I'm not usually one to sign up for many contests, but I happen to be a cell-phone addict. (If that's not a actual disease, it should be.) On Yahoo! today I stumbled on something about being a product tester for a current Palm cell phone for 6 months and it sounds like they will pay for the phone's data plan for that long too! YAY The phone may resemble this... but probably will be different. I just found a random Palm picture.
All I did was fill out an 8 question survey about what I do on a day-to-day basis, how I would describe myself, what I use my current phone for, and a few other non-invasive questions. As a disclaimer... it sounds great, but before you take the survey, check out the details on the website yourself. It looks pretty simple... but I cannot guarantee it is safe. I simply saw it online. With that... if you want to try to get a free phone from Treo for 6 months... click on the link below.
If you do fill out the survey, good luck! (even though you will be competing against me - I'm not mad). Let me know if you are selected too! I'm excited about this. :)
Last Saturday, I had one of the weirdest days that I can remember. I planned to leave my house at 2 to meet up with my Mom... but she got sick and my adventure began
Here's just a bit of how my afternoon went: -Drove to the radio station to see if there was any random work I could do. (that is sad, I know) - nothing there -Wanted to drive along the water, but I couldn't decide which city to go to -Sat in my car near the Great Lakes Maritime Center for a few minutes -Proceeded to the "North End" or the city of Fort Gratiot, hoping to find a store or something to catch my eye. Nothing sounded fun or inviting. So I looped back around and drove back south towards the downtown. -Searched for the location of the former military fort, Fort Gratiot - ultimately couldn't find it -Sat in a parking lot right under the Bluewater Bridge and seriously considered going to Sarnia - I have never been there. -Was all set to go to Sarnia, but got nervous because I didn't know if they accepted credit cards for the bridge toll. Plus I was trying to figure out what I would tell customs when they asked me what I was doing. I don't think it is a good idea to say "I just wanted to drive over the bridge to see Sarnia up close." I am pretty sure that would have caused me to get searched at customs. -Drove back toward the North End after being convincing myself to not to go to Sarnia - still not sure where exactly I was heading -Stopped in the parking lot of Jimmy Johns in the modern day city of Fort Gratiot (not the old military fort). -Sat in the parking lot for probably 25 minutes before committing to getting a sub sandwich. -Started to head home... but then got distracted and stopped in my favorite park, Pine Grove, to watch the freighters and skateboarders. -Went for a bitter cold walk along the boardwalk... wandered back to my car -Finally, moved my car to the boardwalk in front of Edison Shores, turned the heat on, and listened to the radio.
Wow... what a day. (You must be really bored to have read this far!) It was the Saturday that could have been so many things... but turned out just being strange. Thanks for listening. I feel better now.
Tonight, for the first time in a long time, I was able to watch a decent chunk of American Idol. Due to my shift (6P to Midnight) it is hard to keep up on prime time TV, but somehow, tonight it worked out.
I saw 3 of the contestants... Allison, Matt, and Adam Lambert. For official review purposes, I will make my decision about who should win the entire contest, exclusively based on the 3 I saw.
First... Adam: I think he is a talented guy and he got a standing ovation from Simon. But personally, I would not select him as my American Idol... his style is unique, but almost too unique. So he is the first one I will eliminate.
Between Allison Iraheta and Matt Giraud, now that's tough. Both of them performed incredibly tonight and got pretty decent reviews from the judges. I love Allison because she is so talented and only 16 years old!! I know when I was 16 I was not doing anything remarkable like she is.
Matt absolutely NAILED his Stevie Wonder song tonight. Wow. The added bonus: he is from Michigan... kind of like our hometown hero.Based only on tonight's performance, I would pick Matt... but I am known to change my mind quite often.
What did you think of the performances? Who should be eliminated on Wednesday?
So we've heard that John Mayer and Jennifer Anniston broke up again. Rumors have been going around about the cause of the breakup being John Mayer's obsession with posting on his Twitter account. While I find Twitter to be generally annoying and really unnecessary... it's probably not a reason for a break up. However - I think this picture could be a reason to split:
Really, John Mayer? Whoever told you that this look was a good idea should be removed from your staff immediately! What do you think of the picture, or even the whole John and Jen situation?
In short - I'd say it's definitely better for Jennifer Anniston to be single than to be with this guy!
The New Kids On The Block reign continues here at 96.9 WBTI. The boys (men) have now won 3 days in a row on the New Music Challenge thanks to tons of votes from NKOTB fans all over the country and the world. To date I've heard from Hungary in Europe, California, Vermont, Louisiana, and EVEN some fans around the Sarnia/Port Huron area!
The New Kids fans have certainly started a trend. Everyone got together on their fan site and decided to support their boys on our challenge. With every great idea comes duplication. Looks like the fans of the band from today (Parlor Mob) have mobilized their fan clubs as well. So today, was much closer than I expected - but still a victory for the New Kids. As a victory gift, here's a video I found. It came out when I was 3. :)
Friday we end on a big note: The New Kids On The Block vs. Beyonce. All bets are off. I am already getting a bunch of emails for each. We'll have the official results Friday night at 6:30PM. Thank you for all of your votes!
Apparently, there are a ton of New Kids On The Block fans out there. Every night, I have the New Music Challenge at 6PM... somehow... I have no idea how... but New Kids Fans from Sarnia and Port Huron to Westland to Vermont (literally, Vermont) called and emailed me like crazy for the New Kids to win. If you want to hear the song, click on the video (on wbti.com). I thought Nickelback pretty much had a lock down on the win, but boy was I wrong!
The New Kids On The Block song ended up the champion. What do you think about the song? Do you like it? I'm not sure I'm sold on it yet, but I'm willing to give it a chance. Keep voting tomorrow for your favorite song on the New Music Challenge!
I haven't posed anything on my blog in a long time. I choose to blame it on the vacation I took during the first week of March. It is always busy right before you leave because you pretty much have to do a week of work in advance. Then when you come back, it seems like you still have to do a week's worth of catch up. That's a couple weeks of hard work just for a vacation... but absolutely worth it. :)
Here are a few pictures from my trip that I wanted to share. Maybe if you are having a hard day, just look at some of the scenic photos and pretend you are on vacation.
Arizona & A Hamburger in Arizona
A billboard that says "Ben Copeland" - kind of like Ben Coburn... kind of. Then, there's me & my Uncle Jim in Arizona
Now... to California: I'm proud of the 1st picture... It could maybe be a postcard? :) Then the beautiful Pismo Beach
Here, I am not sure who the bear is... if you recognize him, let me know Also, a palm tree that looks like a pineapple - since I'm from Michigan, I find it amusing
There's me by my Aunt MaryAnn's Prius Then a great little sign that says "Fattie's - 2 for 1 pizzas" - insert your own punchline
That's it. A great vacation... but great to be back too. :)
