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facebook wants you to get fired

I feel like facebook doesn’t always have my best interest in mind….

Worse than Chris Brown’s Birthday Suit

After reading THIS post on thedirty.com today, I was a little puzzled as to what could be more embarrassing than naked photos. Sure, we’ve all seen the picture of Chris Brown with panties on his head, but that’s not even that embarrassing.

I think the lesson we can all learn from this is, don’t take naked pictures of yourself. Ever. Even if you just want to see what you look like naked, get a full length mirror. It’s the digital age and sorry, ladies, but those sexting pics you sent to your boyfriend are not for his eyes only. He might say that he didn’t show anyone, but chances are, all of his friends have seen you naked. Don’t even get me started on the fact that digital copies can never truly be erased. There’s always a chance that there’s a copy floating around somewhere!

Although, it appears these days that naked pictures just skyrocket your career. Go figure. We’ll probably see Ms California in Transformers 3, and we didn’t even see full boob. So unfair.

this just BLEW my mind.

XBOX is introducing…wait for it…CONTROLLER-LESS GAMING. Say what?!

It’s like the Wii. On crack. I imagine it can’t work as seamlessly and amazingly as they make it look in the video, but finally, XBOX360 has come up with a way to make humans into machines. I long for the day I turn into a robot that has a computer brain that will make decisions for me.

But seriously, check it out. I want it. Mostly just because no one else has it, and it would be really fun to show off to friends. Kind of like my Wii was when I first got it.

Jump On It

I’m pretty sure I’ve got this video blogger thing sewn up. The secrets…are all revealed…in my video.

Also, who lovves my Creepy Chan impression?!

Coming soon….adventures in unemployment.

this IS what it has come to

Lots of things happening! Okay, actually, nothing is happening. But I am getting the site revamped and have managed to score a copy of Premiere so it makes editing a little easier. My sister gave me her old digital camera, which I will be using to take pictures of crap I don’t need and sell on ebay, which will hopefully harvest enough cash to buy a new flip. At which point, I will be using that to make more videos, and also to improve the quality of videos such as this one.

Plus, this video gave me a lot of random ideas on what to make videos on. Although, with my ADD and addiction to online gaming, it took a full 3 days for me to finally get this posted.

And….um, don’t even ask about the weird black bars all around the video. I can’t explain that. I still have some work to do learning out to export. le sigh.

Happy 5th of May!

Cause I don’t know how to speak none of them Spanish

The shopping addict’s guide to surviving the economy

Okay, okay. We GET IT. The economy sucks, we’re all suffering – especially those of us who lost our jobs. Was anyone else kind of glad that swine flu (ahem, sorry pork industry, H1F1R2D2 or whatever) came along so we could finally hear CNN obsess over something ELSE for once?

Thing is, I’m a shopping addict. Not diagnosed, of course, but there’s something so amazing about being in a store. Remember the opening scene in “Confessions of a Shopaholic”? Yeah, that’s me. I love the smell of stores. The sound of cash registers and chattering sales people. The click of fancy heels on the floor. I get a rush from buying something fabulous and there is nothing, NOTHING that boosts your self esteem more that having one of those days in the dressing room where everything fits.

Problem is, um, I don’t have any money. And by any, I mean, NONE. So what’s a poor shopaholic like myself supposed to do?

Sure, there are plenty of guides to shopping savvy online and in magazines these days, even Vogue (I hate you) has graced us with items below $1000 (amazing!) and I think they’ve finally heard of Forever 21. Some of my favorite fashion blogs are CheapJAP and Look4Less, because they show you how to be a smart shopper and get the most for your money. But that still puts me back at my original question – what if you haven’t GOT any?

I did run across this great article in StyleBakery.com today about “Shopping your Closet” which I loved. I always see these creative bloggers reworking their clothes and making them into new things – I’ve even seen someone take a pillow case and turn it into a tunic. A great resource for remixing your wardrobe and discovering new ways to wear clothes is weardrobe.com. I LOVE IT. Plus, you can add your own outfits and it’ll keep tabs on what you’ve got.

I also keep a notebook where I glue all of my favorite outfits and pieces from my magazines. I subscribe to like 8 mags, so I can’t keep them all around the house. I keep them for a few months, but then after that I cut out my faves and glue them in the book. Especially if you find something you can recreate, it’s a great thing to go back and look at if you can’t figure out what to wear or how to remix your closet.

Obviously there’s the idea of selling all of your crap on craigslist or ebay and using the money to shop, which I’m planning on doing as soon as I get a camera. Mine drowned at Memphis in May last year. I’ve also heard of groups of friends that had a swap meet, but I’ve always been afraid no one would want the stuff that I brought.

One thing my friend Candice and I discovered was FLEA MARKETS. Yeah, I had to spend money, but I spent $3.40 and got like 10 necklaces, a couple of pairs of earrings, and something that looks like a lampshade pull. SCORE! The ladies at one of the booths showed us all of the ways we could use clip on earrings. She told us we could clip them on to flip flops, hair ties and clips, make them into a necklace, even clip them to existing necklaces to add some bling! I started looking at all of the clip on earrings, huge, gaudy pieces my grandma would love, and seeing them in a completely different light. POTENTIAL.

You’d be surprised at what you can come up with from your own closet. I highly suggest reorganizing the entire thing by color and type. You’ll thank me later.

And as far as cutting up your clothes to make new ones…why not? I mean, it can’t be that hard. Heidi Montag has her own fashion line. If she can do it…I’m sure you can. No, I’m POSITIVE.

today’s wifi brought to you by…

Well, whomever I was nicking wifi from at my apartment needs to reset their router, it’s not working for me any more. So this week I’ve been hopping from free wifi spot to spot drinking my $2 teas and mooching the internet as long as I can before it closes or I get a backache from the horrible seats. Today’s wifi brought to you by SF Bread Co.

I have to say, everyone has been SO AWESOME supporting me and my unemployment. Yeah, the whole situation still sucks major, but everyone’s comments have been very encouraging and have kept me positive about everything. Most people continue to suggest that I continue doing randamity. That’s the plan, I want to start a show of my own, but I haven’t got the equipment for it at the moment. No camera, no macbook, no editing software…I have a tiny netbook with a webcam and that’s about it! I’m no iJustine, that’s for sure. I have no idea where she gets all of her money. So whenever I can afford a flipcam (my previous one was station property) and maybe Adobe Premeire (I can’t take WMM!!! AGH! AWFUL!!!) then I’ll work on putting together at least a weekly show.

I’ve also had a few comments on this blog and how crappy it looks, to which I say, yeah, I know. I figure I’ll buy a domain one day and then I can fool around with the CSS, but I’d need someone to help me MAJOR with that as I really only have basic HTML skills. And I’m aware that my graphic skills aren’t up to par either. I probably need to hire someone to do that too. I say all of this because I know that I could monetize this blog just the tiniest bit if I got enough traffic. Thing is, I can’t seem to think of any reason why anyone would visit this blog unless I did a show SO I guess I need to get on that which puts me right back at, I don’t even have a camera! My digital camera got drowned at Memphis in May last year. Sad.

Now is the part of the blog where everyone goes and calls their local news stations and requests me as their new morning anchor. I’m sure that would go over well. HA!

Anyway, just wanted to send a quick note that says YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME and thanks for all of the encouraging comments. Once I get a job I can be more consistent with this and maybe come up with a way to entertain you people again (:

Things I’ve learned from unemployment

It’s not a long list, or even a particularly helpful list. But now having been out of work for a full two weeks, I have some reflections for those of you who might be wondering what it’s like to sit on your butt all day at home.

1. Working in your pajamas is fun!
PROS: I was only some what jealous of all of those bloggers who always bragged about “going to work in their PJs” because honestly, I like wearing clothes. I love putting together outfits and buying new skirts and all of that, but now I have a new appreciation for wearing sweat pants day in and day out. Not only has it allowed me to wear a large portion of my work out clothes and lounge wear, it’s freaking comfortable.
CONS: I forget to change my clothes for 3 days at a time. When you don’t see anyone or go anywhere, it’s really hard to remember to put on DIFFERENT yoga pants. Because I really could care less if I wear the same outfit for a week solid, honestly. Not like anyone would know.

2. Cover letters can basically be copied, pasted, and modified within 2-3 minutes.
PROS: You learn what to type and what to write. Pretty much, I can copy/paste my cover letter and change the job title and my willingness to move to whatever city the job is in and it’s good to go.
CONS: I’ve gotten really bored with typing cover letters. If it’s particularly late at night, I’ll start typing stuff like “good hygiene” and “impeccable taste in shoes” as my qualifications. In drafts I’ve typed desperate stuff about needing a job and basically being willing to do most anything but waiting tables, but thankfully those drafts rarely make it out of my inbox.

3. I have made lots of new friends.
PROS: At the post office, kinkos/fed ex, and in the lobby of various businesses.
CONS: They don’t like me unless I buy a stamp from them, they yell at me if I break the copier, and they are just pretending to be my friend just in case someone is watching while secretly plotting my death just in case I take their job.

4. I have plenty of time for _____!
PROS: Working out! Cooking! Reading! Watching TV! Whatever!!!
CONS: I’m lazy! Ramen isn’t considered cooking! I’m out of stuff on DVR! And everything else I’m too poor to do!! Awesome!!!

5. I can survive without shopping.
PROS: I technically am still breathing.
CONS: I totally bought some bowls at Target this week. And some yoga pants (ITS A BUSINESS EXPENSE!!!). And a Domo Kun stuffed animal wearing a duck outfit. So basically, I’m not proving anything.

6. I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.
PROS: I can do anything! Who says that just because my only skills are googling, talking to a camera like it’s a person, and buying clothes and shoes that I can’t get a job doing whatever I want?!
CONS: I seriously have no skills and it’s really hard to turn “televsion host” into an applicable job for an accounting company. Not only does no one really understand what I do (nor do they believe I was actually paid for such a job), they’re pretty sure I’m going to ditch them as soon as the Disney Channel comes knocking at my door. Which is true, because I’d really like to see my face on backpacks and stickers.

7. Sleeping until 11 or 12 every day is awesome.
PROS: Obvious.
CONS: There are none.

8. Craigslist is not a good place to find jobs.
PROS: Now I know that most job listings on craigslist are just a clever way to either steal your identity, sell your information to spam mongers, or find someone willing to sleep with you for money.
CONS: I probably would have made a lot of money as a prostitute.

So basically, I haven’t learned a lot. Except that they play the same music over and over and over again on Hit List on Comcast’s music channel and Victoria’s Secret PINK should probably sponsor me, I’ve been wearing their name around on my butt so much. Which I guess isn’t that helpful, since I’ve been sitting on it so much.