I have to post this just because it’s too good a deal to pass up. If you are looking to buy some new tech gadget or maybe music, movies or other electronics for that special someone for Christmas, check out Buy.com and Google Checkout. Now through not sure when (possibly 12/19) if you use Google Checkout to make your $50 or more purchase at Buy.com, you get $20 off. Only have a $30 purchase? You get $10 off! This is a VERY VERY good deal and I am spending like crazy. Buy.com already has some great prices on all sorts of things and an extra 40% off is amazing.
It’s not enough that google already had the majority of my information like email, favorites, PC index and browsing history. Now they have my credit card info and purchase history. Please don’t go evil google. *crosses fingers*
*apparently the $10 off $30 works at other online stores as well. Full list here
So yes, I realize it has been a while since I’ve made any post of substance, but a lot has been going on in the past few weeks that has been keeping me busy.
Lets see. Ohio State beat Michigan in an epic battle that will go down as one for the ages. I was there. It definetly qualifies as one of the top 5 Ohio State games I’ve seen in person and I will probably be throwing together a list of such said games after the National Championship. Should be an easy list to compose, order will be the only issue. Speaking of National Championship, it is looking like USC will be our opponent which I am very happy with. Not only am I please because I’m a USC fan and it will be great to see 2 teams which I cheer for play against each other for it all, but being a much greater OSU fan than I am USC, I’m glad that we’ll get to prove how great this year’s team is by playing another top caliber program (Instead of Rutgers or Michigan again). I feel when we win out, the 2006 Buckeyes will go down as one of the greatest teams in college football. In case I hadn’t previously mentioned, I will be out in Arizona for the game. Plane and Hotel reservations already made. Now just to find a game ticket. Hmmmm.
Saw the new Bond movie last week. It is very good. It totally reinvents the Bond franchise (which was long overdue) and makes for a great film. For Thanksgiving I was down in San Antonio with my Dad’s brother’s family. Its funny because we were staying at a resort type hotel, which had a lot of activities already availble for you, so really the only time we left to “see the sights” was to go to The Lighting of the Riverwalk. I didn’t even get to see The Alamo, which is somewhat of a shame, but the trip was a blast. I was amazed at how long I was able to last without internet access. 4 whole days without even an inbox check! That’s definitely the longest in quite a while. It also made me appreciate the free wireless access that Columbus Airport provides, as none of the other 3 airports I stopped in provided such a service. Although Atlanta did have a Nintendo DS Download Station.
Michigan Gameday pics are up. I plan on making an effort to post much more often through the month of December. We’ll see how long I stick to that. The combination of holidays, friends visiting, family, new video games (Matt got a Wii) and new gizmos may prevent that planned effort.
Basically the Heisman race has come down to a very simple formula.
If S beats M, then S = H.
If S !(beat) M, AND Q beat U, then Q = H.
Else, who knows.
Where
S = Troy Smith,
M = Michigan
H = Heisman Trophy
Q = Brandy Quinn
U = USC.
I really don’t think its much more complicated than that. Sure there are a few other constants and variables like Northwestern and gravity, but those are assumed. What would be interesting is if both Ohio State and Notre Dame lose their big games. But we all know thats not going to happen so why even consider it. And it had better not, as we have already purchased plane tickets to Glendale early this week!
Short post today because I have Gears of War and it is awesome. Possibly Halo 2 awesome. It’s hard not to enjoy a multiplayer that includes a chainsaw bayonet and curb-stomp. Boy do I sound violent.
I meant to mention this in the previous post to help with the viewing of pics of my new car. Something I’ve been working on; instead of having to manually search through my pictures to find what you’re looking for, you can just go to the pictures section and select the tag for whatever item you attempting to find. Tagging is a new system that has sprung up that allows for easy organization and searching of media files and text associated with a category. For example, if I had a picture of my new car I’d tag it with such phrases as car, Camry, Toyota and maybe new, cool and 2007. This would allow me in the future to go back and search for all pictures tagged with Camry, and pull up any Camry pics.
The reason I mention this is because I’ve embarked on tagging all my Flickr photos with appropriate tags. Mainly, the people who appear in the pictures. This will allow you to search for pictures with a specific person or persons in them. For example, if you wanted to find pics of Newbs, you can click or search on the tag for “Newbs”. If you wanted to find pics of Mike & Julie you could search for “Mike&Julie“. The whole project is in progress, and I’d estimate I’m about 60% through tagging all my pictures. Often times I come up with new tags to specify what’s going on in the picture or where it was taken, but sometimes tags are limited to 1 or 2 items. I’m not sure which you’ll find easier, tag browsing via flickr or via my photo section, but take your pick. If you have any tag suggestions that’d make browsing or finding photos easier, by all means let me know.
