New content for The Modernista is on the way soon. In the meantime, stop by my fitness and environmental blog that I co-author with my friend and fellow-future-health-counselor Lindsay:
I’ve eliminated the blogroll from my revamped site, but I do want to give a shout-out to a few of my friends’ blogs:
- Mia’s relationships blog
- Chris’s library blog
- Kim’s personal blog
- My husband’s music blog
- Michael’s library technology blog
These are all neat sites with good information. Check them out!
My new MacBook should arrive this week, which means I can post more easily and frequently. Yay!
So, I just got a new 5.5G 80gig iPod, which has just a crazy amount of storage. There was nothing wrong with my old iPod, but I was totally lured by the new and fancy: mega storage, color screen, video capability, etc. But even though I already have two iPods (and my husband has three, which means we have 5! in the house), I’ve always kind of wanted to get a nano. They’re so small and cute, and I have this little fantasy of strapping one onto my arm and going jogging in the park (never mind that I don’t jog).
But now, I have possibly found the most compelling reason of all to get a nano: Think Geek’s Nano iKitty. A case for your iPod that doubles as fly artwork when not in use? I’m there. It’s completely weird, totally adorable, and really affordable. I might just have to get one.
And speaking of crazy iPod accessories, check out this earbud holder.
A few years ago, the ‘band and I tinkered around with the idea of starting our own business via cafepress. The premise is pretty straightforward: the website offers a number of basic products (hats, shirts, clocks, aprons, etc.) at set prices. Users can create various designs (via photoshop or scanning original artwork or whatever) and then feature those designs on the products. You can then set a price for each item above the base price; i.e. if a shirt’s base price is $15.99, and you set the price for your shirts at $18.99, then you make a $3.00 profit on each one you sell. Cafepress acts as the warehouse, printing the items as they are purchased.
Generally during the course of our banter, one of us will come up with a phrase that demands printing on a shirt or bumper sticker. Things like “Charles Darwin Created the Earth” or “Jesus is my Personal Magician.” The beauty of cafepress is that whenever you think of these little slogans, you can customize and print them, and then share your genius with the world at large. You-know-who’s latest endeavor is political; check out his bumper sticker here.