can i stream it?

if you haven't seen this website, i've been finding it handy lately - www.canistreamit.com - you enter whatever movie you're looking for and it will show you whether or not it's available via different streaming services to watch instantly, rent etc.  i'm hoping eventually they'll add tv shows too :)  way better than entering a search with the roku remote!

Six Links -- cool new green site :)

there's a cool new website called Six Links where you can track what you're doing to save the earth and live sustainably as well as get new ideas on how you can do more :) it was actually started by a friend i went to high school with -- check it out! you can join at:

http://www.sixlinks.org/

the big picture

so my latest favorite blog is The Big Picture (now linked on the right).  they post some incredible pictures from all over the world.  i definitely recommend checking it out!

blogroll!

so i've added some friends and family blogs off to the left ---->

my favorite feature is it shows how recently they've been updated! most recently update will show at the top of the list :) happy blogging!

linkage :)

so a few cool things.

1. nate and i have started taking our own grocery bags to the store. they're hard to remember, but it does make me feel better about all that plastic! but a really cool company has popped up that sells super stylish bags :) they're really cute! take a look - www.gracen.com.

2. if you're into photoshop... and you know what actions are, phaunt is giving away 30 of her fantastic actions this week! for those of you who aren't familiar with actions, they're like macros in excel, but for photoshop! or if that doesn't make any sense, it's a preset bunch of steps you can use to 'post-process' a photo. for example, make it black & white, brighten it up, put a frame on it, etc. they're super handy!

junk mail! and our lack thereof

so maybe a year ago, we joined green dimes, an organization that contacts marketing companies on your behalf in an effort to reduce junkmail that you receive (think credit card applications, insurance offers, etc.) in fact, i think i even blogged about it. we have definitely seen a difference. they even plant a tree on your behalf ;) i highly recommend it (ps: it's $20 but is a GREAT cause!).

along the same lines, i've recently discovered catalog choice, an organization that (for free!) let's you enter your info, and choose the catalogs you'd no longer like to receive by mail - handity dandity! i've been adding them to my account as they arrive since i mainly utilize online when i'm looking to shop without actually having my hands on it ;)

goodwill goes online!

did you know you could shop goodwill online? i recently found this out:

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/

stop junk mail!

for $15 :) so i think i may have posted about this before.. but they've lowered the price -- greendimes is an organization that will contact all the marketers that send you all kinds of crap you don't need via snail mail (insurance offers, credit card offers, catalogs, etc.) you can specify the items you still want to receive and then they do the work for you! they also plant a tree. check it out here. you can also give a membership as a gift :)
we joined maybe 6 months ago and have definitely noticed a difference.

saving the earth...one piece of junk mail at a time!

so i just joined greendimes.com -- it's a service that aims to reduce the junk mail you receive by 90%. takes about 8 weeks to take effect, so i'll keep you posted. it's $35ish dollars per year but they plant a tree for every new membership and if i can save at least a few trees by not receiving ridiculous amounts of credit card apps, that would be awesome ;)

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my new favorite travel website

is www.kayak.com - it searches all the other sites and i love the search functions :) try it out for your next trip :)
in other news, we had a wonderful time in PA! i posted pics a few days ago. if i could spend every morning of my life on the porch of the river house, i would! it's so nice waking up there- and this weekend, it felt like fall! kicked up my pumpkin cravings again (i was just starting to get into a key lime groove down here in florida!)
more later, but right now, i'm going to bed!

blog candy

so i have a new design :) even though m was the only one cool enought to both notice AND comment. way to go bloggers... way to go ;)
but if you're interested despite all evidence to the contrary, here's the site i pulled the template from: http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com/ they have some cool ones :)
ps: stay tuned for a mildy entertaining story about a lack of pantyhose and island of inappropriate clothing. actually... that makes it sound more entertaining than it really is, so don't get your hopes up!

check this out...

this guy has traded up from one red paperclip through various items and now has 1-year's worth of rent in phoenix instead. his ultimate goal is to trade up to a house. i would have never thought that kind of thing would be possible, but he's already gotten this far! isn't that crazy?
it reminds me of the story of the guy that sold his every possession on e-bay, then trekked across the U.S. to visit his possessions in the hands of the people who bought them. then he wrote a book about it!
where do people come up with this stuff? i love it! :)

man this thing is accurate...

if i took it next week, would it know i was 25?

You Are 24 Years Old

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

What Age Do You Act?

my stepdad is way cooler than i am

and he started a company that makes videos on how to maintain your very own dirtbike ;) so although i know no one who even rides them (and especially someone that not only rides them, but also read this blog) i had to brag on him a bit because i'm impressed ;)