My geeky sisters over at Girls Gone Geek have been doing a what’s in your bag kind of thing, so I decided to join them and expose what’s in my bag (gasp).
Items inside to bag:
15inch MacBook Pro
Make-up Bag
BlackBerry 8800 w/case
Keyboard brush (gotta keep the dust off)
iPod w/charger
Eyeglass case
Smart Trip Card
4-Port USB Hub
ID/Badge Holder (facing down because it’s a Navy/DoD Badge)
Business Card Holder
Sanyo Xacti CG6
Office Keys
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-S650 (which I used to take this photo) w/camera bag
I subscribe to a series of Mac fanboy fangirl podcasts and for the last month they have ALL been drowning me in iPhone information, news and updates. I gotta be honest; I am sick of hearing about the iPhone. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s an amazing phone, but I don’t ever see myself abandoning my BlackBerry for the iPhone. I started off with the 8700 and last summer I got the 8800; love them both. NOW I am anxiously awaiting the BlackBerry BOLD.
There are so many things I LOVE about my BlackBerry; the super stable email, the ability to add 10 outside email accounts, BlackBerry maps with built-in GPS, the calendar and contacts, wireless syncing of my calendar and contacts from my BlackBerrry to my mac (using Pocketmac and Bluetooth) and the most important thing - the full size qwerty keyboard.
If I didn’t send massive amounts of text messages, emails and instant messages from my BlackBerry the keyboard thing wouldn’t even be an issue. Not to mention I tweet, update/check facebook and use BlackBerry Messenger from my BlackBerry as well. All in all - it’s just a good solid phone and it is truly my main communications tool.
A couple other things to note about the 3G BlackBerry BOLD and 3G Apple iPhone:
The 3G iPhone’s internal processor is STILL the same as the original. So much for more speed. Whereas previous BlackBerrys had 312MHz and the new BOLD has a 624MHz processor. Who’s truly “twice as fast” as before?
BlackBerry’s consumer PUSH email service is included with your BlackBerry internet Service (BIS) plan. In addition the iPhone internet you must pay for “MobileMe” subscription for PUSH email.
Listen and Respond to My Seesmic Question for this Blog Post You don’t need a seesmic account to post your video response 3G BlackBerry BOLD vs 3G iPhone
If you’re a big note taker like me; you’re going to love Evernote. I’ve been using Evernote for a few months now and I am hooked on it. I take notes all the time and not always when I am at my computer. I’ve also been looking for a note taking service I can access from my BlackBerry because many times I get an idea or thought I need to jot down right away (before I lose it).
Usually I jot down my notes in memopad on my BlackBerry, but once it’s there that’s where it stays. Evernote mobile is clean and intuitive. When I use Evernote mobile that note or notes are then synced to the Evernote web version and the Evernote desktop app (once you power on your computer and open up the app it will begin to sync). How much more convenient can you get? Talk about making it a no-brainer for the user.
Evernote gives me (you) three ways to take notes;
on my desktop using the Evernote app
on the web
from my BlackBerry (this photo was taken in the desktop Evernote app using the isight note taking feature)
So no matter which way I take a note, it all syncs together - very convenient and very handy indeed. A lot of times you take notes on scrap paper or in a memo style type app on your computer, but if you’re away from your computer or on someone else’s; you don’t have access to your notes. With Evernote it doesn’t matter which medium you use to take notes because it all syncs up anyway so all your notes are consistent.
I’ve taken a bazillion notes and have not had to upgrade my service, but when it gets to that point I won’t hesitate to upgrade my Evernote plan; it’s only $45 a year.
Thanks EVERNOTE for making this note taker a very happy user……
It appears as though there is yet another twitter like service on the web and it’s called Plurk. Twitter was down Sunday night; actually it was down pretty much all day and night. I got wind of Plurk and went on over there to check this thing out and it was kinda fun hanging out over there.
It looks completely different from twitter, pownce and jaiku, which is kinda refreshing. But all-in-all, it’s the same concept. However, there are a couple things that stand out for me in Plurk that I really like. 1) the way you respond to someone’s plurk is nice because you can respond to a plurk and see the trail of responses just by clicking on the initial plurk.
2) Plurk allows you to share photos and videos, but the cool thing about sharing the photo is when you add the photo url to your plurk, other plurkers can click on that photo link and view the photo within the plurk timeline.
Other than that, it’s your standard 140 character messaging service, but it is a nice alternative when twitter is on that downtime madness.
P.S. Twitter - I still love you, but when you abandon me with that downtime, I need something else to get my quick fix of 140 character messaging. Still friends????
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I stumbled across a service called ‘Tweet Cube’ and decided to give a test run. What is tweet Cube you ask?? By geekycybermom at 2008-05-20
TweetCube is a 100% free file sharing service for Twitter. You can upload as many images, archives, videos and songs as you want and share them on Twitter with your followers.
This is kind of cool, but it does make me think about Pownce, which I rarely use. Not that I don’t like Pownce, but majority of the people I connect with are on twitter. But Pownce does allows you to send out 140 character messages (like twitter) along with media such as files, photos and music. So all these other twitter services coming out that allow you to treat your twitter account like a Pownce account makes me wonder if the developers of twitter will add Pownce like features at some point.
Me and Jessica Moss are organizing the first Northern Virginia Girl Geek Dinner. This event is for ALL girl geeks in the MD/DC/VA tri-state area. We are an offshoot of the London Girl Geek Dinners, started by Sarah Blow. The aim of these get-togethers is to provide a welcoming atmosphere and a platform for learning in an informal environment, to make technology accessible and to be of interest to all age groups and all people, particularly women. It is an opportunity for like-minded ‘girls’ to talk about technology over food and drinks
We hope that every girl geek in the MD/DC/Va area will support this event. We just started planning this event. We are looking for a venue to hold the dinner and are also looking for sponsors.
All of you know I’ve been patiently waiting for the new BlackBerry to come out. I have an 8800, which I love, but I truly want a camera on my BB and wifi and am so anxious to see what other great new features the 9000 series BB will have.
So, it is official. The new BlackBerry Bold (yes, that is the official name) is here. UNFORTUNATELY (for me) AT&T will launch this phone first (dammit to all hell). But there is a 1700mhz model coming out later, which will support the T-Mobile (that’s my network carrier) 3G network.
I must say, I’m kinda diggin’ the design of this phone. It’s kinda sexy - very sleek - way thinner than my 8800. It is also longer and wider than the current BB Curve.
Here’s a snapshot of some of the features:
1GB on-board memory with encryption
Tri-band HSDPA
Pricing in the $300-$500 range with a carrier
Launching on AT&T “this summer
Interchangable color back plates
5 hours of talk time, 13 days of standby time.
624-MHz Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor
BlackBerry® Unite! software for SOHO and home users
I went to Podcampnyc and it was my first time attending a Podcamp event. I had such a great time. I drove up to Brooklyn early Saturday morning and got to Polytechnic University just in time for registration.
There were so many sessions to choose from, I was overwhelmed. I especially wanted to attend Podcampnyc for a couple of reasons. One being I am a podcaster and I wanted to meet other podcasters and learn more about podcasting techniques (both audio and video) and how to market them while building a community.
The second reason being the fact I’m truly trying to put my master’s degree to work. I have a master’s in instructional technology and Podcampnyc was also focusing on education & technology this year. So I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to attend sessions that were related to education and the integration of technology into schools and curriculum along with other educators and technologists. Turns out I was right. It was such a wonderful experience listening and sharing ideas with other educators and technologists. It was also very inspiring.
Panel discussion on Issues Concerning Eduction and Web 2.0 led by Chris Hambly (all the way from London).
Quick Notes from the Panel Discussion:
Hilary Mason (another panel member) is a computer scientist and considers herself an accident educator. At the university which she works she has developed and incorporated: using wikis for curriculum changes and has also created courses in Second Life such as introduction to entrepreneurship and virtual Morocco.
Session attendees talk about how afraid teachers and administrators are of learning new technologies such as instant messenger, blogging, podcasting, etc to communicate with students and other faculty members.
There is a also a control factor. Using social media tools in education means you give a little control and independence to the student and many are not willing to do so. The perception has such been; teachers and administrators talk and students listen.
Is it a cultural divide or is it just fear of change or does it all boil down to school systems not wanting to give up their control over what teachers and students can and cannot do?
We also discussed how these same fears of learning something new and giving up a portion on control is found in corporations with higher level executives.
Session on How New Media Can Change Learning led by Chris Brogran and everyone else (Joel was unable to come and lead the session so Chris stepped up and did it)
Quick Notes from Session:
Schools are still behind in technology. Many schools block services such as YouTube and Google related products like GMAIL, Google Docs, etc, which makes it hard for teachers who want to integrate these tools in their current curriculum.
What can parents do to petition the need for the use of technology in the classroom? Many parents are willing to stand up and fight for this; they just need to know how to proceed.
Although the challenge of using technology in the classroom to enhance learning is at the forefront, so is classroom management. Classrooms are still overcrowded, which makes it hard to manage the classroom. When teachers are spending majority of their time in class telling kids to be quiet, sit down, writing kids up and sending some to the principals’ office; everything else regarding learning gets pushed to the back-burner.
With so many real estate developers building homes in neighborhoods and the state not building new schools to accommodate the number of new families that’ll be moving into these new homes; overcrowded classrooms will remain an issue.
Session on Podcasting Your Passion: if it works for sports fans (and it does) it can work for you led by Andrew Figgins.
Quick Notes from Session:
We did an exercise where we broke into groups of 3, came up with a topic to podcast about and each group recorded a 1 minute podcast live on the spot. That was a blast!!!!! (tried to find the final recording of this, but no luck)
Session on New Media in the High School Classroom led by John Herman
John is integrating new media technology trends into his media class.
He has incorporated Google Docs where the students collaborate in research projects and write a thesis. John said using Google Docs takes away the “I can’t print my paper” or “I was absent so I didn’t do my work” factor.
He is also using NING to build a classroom social network, which has been very successful thus far .
His teaches 11th graders and he said they have really taken a liking to all of the new media tools he brings into the classroom.
We don’t have parking lots like this in Northern Virginia nor in MD or DC. Although I don’t know why we don’t. It sure would make more sense. I just had to take a short little video of my car hoisted up in the air and then being let down in this Brooklyn, NY parking lot.
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I’m back from PodcampNYC and I am whipped. I had a BLAST though. I met some folks I follow on twitter, which was really cool. I thought the sessions were really good and I enjoyed them a great deal. There was tons to take in and I learned a lot. I did take some photos and video of some of the sessions and I have lots of notes and whatnot, so I’ll be getting all that in order over the next three days to compile all that stuff to post on the blog.
This was my very first podcamp and it was worth the drive from VA to Brooklyn. Was also my first in Brooklyn. The main thing I liked about podcamp was the collaboration and the meeting of the minds factor. There was such a high level of energy, desire to learn & share and openness that it was infectious. I can’t wait to finish compiling my photos, videos and thoughts so I can share it with you all.
I attended the CREATE Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC on April 19 and I must say it was well worth the drive. I was originally planning to go to Podcampdc, but when I saw Podcampnyc was going on April 25-26, I decided to go to that, skip Podcampdc and go to CREATE at the last minute and I am so glad I made it down there.
This was the first CREATE Conference and it was super organized. I was so impressed; with everything. They chose a really nice venue (The Myrtle Beach Train Depot), which had wifi and a very large room that didn’t make you feel like you were trapped in a jail cell. The organizers had a plethora of food for the attendees (which was absolutely amazing - super tasty), branded t-shirts, stickers, pins and these nifty little mini booklets on how to blog and create video (very creative and clever take-a-ways).
There were some really good sessions as well. I especially enjoyed the sessions on building your podcasting studio on a budget by Tee Morris, co-author of Podcasting for Dummies, social media and web 2.0 by Brian Carter of Fuel Interactive and vlogging, internet TV and video publishing by husband and wife team; Marcia Lynn and Warren Walker of DomainerTV.
The organizers did an excellent job putting this conference together and they deserve a loud attaboy. Before I left, one of the organizers said they’d be doing it again next year, so I’ll definitely be there.
Thanks to all the folks who organized the CREATE Conference.
PodCampNYC is going on April 25-26. I plan on attending, but will only be there on Sat, April 26. This will be the very first PodCamp event I have attended. I opted to miss PodCampDC last weekend to attend the CREATE conference inn Myrtle Beach, SC, so I am really looking forward to being a part of PodCampNYC. I plan to liveblog the event (will finally get to use CoverITLive - YES!!!), take some video footage (using my sweet new Sanyo Xacti) of the seminars and of course take plenty of photos. I am already checking out the seminar schedule for Saturday. So many to choose from (don’t ya just love learning new stuff?).
I went to Myrtle Beach, SC to attend the first annual CREATE conference this past wekeend. It was so worth the drive. These folks deserve a pat on the back for putting together a fantastic conference. You could’t even tell it was the very first conference. I am so glad I decided to attend, which was some what last minute.
I have some video clips and photos I took during the conference, so hopefully I’ll be able to get that posted tonight. So stay tuned for that.
Frank Gruber has been kind enough to give readers of Social Times with a $25 discount for the upcoming Tech Cocktail Conference. The event is in Chicago on May 29th. I’m going to be headed out there to speak at the event. Other speakers includes Jason Friend from 37signals, Dick Costolo from FeedBurner, Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV and a number of other speakers.
I recently heard of a site called WhyGoSolo. I think someone mentioned it on twitter. Any-who, me being the geek that I am; I went on over to this site and to my surprise it was something I’d always wondered why it didn’t exist. A lot of times you sign up for events, conferences, workshops, seminars and sometimes you get tired of going to all these things alone. It’s nice to see a familiar face when you go to some of these events.
So why use WhyGoSolo?
WhyGoSolo is perfect for all the things you love to do but you don’t have the right person to do the activities with. WhyGoSolo is splendid for those occasions when you’re on the road traveling, left behind by your friends, stuck with cancelled plans or just relocated to a new area. WhyGoSolo is also ideal for those moments when you feel spontaneous and find yourself with an afternoon or day off or you want to try something new and meet someone new.
Needless to say I signed up. Not quite sure how long WhyGoSolo has been around and if there are a ton of users, but I believe it is worth signing up. Right now WhyGoSolo is free, but they are working on building partnerships with other venues, vendors and organizations to give WhyGoSolo membership holders discounts and benefits with these partners. I’m actually excited to see what partnerships they build.
Since this is the first version of WhyGoSolo if you Upgrade now you will receive a lifetime membership for the cost of the yearly membership fee.
Knowing this, I will most likely upgrade now. I think it’s an excellent offer. If you decided to sign up for WhyGoSolo; look me up and friend me. I’m on there as GeekyCyberMom of course….
The GlobalGrind Facebook app is pretty sweet I must admit. Essentially, what this app does is make it super easy for a GlobalGrind user with a Facebook account to access and utilize GlobalGrind within the Facebook framework. Adding the GlobalGrind Facebook app was simple and took no time at all. When you are logged in your facebook account and click on the Global Grind app, it looks just like the website for the most part. You see the latest popular photos, stories and videos, which you can choose to ‘grind’ or ‘trash’; as well as photos of new users of the week. Users can also submit a link to Global Grind, invite friends or take the Global Grind trivia challenge. Read the rest of this entry »
Last week (or maybe 2 weeks ago) I posted on my confusion on whether or not to switch to Joomla or WordPress for my Tales of a Single Parent blog. Well, I am still confused. Sort of confused. I think I am leaning towards using Joomla to manage Tales of a Single Parent. It’s still a podcast, but I’ll also be adding video, parent resources, product reviews, news, contests and giveaways, so I need a space that will accommodate all of that. So, this week I have been looking for the ‘perfect’ Joomla template.
Speaking of Joomla templates, why is it so damn hard to find one I can download individually? Why must I be forced to join a Joomla templates club. It’s like they are holding the templates for hostage. Actually the idea is so gangsta, I wish I’d thought of it (missed the boat again).
Anyway, that is the latest on my Tales of a Single Parent construction project. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to get all this done and relaunch the site on May 1, 2008 (that’s my goal anyway). Wish me luck……
You heard it right. Never miss me again. Read my blog from you mobile phone anytime you feel the urge to get a taste of GeekyCyberMom. Just go to http://m.andanza.com/geekycybermom from your mobile phone.
To mobilize my blog, I used Andanza. It was super easy to set it up and it also allowed me to add my blog header. All of this for free. So that is really cool. I’ll test it out and see how it works and see how other folks like it.
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USB 2.0 compatible
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Operating Systems: Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux 2.4 or higher, Mac OS 8.6 or higher
20 test strips included
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This clever little gadget is from our folks at Think Geek……
I swear; if I go to Target next month and see a damn USB pregnancy test; I’ll fallout right in the store.
I heard Adobe was going to release a free limited version of Photoshop. I signed up for it to take a peak to see what is has to offer. I’d first like to say that the layout for Photoshop Express is very attractive; actually it’s kinda sexy. Anyway, I started test driving Photoshop Express and the first RED FLAG I found was the fact that I could NOT upload psd, gif, png, or tiff files; only jpg files. This did not please me, but I went ahead and uploaded a jpg file and moved on.
The next thing I wanted to test was the resizing and cropping features. Second RED FLAG: when you choose to resize the image using one of the set sizing aspects, it chops off the dang image. Whereas in Photoshop, if you change the image size settings; the image remains in tact, it does not get chopped off. This sort of annoyed me. This is a simple task. Resizing an image should not be rocket science.
I didn’t try anything else within Photoshop Express. I glanced a the effects they have to offer and what not, but Photoshop Express is clearly not the product for me. I’m a Photoshop professional girl and I and need the full Photoshop package; the layers, filters, effects, various file type compatiblities, etc, etc. But I guess, it’s a good start. Photoshop Express is a heck of a first try though. I’ll give Adobe that much. It could turn out to be an excellent photo editing tool for the complete novice. We shall see.
This is a story about my short love affair with seesmic. I had a seesmic invite/account two or three months before I actually used it because I didn’t have a webcam. Clarence of DYKC.com was kind enough to send me an extra iSight he had. When I received it in the mail, I logged on to my seesmic account to see what all this hype was about. I must say, seesmic can certainly suck you in.
Before I made my welcome video, I spent an hour or so looking at all the video conversations that were going on. I recorded a welcome video and a couple of others and got immediate video feedback. That was really cool. I really enjoyed the interaction with everyone on seesmic.
I carried on a great video conversation with a lady in Wisconsin about the growth and potential of social media from an educational standpoint. It was great. That night; my first night on seesmic, I spent four hours on there - yes, four hours.
The next day, it was pretty much the same. Four hours just flew by.
My love affair with seesmic was sweet, but short. Although I think seesmic is awesome and I had some great conversations with people on there, I quickly became super addicted to it. I found myself spending countless hours on there and you really can’t do anything else while watching and recording seesmic videos.
So, I had to get the seesmic monkey off my back.
Maybe I’ll return one day, after I get through seesmic rehab and gain a little more self control.
I love Twitter, but sometimes; ok a lot of times, I forget that just because I know about Twitter and actively use it, doesn’t mean that everyone I know is doing the same thing. I forget that not all of my friends and family are total web geeks such as myself. So when people ask me “why I use Twitter” and tell me how pointless it seems, I become stunned and am all of a sudden baffled by the fact that they are truly unfamiliar with Twitter and a lot of other social type sites and apps I use.
Thanks to Lee Lefever who created a video titled ‘Twitter in Plain English’, I can now direct my friends and family who question Twitter to this video.
As a matter of fact, why don’t I just add it here for their convenience.
I think twitter is a great tool. It isn’t all business for me. It’s a social and information sharing thing for me. What do I mean by that? I’ll gladly explain. It is social because sometimes I treat it like my water cooler moment. It also allows me to not only connect with existing friends on twitter (although none of my friends were on twitter when I first joined in November of 2006), but also allows me to meet other people. For some reason; people who are unattached to social web activity, think that services like twitter and facebook (and so on and so on) replace real life interaction, but they don’t. I think it does just the opposite. I think these types of services enhance and increase people getting together in the physical world. For instance, through twitter I have met a ton of folks from all over the place. I reside in Northern Virginia, but when I go to Atlanta this summer to visit a friend, I know there are about 10 people on twitter that I follow (and vice versa) whom I can meet up with to have cup of coffee. When I go to Nashville for my family reunion this July, I know 5 people on twitter I can hook up and chew the fat with (you get the drift). Am I saying these people on twitter are my best friends; of course not, but not everyone is your best friend anyway. However, they are people whom I share a common interest and what’s wrong with that? There’s no harm in expanding your social network of peers and friends.
Twitter is also a most excellent place to share and receive information. People on twitter share links to articles, other blogs and websites, share invites to new web apps and sites, details on various conferences and expos, etc, etc. I love information sharing as most other people on twitter do as well.
So, in a nutshell, I love twitter. Before assuming it’s ridiculous, give it try; you just might like it……
I’m thinking about adding a calendar or something to this blog so I can share various social media, podcasting, blogging, film and video meetups and events I attend. Someone in the DC/MD/Va area may have an interest in attending. Maybe I’ll add an upcoming or 30boxes widget to the blog, whichever one works and looks the best.
How many times have you looked for jobs and wanted to have the ability to contact someone who works for or has worked for companies you are applying for jobs with? I know I have wished for this. You apply for jobs and you go on an interview and you then you get the job offer, but you have no inside track on how it really is to work for this company. Sometimes you just want to hear some opinions from employees who actually work there or have worked there in the past. Criticat is a site that allows you to rate the company you work for and companies you have worked for in the past and share your work experiences. This sounds like it could be a really useful tool. Especially if Criticat really catches on and people use it and are truly honest with their ratings. I could really see the value in something like this. There are some places I’ve worked for that were horrible and if only I’d been given a heads up to the culture of that particular work environment I would have been better equipped; mentally, to deal with it or maybe I would have turned down the job altogether or maybe I could have asked more probing questions durung the interview. Too many ‘maybes’ to list. I’d like to see Criticat blossom because I can see how having the ability to go to a site to get an inside glimpse on a particular company could prove to be beneficial to someone to better prepare them for interviews and make better decisions on accepting job offers. So, I’m definitely going to keep my eye on Criticat. I’m curious to see if other people will take the time to participate in leaving their rating and work experiences.
If anyone has already use Criticat, leave a comment and let me know how you participated and what your opinion of Criticat is. Would also like to know if you see any real value in a site like this.
I want to change my Tales of a Single Parent blog. I am currently running it on Blogger, but quite frankly, I have grown very tired of Blogger which is why I moved this blog to WordPress (by the by, I absolutely love WordPress and am very happy I switched). I am not sure if I want to run Tales of a Single Parent on WordPress or Joomla.
I want to add video to the blog and more information as far as news, photos and resources, etc. It will still be the official blog for the Tales of a Single Parent podcast, so of course I’ll still be adding the audio from each show on the blog as well.
So, I just don’t know which platform I want to go with. More later on that. If anyone has any suggestions, leave a comment….
Some of you from twitter know that I want to start adding video to this blog and my Podcast; Tales of a Single Parent. I have a budget of $250 and am looking for a mini camcorder; one I can carry around in my bag. Some twitter friends recommended the FlipVideo, but after researching it there were some things I didn’t like.
There are 2 models (one model allows 30 min of recording and the other allows 60 min of recording)
It records directly to the device
There is SD card expansion slot
Unsure about it compatibility with iMovie for editing purposes
So, I researched some more Mac compatible mini camcorders and found the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG6 Digital Camcorder in Blue w/ 5x Optical Zoom, SDHC Compatibility, MPEG-4. It has some great specs, it is Mac compatible and it’s within my budget - $199.84. Wal-Mart has it and I am psyched. I’m picking it up this weekend… So watch out. I don’t know; me and a camcorder - could get crazy…..
I’ve been using the online ordering feature at pizzahut.com since they started and I love it. It’s so easy, so simple. When the kids and I want pizza, my first instinct is to always get online and put in my order, not to call in my order.
So tonight, the kids and I agreed that tonight was definitely a pizza nut (guess I should have thawed out that meat earlier). I get online to pizzahut.com and I see that you two new things:
You can text message your pizza order
You can go to pizzahut.com from your mobile phone and place your order
This is awesome. NOW, if I wanna order Pizza Hut and I’m not home yet, but am on my way, I can text message my order - I LOVE IT!!! (my best friend is going to think I am nuts if I really do this - but he knows I will)
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