I was duped.
I bought the hype.
UGH!
My old palm pilot died, and I got a Centro SmartPhone to replace it. Good thing it has a 30 day return policy because I hate it. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it.
So much so that I bought a "regular" Palm- a Tungsten E2 instead. I'm taking the Centro back tomorrow.
My top 5 reasons for hating the Centro:
1. No graffiti ("writing" on the palm, which allows one to use sticky notes and jot notes)
2. The only way to input text is via a keyboard that's the size of my thumb. Yep, the WHOLE keyboard. Gimme a break!
3. Every time I talked on the phone, my ear touching the screen turned the damn thing off. Yeah, I disabled that feature, but what a stupid feature!
4. It lost nearly all of its charge overnight. And no, I wasn't on the phone. I charged it to 100% and the next morning, the stupid thing wouldn't turn on the charge was so low.
5. I *still* don't know what the ON button does, since the END button turns the thing off and on.
Of course, if you're really into having email and the web at your fingertips 24/7, in addition to having your address book and a phone, then the Centro may be for you. I'm more interested in the other features, like being able to make notations quickly and easily. In my world, typing on a thumb-sized keyboard is neither quick nor easy. True, I have gotten faster in the week that I've used the Centro, but graffiti/writing lets you have shortcuts so I can type in CAB for Community Accountability Board- a board I'm on that meets bimonthly, etc.
So now I'm back to having a mobile phone and palm pilot separately. Not as tiny, but infinitely more satisfying.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Dancing like White Birds
So the gf has her new computer all hooked and is she's online. She just saw my last post. Her response?
"Baby, I don't know if you're better than that."
Stop laughing!
"Baby, I don't know if you're better than that."
Stop laughing!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Dance Like No One is Watching
I love to dance.
True confessions: I'm a terrible dancer. Ok, not terrible. But...
Well, I dance like, hmm....
Ok! I dance like a white girl. There I said it! I confess.
Luckily for me, some of my best friends are white girls (hehe) and the gf hasn't been too horrified while dancing with me.
Besides, at least I dance better than Snowball, although we have similar problems with rhythm. We're ok for a while, but then, we get into the music and get, well, lost.
True confessions: I'm a terrible dancer. Ok, not terrible. But...
Well, I dance like, hmm....
Ok! I dance like a white girl. There I said it! I confess.
Luckily for me, some of my best friends are white girls (hehe) and the gf hasn't been too horrified while dancing with me.
Besides, at least I dance better than Snowball, although we have similar problems with rhythm. We're ok for a while, but then, we get into the music and get, well, lost.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
NotSoSmart Questions (even if you don't know the answers)
Who is LeBron James?
What's the Kremlin?
Why are they doing this at the Pentagon? (asked about a 9/11 commemoration being held there)
"WHO asked these questions?," you wonder.
A 10 year old? Someone from a teeny tiny island off the coast of Isle of NoWhere?
Nope. These questions were asked of my cousin, a news producer, by someone she works with.
the good news
Fortunately, that someone doesn't work with her all the time.
the bad news
That person is a journalist. Really.
An honest-to-goodness ontheTVnews journalist.
Sad, sad, sad.
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And while you may or may not know that the Moscow Kremlin is the Russian equivalent of our White House (it's where the Russian President lives), you knew it had something to do with Russian politics, right?
Right?
What's the Kremlin?
Why are they doing this at the Pentagon? (asked about a 9/11 commemoration being held there)
"WHO asked these questions?," you wonder.
A 10 year old? Someone from a teeny tiny island off the coast of Isle of NoWhere?
Nope. These questions were asked of my cousin, a news producer, by someone she works with.
the good news
Fortunately, that someone doesn't work with her all the time.
the bad news
That person is a journalist. Really.
An honest-to-goodness ontheTVnews journalist.
Sad, sad, sad.
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And while you may or may not know that the Moscow Kremlin is the Russian equivalent of our White House (it's where the Russian President lives), you knew it had something to do with Russian politics, right?
Right?
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Replacing Your Salary
Have you ever thought about how you're going to survive financially if you get sick or disabled for an extended period of time? As in- several months? years?
Consider long term disability insurance.
I'm serious.
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Imagine:
You haven't worked in 4 months. And, you're seeing a different specialist every week, have PT twice a week and bloodwork every month, not to mention the monthly "check-in" with your PCP, who's being wonderful by keeping up with all the paperwork from the insurance folks.
the bad news:
The long-term disability insurance your company provides only kicks in if you're disabled for more than 6 months.
the good news:
No, wait. You got a better policy. It kicked in at 2 months. Yippee!
the bad news:
It only pays 50% of your salary.
the good news:
Your employer has graciously agreed to "finagle" things so that your health insurance continues uninterrupted, and without an increase in the premium because they value you and your health.
the bad news:
All those appointments are gonna cost you an extra $350 per month.
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Can you live on half of your salary now, nevermind after increased bills?
Consider long term disability insurance.
I'm serious.
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Imagine:
You haven't worked in 4 months. And, you're seeing a different specialist every week, have PT twice a week and bloodwork every month, not to mention the monthly "check-in" with your PCP, who's being wonderful by keeping up with all the paperwork from the insurance folks.
the bad news:
The long-term disability insurance your company provides only kicks in if you're disabled for more than 6 months.
the good news:
No, wait. You got a better policy. It kicked in at 2 months. Yippee!
the bad news:
It only pays 50% of your salary.
the good news:
Your employer has graciously agreed to "finagle" things so that your health insurance continues uninterrupted, and without an increase in the premium because they value you and your health.
the bad news:
All those appointments are gonna cost you an extra $350 per month.
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Can you live on half of your salary now, nevermind after increased bills?
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Zoo, anyone?
Last weekend was a wonder. The gf's birthday was Sunday, and to celebrate, we went to the Bronx Zoo. In any case, I hadn't been to the Bronx Zoo since I was 4 or 5; what a riot. Of course, if my back had not been bothering me it would've been even more fun.
The biggest thing I learned at the zoo is that the gf reads every (every!) sign on the displays. And looks at me like I'm a nimrod when I ask things that I could've read- like "Why is that animal sitting like that?" Hmm, clearly the sign told us that it's hind legs have evolved, blah, blah, blah. And yes, she actually reads the Sunday paper while I go straight for the comic strips and circulars...
In addition to learning that I'm a lazy reader at the zoo, I took some pictures:
Hephalumps! The gf's favorite.
(Taken while we were on the monorail. Cool, huh?)
And a sleeping polar bear. I should mention that it was 85F that day. At the end of September. In the Bronx. Poor Polar Bear.
This guy cracked me up. Just stood there, patiently (and majestically, I might add) waited while the clumsy papparazzi got what they needed.
These turtles were a riot. The middle one kept pushing the turtle in front - like it was angry at him or something. And yes, I found that funny to watch. I tried to catch it mid-push, but no luck.
In the butterfly garden
More turtles. This time, in a pond (well, running away from the pond)
Some cousins of the deer.
And last, but not least, the Okapi. I'm fascinated by these animals. I'd never seen one before. Striped legs like a zebra. Dark body like a horse or donkey. But actually related to the girrafe.
I know it's hard to see the photos. Here's a better image.
The biggest thing I learned at the zoo is that the gf reads every (every!) sign on the displays. And looks at me like I'm a nimrod when I ask things that I could've read- like "Why is that animal sitting like that?" Hmm, clearly the sign told us that it's hind legs have evolved, blah, blah, blah. And yes, she actually reads the Sunday paper while I go straight for the comic strips and circulars...
In addition to learning that I'm a lazy reader at the zoo, I took some pictures:
Hephalumps! The gf's favorite.
(Taken while we were on the monorail. Cool, huh?)
And a sleeping polar bear. I should mention that it was 85F that day. At the end of September. In the Bronx. Poor Polar Bear.
This guy cracked me up. Just stood there, patiently (and majestically, I might add) waited while the clumsy papparazzi got what they needed.
These turtles were a riot. The middle one kept pushing the turtle in front - like it was angry at him or something. And yes, I found that funny to watch. I tried to catch it mid-push, but no luck.
In the butterfly garden
More turtles. This time, in a pond (well, running away from the pond)
Some cousins of the deer.
And last, but not least, the Okapi. I'm fascinated by these animals. I'd never seen one before. Striped legs like a zebra. Dark body like a horse or donkey. But actually related to the girrafe.
I know it's hard to see the photos. Here's a better image.
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