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A Short Break for my Birthday

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I will be taking a short break from posting on account of my birthday tomorrow.  Regular posts should resume shortly, but because I’m officially moving into my late twenties, I need a few days to evaluate my life.  To think about what really matters.  To stop, take a few deep breaths, and take a mental inventory of what drives me and how to accomplish my goals.

Actually, all of that’s just a fancy way of saying I want to chill out and play Red Dead Redemption for a few days.  I know it’s selfish, but I haven’t kicked back with a 360 game in a while…well, except for Alan Wake, but that’s besides the point.  The point is that I need to satiate my hunger for a good spaghetti western and this is precisely how I intend to do it!

Anyways, because of some weird timing, Nicole and I won’t be actually celebrating my birthday for a couple more weeks but after all that’s out of the way I’ll be sure to post about the particle accelerator I’m sure to receive as a present.

So take care, internet, and I’ll be back in a few days!

I’m 21!

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Super Mario 64, hollaSo today is my birthday and I tried to pick the geekiest picture to put on this website. I think this one does the job!

Josh and I started off the night with candles and jazz: “Dream a Little Dream of Me” by Ella Fitzgerald (ahem, my favorite) feat. Louis Armstrong. I opened my card, which was very sweetly written, and then went to work on the purse-like container with the paper leaking out of it. He got me a Yankee car thingy (in memory of my missing vanilla tree), a Lavender-Lemon Yankee candle, a $25 gift card to Victoria’s Secret, Super Mario 64, and a Lego set of the Sear’s Tower (we went to Chicago together earlier this year). Just when I was hugging him and thanking him over and over he told me to close my eyes. I did, and when I opened them again there was a Tiffany & Co. bag sitting in my lap. After opening it very carefully I pulled out a heart-shaped silver necklace with the words “Dream a Little Dream” written on it over and over again. As soon as I made the connection with the song/jewelry/it was a beautiful necklace I started bawling like a dork for about twenty minutes (seriously, like twenty minutes straight) until we watched the seconds count down to November 11. I sound like a broken record, but it was an incredible night and I’m very blessed.

After that we went to Giant Eagle and I bought my fave wine coolers (not from prior experience, of course…): Strawberry Daiquiri. I had to convince the guy at the check-out that yes, this pink, strange looking piece of plastic is a real license, it’s just new. My last birthday present from Josh is that he actually watched part of Phantom of the Opera after nearly 11 months of trying to get him to watch it. And guess what? He likes it. Bwahahaha!

I’ll celebrate officially on Friday and next weekend at the birthday parties, which you will definitely see pictures of. Stay tuned! ;)

GeeksPodcast Episode 4: E3 2009

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E3Good evening boys and girls!  Nicole and I just wrapped episode 4 and it’s live now for your listening pleasure.  We mainly talk about everything that happened this past week at E3 and I also explain my brief hiatus to celebrate my birthday.  Speaking of which, I’ll be sure to post some pictures tomorrow of the nerdiest wine charms you’ll ever see- but for now?  I’ve gotta go watch Simon Pegg in Spaced- another awesome birthday gift.  Stay tuned and classy!

Episode 4: E3 2009 or subscribe!

WordPress Mobiling While Kidnapped!

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So we were going to record last night, but got caught up watching Spaced with Jon and Brianna before playing some Halo.

I’m actually posting this from my iPhone while I am sort of blindfolded in the back seat of my car. While I haven’t been kidnapped (Though it looks that way) Nicole,Brianna, and Jon have, in effect, taken me hostage for my birthday. I’ll admit I have no idea where we’re going, but I thought I could take this chance to review WordPress for the iPhone!

Setup for WordPress is pretty straightforward after downloading it from the app store. A configuration screen asks you to point WordPress to the installation directory on your server and for your login information and the whole process is pretty smooth. You can even manage multiple wordpress blogs at once!

However, while setup is easy, it’s a little light in features. You can manage posts, moderate comments, and even create entirely new pages but nothing beyond text entry is available and there don’t appear to be any formatting options. Regardless, if you’re looking for a quick way to write short posts on the go, WordPress mobile does a competant job. Now I’d love to stay, but I’ve got to continue playing captive to my cohorts. Stay tuned, internet!