Archive for October, 2008
First Online Library!
For the bookworms amongst us, 
BookSwim
has launched!
They are the first book rental library service online, lending you paperbacks and hardcovers!! The books are delivered Netflix®-style, directly to your house, without the need to purchase!
They offer you new releases, bestsellers, or classics with free shipping both ways!
Read your books as long as you want — no late fees! You can even choose to purchase and keep the ones you love!
If you sign up now you will pay 50% of the monthly subscription fee for the first month! So instead of paying $19.98, you will pay only $9.95 for the first month!
(After the first month, normal fees will apply.)
Musical Horses
Something which you may, or may not, find histerically funny 
I had a good laugh though - the one on the far right is my favourite! Hope it cheers up your day
(Click on each horse to make it sing, and click on it again if you want it to keep quiet)
Incase you can’t see the above, you can view the Singing Horses here.
Health Concerns For Computer Slaves
I’ve been working in front of computer for 8 hours a day - sometimes more, for the past few years. I realize that the monitor isn’t doing my eyes any good, but what can I do? Its my job! I got glasses a while back - specifically to relieve the glare from my monitor, but now I get a headache from the glasses on my nose.
I can wear sunglasses without a problem, but they don’t have those grip things on my nose. Oh well, maybe I should’ve tried a different type of frame - maybe I will try to change that at a later stage… I might even try ZenniOptical, as I hear they have affordable prescription glasses available.
These days there are so many jobs which require you to spend half your life in front of a computer monitor, that its not even funny to see so many people wearing eyeglasses.
Computer jobs also affect your back, i.e. the way you sit in front of your computer could seriously damage your back, neck and shoulders, and visibly affect your posture. I know that its a problem for me, and though I try to keep it in mind, I still catch myself sitting with my shoulders slumped forward. Slouching becomes such a habit, that trying to correct your posture may even be painful!!
I’ve seen some exercises in a local newspaper, which was so ridiculously hillarious - there’s no WAY that I would do that in the office, in front of my co-workers!! Still, they had a point - excercise is extremely important, and could really help in correcting your posture, or keeping you from falling into a habit of slouching.
I also realize that there’s a horde more health concerns for the computer bound generation, but I hardly have the time and the space to write about it now… :) I’ll have to do a sequel!!
Can I Get A Turn Please?!
I’ve lately had such a craving to write, and though I hardly ever get time to do so, I still write blog posts in my mind. Its strange how that becomes a habit after you’ve blogged for a while, and still now - when I haven’t written a propper post in months, I still catch myself structuring my thoughts in such a way that I’ll be able to write them later.
I realized the other day that one of my big reasons for blogging, is because I struggle to express myself verbally. I either can’t find the right words at the right time to convey my feelings, or someone interrupts me. I know I do it too, as do most people, but I’m sure I’m one of the more “interruptable” people. Whenever I’m in a conversation with more than three people I hardly ever get to finish my sentence, let alone story! You can probably say that its my fault because I just leave it after I’ve been interrupted more than twice, but I hate having to fight for a turn to speak.
Its for this very reason that I prefer spending time with fewer people in a conversation. I don’t mind big social events, but I’m not the type of person who thrives huge social events. I’d much rather have a quiet evening at home with fewer friends, and actually finish whatever it is I’m saying, than spending a night with a huge group of friends, trying to finish one sentence, and at the end still not doing so.
I know it may sound vain that I feel so strongly about finishing my own sentence or story, and yes, I do know that its important to listen as well. But I think I do listen, its just also nice to contribute to a conversation, and having people WANT to listen to you
