Seriously deranged....

Deliriously happy...

Starting to think that I've completely lost my mind....

I'm being annoyed by my own good mood...LOL....

That's it!! I've finally cracked! LMAO...

Not sure what the deal is lately...I was thinking how it hadn't been a particularly good week and yet I think it actually has been. Got to spend the weekend with my sister and family (read: cutest baby ever!). Amanda (my niece) got herself a job. I have a new purse and lamp (not sure how those factor in, really, LOL)....But overall I'm feeling pretty lucky...

So I was reading an interesting speech by the CEO of IBM (Palmisano) and he believes that the answer to our economic woes lies in technology and I must admit that I agree with him. While what he proposes, of course, would benefit IBM (to some extent), I really believe that he's spot on. Though he did mention RFIDs which get my conspiracy theory/big brother fears all stirred up....LAMO (yes, Sarah, that's LAMO).

Iron....

Mmmmm...metal...

My love of Google has met with my fear for privacy....While I've been loving cruising the net with my shiny new browser I've also been learning more about the not so GooglyGoodness of Chrome's privacy issues. There is something kinda Big Brotherish about the Omnibox (Chrome's address bar) as it sends back the keystrokes you type - EVEN if you DON'T hit send...Hmmmm....This triggers some of my massive conspiracy fears which clashes with my devotion to Google....

There are ways to prevent the data from going anywhere - apparently if you turn off suggestions and/or don't use Google as your search (yeah, right, like that's going to happen) then the information is not sent. And supposedly the Incognito setting will also prevent the dissemination of your information.

But if that is not enough there is another route to go - Iron. Its a version of Chrome without submitting your user information. Among Iron's features are no Google updater and no crash information is sent to Google. I personally have not tried it yet - I'm still weighing my options (how much to I really care that people know I'm searching for Vin Diesel pictures?)....Get Iron by visiting: http://www.srware.net/software_srware_iron_download.php

i've been Chromed...

So continuing on with my Google obsession i am employing the use of Chrome more and more. My love affair begins with its speed - wow! Sometimes a girl likes when things move a little fast - i love a take-charge kinda browser. And i love seeing the little screenshots of my most recently visited pages....Sigh...I like its auto-completion address bar - which also offers more than just URLs. Mmmm...multitasking....And the drag-able tabs...and its incognito feature...a browser with mystery... :) Get chromed!

T-Mobile treats their customers like redheaded step children...

I have been a good T-Mobile customer for a number of years - which means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to T-Mobile....

I was all kinds of excited to preorder the G1 this morning - imagining the day when it arrives at my office, unwrapping the little box and caressing its shiny black sleekness...mmmmmm....GooglyGoodness....mmmmm....sigh..ok, I digress....

So I login to the T-Mobile web site, all ready to order when I add it to the cart its showing at a price of $299 - AFTER a $100 discount. Um...WTF?!?!?!? This is NOT the $179 that is being touted all over the web (though if everything on the web were true, I'd have a large penis (uh thanks but no thanks, spam), an MBA I didn't work for, several large lottery winnings, a compulsive gambling habit, no credit card debt, and be on my FREE cruise to the Bahamas).

Oh and did I mention that you also have to buy an extra monthly package that is either $25 or $35 PER MONTH. I almost don't mind the extra monthly fee for data services. But what really gets to me is that because I am an existing customer, I am being punished. Wow. Real nice T-Mobile.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that with the upgrade to the phone I'd also be tacking on an additional 2 years to my contract with T-Mobile.

I'm suddenly not feeling like this is such a great thing any longer. I'm sure the phone is wonderful but their choice of provider seriously leaves something to be desired.

This is my second time with T-Mobile and after this - I'm starting to feel like it should be my last. In my old age, lol, I have started to be more discerning regarding the companies that get my business. I, frankly, don't like to be jerked around - it wastes my time and energy - things that are in limited supply these days.

Oh I am pissed.

I think I'd rather spend the $299+ to break my contract with T-Mobile.

Apparently, I'm not the only one. Found the accompanying image online - yet another disgruntled T-Mobile customer......

I think it's love....

Sigh.....Or maybe lust....Just as i found the wireless speaker system i've been dying to purchase, a certain someone (Oh what timing you have Sare - LMAO) alerts me to the fact that the GooglePhone is going to be released next month. Now, i realize that i just purchased a phone as my beloved k1 bit the dust about a month ago but this is kismet, i tell you, KISMET!!!! See, it combines my love of Google, with my love of cell phones AND is being offered through my mobile provider. As it stands, i'm roped into a contract with them for another two years so i might as well enjoy the ride, no? Seriously, to be able have Google in the palm of my hand...sigh...its almost....well, lets just say the idea is simply..uh..stirring.... :)

Though when compared to the iPhone it pales just a touch. But i never got on the iPhone bandwagon really so i'm ok with it....October 22nd is just around the corner too...YAY!

Now on to the other things i am coveting - Big Pimpin' (this is C's new handle) just got himself a new ride and i am oh so envious....The stalking will now become more fervent as there is nothing hotter than a sexy man with a sexy set of wheels! (And you say i don't blog about you...)

Anyway, i need to get back to it.

Peace.

Lively + Chrome = Ooops!

If you know me, you know that I like new things and I like shiny things. And you know that I am in love, head over heels, with Google...

Over the weekend during my many, what I like to call, "Sanity Breaks" I discovered Lively. I know its geared to the teens and twentysomethings but I simply cannot help myself. Its a virtual world comprised of various user created rooms. But ultimately its a chat application. And a highly interactive one.

I spent an inordinate amount of time stuck in a single empty room walking my little virtual self back and forth wondering why I couldn't, for the life of me, drink the cup of coffee that was taunting me on the table - even my virtual self was jonsing for the joe...sigh....Anyway...So I played around on it on and off wishing we (work) had the technology to produce something like this. I know we're not chat focused but its not just about the actual chat but just the ability to produce something of this caliber...I digress. Basically, this weekend I discovered Lively.

Within the past month I have been getting myself used to using Chrome too - the wonderful new browser from Google (He's so fickle, I can't get him to commit. He's into the whole "open relationship" thing. One day he's all about "chimpanzees" and the next "large hadron collider" - so instead I've had to settle for this rather tawdry affair. Ugh. I won't go into the sordid details). Anyway, so on my lunch hour I decided to use Chrome to get to Lively... And what do I find? Chrome is not compatible with Lively. This is so ungooglish. And it just seems a little odd - to have your service not work with your other service. Uh...Hmmm....Needless to say I was disappointed. Never did Lively at lunch - settling for some Chrome browsing and a blog posting instead.

I think Google is going through something. I think he needs a hug. And maybe a kiss. Or two....

Happiness is....

No, its not those fruity-ass bigheaded naked children that nauseate me. Its my shiny new notebook. I'm learning the ways of Vista and soonest shall be learning the ways of Office 2007. but the freedom (ha! that's funny) found in the portability (made possible by the investment in a wireless router) is undeniably good!! Now i can Skype Juan from the bathtub (you hear that you big sexy thug, you!)!

I'm home on a Friday night being annoyed by being home on a Friday night. I'm doing laundry - sober and i'm not happy about it. None of my phone-a-friends want to play ball with me this evening. Even was going to use new soundboards...sigh...Not even Juan is lurking in the parking lot peering creepily up at my balcony.

so instead i'll end up blogging, surfing and getting the laundry and dishes done before going to bed.

Ooooo! I should go wrap the graduation presents i bought for the kids. :) Need to remember to get a b-day gift for my father tomorrow. i always get him a borders gift card. so predictable.

ok, time to change laundry. i'm out.