This is mostly aimed at those new or soon-to-be-new parents out there. Here's a pretty neat stroller that can grow with your child. It's called the Baby jogger city select stroller. You can use it with a car seat and, as your baby grows, you can adjust it to fit them. I didn't have anything like that when my daughter was little. Our stroller could use the car seat when she was an infant, but then it was a fairly regular stroller after that. I'm jealous!
Favorite Friday
I watched the 2009 Kouhaku Uta Gassen earlier this week. Perfume performed their song One Room Disco. Not only did I enjoy the unusual sound of the tune, I also loved their cute little dance. Unfortunately, it seems that most of their songs sound the same. At least I'll always have this, right?
Outage and Dance
Sorry about the unscheduled downtime. Our ISP switched (not by our choosing) and, somehow, messed everything up. I'm not particularly happy that the site was down for so long. I'm pondering moving The Geek Within to an outside host. (Currently, the server box for the website is in my dining room.) If I do decide to do that, I will try to make the move as painless as possible. Originally, I wanted to talk about my dance class. I take jazz every Wednesday night and, let me tell you, there is no need for a quick weight loss diet with this class. We dance hard and fast for 45 minutes each week. I've lost 3 inches off my hips just by giving up soda and taking this class. I love it!
Fat burners?
As I'm sure you've figured out by now, I'm not a big fan of diet pills. However, they intrigue me. Especially with terms like "fat burner." You can only burn fat if you're using more than you are taking in. That is why people always say 'eat less and workout.' You need to get your muscles going in order to burn up the fat stores. How is a pill going to accomplish that?
Sleeping pills?
I fully admit that there are many things in this world that I don't understand. One of them is sleeping pills. See, I love sleep. I can sleep pretty much anywhere at anytime. So, I don't understand how someone can have trouble falling asleep. I suppose there are people that aren't able to shut their brain off long enough to get the body rested. It's still way out of my experience though.
TV review: Alice
As usual, there were things I absolutely loved and hated about it. The Mad Hatter (Andrew Lee Potter) was brilliant. I think that watching the entire show was worth it JUST for him. Matt Frewer also gave a wonderful performance as the White Knight. I also liked the little touches that made Wonderland...Wonderland. On the down side, the flamingo aircycles were odd. They served a purpose but it seemed like they could have used something better. Also, the White Rabbit pretty much disappeared after the beginning of the show. I would have liked to have seen him just a bit more.
In comparison, I liked Tin Man much better than Alice. However, Alice wasn't a waste of my time. I didn't feel cheated or anything like that. Then again, I blame the Mad Hatter. He was just too awesome for words.
Human growth hormone?
In my idleness, I came across a website for human growth hormone supplements. Even though I read the website, I'm not really sure what they do. Are they supposed to make you taller? There's some talk about radiant skin and feeling younger and the pituitary gland, but I don't know what that actually means. They need to just come out and say it in plain English. Annoying ads.
I don't need pills!
Somehow, despite all of the holiday eating I've done, I've managed to lose a few inches off my hips. (It's embarrassing to say, but that is my worst part.) I didn't even need "the world'sbest weight loss pills." All I did was try my best to eat healthier foods. No, I didn't completely deprive myself of junk food. I just limited it to small pieces at certain times of the day. See what a little self control can do!
Movie review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
What was missing....was the Chipettes. In the 80s, there weren't a lot of good female characters. Sure, there was She-Ra and Jem, but that was about it. While the Chipettes weren't particularly strong girls, they were good counterparts to the Chipmunks. Whatever the boys could dish out, the girls could too and that was what made them loveable.
So the Chipettes have now entered into the live-action world of the Chipmunks. I loved the Chipettes singing, but their personalities seemed a little off. Britney was always a little more selfish than she was in the movie. Yes, she looked out for her sisters more than Alvin did for his brothers, but in this version, she was just a little too altruistic for their sakes. Jeanette wasn't quite nerdy enough. She should have been able to match Simon fact-to-fact. Yet it was Simon that had to help her when the girls were in trouble. In my opinion, only little Eleanor fit her original personality. She was a tad shy with a heart just as big as her tubby body. Perfect.
One of the things that surprised me was that Zachary Levi, of Chuck fame, played the lead live-action male in the show. I don't remember seeing him in any of the commercials. We all know that good old Dave Seville got laid up in the hospital thanks to Alvin's antics, but we never saw who was taking care of them while he was out of commission. There is no better nerd boy than Zachary Levi. Dave will always be the number one guy in the Chipmunk's lives, but I really hope that the writers find a way to get Toby into the third movie.
Both my sister and I enjoyed the movie just as much as my daughter did. There are some really funny jokes and, as usual, the singing was fun as well. I can't say that it is absolutely worth the money to see it in the movie theater, but it is definitely worth a rental once the DVD or Blu-Ray hits shelves.
No more viruses
A lot of people aren't really sure how to keep their computer from getting viruses. You can't just say "Oh, don't look at these types of websites" anymore. Any website has a chance of being infected. Symantec is usually a decent virus checker. And, if you need help, Symantec support is always helpful. Computers are a necessity nowadays. Do your best to keep your computer virus-free and working to the best of its ability.