J'ai Une Déclaration À Te Faire

Ever since I was a child I wanted to speak French. While in the 4th grade I had a teacher who taught French at a university. So throughout that wonderful year I learned phrases that I still remember to this day ( commet allez-vous? and the like)

However, that was all so many years ago, and though I use to be fluent in Italian, I never progressed beyond the days of the week in French. I think its time I did something about that dream of mine. I can't change oil prices, assuage consumer fears regarding our national banking system, or make my job more enjoyable.

How I will do that, I have yet to decide. I'll update as I make further plans.

À bientôt à tout à l'heure.

~~ Posted From My Blackjack

The End of the Weekend

It's almost 12am. Despite the fact that I have to be up early in the morning to get gas before work, I really do not feel like sleeping yet. I guess it may be the fact that by turning in I am conceding to the end of the weekend, and why would I want to do that.

I have heard of people who really love their jobs. People who look forward to the weekdays, those who have careers as opposed to jobs.

Unfortunately, I have yet to reach that point in my life. As such I will continue to stretch the weekend and milk Sunday night for all I can.

~~Posted From My Blackjack

See [Phoebe] Jane Read... Finally

After so many days (or maybe its been months) of trying to figure out which book I should review first, I finally settled on one. As such I have my first book review posted on my reading blog. I decided to simply go with the book that inspired me to begin said blog. Check out the review here:

http://www.phoebejanesbookit.blogspot.com/

More reviews are on their way. Here's a fair warning. My reading tastes are very eclectic and as such there will be a very diverse and seemingly random selection of book that I will review. Ideally I will be doing a book a day. However, I will be aiming to do no less than one book a week.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. It always seems to fly bye too quickly.

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Your iPhone is Crowding My Network

It started Thursday evening, but I blamed it on the encircling helicopter scrambling the signal. Then on Friday at work it was very obvious. I could not get on the internet from my phone.

Now my phone is still pretty new. Not even a month ago I upgraded to the Blackjack II. I was actually very diehard about getting the iPhone, but after some investigating (and my penchant for going against trends) I decided against it. I mean the Blackjack had 3G and I loved it and upgrade to a newer and faster model at a much lower cost was more than enough.

So I upgraded less than a month ago and now this. iPhones went on sale Friday and since then I have found that the 3G network is NOT holding up to the onslaught of new users. Places and times when I usually have great signal have become 3G "dead zones." All these people with their new phones are bugging me!! How can I catch up with MSNBC & CNN news if I can't even connect to the internet??

AT&T must have seen this coming. I am sure that a corporation that big must have people who forsee these types of scenarios and create action plans to remedy the situation should this occur. However, I am sure that such a plan (most likely consisting of network upgrades and the like ) is very costly and so AT&T is waiting for as long as possible to implement such plan.

I'm going to need them to hurry up. Maybe there will be some negative press regarding the network drag times that will encourage them to step it up.

Although I highly doubt that will hapen.

~~Posted From My Blackjack

Mobile Blogging Take 50

I am trying mobile blogging once again. Honestly, I'm not holding out much hope for this. It was very disappointing to find that all my previous mobile posts were missing.

What I don't understand is why it is that blogger doesn't allow one to post from the mobile web. However, Google has all types of other mobile web services, including a downloadable version of Google Maps for cell phones.

Well, I will not write more fear of losing all my thoughts in the mobile abyss.

I guess I will go handwrite my thoughts. Now that's the old fashioned way.

~~Posted From My Blackjack

Layouts & Widgets Galore

Summertime calls for some sprucing up and for me that includes all things blog. I rearranged page elements and switched out backgrounds. Then I discovered that when the html for the template is altered then you lose all your widgets...and I just spent all that time with the page elements! Grrrrr.

I really need to get a new computer so that I can stay on top of my blogs more. I have a decent enough computer but it runs on a Celeron operating processor (yes, I know. boo celeron)Every now and then I do jump on my sister's computer, but there is something to be said about having your own computer.

The work pile is not disappearing with the power of my withering glances. So, I have to either get them done or brush up on my inner Jean Grey.

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WHERE ARE MY POSTS???!!!!

So here I was thinking that all these posts I have been sending through the whole mobile blogging were getting posted and enjoyed by those who enjoy my random ramblings. However, I get onto my page "the old fashioned way" and find that NONE of those posts are here!!!! No!!!!!!!!!!

They are officially floating the abyss that is random postings or text messages or something.

Wherever they are, they are not on my page and that makes me sad. Oh well, I will get over it.

Yesterday, I had a nice day off thanks to my dental appointment. The appointment itself took less than an hour and was in the late morning. So I had a good chunk of time left to just simply relax, and (who am I kidding) be a bum. Oh, mid-day tv programming. I remember those days of getting ready for class while I watched whichever court room drama was on at the time. I cannot believe that Jerry Springer still has a show. I can believe that Maury is still doing paternity tests. As long as there are people who are willing to sleep around and there are guys who are willing to go on national tv and deny their children, then there will always be talk shows with paternity tests...sadly.

It is sad that I was so excited to get gas for $4.39/gal. Atleast gas prices have been slowly dropping. Last Friday the price of oil dropped more than a dollar a barrel. I mean it is still high, well over $100 a barrel, but as long as it is slowly dropping, gas prices will continue to decrease. Great for us gas consumers, sad for certain countries (ahem, Iran) whose economy continues to survive only as long as gas prices remain high. This is not the for every middle-eastern country, however, there are a few who have been able to inject a boost into their inflation riddled country through the increase price of oil.

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying America has it right as rain by any description. When I have to decide between a gallon of gas or a gallon of apple juice....thats sad.

Since I got so serious with politics and economics (yes, I was a business student ;) and a GOOD one at that!) I will end this entry with a picture that reminds me of innocent days...days when the price of gas did not matter, and I did not care about apple juice as long as it was in the fridge. A time when the most serious question was not how far will they go but rather another question. The question that rocked our generation. Where's Waldo? Enjoy!!

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