Kayleigh’s Musings

I am not a morning person.  I make no secret of that.  I always warn people if they’re going to have to be around me first thing in the morning I’m not sociable, I’m not coherent and I’m not particularly articulate.  I hate alarm clocks that buzz to wake you up.  That will really set my mood off!  And I don’t think I’m alone.  Now there’s a French designer who has developed a more gentle and civilized way to get you out of bed.  He has developed an alarm clock that makes coffee, dispenses juice and kicks out a piece of hot toast.  There’s even a slide drawer on one side for condiments like sugar, milk and butter.  Want to see it?  Click here http://dvice.com/pics/wakeeat.jpg.  Now the only question is when is it coming to the United States????

I think everyone wonders how long they’ll live.  We know that your lifestyle has a lot to do with that…your diet, exercise habits, driving habits, etc.  If you’re curious about how your lifestyle will affect your lifespan click here http://www.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan/ and check out the Life Span Calculator.  There are 13 questions that help determine how long you could live using the latest information from the National Center for Health Statistics.  If you’re a social networker on Facebook you can also download the Lifespan Calculator Facebook application to compare your life expectancy score with that of your Facebook friends.  I took the survey and according to the calculator I should live to be about 97.  Now I need to get my friends to take this so I can see who I’m going to be hanging out with at the nursing home!!

How much did you play Monopoly as a kid?  I played all the time.  I loved that game!  If you think you’re a pretty good Monopoly player why don’t you enter into the 2009 Monopoly National Championship Tournament?  Click here http://www.hasbro.com/games/kid-games/monopoly/ and sign up.  On April 15th players will compete in the tournament at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station.  The top player will win the title of Monopoly U.S. National Champion, $20,580 (the equivalent of the ‘bank’ in Monopoly) and th honor of representing the country at the Monopoly World Championships in Las Vegas in October.  If you’re interested in competing you have to enter before March 12th.  Good luck!!

Ok, we’ve talked a lot about Jason breaking up with Melissa during After the Final Rose last night and getting back together with Molly.  I’ve taken him to task for doing it on national television rather than breaking up with her in private.  Jason spoke with Jimmy Kimmel last night and actually does explain why he acted the way he did.  Click here http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/bachelor-jason.html and watch the interview and see if it changes your opinion.  It actually made me change mine a little.  I’m planning on watching After the Final Rose Part 2 tonight.

I am not technically inclined at all.  I mean at all.  If I can’t fix my computer with CTRL-ALT-DEL I’m in trouble.  My 12 year old niece had to program my mp3 player for me.  I can’t add any more music until I go up to Cleveland and see her again!  So when I saw an article on some easy fixes on some hi-tech gadgets I was all about it!  If you want to see the complete rundown click here http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/technology/personaltech/19basics.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1.  Since we’re all trying to save money nowadays maybe these hints will help keep your gadgets running longer.

Are you always scrambling to get dinner on the table and you just never seem to have enough time?  There is a website that can help you out.  Two working women were looking for quick and healthy meals that use branded grocery store products.  They didn’t find any so they created some themselves and you can find them here http://www.funnyspoon.com/.  There are some unbelievably quick recipes so if you’re stumped about what to make try this website.  If you have some great quick recipes you can post yours, too, and help out other people on the go.

Are you one of the many people looking for a job?  Maybe it’s been a while since you’ve interviewed or you just know you could use a little help in that department.  Click here http://www.interviewup.com/ and you’ll get to a website that offers interactive preparation for interviews.  Once you’ve typed in a question you either want to ask or think you will be asked, InterviewUp.com lists all the questions and answers previous users have posted so you can see what to expect n that next interview.  Good luck!!

Everybody’s looking for ways to save money nowadays.  If you have a pet you might be postponing trips to the vet for check-ups.  That’s not good for your pet so Advantage Topical Solution from Bayer Animal Health has announced the Help Your Pet, Get to the Vet Campaign with a mission to distribute over $250,000 in $20 Veterinary Vouchers and offer valuable money-saving information to help offset costs and concerns for pet owners.  Until February 28th they are giving up to 13,000 pet owners the chance to receive a $20 Veterinary Voucher.  Click here http://www.gettothevet.com/ to get details.  The vouchers are available on a first come-first serve basis from 9:00am to 9:00pm (ET).  Check it out and help keep your pet healthy!

I’ve talked about Joaquin Phoenix ‘retiring’ from acting and turning his attention to a career in rap.  I couldn’t figure out what on earth he was doing and then I started hearing that it was all a hoax.  He’s insisting it’s not a hoax and that he’s serious in becoming a rapper.  Well, he was on David Letterman’s show this week and it was down right bizarre!  Now I’m convinced this is all a joke but, if you watch the entire interview, Dave seems pretty amused at first but by the end he seems a bit annoyed.  Check it out by clicking here http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/02/joaquin-phoenix.html.  Joaquin seems so totally bewildered about how to handle himself that the only answer can be that he’s kidding around.  He’s been around enough to know how to do an interview on late night TV and how to introduce a movie clip.  But see for yourself and then tell me what you think.

You’ve probably heard about the horrible fires in Australia.  I heard this morning that the death toll is close to 200.  The firefighters are working hard to put out the fires and in one instance they found a koala bear that needed a drink.  The fire fighters recorded the encounter.  Check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5qNsJgZeoA.