So I’m guessing no one who read my blog post won a laptop when Charter was giving away one a day this summer. That’s OK, because their new sweepstakes is EVEN BETTER! Now through November 26th, Charter Communications will be giving away a brand new 2010 Camaro 2SS! You know, the most talked about, hard to get new car? FREE. Seriously, sales tax is included in the prize, so you won’t have to pay a thing! There is no purchase necessary to enter, you just need to live within the residential areas that Charter serves.
Also, during the sweepstakes, you can get $100 gift card if you buy 3 Charter Services, a $50 gift card for 2 services, and $25 gift card when you buy 1 Charter service. Gift Cards are from major retailers in clothing, home and accessories, restaurants and more! The new 426 hp Camaro is one of the fastest and hardest cars to get in North America…why not enter to win one? You never know, it might be your lucky day! Visit Camaro Sweepstakes to register today and to view the complete rules, specifications on the Camaro and more!
Charter continues to outpace the industry in creative and newsworthy contests from giving away an HDTV every day to XBox 360s to a Hybrid Car last year. Make sure to follow Charter on Twitter and become a fan of Charter on Facebook to be one of the first to find out what they are giving away next!
Last week, as fall weather started to kick in, I put away the flip-flops and broke out the closed-toed shoes. I wondered why they all were a little tight, but thought, I had gained weight since last year, so maybe it went to my feet? A few days later, it got worse. I could no longer see my ankles…they had turned into *gasp* cankles. Being as I am on the blood thinner Coumadin, this had me a little concerned. Of course, my next step would be to post a status update on Facebook about my cankles to get everyone’s opinions. And quite a few I got. Apparently, everyone on Facebook has a medical degree and had different advice. Most said to go to the emergency room immediately. Since I was going for my weekly blood test the next day (#bloodtestfriday) at the medical building next to the hospital, I said I would wait the 12 hours and go in the morning. As soon as the nurse at the office saw my feet, she told me to go across to the ER immediately. IMMEDIATELY! I said, “right now? But…I have a lunch date”. “RIGHT NOW!!”. So over to the hospital I went, while calling and canceling my lunch plans.
Once I was in the waiting room, all I could think of was how I still owed the hospital money from my fall in June and how they would probably tell me to cough up the $75 or go home. But they didn’t. The brought me in to the actual ER, not the “fast-track” which did not bode well on the long day ahead. They told me to change into a hospital gown and wait for the doctor. Now do they really expect people to walk around with their asses hanging out of these gowns? I took another gown from the bed next to me and put one on backwards too. I’m not shy, but a single hospital gown is just crazy. While I sat there, I took a photos of my cankles and myself in my gown(s) and was posting them to Twitter and Facebook. What else is one supposed to do without a magazine?
The doctor finally showed up about a 45 minutes later and said “You came to the ER for swollen ankles? I’m not impressed, they don’t look THAT bad.” Well, once I told him I was on Coumadin, his whole attitude changed. He said “in that case, we will send you for a sonogram of your legs to make sure the circulation is OK.” After the initial blood and urine tests, I sat there for 2 hours waiting for the sonogram. They finally brought me in and of course, they are training someone on my legs. Don’t they train these people BEFORE they work in the hospital? It was a little unnerving. After the test, I was told I have “beautiful veins.” Was this a compliment? I suppose it was, so I said “thank you” LOL. They wheeled me back to the ER and I took a few more self-portraits and waited for the prognosis: Nothing is wrong with me. While this was good news, it still didn’t explain the swollen ankles. The doctor told me keep my feet elevated for the next few days and hopefully the swelling would go down. 5 hours in the ER and this is what they tell me. I could have spent those 5 hours in bed with my feet up and saved the $75 co-pay. Fast forward two days and my feet are back to normal. Go figure. You really don’t realize how much you will miss your ankles until you have lost them. Good riddance cankles!
Do you have some ugly pictures? You know, the type that should never be shown again to anyone? Or maybe a picture of an old cell phone, or you rocking an old fad? Well LG wants you clear your ugly pics to Find Your Bliss….LG Bliss phone that is. Facebook users (18 and older) can upload an image or video of anything they consider ugly and want to lose. With the entry, you will be entered to win a brand new LG Bliss phone. Only 1 entry is allowed per Facebook account. The grand prize is the new LG Bliss phone and the secondary prize is a $50 gift card so you can buy your own bliss. There will be five grand prize winners and fifty secondary winners. User must be 18 years of age or older to enter contest.
The Gallery of the Utterly Ugly (located at LG Bliss Facebook Fan Page) is where you can lose their ugly stuff to clear the way for more Bliss, as well as browse through other people’s ugly leave-behinds. Examples include:
-Trashy Trends (fabulously ugly fashion)
-Mutant machines (these mutant machines and outdated electronics belong in the junkyard)
-Ugly wonders of nature (naturally occurring wonders that make even the ugly tree look good)
-Ugly-mobiles (rides that are heading non-stop to Ugly Town)
*Ugly behavior such as violence, indecency, or illegal activities aren’t tolerated. Photos of people are not allowed.
Since I lost all my pics with my hard drive last month, I thought I could not participate in the contest. However, I found the pic I took of my toe after I ripped off half my toenail in NYC:
Pretty ugly. Definately getting submitted. What are you waiting for?? Lose the ugly and find your bliss!
I recently came across a new social networking site called Knoyce. The word Knoyce is based on the word nice, but it implies that something is “better than just nice”. And that it is. Knoyce is a combination of all the great things on all sorts of social media sites.
On Knoyce you can:
Create a customized background. Choose from over 120 different themes and then customize all the colors
Create a blog
Update your status
Upload music to put on your profile
Search people by location, school, job
Join groups to meet others with similar interests (I made one for Twitter and Facebook)
Play with the hundreds of applications and thrid-party widgets that are available for free
Access your profiles on Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, FriendFeed, StumbleUpon, Digg and more right from the Knoyce page. (The only site they have not added yet is Twitter, but that’s what TweetDeck is for)
Group chat and private chat
A lot of these features are available on different social media sites, but none of them are available on one site except for Knoyce. You can check out my profile at http://www.knoyce.com/profile/BeckyKopprasch.
The only problem with Knoyce is its lack of members. At the time of this blog post, Knoyce only has 1,169 members. Get in at the beginning…it’s really a great social networking site! Make a profile today: http://www.knoyce.com
I forgave you when you had a hissy fit at the Grammy’s in 2004 claiming you were robbed of the Best New Artist award. Everyone has a bad day. I forgave you in 2005 when you said “George Bush doesn’t like black people” during the Katrina Benefit. Partially because I really disliked George W. Bush. I forgave you when prior to the 2005 Grammy’s you said there would be a “real problem” if you went away empty handed. I forgave you in 2007 at the VMA’s when you again had a hissy-fit, not only because you won no awards, but also because you had to perform *gasp* at Hugh Hefner’s Sky Villa at the Palms and not the event. I also forgave you this year when you dissed Twitter.
But your actions last night are UNFORGIVABLE. Not only was this Taylor Swift’s first VMA, but Beyonce was also nominated for Video of the Year. She stated on the red carpet that she really wanted the big award. Beyonce wasn’t upset losing an award to Taylor, why were you? I’m glad they kicked you out and glad they cancelled your performance. It probably wouldn’t have been that exciting anyway. Let’s face it. You are known more for your stupid antics then for your music, which isn’t even all that good.
Regards from an ex-fan,
Becky
P.S. You ended up screwing Beyonce over, since she used up her acceptance speech time to allow Taylor to have her moment. At least someone has some class.
You’ve all seen the commercials. They will send you an envelope for you to send back your gold jewelry and you will get a check back for them! Sounds too good to be true. And according to reports, it is! First of all, why would anyone send expensive jewelry via UPS with insurance of only $500? As much as I enjoy shopping and connecting with companies online, this is one thing I would rather go to a jeweler in person for.
Since I thought this company was a scam, I recently went to a jeweler with my old gold jewelry and was told that it isn’t gold, since it wasn’t marked. Apparently, she isn’t too swift a jeweler. I knew for a fact that every piece was gold, and told her so. She shook her head and said, “I don’t know who told you that, but they were mistaken”. I put the ziplock bag of jewelry in my purse and left. I called my Mom, who purchased some of the jewelry for me. She said, “of course it’s gold!” I have been pretty busy lately and have not had the chance to go to someone else, but perhaps when I’m in need of some quick cash, I will try again. However, I will certainly not be mailing it off to a company in hopes of getting a few bucks back.
Have any of you used this service? What are your thoughts?
