Gimme A Break

I’ve been using Windows Vista for a while now. I can’t say I’ve explored its features fully. I’m pretty much using it plain vanilla at this point. Exploring will have to wait.

One of the features I’ve recently discovered (silly me!) is the sticky yellow pad that you can put up on the sidebar. It’s a godsend for someone like me. Busy equals forgetful, so this is the best thing ever.

I’m relieved I don’t have to plaster my screen with the real thing. I was considering it because of how many times I’ve forgotten to do something I was supposed to have done!

• keeper of passwords
• the coolest t-shirts on the internet
• rodeo on my travel to-do list
• what drives the consumer?
• smelling like roses

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So what’s life without a few perks, eh? Well, e-perks is what you’re shopping for anything from cars to home improvement at, where else but ePERKS.com.

It’s an online marketplace where that gets you savings and incentives just for using their service.

Signing up is free. Members get access to all these good deals and also protected from perks going bad which is so comforting to know since we’ve all heard the stories of perks not being delivered after the transaction has gone through.

Who would like free gas for purchasing a car? Or 15% off on their home improvement cost? Plus you get entered into their monthly drawing for more freebies. Sure. I say go for it. I always up for a good deal.

• the shopping duck
• stress-free long distance moving
• y’all should’ve come to London
• which satellite TV deal?
• a thousand stores in one spot

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I gotta tell you, the Blogathon rocks! I’ve just spent 24 hours last Saturday with a friend blogging our socks off. Well, we raised $67 so far which wasn’t bad considering we signed up pretty late and sponsorship was slow on the whole.

We told ourselves if we raised $50, we’d be happy. Sponsorship is still open so the figure may well go up, and we hope it does. So go for it if you have a few bucks to spare.

We may have been tired and disheveled but we feel like a million bucks. It’s a feeling that’s hard to describe (maybe because our minds are like melted cheese right now ).

• wouldn’t you rather be counting gold?
• Blogathon 2007: Do good with a click
• one notch up
• achy-breaky
• an Angelina Jolie

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I’ve been telling people blog advertising is hot, guys. It’s big, get in on it but it’s taking a little longer than I expected for people to come around to what some hesitantly call “new-fangled”.

To be honest, I’d hate to be a guinea pig too but then sometimes you gotta strike while the iron is hot, ya know what I mean?

Am I making sense here? Am I being incoherent? Aargh, please excuse me, I’ve been up all night jammin’ at the Blogathon. Strange things happen to your grey matter when it’s deprived of sweet slumber.

• quite da Iron Man
• breaking the norm
• drivin’ me up the wall!
• wierd weather phenomenon
• Forget New Years Resolutions. Play Games Instead.

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Earlier this year, I found out that the regular real estate broker I’d been using for years has pulled a con job. She’s pocketed money that was supposed to have come to me but which I didn’t know was mine to collect.

Too late, the fact that she’d become a friend had me trusting here. Now I know a good real estate broker isn’t easy to come by. Gotta be more careful next time.

• a reluctant landlady
• Fastclass.com’s real estate school directory
• teen headed the wrong way
• don’t call me, I’ll call you
• early mornings and late nights

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The blogathon is on. Started about 2 hours ago. Sorry, I should’ve posted this earlier but I was rushing around getting settled in. Understandably this is my first year and I’m really not sure what to expect.

There’s also been some last minute changes to the venue from which I will be blogging. This is great news because my girl friend has decided to join me and has kindly offered the use of her blog. So now it’s us, not just me.

Everything has been very last minute. But we’re going loosely with a music and movie trivia theme. So come on over and have some fun with us as we party all night long.

You can still sponsor us using this orange button right here. But if you get a minute, be sure to stop by and leave us a comment to cheer us on, okay?

• Blogathon 2007: Do good with a click
• Blogathon 2007: Sponsor me pretty please!
• the obstacle race
• Blogathon 2007 - I’m in, are you?
• rain at last, oranges to cast

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Hey listen up, if you need to charter a jet plane to take you shopping in Paris, ask me, I do that regularly. No, I’m just kidding but I do know where you can hire an executive jet to take you anywhere.

Prudential Aviation offers a great service at a great price. In fact, if you hop on one of their empty legs charters on planes coming home empty, you can get even more savings.

They offer many other specialized services too. All you have to do is contact Gordon Gersteinand, the director of Prudential Aviation for all your jet charter needs.

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• criminal defense lawyers if you need one
• garnering up webloyalty
• win a Wii and Charter High-Speed for life
• the black hole… that was popcorn

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I know, big question, huh? But hey, if I’m going to be up for 24 hours straight tonight (what? it’s tonight?), I’m going to need some energy food as well as some brain food.

Right now, I’m predicting I’ll probably be slamming my head into the keyboard before 2:00 in the morning if I don’t figure out a strategy to stay awake.

My problem is this. I’m not much of a snacker. But I know that if I can’t figure a way to distract myself from imminent slumber, I’m just going to be gone. Out like a light bulb! Good night! Bon nuit!

And on my screen, a big fat blank! Can you suggest some food, any kind of food, that can help keep me going?

By the way, if you’re feeling generous today, please take a minute to sponsor me.

• how much is that light bulb again?
• Blogathon 2007: say hello
• my good neighbor
• need an energy boost
• hot stuff

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It’s amazing how many things go missing or are misplaced in a school year.

Personalizing my kids’ stationery, books, lunch boxes and everything else is probably the only way to put an end to the ‘lost property’ problem.

Now I can do just that at Identity Direct, one of the best online places for personalized labels. They offer both vinyl labels (for solid tangible items) and iron-ons (for fabrics).

In fact, a lot of the things they offer can effectively be gift items, like Disney-themed toys, bedding and books. Kids (and even grown-ups like me ) are naturally excited about seeing things with their names on it. So I’m pretty sure these gift ideas will be a hit with the kids.

• a child in his own story
• mini pop culture books
• fabric museum
• a good night’s sleep
• gourmet gift baskets

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I’ve noticed that in many families, the birth of a son is celebated on a larger scale than that of a daughter’s.

Take my neighbor, for example. They’ve just recently had a baby boy and their in-laws splurged on a lavish dinner party in honor of their new grandson. I don’t recall their two daughters’ births having been such a big event.

Sons are accorded more attention and are more endeared because they’re the ones who will carry on the family name. As for us girls, we’ll just end up losing our names and bearing another family’s children *sob*.

As a mom, I don’t play favorites. I treat all my kids the same. Though each child is different in personality, I love each of them in my own way and I rank them all equal. Carrying the family name has nothing to do with it.

• the annual pilgrimage
• an Angelina Jolie
• the middle finger
• fish saga continues
• get your blog’s Real Rank from IzeaRanks

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