Testing go@utterli

test post. Attempt 2. GL... NYCC!!

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Testing the new Utterli

Utterz is now Utterli and I want to make sure everything works the same!

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Bucket-Headed Boy

Miles - being silly!

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Testing

Just finished this last night and LOVED it!

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Gadget Guy (or, I'm gonna need a bigger power strip!)

So, not only has my job provided me with a shiny new Blackberry, but they're also sending me a Sony e-Reader. Before any of you start sounding the death knell for the printed book, here's why it's a good thing for me (and my colleagues) to have an e-book reader: At the start of every selling season I get a stack of reading notebooks and manuscripts that are literally two feet high.

By sending us these materials electronically, my company will be cutting down on paper, printing costs, shipping and all of the CO2 effects associated! I will still love nothing more than curling up with a good book, but I'll be doing most of my work reading electronically.

Lastly, I finally broke down and bought myself a GPS. With all the driving I do for work, it's really a necessity and will save me from having to print out GoogleMaps directions every time I leave the house!

I'm drowning in technology! (and I love it!)

Super Tuesday, Jr.

The Humble Post-It

Yes, that's right... those are all Post-Its! And that's not all, check out other examples of Post-Its as environment (or prank!) here.

Makes me look at the small square of paper on my desk a little differently!

Candy from a Foreign Shore

My friend April is living in New Zealand for a few years and she's missing some American delicacies. Okay, not so much delicacies as junk food. So, I just shipped off a box filled with Pop-Tarts, Doritos, Twinkies, Fritos, Smarties and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. In return, she sent me a box of NZ delicacies (again, junk food).

So far, I am quite taken with the Chocolate Fish, which are fish-shaped, chocolate covered marshmallow. I'm also enjoying the Pinky bar, which is the same thing, but with caramel (and not fish shaped). The Crunchie was quite good, but I think I had one of those when I was in London, so it's not really new.

The jury's still out on Pineapple Lumps. Pineapple flavored nougat-y fluff, covered in chocolate. The package says to refrigerate them "to get that really chewy sensation" so I'll give that a try!

Thanks for all the goodies April!

Next Time I'll Listen!

For what seems to have been years now, people have been telling me how great "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" is and I haven't listened. Maybe because NPR has never been "appointment" listening for me. I'll turn it on when I'm in the car, but I never seek out shows, and never listen to the radio at home.

In this age of podcasts, that has all changed. Last week, I finally got around to downloading an episode of WWDTM and I'm hooked. I thought about going back and listening to old ones, but that's a bit overwhelming (and the news wouldn't be fresh).

So, now, I eagerly await the new episode!

Addicted to Grammar

I've recently discovered a new podcast: Grammar Girl. (Because I've listened to so many of her episodes recently, I'm second guessing myself on whether I used the colon properly in that first sentence!)



I've learned many useful grammar tips, but my favorite new piece of info is the interrobang.















It is one piece of punctuation that combines the question mark and the exclamation point. Apparently it is not grammatically correct to use two pieces of punctuation at the end of a sentence. I actually think I had heard of the interrobang in the past, but I had forgotten about it.


Now, it's my favorite thing I know!


Check out Grammar Girl. I'm going to investigate some of the other podcasts on QDNow.