Saturday, September 3, 2011

In case you need a REALLY good laugh...






Sometimes technology is funny.  REALLY REALLY funny!  I just got a new smartphone that has an autocorrect feature on it.  What is autocorrect?  According to dictionary.com, it's:
 
Definition: an automatic feature in software that corrects common spelling and capitalization errors, and can replace certain designated characters with special symbols

It's basically a feature that tries to guess what you're trying to type in a text message based on what's most commonly used by you and/or other people.

So, I was reading some posts on Facebook the other day and stumbled upon http://www.damnyouautocorrect.com/.  This is by far one of the most hilarious things I've seen on the internet in a LONG time.

My suggestion to you is to grab a box of tissues because you WILL be laughing until you cry, settle into a place where you can freely laugh (I first viewed this at work and I was concerned that my coworkers would worry about my sudden outbursts of laughter and/or the coffee spewing forth from my nose) and prepare to make your side hurt from the laughter.


You're welcome.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Ask not what I can do for you....but what you can do for the list!

There are officially just 222 days left for me to complete a LOT of items on my list!  That's not much time and I have a LOT of stuff left to cross off.  Many of you have been very sweet and asking me how you can help.  I can't tell you how much I appreciate this and all of you.

So in order to help you (and mostly me) out, I've been going over the list.

The beauty of the list is that it is my own creation and I get to make things up as I go along!

So here are a few list items I would LOVE your help with:

1)  Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice through http://www.freerice.com/. - Originally my intent was for me to donate all of these all on my own, but time is running short and I am WAAY behind!  So, I'd love your help!  The best part is that it's easy, costs nothing for you to help and takes hardly any time!  It couldn't get any easier.  Simply go to http://www.freerice.com/.  Answer some simple vocabulary (or math or geography) questions.  Each one you get right donates 10 grains of rice.  There are no penalties for wrong answers.  If it takes 10 seconds to answer each question, you can donate more than 300 grains of rice in just 5 minutes!  If I can get 10 friends to donate 500 grains each each day, we can knock this one off of the list in no time.  Simply leave me a comment here or on my Facebook page telling me how many grains you donated that day and I'll add them to the total!  I'll keep you posted on how we're doing.

2)  If you know me IRL (In real life) and see me, give me a hug and then tell me to write it down!  I have 30 hugs so far, so I'm VERY close to finishing the 50 hugs.  Don't worry.  You'll remain anonymous.

3)  Pennies...pennies...pennies.  Once again, if you know me IRL, I need your pennies!  They are just weighing you (and your purse, wallet, pants, etc) down.  They may not be worth a lot to you, but if we can put them all together, we can do amazing things with those little coins!
      For those of you who don't know me IRL, stay tuned for ways that you can help to.

That's all I have for now, but if you see something on the list you'll like to help with (eat sushi, walk a few thousand steps with me, go for a bicycle ride - 1000 miles still needed!, go to a mystery theater dinner, golf a few holes, etc etc etc), please speak up.  I'd love the company and the change to make some new friends.  (Getting to know old friends better is wonderful too!)

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