just what i've always wanted

I've been saying I wanted a snake for the longest time and now I am the proud new owner of Lucy, a baby Corn Snake. She's really beautiful, pink and red (Amel, or red albino). She is the sweetest little thing, although a little skittesh right now as she adjusts to her new home.

cs cheat sheet

I was listening to NPR this AM and they had a guest on who has developed a cheat sheet for how to get to a real person quickly when dealing with customer service. Check it out on NPR.org or here is the direct link to the cheat sheet (by paul english) I usually find entering in "0" or saying operator usually works well, but apparently there's more of a process to getting through on some calls.

take that carl lewis!

So I was talking to Platinum Pete today and he just finished a new video for Morningwood's "Nth Degree" and it's getting much love on the M-T-V. YAY. Makes me feel all warm and cozy inside when someone from the 413 does themselves good. Anyways this led to a discussion on our all-time favorite music videos.

Mine is "Dance Commander" by Electric Six. When I first saw it I was at work and I was seriously ANGRY that I was at work and not home thrashing around my bedroom like the dude in the video. I was so impressed that i was actually the "dance commander" for halloween that year. Download the video here. It's worth it believe me.

This is Pete's favorite video ever: http://www.carllewis.com/musicvideo
and honestly after seeing it, it could be a close second for me also. No one can pull off black leotards and eyeliner like Carl Lewis. NOBODY.

More wicked awesome Carl Lewis videos here and here.