Still No Title, Only Pain
So... what can I do? Blogger has defeated me. I'm stuck writing entries via email which, while it has its perks, isn't as good as the real thing. I can't add images, for one thing. And Wordpress is pretty confusing. I'm not sure how to mess around with templates, I know html but basically no CSS (which Wordpress is all about), and because I updated to Blogger Beta I can't transfer my entries from Blogger to Wordpress. That last one is the real kicker. So when/if I switch I'll either have to leave up this blog as an archive or transfer each individual entry... why don't I just let a bus run over me now?
Sorry if I'm bitter, but it's not exactly pleasant when technology craps all over you... especially all at once. My digital camera has also been claimed by techno-Satan. Sure, my camera is a little old as far as digital cameras go (5 years), and it's a little big and bulky, and it doesn't have a lot of fancy features like some people do (no night vision, and it's only 2.0 mega pixels), but at least it worked! It produced decent pictures for what it was. It got me all over Europe and back with some wonderful stories to tell. Of course I took it with me this past weekend, and now I can't get the computer to recognize the camera. The cord doesn't fit nice and tight inside the camera anymore, it wobbles around. I'm going to try to buy an xD memory card adapter which will hopefully transfer the images, but I won't bet on anything these days. Maybe for Christmas Santa will leave me a tiny, sporty, sharp image digital camera under the tree.
And if I hadn't learned my lesson yet (the lesson in question is that I shouldn't make software updates so quickly... especially to "beta" things), this morning I updated to Firefox 2.0. This time I even remembered to save my bookmarks beforehand (Firefox and I went through a bout there where it would delete my bookmarks every day), but I didn't even need to. Everything transferred over A-okay. So far it looks good, but a word of caution: if you like Fasterfox, StumbleUpon, Adblock, or that Firefox Forecast thing, maybe it's not time to switch yet. The old extensions are NOT compatible with new Firefox. Hopefully new extensions will be made quickly (and hopefully Wordpress will create a system to transfer entries from Blogger beta).
In other news, has anyone ever seen the commercial for Sunsilk hair products? The commercial features a bunch of women walking around and then a voice comes on and tells them how bad their hair looks. The voice says things like, "fluff all you want, honey, but your hair is still flat as [I don't remember the rest...]." The one that applies to me is probably the woman with big curly hair. The voice says, "OH! Somebody get a straight jacket for that! BLUE! BLUE!" "Blue" refers to the color of which type of product you would buy. Blue is "anti-poof," yellow is for flat hair, pink is for dry hair, etc. This commercial ALWAYS make me feel bad about my hair. So, no kidding, on Sunday when I was at the grocery store I bought the "Get Hairapy" shampoo and conditioner.
Talk about good marketing? I haven't noticed my "straight jacket" kicking in yet, but hopefully it will soon. If you're willing to sit through a quick video of some rather obnoxious men talking about hair, you can get a free sample on their website. There is even a "Get Hairapy" blog! Canadians really take beauty seriously? Don't forget the free sample!
Sorry if I'm bitter, but it's not exactly pleasant when technology craps all over you... especially all at once. My digital camera has also been claimed by techno-Satan. Sure, my camera is a little old as far as digital cameras go (5 years), and it's a little big and bulky, and it doesn't have a lot of fancy features like some people do (no night vision, and it's only 2.0 mega pixels), but at least it worked! It produced decent pictures for what it was. It got me all over Europe and back with some wonderful stories to tell. Of course I took it with me this past weekend, and now I can't get the computer to recognize the camera. The cord doesn't fit nice and tight inside the camera anymore, it wobbles around. I'm going to try to buy an xD memory card adapter which will hopefully transfer the images, but I won't bet on anything these days. Maybe for Christmas Santa will leave me a tiny, sporty, sharp image digital camera under the tree.
And if I hadn't learned my lesson yet (the lesson in question is that I shouldn't make software updates so quickly... especially to "beta" things), this morning I updated to Firefox 2.0. This time I even remembered to save my bookmarks beforehand (Firefox and I went through a bout there where it would delete my bookmarks every day), but I didn't even need to. Everything transferred over A-okay. So far it looks good, but a word of caution: if you like Fasterfox, StumbleUpon, Adblock, or that Firefox Forecast thing, maybe it's not time to switch yet. The old extensions are NOT compatible with new Firefox. Hopefully new extensions will be made quickly (and hopefully Wordpress will create a system to transfer entries from Blogger beta).
In other news, has anyone ever seen the commercial for Sunsilk hair products? The commercial features a bunch of women walking around and then a voice comes on and tells them how bad their hair looks. The voice says things like, "fluff all you want, honey, but your hair is still flat as [I don't remember the rest...]." The one that applies to me is probably the woman with big curly hair. The voice says, "OH! Somebody get a straight jacket for that! BLUE! BLUE!" "Blue" refers to the color of which type of product you would buy. Blue is "anti-poof," yellow is for flat hair, pink is for dry hair, etc. This commercial ALWAYS make me feel bad about my hair. So, no kidding, on Sunday when I was at the grocery store I bought the "Get Hairapy" shampoo and conditioner.
Talk about good marketing? I haven't noticed my "straight jacket" kicking in yet, but hopefully it will soon. If you're willing to sit through a quick video of some rather obnoxious men talking about hair, you can get a free sample on their website. There is even a "Get Hairapy" blog! Canadians really take beauty seriously? Don't forget the free sample!
2 Comments:
The hairapy campaign is very creative and original, IMO. I've been using the green products and it works wonders on my hair!!
It definitely is creative and original. I've never run out and bought a hair product based on a commercial - ever!
How many uses does it take to kick in? Today was only my second attempt. :-P
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