Need a car?

I certainly do. For the past 3 months I've been sharing a car with my mom and quite frankly I'm tired of it. It's nice having your own car (besides for having to pay the insurance, repairs etc). I'm so desperate for my own means of transportation that I may buy a motorcycle since it's within my bank book. The car we currently use has been through a barrage of repairs and by now the repairs probably exceed the the value of the car!

In my stint of desperation in trying to find an affordable means for transportation I found this neat site called Driverside.

You can list your car for sale free of cost, unlike most sites which offer similar services. Additionally, you can find accessories and parts specific to your car (I really needed this). If you're interested in purchasing a car via the site car search is made easy through their easy to browse interface. The vehicles, new and used, are grouped by size, i.e, coupe, sedan, and suv. Seeing that I can't afford a car yet. I would mostly used their services to find the best mechanic in my location.

All this car talk has made me hungry for some weird reason.

Don't drink and drive!

2008 Rap albums

Word on the street is that Nas's Untitled and Ice Cube's Raw Footage are the "must get" rap albums so far this year. Of course, Lil Wayne's Carter 3 head's the list as his next album entitled "The Carter 4" (no surprise there) has been leaked over the internet and is getting regular rotation in barber shops across America. The Game, D12 and a barrage of underground mixtapes have also been creating tremors in the industry marked by the return of the Lox (with the release of two of their own mixtapes). This is a good year for rap underlined by Young Jeezy's "The Recession", The Game's (L.A.X) and a smooth compilation by Bone Thugs and Harmony (can't remember the name of the album).

Go cop these records in the store, they're hella cheap - like 10 bux each.

Birthday gift?

My birthday is coming up (not really, its 2mnths away) and I am contemplating what item(s) I should buy myself. I was really thinking of getting a mac but I don't think my pocket will allow for it. Next on the list would be some sort of game console but knowing me, I'm not gonna have enough time to play it (unless its a psp). Soo... that leaves, blackberry curve, shoes, a watch, or some other form of jewelry.

I think a fancy, luxury watch would be a nice fit. I've been in want for a dressy, fashionable watch for sometime now and I think this birthday may be the time that I satisfy this need. Ideally, a Movado would fit me nicely :-) but again, I'm not sure if I can afford one. The most affordable dressy - fashionable/luxury watch that comes to mind would be something from Kenneth Cole. I like his watches, they're sleek and affordable. In the event that I don't get a Movado, Kenneth Cole places a definite 1st choice.

I like jewelry but I'm not that fashion conscious. I've heard about the Cartiers and the Tag Heurs but I really couldn't tell you one if it fell right there in my face. Lucky for me there's the watchery. It's an online luxury watch store which has a plethora of stylish and affordable brand name wrist watches. They also have an e-bay store which has close to 100% feedback (for you non - ebay junkies this is GOOD!).

The watch I'm interested in getting is at the top of the page. I definitely have enough money to get the watch and the blackberry curve and a pair of shoes :-) All of which I would like to get for my birthday. As a matter of fact, I could get all of those things plus some jewelry if I budget right. I saw this watch in a store at the mall and it costed twice the price the watchery is selling it for. Hopefully they have it when my bday comes around!

Head ache

After playing video games (ps3) for last 6 hrs with my cousins I now have some sort of head ache. I'm a little disappointed in myself. I can usually go for at least half the day without feeling groggy, much less this.

We played, Need for speed: pro street, fifa soccer 08 and call of duty 4. I kicked their butts in all of them. They came pretty close to beating me in call of duty, we tied.

Wish I could say more but the head won't allow for it.

Toodles.

Rocketron

So I have recently gotten into reading the news and can say that I have my list of media entities that I visit on a regular basis. The best part about online news is that it's not bulky, you don't have to worry about throwing it away in the trash (unless you saved it to your desktop) and people are not going to ask you to borrow it and not return it. Fantastic! What's also cool is listening to the news, but I'm talking about listening to it on the radio. I'm talking about listening to it from your mobile (handsfree) phone. Rocketron is a relatively new news provider which gives users the ability to dial a number and listen to the news. But not just any news. Whatever news item you are interested in. How cool is that? Very! I am tired of calling automated systems and having sit and listen to an entire news package to hear the sports at the end. Now with rocketron you simply dial the number, say what you want to hear and Voila! You have your mobile news! You have the ability to skip news items you're not interested in and repeating ones that have you on the edge of your seats by utilizing rocketron's voice system. Also, after a while rocketron learns what news items you listen to most and bundles news from those categories so that the next time you call in you dont have to listen to a bunch of mumbo jumbo.

New Apple Ipod Nano released and Itunes 8

Not that I care much about the release of iTunes 8 but I have been an ipod user for some years now and I cannot complain about the product. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple at his press conference in San Francisco, California unveiled the new Nano along with a revised (slimmer) version of the iTouch. Expectedly, both devices were sporting itunes 8 which featuring "Genius" - the program's HDTV capability. Thats right you read correctly, do not adjust the color of your pc/laptop. iTunes 8 sports Genius, software which not only has HDTV capability but also gives users a suggested list of songs to select from based on their usage and other users who listen to music from similar genres. But like I said, I'm not a big iTunes fan.

The new iPod nano

The iPod nano is thinner with a larger screen. It also has a screen orientation device (similar to the iPhone) which allows users to watch videos on a friendlier resolution. The nano also boasts a "shake to shuffle" feature which allows users to shake their nano and thus engaging a new song. In other words, shake the nano to skip to a next song! But wait, there's more! The nano is made of aluminum and covered in curved glass adding to the finese and sleekness of the iPod making it the thinnest iPod ever released according to Steve Jobs. The the new nano will cost you $149.99 (now available) for the 8g and $199.99 for the 16g (released next week.) and is availble in a wide array of colors.

*Oh yeah, I almost forgot! The new nano has voice recording capabilities. How cool is that!!?!?!?

Affordable eyeglasses

Now I must say given my history the title of this post seems a bit of an oxymoron. However, after finding $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses I have a new outlook on on prescription glasses prices.

The secret behind Zenni's affordability is the fact that they manufacture their own styles of glasses. They are not your standard eyeglass retailers who basically act as middlemen in getting top brand (over priced) frames to customers. But are pioneers in eyeglass development and research. Not only do they offer great, stylish and trendy affordable frames but they also provide the prescription lens to go with them!

What does this mean? Well firstly it means that you wont have to go elsewhere to satisfy your eyesight needs. Everything is under one roof!

How affordable you ask?

The glasses go from as low as $8.00 to as high as $30.00!!!! Ridiculously low, I know. Especially when you consider that all eyeglasses come with:

High quality stylish frame

Thin and Light 1.57 index lens

Anti Scratch Coating

Full UV Protection

Lens edge polishing and beveling

Quality Hard Eyeglass case

Microfiber Lens Cleaning Cloth

Full Guarantee

I don't know about you but i'm getting anxious just writing about Zenni Optical right now. If you're interested they have a simple checkout cart for purchasing frames and/or lens online. Well i'm done talking. I'm going to go check out those $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses because my current glasses are over 3 years old!

Hurdler Owned

This has got to be one of the funniest videos I have ever laid eyes on in all my life! Maybe due to the fact that I am also a hurdler and so I can certainly imagine what may have been going through this young man's head during the race. This video is comedy at its best! Or it isn't, depends on which perspective you're seeing it from (I'm sure he didn't find it funny!)

Watch!

Take em to church - cam'ron

This isn't the song I wanted to post originally, but Melanin, by Bugs was unavailable on youtube. The video above, Take Em to Church is a supposed to dis to Mase from Cam'ron. The song is featured on Diplomatic Immunity 2, arguably the Diplomats best album in what has been a barrage of garbage albums. Despite this, I'm a Dipset fan. Cam'ron, Juelz, Hell Rell etc..

Take em to chuch!

Money woes

It's so ironic the things I come across on a daily basis. Whats so ironic about them? Well my life has an uncanny way of positioning me with things, events and people directly related to whatever challenge I'm experiencing.

Case in fact, bills.com's iq test. Just this evening I had a long "meeting" with my parentals about budgeting and our on going money woes as we anticipate major debts and financial hurdles. Bills.com to the rescue? Not exactly, but their iq test is very helpful and easy to understand and go through.

My iq score was pretty low, it was 78%, a C. I scored poorly on the debt and wealth sections. It's not my fault I don't know my credit score, I'm a college student!(laughing to myself). But seriously, I could use a financial advisor right about now. Someone who could plot the rest of my financial goals and life on a whole for me. Steer me on that path to wealth creation.

After taking the test and receiving your score you are shown the relative answers for the questions you answered. Because there is no right or wrong answers just more appropriate ones, you are given a second chance to improve your score by choosing a more suitable answer. For example, lets say the question was:

How much of your paycheck do you save per month?

Answers:

1. 10%
2. 5%
3. None
4. All

And your answer was 3. None. You would probably ge the minimum point allocation for this question. On seeing the answers you would have a chance to select the best choice (possibly 10%) thus increasing your score.

All in all the bills.com iq test is pretty helpful and useful as it gives you tips for getting out of debt, increasing wealth and encourages a responsible approach to everyday financial challenges.

Usain Bolt vs Asafa Powell: Brussels 100m

Here is the video from the heavily anticipated post Olympics clash between former world record holder Asafa Powell and current record holder Usain Bolt. This was the 4th meeting between the two Jamaican atheltes. With this win, the 3 time Olympic gold medalist - Bolt, now leads the match up between the two Jamaicans 3 - 1. Asafa Powell, the record holder for the most sub ten second races ever recorded continues his season in Reiti, Italy. While, Bolt's illustrious season comes to an end for 2008.


Enjoy

Caribbean track & field forum

* So you're still recovering from the high you experienced viewing (or attending) the Beijing Olympics but have found yourself in dire need for a new high! No need to fear, your track and field expert is here! (Not really!)

If you're a Caribbean track and field junkie then you will appreciate the site I am writing about.

Caribbean Track & Field forum (a sub division of Talawah.com) is a forum based website devoted to the discussion of track and field with a piercing emphasis on the results of athletes from the Caribbean, born & raised or athletes of Caribbean heritage. The forum features many knowledgeable and experienced "forumites" who contribute their wealth of knowledge on a regular basis.

The forum is hardly restrictive as anyone is open to view the msg board. However, only registered users are permitted to contribute to the topics discussed. Fortunately, registration is free (you only need a username, password and email address & bingo!)

The forum is mangaged by a handful of moderators who do their best to ensure that only the most accurate information is shared on the site. (yeah right..)

All in all, if you're hungry for the latest track and field gossip or results Caribbean Track and Field forum should definitely be your first stop, especially if you're trying to find a free link to watch a european track meet online!

Cheers!

Tired..

Why did work start at umm.... 10:30am this morning? When it should clearly being at 8:30am? Why am I tired from work and it's only 3:57pm now.. And work finishes at 4:30pm?

Sigh.........

And I'm still not done working!!!!!

Thats a bunch of Junk if you ask me!

IWJ!!!!