Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:25:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://jenebean.net See you there! http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/10/02/ive-moved/ So, my 26th birthday came and went without much fuss. I od‘d on lobster and jumbo shrimp for free at Todai, and DiDi slept pretty well most of the night. Thanks to all who wished me a Happy Birthday! Oh, and I got this: Jabra BT800! Bluetooth headset that’s gotten rave reviews. Thanks ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/09/98-recap/ Heartbreaking photos. I don’t know what to say. [via f-bomb] http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/08/hurricane-katrina-the-aftermath/ Holy crap. This is freakin’ awesome. It’s like the iPod photo and the iPod shuffle got drunk one night and 9 months later… iPod nano. How cool is this?! Available in 2GB and 4GB flavors AND either white or black, it looks like it’s replacing the iPod mini, not just ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/07/ipod-nano/ I use quite a few of these already, but here’s a really good list of extensions for our favorite browser every web developer should have. [via Lifehacker] http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/06/extending-firefox-for-web-developers/ Note to self: as soon as I get home, microwave all my sponges for 1 minute. Wooden cutting boards, too. Oh, and throw plastic cutting boards away. Read why you should too! [via digg] http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/06/killing-bacteria/ Try out these 2 short mind exercises on this page: click Don’t forget to do both! My results after the jump. 1st one: I picked carrot. Tony chose potato. Apparently he’s among the 2% of the population whose mind is warped enough to think of something else. 2nd one: I got 4. Tony said ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/06/good-morning/ http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/04/bbq/ http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/03/lunch/ Since Tony and I got out of work early today because we worked extra earlier this week, we thought it was about time to bring DiDi to see Tony’s parents. The last time we went was just over a week ago, before we left for Vegas, and that was while ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/02/visiting-grampa-and-gramma-andrews/ As much as I love technology, there are times when I want to speak to a Real Person when calling a company. That seems to be the case most often when I’m calling to complain about something. However, now that more and more companies are online, it’s getting harder and ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/02/find-a-human/ Friday, September 2nd, 2005 Dear Mr. Bush: Any idea where all our helicopters are? It’s Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do you need help finding them? I once lost ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/02/vacation-is-over/ I’m so tired right now my eyes are only half open and it hurts to stand, so I did almost a triple-take when I saw this posting. Isn’t it so crazy-looking? It’s so WOAH that I originally made the image smaller to fit the post better, but changed my mind ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/01/voodoo-knife-holder/ Get (usually) hardcover books for $9.95 each, free shipping! How Zooba works is that you browse their inventory and create a list of books you want (ala Netflix) and each month they’ll send you the next book on your list. They have some good ones too, such as Freakonomics and ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/01/zooba/ Sources from three retailers have reported to IGN that the Xbox 360 will be released on Friday, November 25… yes, the day after Thanksgiving, and yes, the day that is also known as Black Friday. Will they have midnight release parties for people who aren’t sleeping off the food they’ve ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/01/happy-thanksgiving-heres-an-xbox-360/ Tony and I drive 40 miles a day commuting to/from work. The distance, combined with our gas-guzzling SUV, along with the news of gas prices rising to over $4 per gallon is almost enough to convince us to pay the $8.50 per person round trip it would cost us to ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/01/25-ways-to-save-at-the-pump/ I registered the domain jenebean.net! Yahoo! is having a special - starting at $1.99 a year. I got the 5 year plan for $9.95. So for now until I decide on a host for my own Wordpress install, I’m having it forward to here, jenebean.blogsome.com. But!… in 12-48 hours, jenebean.net ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/09/01/jenebeannet/ Tactic “The Dirty Dwarf” Gedran gets bored one day and decides to explore the Deeprun Tram on a WoW PvP server. What does he find in the dark, but 2 night elves… naked! He quietly moves in a little closer to find out what they’re up to, when he overhears: Artemisa ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/08/31/so-this-is-why-rpgs-are-so-popular/ I’ve seen this quiz floating around the internet the past few days so I caved into the pressure and took the test. My results: Life Expectancy: 81.08 Lower Quartile : 71.64 Median Lifetime: 85.20 Upper Quartile : 93.84 Ah well. I always wanted to be cryogenically frozen before I became a burden anyway. Wait, is ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/08/31/life-expectancy/ How much do you love Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Do you love it enough to get all 7 seasons in a single box set? That is 40 DVDs, mind you. Yes, 4-TY. I thought Lord of the Rings was big at 6 (or was it 8?) DVDs. Anyway, November 15 ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/08/31/buffy-buff/ Tonight was the 2nd night I gave DiDi a bath in the master bathroom tub. He has his own baby bathtub (Primo Eurobath, pictured) that he’s used since birth. When he was younger (and smaller and lighter and didn’t squirm so much) I used to be able to place it ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/08/30/big-scare-tonight/ Tony sent me the link to CBS’ The Amazing Race this morning. This season, instead of the usual pairings, the competitors are families of 4! Interesting groups too; not always your typical dad+mom+2½ kids. Anyway, after discussing the teams with people here at work, here are my predictions: Gaghan family: 2 ... http://jenebean.blogsome.com/2005/08/30/the-amazing-race-season-8/