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| Spock - better than google? |
| Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
Is there any search engine better than google? Well when it comes to looking for people on the internet then the answer for me is yes. I came across a website called Spock.com and it has to be the best and kookiest thing I've come across on the internet.
You see, you can find almost anybody! It was a bit scary at first, being able to find myself - I had no idea that the internet stored information about myself. Its a bit like those cop movies. Its very simple to use. All you have to do is sign up, a process that doesn't take very long, and then you're set.
An interesting feature is that you can share the information you've found with a widget. You just copy and paste the code Spock.com gives you and Voila! Instant source of information. I think thats great for biography projects.
I think you should give it a go. Its quite fun and addictive. LOL
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| Blogsvertise |
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Since my summer holiday job is coming to an end - very quickly, my contract ends this coming weekend. I have been enjoying my summer holiday and working in the toys department is heaps fun I have started looking at other things I can do to earn a little bit of income once uni starts up again.
I came across a website called Blogsvertise and the coolest thing is that it pays me to blog. Blogsvertise gives me topics which I have to write about and then pays me for my work. Its a triple bonus for me really as it helps me polish my writing skills before uni starts up again, challenges my brain to see what I really know about a topic and Blogsvertise pays me for my work.
I think thats pretty neat and I'm currently waiting for my first assignment.
Later days!Labels: blogsvertise |
| posted by Priscilla @ 3:44 PM |
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| Printers |
| Saturday, January 19, 2008 |
I'm currently in search, and have been for quite some time now been searching for a new printer. One of those multifunction ones that have scan, fax, copy functions.
My requirements are simple yet there is one thing that irks me and that is the price. I mean all I would like is a simple multifunction and I haven't yet been able to find one that has all the required functions at a reasonable price.
If anyone, anyone out there is reading this knows of a good place to find a decent priced printer please let me know |
| posted by Priscilla @ 2:17 PM |
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| Oh dear |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |
I think I'm starting to get sick. You know that feeling when you're throat is feeling a little itchy and you get little coughs every now and again? Not full out coughing fits but just little coughs. Lucky me, getting sick during holidays.I'm telling you its the damn hot days and really cold nights but I'm kinda of lucky in a way because I have hot drinks at home.
And when I mean hot drinks I mean lots of INSTANT hot drinks. I have instant milk tea, hot chocolate, hot white chocolate, instant soups, instant lemon tea, yadda yadda. Does anyone have any suggestions for a sore throat?Labels: instant drinks, sick, sore throat |
| posted by Priscilla @ 11:08 PM |
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| Kick the sun and then relax |
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 |
Yes you read that right - kick the sun and then relax, but first just a thought. Humans need the sun to survive because without the sun we wouldn't get our fruit, veges and other flora. Without the sun we wouldn't have day, it would just be night. Without the sun, earth would not be habitable - I don't think that we could live in a deathly freezing world.
However with the sun -
We can get heat and warmth. With the sun we have light, with the sun we get cancer. It is known that diseases and viruses grow and spread faster in warm conditions. The sun also aids in what is known as global warming - a highly impo rtant issue in the modern world.
So here are some pictures of how I intend to battle the soon to come heat wave when I am at home. Pictured above right is a battery operated desktop fan and next to that is a guardian angel.
To the left is a finished large sesame milk tea with lychee, coconut jelly easy way drink. Its totally refreshing after a long day at work. Yummy!Labels: angel, desktop, fan, guardian, heat, relax, warmth |
| posted by Priscilla @ 1:19 AM |
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| Failed dinner |
| Sunday, January 13, 2008 |
Mom had gone out for dinner last night with a few of her lady friends leaving dad and I to fend for ourselves. We decided to make pasta and the overall outcome was quite good. We both congratulated ourselves for a meal well done, not too salty and not too bland. That w as until dad asked 'did you want some garnishing with that' with oregano in hand.
my pasta meal before being oreganoized --->
My response was yes and then it all went downhill from there.
You know those herb and spice bottles with the little circly thing on the end, like the ones that let you slowly sprinkle stuff onto your food? Well the oregano bottle didn't have that and dad didn't check. After I said yes he unscrewed the bottle and shook gently.
Lets just say he emptied half the bottle onto my plate. Needless to say, my meal ended up not so nice.Labels: oregano, pasta |
| posted by Priscilla @ 3:00 PM |
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| Have some common sense! |
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I'm sorry to all those people who are tired of me complaining all the time but I really need to get a point across to frequent shoppers at department stores.
Us sales people are human and we can only do so much. There is a reason why we have products put on display. Therefore -
No, I am not going to open the $150+ doll house for you to check the color of the wall unless you are definately going to buy it. After all nobody wants to purchase a toy that has been opened and inspected by someone else.
No, I am not going to bring out every single style of shoe in a size 4 1/2. Go get your daughter to look at the display shoes and choose the one she likes before coming back to me.
Yes I can do a refund because you have a receipt but there is no need to get angry with me if the color of the dress faded after one wash. Its not my fault its the manufacturer's, so go ahead and call the police if you want. I did not commit a crime.
Line up in an orderly fashion to pay or did you not attend primary school? You will only get kicked out of the store if you cause a scene
Oh and there are many more complaints I could make but I think I'll leave it at that for now...Labels: complaint, customer, department, store |
| posted by Priscilla @ 2:49 PM |
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| Exciting new parcel |
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I got a parcel pick up slip in the mail today and I wonder what it is and who sent it. I used eBay for a few months to buy games for my DS but you can only buy so many games. I stopped using it when exams started and haven't ordered anything since. Unfortunately I can't pick the parcel up tomorrow because I have pre arranged appointments and I don't intend to wait in the queue at the post office.
And its registered post! I really don't recall ordering anything and who would send me something via registered post and not ordinary?
Signing off with curiosity and frustration
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| posted by Priscilla @ 2:16 AM |
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| Boring Holidays. |
| Saturday, January 12, 2008 |
My holidays have been kinda boring. I went to a job interview, got a job and now they rarely assign me onto shifts - I had one week without work, no money boo :( - or call me last minute to arrive, do they know that it takes 10 mins to shower, get dressed, look decent before stepping out of the house and then another 20mins to get to  work?
I've also been doing some work on my cross stitch cushion cover. I have discovered that I cannot count and the number of mistakes I have made proves that I cannot count. I've missed stitches or over counted, meaning that I have to fudge some areas. I get really annoyed and bummed when I miscount. Hopefully the outcome will be good. <---current work in progress
The pattern on the cross stitch kit didn't seem too hard at first.
It wasn't until I received the package in the mail did I realise the
amount of work and effort that was required.
cross stitch pattern-->
These holidays haven't been too hot, well not in November through to December which is really good because there haven't been many bushfires. I say many because there are those stupid arsonists out there burning stuff. However the heavy rain has cause flooding in some areas and I really feel for those people. I mean one day its boiling like crazy and the next minute your area is being flooded out.
Current weather report says its 36 degrees, will get hotter towards the late afternoon. And let me tell you it is damn sunny out there! |
| posted by Priscilla @ 6:22 PM |
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I work at a department store and seriously people get a grip of common sense. One sales person cannot serve all customers at the same time, you'll just need to wait.
GRRRRR |
| posted by Priscilla @ 4:23 AM |
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| Disappointed Naruto New Year |
| Friday, January 11, 2008 |
After waiting 2 whole weeks I must say that I am totally disappointed with the New Year episode of Naruto. The spoiler from the final 2007 episode got me so worked up. I thought - this is it, finally some good action fighting scenes between Naruto Orichimaru and perhaps Sasuke.
***SPOILER ALERT***
There was no Sasuke, there wasn't much interaction between the main characters and minimal fighting scenes. Oh and I won't forget to mention that the spoiler for next week's episode is a major bummer too. Its going to be about Sakura's worries. As if she is going to be able to kill O-chan and save her Sasuke-kun.
***END SPOILER ALERT***
A total disappointment and now I have to wait until next week to find out what happens. In the meantime I will have to go satisfy my Naruto cravings with large doses of fanfiction not that they are bad or anything, SOME of the stories actually are actually better than the anime and I think the writers should have put them into the '9 months of fillers'.
So here's a massive NOTE TO THE PRODUCERS.
Please put the good action scenes into a massive Naruto 1 hour or more special. It sucks to see the fight split into small episodes.Labels: disappointment, Naruto, spoiler |
| posted by Priscilla @ 2:56 AM |
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| Readings |
| Thursday, January 10, 2008 |
Last night before I went to bed I was given strict orders to clean my room by the end of today.
I haven't even touched a single piece of clothing lying on the ground. Instead I've been mucking around on my DS and reading fan fiction. For those of you who don't know I find fan fiction to be highly addictive. I find the stories captivating and I marvel at the different but well mastered writing skills of the many authors who publish there - for fun.
It strikes me as odd because I only need to read the stories - which can go up to 88 chapters long - and remember the plot, events, ideas, characters, etc after one reading yet I cannot for the life of me remember what is said after reading a chapter of a textbook. Note that I would never have the patience to read the same chapter 88 times.
So I thank you to all those authors out there, especially those who post on fanfiction.net for providing me with such fantastic time wasting material (no sarcasm). |
| posted by Priscilla @ 5:15 PM |
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| 4pm |
| Wednesday, January 9, 2008 |
Its 4pm, 36 degrees Celsius. Its so hot that my ice-block is melting faster than I can eat it. In other words - its really hot. Good thing Aussie has nice cool evening weather if the afternoon was sweltering hot.
Which brings me to the next point. The other day I saw this movie, can't remember what its called but it's a documentary that follows the life of a polar bear. Its terribly sad because at one point they film a polar bear dying of starvation - like seriously this stupid film company is wasting $$$ worth on a helicopter flight and $$$ worth of equipment when it could have been used to feed this poor endangered species. Call me sap but it made me cry.
And to be even more ironic, at the end of the movie when the credits are rolling you see all these kids telling us to be protect our planet for the next generation.
By the way I think it was a Walt Disney Film, I will have to get back to you on that one in a future post.
Will blog later
PriscillaLabels: hot weather walt disney film documentary polar bear |
| posted by Priscilla @ 9:34 PM |
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