Gmail invites

Well, at the end of the day…which to me is when I leave work I decided to go ahead and give out the invites. At that time, only 3 people had commented asking for one, which worked out well, since I only had 3 to give. However, if I get any more, I’ll be sure to give them out to those that didn’t get one. Thanks for playing!

Update: If you missed out, you may want to try here: http://starbody.typepad.com/index/2004/06/technolust.html

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OK. I have 3 Gmail invitations to give out. If you want one, email me or comment here with the 3 reasons you should get an invite. If I actually get more than 3 comments/emails by the end of the day Monday, June 21st (which would be a first for me), then the best 3 will get the invite. To be the “best” give me a few good reasons why you should get an invite. The more creative, the better. Let’s go!

Didn’t you love Maniac Mansion? I sure did. I remember playing this with my sister for a loooong time when we were little kids. We weren’t gaming gurus and it took us a long time to beat it. But it was definitely a favorite of ours. Anyway, I just discovered that fans of the game have remade it. I’m psyched. I just downloaded it and am about to install it. If you don’t hear from me for awhile, well, at least you know why. In the meantime, amuse yourself with an interesting little backstory about all the stuff Ninetendo made the designers remove from the original version.

Update: I managed to get all 3 kids locked in the dungeon within 5 minutes. Boy, I suck.

Don’t you? An article in Entertainment Weekly caught my eye today about an anonymous blog that is supposedly written by an A-list Hollywood actor. He posts as “Rance Budweiser.” The article was somewhat tongue-in-cheek, guessing who it might be. So, I jumped right on the internet and surfed on over to http://captainhoof.tripod.com/blog/ . WARNING! Adware abounds there - run Spybot S&D after visiting!

I was very disappointed. Right off the bat, I realized it was just some hoaxter and not an A-list actor. The first clue? A freebie, ad-filled website at Tripod! If there really was a famous actor who wanted to blog, don’t you think he could afford to pay a few dollars for something nicer? (Such as my lovely Typepad site?) Or pay a “techie” to set him up with something halfway decent?

Then later he says his plans for the weekend include “Budweiser. Budweiser. Budweiser….Advil.” Right. Like someone who makes millions and millions drinks Budweiser. Ewww! And finally, his profile says his interests are “blogging” and “hamburgers.” Ho hum. Shouldn’t his interests include something like sports cars or hot blondes?

Now, don’t get me wrong, if you dare to explore the site, there are some funny Hollywood stories on there, but they could have been written by any creative Hollywood insider…a screenwriter, perhaps? I’m just not buying the whole “A-lister” thing.

P.S. If you want to check out the EW link, this week’s passcode is “mustlist”.

Everyone wants them some Gmail! I’ve been reading a lot about Gmail Swap lately. I thought I’d go check it out to see what people will give you in return for a Gmail invite. Some of the stuff is really unique. My favorites today are: 3 aluminum foil animals, membership to a cult, and a sloppy kiss via phone from my bulldog. Yeah, just what I was looking for.

Update: An even better idea: Support our troops — send them your GMail invites!

That’s right, Gmail. Google’s email service still in beta testing. Who’s jealous? Ah, don’t be…I just bought it on Ebay. What’s a few dollars to be cutting edge, right? (Don’t worry it really was only a few dollars).

Now my question is, what am I going to do with it? How do I transition to using a new email address? I currently have one public and one private email. The public one is here on this website and the private one is for friends and family only. I hate changing email addresses; you’re always having to log back in to make sure you’re not missing anything important. What a hassle. I need a good email forwarding service, I guess. Any suggestions?

Thanks to the lovely Receptionista, I am now the proud recepient of a brand-new pair of shoes! That’s right! I am THE WINNER! And I never win anything!

OK, so maybe I won by default…..see, I sorta was the only one who entered the contest. But who cares?! I WON! Yippee!

P.S. They fit, too! Thanks!

I went to see Harry Potter on Friday night, which was opening night. It was excellent. You can really tell that this was filmed by a new director. There was a darker, more sinister feel to the film. Even Harry, himself, has more of an edge. He’s no longer the sweet, do-gooding boy, but an angry adolescent who wants revenge on those who caused his parents’ death. But the edge works. It’s the third book where the story itself becomes a darker tale complete with soul-sucking demontors, the discovery of a deceipt that led to innocent deaths (that of Harry’s parents), and sadly, (spoiler alert!) an ending where an innocent man still has to run and hide because his name cannot be cleared. This is much different than the endings of the first two films, where there is a battle of sorts, the good guys win, and the bad guy dissolves into dust or explodes into pieces. Even Harry questions this: “What difference did it make?” he asks. Dumbledore tells him - “you uncovered the truth; you saved a innocent man from a terrible fate.” A hard lesson to learn for Harry: sometimes life isn’t fair.

Another thing I really liked about the movie was Hermione’s moxy; she’s less of a know-it-all class pet, and more of an strong-willed overachiever. The film has her taking charge and leading the action. She goes as far as socking one to the class bully - square in the face. A good punch, if I do say so myself. And it feels a bit like grrl-power, as she is the first in the group to actually get violent.

As fan of the books, I could follow along with the movie’s plot very well. But I wonder if some of the plots points were a bit too rushed for those who were seeing this for the first time. It seemed that, sometimes, more explaining was due, but it never came.

And finally, I have to ask: What was with the birds? My husband pointed this out early-on and from then on, and then I noticed it quite a bit. In every single scene, there was a bird (and occasionally a bat or a butterfly). Yes, every scene! Was this some sort of symbolism that went over my head? Just wondering…