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Just a note for myself to log when it happened… I found a competitor to the new site we’ve been working on and they are doing lots of things we have already planned. Competition’s good though - keeps you on your toes. (if you’re lost, don’t worrry - none of this will really make sense to anyone but me)

In case you don’t follow my candy blog, I’m being flown to NY on Monday to be on TV as a Candy Expert! I was on TV once when I was a kid because I won a Pet Rock Race :)

• Candy Addict on TV

I’m getting ready to go to the All Candy Expo in Chicago. I leave Sunday and come back Wednesday night. It should be an AMAZING time. I’ll take lots of pics!

Tags: geek, candy, all candy expo, food

Less than a month ago I said that my candy site, Candy Addict, was #9 when you searched Google for the word candy. Today, I found out it’s now #2! Wow. I wrote more about this on Candy Addict.

Tags: geek, candy, google, rank, rankings

How smart is Your Right Foot? ? Just try this. This will boggle your mind and you will keep trying over and over again to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you can’t. It’s preprogrammed in your brain!

1. WITHOUT anyone watching you (they will think you Are GOOFY……) and while sitting, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number “6″ in the air with your right hand.

Your foot will change direction and there’s nothing you can do about it! You and I both know how stupid it is, but before the day is done you are going to try it again, if you’ve not already done so.

Tags: foot, feet, trick, magic, weird, amazing

I freakin love Hell’s Kitchen. I guess it’s my restaurant experience with Golden Corral and Outback Steakhouse that makes that show unbelievably entertaining. I worked on both side - out front as a waiter, bartender, and FOH manager and I did all positions in the back (meatcutter, line, dish, grill, saute, salad, fry, etc. etc.). Good times, but I don’t miss it a bit.

Tags: tv, television, hells kitchen, fox, restaurant, outback steakhouse

My Suzuki Sidekick died last week. Blown engine. $3000 to replace. We decided to just get a new car for me instead. Better gas mileage, safer, etc. So, I am now the proud owner of a brand new Scion xA! It’s freakin’ sweet! It’s Indigo Ink Pearl, has the ipod integration, and gets 31/37 MPG. Here’s a quick pic of it:

This is the first car that I will drive regularly that has power locks and windows! I’ll be posting more about it in the future I’m sure. I plan on pimping it out a little and taking pics of the pimping process :)

Tags: geek, car, cars, Scion, xA, scionxa

I telecommuted for about a year until recently and thought I’d make a list of some pros and cons of telecommuting that I’ve discovered:

Pros

• There’s nothing like getting paid to work in your pajamas.
• On cold days or rainy days, you don’t have to go outside at all and deal with the weather.
• You can shave or not shave - nobody cares.
• Save on your water bill by not bathing as often.
• Huge savings on gas for your car. Less mileage put on your car too.
• No annoying co-workers to come by and incessantly talk about things like trimming the hedges or little Timmy’s peewee football game.
• More time with family, especially children.
• Tax write-offs for internet access, home office, etc.
• Can play any music you want as loud as you want.
• Snacks and drinks are as close as the refrigerator.

Cons

• You know immediately when the cat has used the litterbox.
• No going to lunch with your coworkers and no socializing with them.
• You can go stir crazy if you don’t get out. Groceries, fast food, even (gasp) The Mall - must get out!
• More time with family, especially children.
• Snacks and drinks are as close as the refrigerator.
• Distractions at home. Mail, internet, pets, etc.

Tags: geek, work, job, jobs, telecommute, telecommuting

I happened to check today and my candy site broke the 100,000 mark on Alexa! Wow! We’re at 97,015 right now! AMAZING!

Good news: Today I started a new job with an awesome company that all true geeks would know and recognize. I’m so excited. Should be lots of fun and a great opportunity. It’s Java programming with Hibernate, Struts, J2EE, etc., etc.

Bad news: I found out today around 3:00 PM that my grandfather passed away. He would have been 93 years old next month.