Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
What happen to April (and how did it get to be May?)
OMG, April just past me by. Perhaps it is because April is tax month, and I really would just like to forget it. So, let me catch up on life in the month of a Literary-Shoe Goddess-Technophile.
Last Thursday, I went to the sneak peak of the new StarTrek Movie!!! It was excellent. I went with some of my favorite Trekkies /Techies so I was in good company. It is a must see for old and new StarTrek fans alike.
The Shoe Life
My girlfriend Nina has filmed a pilot for a new TV show called She’s got IsShoes. Nina is truly a shoe diva, and the show promises to be a lot of fun, check out the preview sizzle real at http://www.ninafoxx.com/interview.htm
In January my friend Nina and I joined Kim Kardashian’s ShoeDazzle.com. Much like the old “Book of the Month” Clubs, ShoeDazzle sends you a pair of shoes each month (and why didn’t we think of this?) for the reasonable price of $39.00. Since I joined, several ladies at my office have also joined; I wish they had a referral program. So far, I have received 5 pairs. I sent one pair back, sold one pair, and kept 3. The shoes are very attractive, but not so comfortable. I will give it a few more months to see how it goes.
Tech Talk
Last month I got two new gadgets! A beautiful new PINK Acer Netbook and a Verizon USB broadband modem, so people I am mobile! The net book is so cute, it fits in my purse, but I definitely have to wear readers to see the little screen. Here are the specs:
• Acer Aspire One AOA150-1672 8.9-Inch Netbook
• 1 GB RAM
• 160 GB Hard Drive
• XP Home
• 6 Cell Battery
I decided to load the Ubuntu open source operating system on my old Dell Inspiron 700m laptop, and I am very impressed. I am playing around with it now, and I will have a review later.
Page-Turners
Now that the semester is over, I have a little time for fun reading. In the past few months, in addition to digital media textbooks, I managed to read the first two Twilight books by Stephanie Myers. I really liked the first one, but the second one… not so much. I wasn’t sucked in enough to venture on to the last two books in the series. On another note, I really enjoyed her novel The Host, it was excellent.
Right now I am reading WWW:Wake by one of my favorite authors Robert J. Sawyer. I read some sample preview chapters back in March and couldn’t wait for the book to be released; so far I am not disappointed.
Also, I am listening to two audio books on my iPod, Digital Fortress by Dan Brown and Inspired By The Bible Experience: New Testament which features the voice talent of more than 200 African-American actors, musicians and religious leaders. Notable personalities include Blair Underwood, Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson.
Digital Media Studies
My first semester in the Digital Media Studies graduate program at UHCL is finally over (whew!); and I must say it was quite enjoyable. I met some really interested people and I really enjoyed the dialogue. I am looking forward to my summer classes.
Also, I was inducted into the University of Houston Clear Lake Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) on Friday, May 1, 2009. The pinning ceremony was held at the UHCL campus. Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, UHCL Dean of Students, was the keynote speaker for the event. The Society is an organization that helps people discover and achieve their goals.
Last Thursday, I went to the sneak peak of the new StarTrek Movie!!! It was excellent. I went with some of my favorite Trekkies /Techies so I was in good company. It is a must see for old and new StarTrek fans alike.
The Shoe Life
My girlfriend Nina has filmed a pilot for a new TV show called She’s got IsShoes. Nina is truly a shoe diva, and the show promises to be a lot of fun, check out the preview sizzle real at http://www.ninafoxx.com/interview.htm
In January my friend Nina and I joined Kim Kardashian’s ShoeDazzle.com. Much like the old “Book of the Month” Clubs, ShoeDazzle sends you a pair of shoes each month (and why didn’t we think of this?) for the reasonable price of $39.00. Since I joined, several ladies at my office have also joined; I wish they had a referral program. So far, I have received 5 pairs. I sent one pair back, sold one pair, and kept 3. The shoes are very attractive, but not so comfortable. I will give it a few more months to see how it goes.
Tech Talk
Last month I got two new gadgets! A beautiful new PINK Acer Netbook and a Verizon USB broadband modem, so people I am mobile! The net book is so cute, it fits in my purse, but I definitely have to wear readers to see the little screen. Here are the specs:
• Acer Aspire One AOA150-1672 8.9-Inch Netbook
• 1 GB RAM
• 160 GB Hard Drive
• XP Home
• 6 Cell Battery
I decided to load the Ubuntu open source operating system on my old Dell Inspiron 700m laptop, and I am very impressed. I am playing around with it now, and I will have a review later.
Page-Turners
Now that the semester is over, I have a little time for fun reading. In the past few months, in addition to digital media textbooks, I managed to read the first two Twilight books by Stephanie Myers. I really liked the first one, but the second one… not so much. I wasn’t sucked in enough to venture on to the last two books in the series. On another note, I really enjoyed her novel The Host, it was excellent.
Right now I am reading WWW:Wake by one of my favorite authors Robert J. Sawyer. I read some sample preview chapters back in March and couldn’t wait for the book to be released; so far I am not disappointed.
Also, I am listening to two audio books on my iPod, Digital Fortress by Dan Brown and Inspired By The Bible Experience: New Testament which features the voice talent of more than 200 African-American actors, musicians and religious leaders. Notable personalities include Blair Underwood, Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson.
Digital Media Studies
My first semester in the Digital Media Studies graduate program at UHCL is finally over (whew!); and I must say it was quite enjoyable. I met some really interested people and I really enjoyed the dialogue. I am looking forward to my summer classes.
Also, I was inducted into the University of Houston Clear Lake Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) on Friday, May 1, 2009. The pinning ceremony was held at the UHCL campus. Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, UHCL Dean of Students, was the keynote speaker for the event. The Society is an organization that helps people discover and achieve their goals.
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