Low Tech?

Happy Monday to all you out there in cyberspace.

I am here at work and the one thing that I did today was downgrade my phone. I was using the BB Storm with Verizon, but as much as I love bb's and I was getting used to the storm, it just wasn't doing it for me. I think it was the accelerometer on the storm. I would go to answer the phone, and I would hit the answer button and the screen would just shift to the horizontal view. The other issue is size of the phone. Well maybe it was because I had a clear case covering the phone, but it was still huge in my pocket. It is somewhat heavy. Also, the price for this phone plan was somewhat expensive for me at the time. I have 5 lines on my plan and I need to downsize to 2 lines, one for the phone and the other for the Internet. So this is why I chose to "downgrade" to a regular cell phone. I think I have had my fill of smart phones. But we shall see. I kind of flip-flop between phones but this is a good look for me. Hopefully I can keep this up so I can start saving money for the future. It is about time I realize what is priority and finally deal with it. I need to do this. Low tech? Naw, I'll say perfect for me tech.

Present wrapping

Last night I think we finished buying all our xmas presents. Well, except for one person. After that then I will be done. One thing that I do not enjoy doing is wrapping presents. It is actually the fact that I do not really know how to wrap presents. But with the patience of a doctor, my girl showed me how to wrap. I have not yet used my new found skills to wrap more presents but maybe when I get the last item on my list I will use my skills. Other than that, all is well. It was raining and cold this week, but it looks as if the storm is over. There is snow on top of the mountains and the air is brisk. It does feel a lot like winter! I just wish it felt like xmas. Maybe it is the times now, but money is tight and presents are unfortunately limited. At least I'll get to see my family for that one day. Work is on Friday. No calling in sick. Oh well!

My Weekend 12-13-08

It is Monday, the 15th of December and I am on my 2nd cup of coffee. What is going on you may ask? Well this weekend was pretty cool. Well kind of but its all good. I left happy on Friday after work. I got to my area of the valley in a relatively quick time. I decided to go get a hair cut. I went to my local supercuts and was taken right away. I knew it was not gonna turn out good when I told the lady that I wanted a number 1 fade and she asked me if it was with or without the guard. (side note: a hair cut without a guard is referred to as a Zero) I just said, let me have a zero fade. She said ok and got me ready for my hair cut. She started with the clippers with no guard and went up kind of far up my head. (side note: I am trying to grow my hair out on top) To balance this out she used the other guards to blend into my head but instead of going straight up, she kind of went up and then curved in. She cut some of my bangs and the rest of my hair on top. You should have seen my face. I was kind of upset, but I blame myself for telling her not to go up so far. Any ways, I got to my car, poured water on my head to see if my hair looked that bad. I really couldnt tell. I rushed home, got to my bathroom, and rubbed some gell in to my hair. Since I am growing my hair out my hair is usually flat. When I styled my hair I put my hair straight up and then in a faux hawk. That looked good. Ok I am happy!! I took a shower and finally relaxed after a crazy start to the weekend.

On Sat, was my friends' engagement party in Newport Beach. I left my house early so that I can pick up my girlfriend at her place. There was no traffic so I got there on time. I dropped off my bags in her room and watched some tv as she finished getting ready. Once she was finished we hopped into my car and left. I put the addy correctly into the gps and we were on our way. As we got closer to the place there were a few obstacals. One, I didnt read the gps right so I turned right when I should have went straight. Knowing me, I made a quick left into a structured parking lot as cars were trying to exit. I made a u-turn, didnt want to back up so I curb-jumped unto some grass and made my right turn. That was fun! I guess in Newport there is a group of houses that is built on an island. We crossed the bridge and entered the island per the gps instructions. As soon as we hit the "auto ferry" we knew something was up. Thank goodness for my baby girl. She quickly decifered our way out of that stupid island and back on the right track. We got to our destination without further incident. However, there was valet parking and metered parking. We looked for the valet but there was none. So we found some nice metered parking. Not to bad, it was close enough for us to walk. However, it was only a 2 hour meter. We entered the restaurant and we were one of the first couples there. Once everything got started it was fun. We ate we laughed and I gave a toast. All in all the day over there was great. We then left to go back to my girl's house. She had class in the morning so of course there was homework to be accomplished. We got to her place, she did her work and I watched tv and slept! What a great day!

On Sunday, I pretty much just chilled in her room as she left for class. I got to see her when she came to visit for lunch and then right after her class. We hung out for a while, then got ready to go to Redondo Beach to my other friend's 30th birthday party. It was at her parents' house. It was good eats. I saw her family again, which was nice. We left around 8:30pm and got to my freezing house. We unloaded my car and got ready for bed. Now she is there for this whole week! I have something to look forward to when I get off work.

That was my weekend.


Now...Back to Work..Blah. and Christmas Shopping.

Recycle Thy CDs

Cd Recycling

As I was surfing my usually sites during the day, I came across this site, www.cdrecyclingcenter.com What they do, is recycle all used cds that are in the field. You know all those AOL free cds you can pick up or the install cds from the electronics that you have purchased but dont need any more. Or with the digital age, the cds that you have ripped into MP3s and use those instead of the cds. I figured since I am on my organizational mode again, I would rip my cds to MP3s and recycle those cds. I know for sure I have extra cds from my phones that I have purchased. I dont need them any more. I have other cds that I have copied onto my flash drive so if I do need them, I'll just plug them into my computer. No More need for cds that are taking up space in my drawers.

I think this is a good start to make my Carbon Footprint Smaller!

Have a good day!!
Happy Friday!!


btw, the site I put up has a list of supporters. Look in Cali and you will find my name!! WOOT!!

havent sent any cds yet, but I intend to do so!!