this is one of my top favorite apps for the captivate. it is really hard for me to read and keep myself up to date on all my favorite stuff. i actually tried about 4 different feed apps on the captivate before i settled on this one. it is very fast, very light and i just love love love it!

i subscribed to all the feeds using google reader and added my reader account to feedjuice. it then pulls every new post from google reader, list them in order of date with the blog name and i pick whichever one i want to read. i can do this without having to be on the computer, anywhere at all. with kids, it is definitely a time saver for me. i know i’ll get every update without trying to remember which is which and when i find a great blog i want to follow, click, it gets added to google reader.

try it out and it just might make you fall in love, again!

http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.robotjuice.feedjuice

so here’s what i did today (you guess it, more shopping):

1) replaced our old cotton sheets with these rayon / bamboo sheets from jcpenney (used thank-you giftcards). they feel SO soft!!! what a difference!

2) replaced our pillows with new organic cotton ones – again using giftcards so my wallet is okay.

3) replaced our plastic food storage containers with pyrex glass storage containers. bought 4 sets.

pyrex 6 piece storage set

4) i was just browsing and saw these oh so cute incense holders so i grabbed 3 from gaiam. about $7.08 w/ t & s.

zen incense holder

aren’t these just beautiful??? as much as i love the colors and idea, i’ll hold out for now. see more here.

decorative bamboo charcoal

multipurpose decorative air freshener

last but not least, you have to visit this website i somehow stumbled on. i love the concept of it – all kinds of neat things and ideas to decor your home with. maybe i won’t look much so i won’t spend much but still, it’s a great blog!

green your decor

i have it on my pc for a while but never got to defragmenting it because i just didn’t think about it. two nights ago, i got brave and opened it up and had it on defrag during the night. i love this thing! it’s so light and free up 50gb of space on my harddrive. isn’t that just wonderful?? i love using ccleaner too so this is a great combo in my book! get it if you haven’t! it only takes a long time to defrag the first time.

i know there’s shutterfly and winkflash and of course, walgreens, target, walmart, etc. i’ve tried most but not all.

a few days ago, i uploaded some of my photos to costco to see how the prints would turn out. when my order was submitted, i saw that auto-correction was “on”. i promptly called the store and told them i want the auto-correction “off”. the lady at the photo center told me that they turn off all auto-corrections unless a customer specifically called and say they want it on. i repeatedly said to her, “then you’re going to turn it off even though it’ll come across as on?” “yes, m’am” was what i got. i asked if there was any way i could turn it off myself online before i submit in my order and she said “no”.

the next day, i went and picked up my photos and looked at most of them. they were okay. i got them in the “lustre” finished. i walked out into the light and took another look at the photos and some of them look a little dark. again, they were okay but i wasn’t really impress and wouldn’t use them again. i love costco for a lot of things but it looks like photo printing will not be one of it. it could definitely just be the auto-correction but if there isn’t any way for me to turn it off, i wouldn’t print through them.

i do remember an incident about 4 years ago when i took some negatives to costco for enlargements. they were photos that my family had taken at a photo studio and they gave us the negatives. i love those studios btw. about 1/3rd of those enlargements came out much much darker compared to the prints from the studio. i’m not sure why. i didn’t think to take them back then.

walgreens was running a promotion of 20 free prints two days ago and i took advantage of that to try them out too. i picked up my prints yesterday (in a glossy finish) and were truly impressed! yea!! i think walgreens is now at the top of my list for a B&M photo service. the prints just look really good, much better than costco’s.

okay so now, tell me where you go to get yours printed?

just have to get over some personal things. i’ll do a longer post soon. LOL

almost time for us to go to disneyland. i’ve been reading and absorbing everything about it so we can be better prepare once we get there. i’m going to make a list of what shows/parades we want to see, rides we want to go on, and a rough schedule of how we’ll go about it.

i’m also looking for princesses outfits for the girls so they can wear it to the parks. i’m going to to attempt to create autograph books for them instead of buying it too. it’ll just be more personal and i’ll have them help me decorate it later. i read quiet a lot of ideas on how to make the books and i’m excited. i’ll most likely go with 1 page for their autographs and another for photo so two pages are reserved for one character. if that make sense.

hey ms. scrapbook vera, if you have tips, i’ll love to hear them on the autograph books. ^^

still debating on the character dining since nothing on their menus sound good to me. *sigh*

we still got time but i already feel like i’m running out of time.

and just for signing up, you’ll get $25 after you register (without having to validate a checking account)! i was surprised that it was that fast! you have to be invited to receive $25 and i get $10.

if you would like to sign up, please leave me your email and i’ll send an invite your way.

it’s free money people!

just reminiscenting (is that even a word??) i wonder about those very cute anime and korean characters sites and where they’ve gone. i visited bouncy-bubbles.net and most of her affiliated sites are no longer active. did people just grow up or do they have no interest in their sites anymore?

lalaland.nu is still there but not active and regretless.com is there too but the contents have changed. i guess people also changes hmmm?

i guess the same can be said for tenshigirl. i remembered it used to be something along those lines. i’m not sure what to do with it but i don’t want to let go of the domain. *sigh*

maybe i’m going to bring back a cute layout for tenshigirl, not that it doesn’t have one already and use the domain as a collective/personal and graphics site. i don’t know. it’s not like i have a lot of time to make anything.

what i stumbled upon is daydreamgraphics and that site is still going strong. i also visited aethereality and she’s got some wonderful anime images that i would love to use for my next layout.

my mind is all jumbled up at the moment…so many ideas but so little time.