Last year I picked up a cheap office chair, well it was expensive but it was cheaply made and it’s caused nothing but problems. I think the only chair that’s ever been super comfortable for me was a discount chair that I picked up from a local store, it only cost me $40 and it lasted 4 years and never leaned. The problem I’m having now is my $200 chair is leaning terribly to the left and it’s completely throwing off my back. I don’t know why considering it was very rarely used after it was purchased. My back was so bad that I wound up working from bed anyway. So figure 2 months of the chair just sitting there really shouldn’t have caused it to lean as badly as it is.

So fast-forward to six months later and it being moved from NY to DE – it’s worse than it was! Maybe the excessive bumps along the NJ Turnpike completely did it in, who knows. I just know that I’ve got myself set up in the kitchen just so I can sit up properly for excessive amounts of time without having to worry about my back killing me from sitting in front of Photoshop & Dreamweaver all day long.

So I decided to take a break and see if I could pick up a new chair somewhere. I don’t want to pay a high price for something that’s just going to break, so of course I’m leaning more towards a discount chair just to save a little money. Low and behold I came across chairhero.com, and of course I found Sean’s old $300 chair for $180 on this site so that got me to look through things a little more and it’s safe to say I’m going to have to continue looking through their site until I can find a new one for myself. Something tells me with the way things have been going I’ll probably be purchasing one by the end of the month anyway. I’m sure there’s quite a few of you having the same problem, we know that when you pick one up from some office retail store there’s always going to be some major design flaw with it, you can see products here to find the one that’s right for you.

They could be 100% on the ball here, after picking up a new chair I might refer to them as Hero’s by default.

Since business has slowed down, Sean and I have been looking into alternative methods to bring in some money. Obviously the standard business cards don’t always do the trick – no matter how many we wind up handing out over the course of the week when we venture out into the real world. I was thinking of having some type of an 8×10 sheet printed up so I could leave them on the pin boards at local markets in hopes that someone would pull the little tab off looking for help. But in all actuality, who really advertises that way anymore? And actually brings in some kind of a profit from it? I’m talking more for ‘business’ not the local babysitter who can only handle up to two children at a time. I’m talking taking our business into the “now” where we’re out of our own home and into an office environment with multiple people working in the office and not just outsource/contracts floating around the world (as we have now)

So, since I have some pretty big dreams I’ve obviously been with the “Go Big or Go Home” mentality and was thinking forget the business cards and the pull tabs – how about some type of a poster, heck even a billboard? So I googled custom poster printing and came across shortrunposters.com, not only do they do custom poster printing but they have the ability to size and do whatever you please with your own images. So if I were to take the logo off my business cards and then put in all of the proper information I could then take my custom poster and turn it into the posters you see on the windows at bus stops (lord knows people sit there long enough – they’re bound to read something, right?) . I also thought if I come up with something big enough in the future I can have it as a custom decor for the inside of the future AGN office. You can see products here, they range from smaller printing to larger printing.

I think even someone who aren’t in the business world could benefit from their services, based on the fact that a lot of my readers do have children and I know how soccer moms love to one-up each other, so of course having custom poster printing for your kids science project or activity would make everyone else know that you pulled out the big guns for your kids benefit. I think even teachers could benefit if there were a series of rules/regulations they have in their classrooms so that they can design it however they want and just send it off to the printer.

I don’t know, I’ve got quite a few ideas going through my head right now – I just know that it’s a site that is now permanently bookmarked on my end and will be utilized for my design business (and hey, maybe even kids projects – who knows what the future holds for me there). I already sent the link over to my mom ’cause she’s always doing some big flyer work for the many things she’s running throughout the course of the year.

I don’t spend a lot of time watching television but when I do get around to it you’re typically drawn to commercials considering the TV shows themselves aren’t always that great. In most commercials there are celebrities doing the voice overs so when you hear someone that’s voice isn’t very well known you kind of wonder how/why they were the ones chosen for the role.

I know that there are try-outs for just about everything. I don’t personally consider someone walking around in the background on some TV show to be an actor but that’s because I figure an actor is supposed to act, not just wonder around aimlessly – you know? I don’t really consider those doing the voice overs to be actors either, there are plenty of people that I personally know and can name off the top of my head with unique enough voices to make a commercial either very amusing or even very serious. I didn’t think that there were people who actually ran voice over talent agencies on top of that.

Kind of makes me wonder if I should call up Katie and tell her to get involved. She has a very nasal Fran Drescher kind of a voice and the second you hear her speak, even if you aren’t facing her, you instantly know it’s her and some of the stuff that comes out of her mouth is just too amusing for words.

I looked into this a bit further though and was brought to dancapone.com, they’re a talent agency I assume. I listened to a few of the demos and it’s radio quality stuff but at least it’s professional. I’ve listened to some of the local radio stations (online and off) and they all suck with their ‘commercials’ they should call up this guy and get a real voice over artist to do the work for them. I think my favorite voice over guy is the one who does the movie introductions but there’s actually a comedian that sounds just like him that’s always fascinated me, I’m unsure of what his name is though. I’m sure I’ll figure it out sooner or later.

Important Note: When being asked to review a website, paid or not, I treat it as though I’ve just come across the site on Google and then give my opinion from there. Price tags do not, by any means, sway my opinion on a sponsored entry. This is something I would like for the sponsor to keep in mind. Through me, you will receive my 100% honest opinion on your product and I remind you that this is what you’ve asked for.

This review is for a website in dedication to colloidal silver.

I found it rather hard to figure out just what to write on this review of colloidal silver. I’ve also found it rather hard to figure out what IS colloidal silver exactly. The website gives you a break down, yes, but unless you’re really into medicines, it’s kind of hard to piece it all together. All I could really get from it is that it’s a natural mineral supplement and it’s a non-toxic substance that does not interact or interfere with any other medications. It also goes on to say that it will not cause argyria, which is a discoloration of the skin caused by other forms of silver. It’s a completely tasteless liquid, kind of like water, and it has an infinite shelf life.

All of that information aside, what does this stuff really do for you? Based on an outside source I’ve come to find out that colloid silver has antimicrobial properties and was, in the past, used on external wounds and burns to prevent infection. Some alternative-health practitioners claim that it is a beneficial nutritional supplement. Others claim that it is a powerful antibiotic as well.

Further information has shown me that the FDA has banned over-the-counter sales in the US of any product claiming to have therapeutic value, health benefits or making any medical claims, unless it is a drug. Despite colloidal silvers earlier history as a drug, the product now has the status of a dietary supplement in the US and can not claim to cure diseases only that they support healthy functioning.

I’m not sure I would recommend this product unless someone knew exactly what they were getting out of it.

I’m sure I’ve noted it before but I’ve been looking a little bit further into the Hawaiian Beach Rentals that I’ve come across over the last few days. I found a set of houses for rent through a Kailua home rental resource and I have to say, I’m really very interested in this. The homes here are really pretty and they have such a spectacular view there’s no possible way that I could pass these opportunities over. The bulk of the listings I’ve come across are based on houses in only the $400 range that are less than a block from the beach. This means, and I’m almost certain, that at least one section of the house will actually OVERLOOK the beach. I could probably live there forever. I have no doubt in my mind about that.

I managed to pull one of the houses off the website, this is the porch of one of the homes I was the most interested in. Now, these are only rentals but if I had the opportunity to buy, you better believe I’ll be there faster than I knew what hit me. This particular rental is a 4 bedroom home that can comfortably house 10 guests and it’s less than one block away from the beach. There are air conditioners in three of the four rooms, 3 queen beds, 2 twin beds and one sofa bed. There’s also 3 full bathrooms, high speed internet and a full kitchen. For someone spending only $575 a night, you have to admit that it’s not a bad deal at all. Figure you do actually go up with the 10 people, that’s only 57 per person, that’s less than the one room grimy hotel up the block that tourists are currently paying $75 a night for… I’d say this would be the place to go!

I spend a lot of time surfing through technology based websites. I typically do it so that I can keep in touch on what’s hot and what’s not. I look up the specifications on computer parts, televisions and many other things that I would love to have. The cool thing about some of these companies, like ComputerRentals.com, is that they offer cutting edge technology for RENT.

I’ve recently started working for someone who spends a lot of time at trade shows, conventions and other events and he’s actually noted that some of the technology they have there is fairly impressive. What he may not realize, sorry Bill, is that most of these places actually rent the technology specifically for these shows. So those beautiful screen’s you’re looking at are more than likely just plasma rentals, maybe even going as far as getting themselves a touchscreen LCD monitor rental and lets not to mention the uber-hot technology of going with a 5000 lumen projector rental. So in all actuality, these impressive items that we drool over have been rented from a company like ComputerRentals.com. They deliver nationwide and they’re the industry leader in technology for business based rentals. I just hope one day they help out us small-business owners with a test-plasma for the small office that a hubby and wife are sharing…hah.

Growing up, I was always considered “the fat girl”. While the 80-pounders all also considered themselves to be over weight, some have even gone as far as having liposuction in order to make their stomachs and thighs look thinner. Now, I do not condone any kind of plastic surgery based on vanity and self-hate issues. If someone has recently gone through a major change, say 100lb weight loss, naturally they deserve to have things done the easy way to finalize their new bodies because they worked so hard to earn it. Not everyone shares this mentality though, hence the reason why the business of plastic surgery is a billion dollar business.

It’s not rare to hear about cosmetic surgery. There are three states where you hear the most about popular procedures. Typically people go to either New York, Florida or California. For those on the eastern sea-board, however, Beverly Hills liposuction is just a hot item to come across, and California liposuction‘s as a whole is just a booming business. Most of the time no one is willing to do the work for themselves, so they rely on doctors to do it for them.

So where is this coming from, exactly? Recently I came across a Rodeo Drive cosmetic surgeon named Lloyd M. Krieger. He did his undergraduate studies at Stanford and then went to medical school in Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. He noticed that medical groups weren’t managed efficiently and took the time to go to the school of business so he could one day run an office to the best of his abilities. This is probably why his offices are so highly regarded in Rodeo Drive – he hit the jackpot just based on location, this isn’t even based on his skills. I will say it’s a fairly pretty office though, you can see the waiting room to your left.

So I did some poking around his photo galleries and while I admit that he’s done a beautiful job on the men and women he’s worked on, I also have to wonder why these people couldn’t put the cheeseburger down and walk around the block a little. That’s just my take on it, however. He houses some fairly short-and-simple testimonials on his website. If I’m going to have my body placed in someone else’s hands, I’d prefer a little bit more detail on the subject. But either way the man seems to know what he’s doing and since I can’t recommend someone I’ve never used, I will say that I’m sure you could find his site to be rather resourceful for you if you’re considering any kind of surgery in the future – rodeodriveliposuction.com.