Last year I started using Redbox to rent movies and I love them. I signed up online and use their online reservations all the time – it is very easy. Since I signed up with my cell phone, they send me text messages about once a week with a special code to get a free rental. I love getting free stuff – this is a really convenient and affordable way to watch movies.
Discovering Facebook
Well, I’ve discovered Facebook. I guess I’m not an early adaptor, as I heard about it a long time ago but didn’t feel the need to sign up until just recently. Now that I am on board, I love it! I have found al ot of people from previous jobs, high school – even summer camp as a teen. It’s great to reconnect with all this cool people from my past and find out what they are doing now.
Got a Pen?
Have you noticed how none of the grocery stores keep pens at the check out counter any more? They have a stylus for using the credit card machine and they don’t want you to write a check any more. At my Food Lion, they take my blank check and run it through their register. Then they give me back the check! It makes to sense to even write the check out if they are going to give it back to you!
Don’t Do It, Susan!
Everyone is talking about poor Susan Boyle needing a makeover. She is that wonderful singer who showed up in Britain’s version of American Idol and looked so frumpy that everyone was sneering. Then she started to sing and everyone was astonished and embarrassed at themselves for being such snobs.
Now a group of smarty pants has given Susan a digital makeover with the pointed suggestion that she needs to fix her hair like this. I say, don’t do it, Susan! Stay true to yourself and don’t turn shallow like the rest of Hollywood!
Funny Guy
There is a guy who writes a daily column for the online version of the daily newspaper in San Francisco. His name is Mark Morford. He is a very intelligent man with a cutting wit and I love to read his columns. I don’t always agree with him, but it is entertaining to read what he thinks about current events and issues.
Today’s column is about the remaining undecided voters for the upcoming election. It is less than 2 weeks away and he feels that everyone should have made up their minds by now. His assertion is that anyone who has not made up their mind must have very little minds with which to work. Very funny!
Computer Games
Like half the people in America, I have a Nintendo game system at home, hooked up to the TV in my living room. I’ve thought about getting a Wii system, but to be honest, I don’t play game that much and I just can’t see spending that much money on a game system when I have other more important things to take care of with my money.
My favorite Nintendo game is Tetris. I can play that game for hours and hours, so I have to be careful that I budget my time and don’t neglect my other responsibilities in favor of a game. Usually I will play a version of Tetris on a week night if there is nothing interesting on TV. Sometimes I’ll play for a few hours on the weekend, especially if the weather is bad.
There’s something about solving the puzzles, line by line, that is very addictive to me. I keep track of my high scores on each of the different game options and never seem to get tired of it.