New packaging for my buttons. If you are interested give me a shout.

So what has been going on in my life?? A whole lot and yet the same old same old. I no longer make coffee everyday and my shoulders are much happier because of it. Who knew two years of being a barista would give me repetitive motion injuries in both shoulders. Pinched nerves are no fun kids. So what am I doing now? I’m putting my natural OCD organization skills to use as a personal assistant. I really feel like I’m helping out and that makes me feel good even if everything still has a long way to go before it is as organized as I would like. Small steps…

But enough about my job, lets talk about something amazing Don and I did on Tuesday. We saw Prairie Home Companion at the local cheap theater. For those who don’t know, A Prairie Home Companion is a variety show on found on any local NPR station. I had just checked my phone for movie listings and it was starting in 20mins so off we went. We got there just in time and as we are about to get tickets an awesome guy from WUTC, the Local NPR station walked up and gave us free tickets. Woo! In the theater we were the youngest by about 20-30years and it was perfect. I have a soft place in my heart for sound effects artists and old radio so it was really something amazing. I recommend you at least give the show a listen if you haven’t. You are guarantied a laugh and a good time.

I also wanted to take a moment to talk about my favorite Mac application. It is called Spirited Away. If your like me and you get distracted easily when your working on a project then Spirited Away is for you. Other application just automatically hide and your desktop is no longer filled with distractions and it is easier to stay focused.

Last but not least. Shout out to my Sister in Law NGuff! She is blogging about her life and more importantly, Baby Guff, my first niece or nephew. I’m so thankful she is sharing this experience with everyone. I can’t wait to meet this little person.

Well I did it…. I got a Nexus One.

Now to most this would be a shock because since it’s announcement I’ve loved the IPhone. I owned one since it hit stores and never looked back. It was everything I wanted in a phone and more and when asked how I felt about it I often told people, “I would marry it and have it’s babies if I could”. That is how much I loved my IPhone….so why change? Well I’ve always supported open source software and customization of anything and everything I can. As we all know the IPhone is very locked down. I can’t browse the file system just because I wanted to or change the icons or change default programs or even download an app that wasn’t approved by Apple. I lived with this because I feel in love and like we all do when we are in love we look past the faults and focus on the things we enjoy. To combat this drive I had my IPhone jailbroken. For a while I was happy with all the new things I could do and the programs I could get but in my heart I knew our time together was coming to an end.
When I heard about the first android phone I was interested but I held off because I knew it wasn’t fully ready for a power user like myself. So, I waited it out until something wonderful caught my eye. When I learned about the Nexus One, I could not get it off my mind. It felt like the IPhone announcement all over again. That is when I knew it was time to move on. So how do I feel about the Nexus One….I Love It! There are so many things that I was already doing with my jailbroken IPhone that just happen naturally with this phone and don’t cause annoying crashes.

Widgets [check]
Background Apps [Check]
Internet browsing feels like “real” internet [Check]
Easy to Sync contacts and calenders [Check] (This one I had a horrible time with the IPhone)

These are just a few of the features that I can think of right now but the list goes on and on. So in the end I’ve found a new love but my old love is still close by. (literally I’m using it as I write this entry as an ipod.) Sometimes you can have the best of both worlds!

A social game has taken over my life, it’s name… Foursquare. Foursquare is one of many geo-location games out there. You might have even seen on your favorite celeb tweets but up until a week ago it was an allusive mystery to me. I knew all about it but sadly it was not available in my town until recently when foursquare opened up there “game” to all locations not just major cities. Since hearing this news it was ON. I downloaded the app and started created places to check in all around me. My constant thought when entering a place is “has anyone made this location yet and omg I have to check in before anyone else.” I’ve never found myself so competitive as I do with this game. I of course have my apt as a location to check in as an effort to get more points and become Mayor. Who knew being mayor of your own apt could be so challenging. Since Don also checks in there when he visits so it is a constant battle over becoming Mayor at home and all over town.



Oh, I’m not just addicted to one game no that would be too easy. I’m also addicted to “Words with Friends“. It is basically scrabble you can play with friends who have iPod touch or iPhones. At first it was just a way to pass the time and then it took over. I’m currently in the middle of six games! Six!





So if you haven’t heard from me recently on twitter it is cause my life is consumed by these games.

There is something amazing in Chattanooga, and that thing is a #PIZZACONE! Yesterday was the first meeting of “Pizzacone Tuesday” at the new home of Pino Gelato , Rock Point Books. Which is just a few doors down from their old location.

It is a New Year and I get the feeling it will be a good one. I’ve never looked forward to a year before but this one might just be the one I’ve been waiting for all my life. I hope to get myself out there more in a literal and internet sense. So keep your eyes open cause awesome things might be coming. ^_^

Video: Holiday Gingerbread TARDIS.

Don and I made a Gingerbread TARDIS! It was pretty much the definition of awesomesauce.

I’ve been using Chrome for mac more and more and….maybe I like it.