I'm going to try to do JulNoWrimo (the July version of NanoWrimo) to help me figure out what's it is going to be like in November. Hopefully I can finish, but if not at least I will figure out some things that could mess me up later. I really want to be a winner in November.

In an attempt to break free of my cable company I ordered a Roku player ($115 w/shipping). It shipped today and subscribed to Netflix's cheapest unlimited package at $8.99 a month. The Roku player lets me watch any of Netflix's online movies immediately on my tv. There are 12, 000 and also I can rent Amazon movies thru it too. I probably won't do this, but you never know. I also have something to hook my laptop to the tv so I can watch my shows like Top Chef from online. I haven't tried that out yet but if it works I should be good. I'm waiting on the Roku to get here to try it out without my cable plugged in for a week and see how it goes. If it goes well, I should be saving almost $80 a month between my cable and tivo subscription. Woohoo!!! Boy I hope it works. With work the way it is, I really need to get an emergency fund going.
Also I'm challenging myself to watch any movie I haven't seen on their online list. If I don't like it I'm not going to watch the whole thing but I wanna review them all. This should make the online list last for awhile and also add to my Listal list of movies too. I also get 1 DVD at a time from any of Netflix's movie sent to me in the mail. My first choice: the new version of My Bloody Valentine. It should be here tomorrow, I can't wait.
Fingers crossed crossed crossed that this works out!


~Hippie Cat

Something I got in my email today ~ gave me a little chuckle...

A woman brought a very limp duck into a Veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest.. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry,your duck, Cuddles, has passed away."The distressed woman wailed, "Are you sure?" Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead," replied the vet.
"How can you be so sure," she protested. "I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something.
"The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room. A few minutes later he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head,meowed softly and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said,"I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman..
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bil... "$150," she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!"

The vet shrugged, "I'm sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with theLab Report and the Cat Scan, it's now $150."

hehehe :-)~



~Hippie Cat