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Eye of The Dolphin

Friday, August 24th, 2007

After I woke up this morning and went through my whole routine, Sean informed me of a new movie coming out called Eye of the Dolphin.

I’m not BIG on movies, not the way he is. He compared this new movie to Flipper which was a show that I adored for years when I was a child. To this day I’ve yet to see a Dolphin. I keep trying to get Sean to bring me up to Jersey for a day on the Ferry because the Dolphins supposedly swim around in the late summer / early Fall when the water warms up a little.

PPPThe story is the typical father daughter movie as some might say. A young girl is expelled from school and forced to live with her father in the Bahamas who really has no time for her. After their personalities clash she feels as though she’s a prisoner on the Island and then she forms a friendship with a Dolphin and the rest is kind of the typical chick flick I would assume. I’m not really sure if I’d actually go see it, it may be one of those random DVD rentals in the future for me – honestly. I mean, look at the water? Is that not absolutely gorgeous? The one thing I can say about images like these is for the most part, the photos aren’t doctored. The water there is crystal clear and should remain that way for as long as humanly possible.

In any event, I embedded the trailer. If you’re interested in the movie you can enter to win free movie tickets by going to eyeofthedolphin.net/contest. Freebies are always fun, right?

Resources: 4Rehabilitation.com

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

The following is a writeup for 4rehabilitation.com.

I’ve been talking about drug treatment for quite some time considering how many friends I’ve lost to drugs, but literally and emotionally. I can’t tell you how many people I know who are now dealing with the legal system on top of their drug abuse because they just didn’t know when to quit. 4rehabilitation.com is a treatment referral service where specialists connect you to the right drug/alcohol treatment centers based on your needs. Choosing a drug rehabilitation and treatment program is difficult for everyone involved. At no cost to you, they offer treatment program information for treatment and recovery of drug and alcohol addictions. If you know someone who truly needs to be provided with these services, then I would strongly suggest pointing them here.

Website Overview: Car Angel

Monday, August 6th, 2007

I like coming across new and interesting things, tonight I just happened to have found a charity that accepts Car Donations.

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Review: Dev3 Web Services

Monday, August 6th, 2007

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.

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Massive resources on even the cheapest plans.

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

PPPSo I came across something of interest today that I thought I’d share. May seem like a conflict of interest but when you’re pushing another company completely – isn’t that just being nice?

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Where are all the jobs?

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Karen is in the process of looking for a new job. The company she currently works with is absolutely horrible because it’s being run by someone who saw a price tag and not the actual business behind it. They’re lucky if bills are paid on time and it’s been noted on more than one occasion that they’re just sneaking by on getting the payroll taken care of. So naturally she’s tapped into every possible site on the internet looking for work. Monster, CareerBuilder and even CraigsList haven’t really brought up anything for her. I pushed her in the direction of looking for corporate finance jobs because that’s probably going to be the best thing for her. She’s digging through their site at the moment, I just hope she’s able to come up with something.

It’s FinancialConsultantRecruiters.com, they’re a executive search firm that has finance jobs and their professional recruiters/consultants have executive and entry level jobs in the corporate finance field available now. I just hope she’s able to come up with something because she’s had no luck looking anywhere else.

:: crosses fingers ::

Moving back to NY?

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Anyone who’s ever lived in New York knows how expensive it can be just to survive. If you’re someone who rents then you more than likely won’t get very far ahead on your bills and if you’re someone who owns their own home, unless it was passed down to you through generations you’re still going to drop a pretty penny on a regular basis.

I grew up in Glen Cove, while I’ll admit that getting out of there was the best possible thing for me, there are sections of the town that are absolutely gorgeous. Naturally, in order to live there you’re going to need to bring in at least $300,000 a year in the process.

Today I came across a resource in regards to Roslyn NY real estate. While I haven’t ever lived in Roslyn it’s only about 10 minutes away from my previous residence in Glen Cove. There are sections that are completely horrible, but for the most part it’s fairly gorgeous housing as well. Again, there are ritzy areas of Long Island and then there are what one would expect to see when they go to New York – slums.

So since Sean and I are working on buying our own home, I’ve naturally looked into where I’d feel the most comfortable. Unfortunately we don’t make enough combined income to be able to afford a mortgage up in New York therefor we’re going to remain outside of the Tri-State Area and either continue on our search here in Delaware, possibly move to Maryland or head out to Ohio, something I’m not too keen on but he’s persistent in trying to convince me to get out there.

New Resource: Thoof

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

I came across a new site tonight named Thoof, it’s kind of a personalized news based website where you can submit articles you’ve written and are proud enough of them to want to share with a larger audience, it’s more than likely a great way for someone to pick up some hits as well.

I signed up and submitted a post I recently made about Bella, I’m sure I could have found something better but going through all of my archives can be a pain sometimes, especially considering Alexa and Technorati were down today and really putting a damper on my loading time. But anyway… back to the site.

It was pretty easy to submit my post once I was all logged in. You just copy the title and the URL into the required field, write up a very quick 300character description and then go from there. I found it pretty easy to use, maybe I’ll keep up with it and submit a few more articles from other domains. I’ve been writing a lot lately about technology and business on AGN Designs so I’m sure there’s an article in there that someone will find interesting. Most of it at the moment is iPod and even iPhone based so naturally there should be some interest there considering all of the hype surrounding these Apple products – right?

Either way, you should consider checking them out. Maybe you’ll find something cool as well.

Thoof

Maybe we’ll rent…

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

PPP While Sean and I have been considering purchasing our own home for quite some time now, we’ve also looked into houses for rent in the area as well. In the long run it may actually be cheaper for the time being but this doesn’t discount the fact that we’d like our own chunk of land to own in the process – you know?

We’ve been doing some poking around rentals.com and even though real estate is hot in the area at the moment, this doesn’t mean we’re going to be leaving during the summer season either. There’s currently homes for rent in the area that are about $500 a month which is a big discount from the $2500 a month apartment I was living in, in New York. We’d have to pay our own utilities and what not but at least we’d be in a home instead of worrying about apartment living and all the dumb rules and regulations that go with it.

I personally think we should just pool our income and get a home in the complex, but that’s based on whether or not we’re looking to spend about $50,000 on a house and then $1,000 a month in the bills. Either way we’d be spending about $1,000 a month on bills it’s just the question of dropping the big cash on the house itself…heh.

What would you suggest?

rentals.com

New Resource: BBWRomance

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

PPP I know I’ve been speaking about dating quite a bit lately but trust me, I’m very happy in my relationship. I will say that for those looking for a relationship, I’ve found a great resource for you. I know that a few of my visitors are larger women and of that percentage I know a few of you are still single. Today I came across a website specifically for bbw singles.

Like other sites that I’ve listed it is completely free for you to sign up to. You create a profile, list your picture and then fill out general information about yourself and the rest goes from there. I know a few people who have spent a lot of times at local BBW nights where larger women are the bells of the ball and men are falling all over them. I’m sure you’re reading this thinking “Eww” but seriously now, get a life. Big girls need love too you know?

Many men find larger women more attractive than the stick figures we’ve got walking around. Yes, I’ll be the first to admit that obesity in America is at an all time high but this doesn’t mean that a love of food and lack of exercise doesn’t mean a woman deserves a lack of love in return.

If you’re considered a BBW by any means and are looking to meet someone who loves you for YOU, all of you, then check out bbwromance.com

BBW Romance

Misinformed

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

I’m someone who’s pretty big on the environment so when I come across anything that’s going to disrupt it in any way shape or form I tend to pay close attention. Today I came across an article on the Chicago Tribune stating that BP oil refinery in Whiting Indiana is planning to dump significantly more ammonia and industrial sludge into Lake Michigan. This, in turn, would counter act the years of effort it’s taken to clean up the Great Lakes.

Now, there are a few articles in regards to this and BP is claiming that the public is being misinformed in this article. If you do some searching you’ll find a few other articles on the internet, one of which BP claims is a fair and factual article which I assume is based off BP Whiting Refinery Fact Sheet.

No matter what article you happen to read, however, you’re still being told that this company will be dumping chemicals of some form into the lake and there has been quite the uproar about it. I don’t limit myself to just a few articles, I walk around to other ones as well and the two I found on Google, one of which was a direct blog entry, went on to say that there’s no reason to dump anything into the lake and this company should consider taking their waste and using it for other things. Why make anyone surrounding this lake suffer because of their irresponsibility.

I say that this guy has a good point, but at the same time the actual news articles have their good points as well. BP claims that they’re well within legal limits, no harm is being caused to people or the environment, there will be more feul for the Midwest and jobs both now and in the future. So basically speaking, they’re going to need someone to dump these chemicals and they’ll pay you to do it. Sorry but that’s just how it sounds to me.

Talk about UNIQUE!

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

PPP Today I came across a company that offers everything from standard couches to home theater based setups. For a while now I’ve been talking about my dream home and everything I’d like to include. Knowing that from the get-go I’m not going to have any mouths to feed other than my fiance, I know we can spend some decent money here and there on things that we’ve both wanted for quite some time.

A kicker for me, naturally, is getting myself a pretty nice setup for when we have friends and family over. So of course the main concerns for me are the dining room, kitchen and living room being the setups of my dreams. Being as I’m turning into a movie buff and you can only lay on the couch for so long before it becomes annoying, I kind of want something different and what would be better than some kind of a home theater?

There’s a furniture store a few miles up the road that’s pretty big in Delaware, so big that people from Pennsylvania and Maryland even take the drive to shop there. They have three rooms setup with different theater seating based formats and I absolutely fell in love with one of them. It’s completely sound proof and loaded with surround sound capabilities. At the time there was a huge 40-something inch LCD screen playing some random movie that didn’t interest me but I do remember sitting in the chair and being able to feel every single rumble as though I’d just spent $10 on a movie ticket and was inside one of those larger theaters. Now, I know I’m never going to have enough money to get myself a screen as large as a movie theater but this doesn’t mean I won’t convert a basement into a major tourist attraction – heh.

Anyway, the site I found today has a pretty interesting store themselves. With parrots flying around, a play center for children and what Sean wound up drooling over was a 450″ television that is always playing in the background. They also have theater setups and what not but based on the parrot and the television alone – I’d seriously consider taking a trip down to Texas just to walk around this place.

Gallery Furniture

Home Financing

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

While I’m not someone who’s really into real estate, I can say that I’m someone who likes to get the most out of my investments. I consider purchasing a house in the next year to be a major investment, naturally so I’m going to make it a point to be on top of everything in regards to not only mortgages but just home financing in general.

I came across dragonfi.com after searching for home financing Florida on Google. Naturally I’m not going to be moving down to Florida but knowing what houses go for down there I was just interested to see what was going on. Dragonfi claims to be home financing with wings. The company was created with their customers in mind and it’s easy to use them because they’re lenders, not brokers. They’re a full service home financing enterprise with the capability of funding loans up to $8 million with no catches or craziness involved. Now naturally I’m not looking to take out an $8 million dollar loan because I’d not only be rejected for that amount but even if I were approved my great-great-great grandchildren would be the ones paying it back. Unless I was bringing in about $1 million per year then this just isn’t something that I consider to be possible.

I did some reading around their website and the thing that kind of drew me in for them is the fact that they understand home buying is an intense and personal experience, while any business is mainly about the money, they aren’t going to push unneeded and unwanted resources in your direction and tell them that they’re good for you. They’re going to walk you through the process – step by step – and insure that you fully understand everything that’s going on. They believe in truth in numbers. All customers are given real facts and real numbers right from the beginning.

If you’re looking into more information about this company, head over to dragonfi.com or call up William Cox @ 888.88fi-fly

Planning a party?

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

I don’t know about you but something I really enjoy is planning a party for friends/family members. If I happened to be in New York for the past couple of months I would have probably had a hand in planning a shower for my friend who is about a month away from giving birth. It’s her first child and she’s so happy about being a mother that the glow on her face could light up a room.

She’s having a girl so I’ve kind of been poking around on sites like partypail.com looking for extra cute and extra girlie baby shower decorations. I just wish that I could actually give her the party but our friend seems to be handling everything. Kim doesn’t know about the party itself, but thank god for AIM or I wouldn’t know anything going on with these people anymore! I’ve always been a fan of cute little ducks for some reason so when I came across this Baby Duckie Baby Shower theme I almost instantly bookmarked it, I sent it over to Jamie first – naturally. She fell over too heh.

I’m doing what…where?

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

I think the one thing I hate the most in the world, and anyone who knows me can vouch for this, is disorganization. I like to be able to walk into a clean house and when it comes to things like cleaning and laundry I have a system that I like to work with. It’s folded the second it comes out of the dryer and then goes into a laundry basket and straight back to the room. There’s no reason for something to just sit there for longer than maybe 15-20 minutes. Again, this is just how I’ve done things for many years.

So you can imagine my surprise when I found out that my new washer/dryer setup was located in the garage. I’m used to it being inside in it’s own little room and completely out of the way from bothering anyone. Knowing that I’m now in a garage doing everything has had me a bit annoyed because there’s so much crap in there that you can barely move, we’re in serious need of some storage cabinets and maybe with a clean-out of the garage we could actually, I don’t know, fit the car in there? It’s being used as a storage room and if that’s the case I don’t know why we can’t take the big bulky door off and turn it into an actual usable room considering it’s a two car garage – that’s a huge extension on the house that could be used instead of abused the way it is now!

Private Education Loans

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

During my continuing search of getting back into school I’ve come across many websites for loans and just other college related resources in general and none of them have really helped me out. Today, for example, I came across a website that offers Private Education Loans to students attending schools basically all over the country but what is really digging at me is the fact that even newer resources aren’t working with internet related schools. I know that there are full fledged colleges out there that offer an online way of taking the classes, there are also quite a few out there who are complete frauds, something I found out the hard way.

I did find a school of interest, I’m doing some more research on it though, unfortunately the entire tuition cost is going to run me in the $50,000 range. I’m completely eligable for a loan, don’t get me wrong, but most of the companies I’ve came across won’t bother to give me one because they feel internet related schools are a risky thing to invest any kind of money in. There are also a few where the loans never actually enrolled the student into school, the school ‘lost’ the check even though it was cashed. I can understand the loan offices not wanting to lose their money but why can’t they just take a chance on someone who’s got a full time job and still wants to get back into school to get her bachelors?