DamnYouAutoCorrect.com

My phone annoys me all the time with auto-corrects while I'm texting, but they don't tend to be this funny. Or dirty. If you need a laugh, Damn You Auto Correct is a fun site! And sister site Parents Shouldn't Text is also good stuff.

Upgrade Heaven

Did you know you can upgrade your cell phone through Amazon? I have always loved Amazon of course, but a friend told me that you can upgrade here much more cheaply than through your cell phone provider, for the same phone! I am getting this lovely lady, which no man will ever steal, for $20, instead of $150 on the Verizon site. Woohoo! Hopefully now my phone won't get quite so confused when someone tries to call me. And Hello, Google Music.

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Handy Sites

I continue to be surprised by the useful stuff online. These sites are for fairly specific purposes, but I love how good they are at what they do.

CrimeReports.com is a site where you type your address, and they immediately pull up any police involved incidents near that address. They let you fine tune the range of time captured, and the type of events.

PadMapper.com is a site for finding a new place to live. The search criteria are sensible and easy to use, and best of all, it picks up ads from Craigslist and apartment complexes, you name it, and just pins everything on a map, so you can search based on where you'd like to live. Smart.

Baby Steps...

My business has been featured online for the first time!

Superbowl, Perfected

I am not a sports fan. I would be perfectly happy never knowing who is playing, or how it went. But as a student of pop culture, and general fun, I like the Superbowl commercials - particularly ones of upcoming summer movies that I haven't heard about.

After 37 years, I think I've figured out how to skip the football and cut to the chase.

Here's a great listing of the 10 best Superbowl ads. Done. Matthew Broderick is my favorite of course, Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of the all time greats. And this reviewer picked up on some details I missed, so read the snipit first.

I thought the Chrysler ad was really beautiful too, and makes me want to go buy a funky Ford Flex right now. (Although the idea that America is down and out rings a little hollow to me; I think that down-and-out America is still the greatest place on Earth to live in the history of humankind.)

Television Without Pity

I'm sure I've mentioned this site before, but I just had to share it with you. Television Without Pity writes snarky summaries of your favorite junky tv shows. And nothing fits the bill more than The Bachelor, my recent guilty pleasure.

Here's the most recent entry.

It's a double bonus to watch a ridiculous show, and then read a hilarious commentary about it and feel all superior.

Go See Haywire

Am I the only person who keeps track of movie directors? Steven Soderbergh is amazing. No one seems to recognize the name, but everyone has seen Ocean's 11. And all his movies seem to have the same charismatic style, the unique camera shots that last just long enough that you notice them. The cool groove music. An intelligent and challenging plot, even in an action movie. Watch for his stuff!

Plus this one has amazing fight sequences, and the best female butt-kicker since Angelina Jolie in the Tomb Raider movies.