6 Degrees of Sarah Lane

So over the weekend I became ADDICTED to a new service called Friendster.
I'd explain it all here, but it's better if you check it out for yourself. Make sure you know someone who's already signed up to help you get started, or be prepared to recruit some troops. Good lord this site's fun!! I only have 8 signed up friends so far, but I have 24,124 people in my Personal Network (and I've already found another Twin Peaks freak, yay!). The possibilities are endless.
Oh, and I'm doing a seg on the show tomorrow (5/20) on Friendster, because, you know, we're all Friendsters in this big circle of life.

Am I a Thief?

Last Thursday in my "Blog Report" I showed people how to view source code and copy and paste stylesheets to make their own blog styles cooler. I've since updated my article to make it MORE clear that stealing isn't ok and you need to know what consequences may arise if you do rip stuff off. I still encourage people to play around, but yeah, don't steal beyond experimenting unless you get permission. Thanks to the few folks that wrote me...yes, I know my morals are lacking, but I'll clean 'em up a little for the show. :)

Boy, being on-air is a really interesting experience. Sometimes I really feel like I came across well, and someone will criticize me from left field. Other times, I come away from my segments feeling like I coulda done a lot better, and I'll get some really cool praise in reponse. It's hard to always know. For now, what's most important to me is sharing cool shiiiat with the TSS audience. I'll continue to do that and hope you guys like it.

Today's pic is from a trip to Tahoe with the boyz (Prager's cabin is par-TEEEEEE central!)

Here's a little quiz. I hope you ace it. It's for your own good.

Hope your week's kickin off well....

It's Friday and I'm ecstatic...

...and not really because I have a lot planned this weekend. Just want to kick up me little tootsies and have some tea.

So... in a couple of hours I'm off to interview Ellen DeGeneres and Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), both voices for Pixar's new digital masterpiece, "Finding Nemo." I'm a huge fan of Pixar's work and I actually liked this movie even more than "A Bug's Life." And last night, I was lucky enough to be the first of a handful of journalists to view the movie inside Pixar's private screening room. Steve Jobs was there to welcome us and thank us all for coming. No prob, Steve- and thanks for dinner! Really entertaining movie, INCREDIBLE spfx, adorable for kids, but some of that adult humor too. Two thumbs up!

I also gotta say that Pixar's facilities kick major ass. What an awesome place to work! And here's a nice little touch- once the lights go down in the theater, twinkling lights appear on the ceiling, very planetarium... and then if you watch closely, you see a few shooting stars. Love it.

I'm heading up north to see my parents tonight. I can't wait to get on the couch and revert back to junior high again. Do you know that my mother made me breakfast every day of my life until I went off to college? Even if I slept in and missed breakfast, it would still be sitting there. It's amazing the cats never ate it. Anyway, three cheers for mom!

My favorite breakfast foods (pre-college):

1. Top Ramen

2. Cheese quesadillas

3. Grapefruit

My favorite breakfast foods (in college):

1. Mac n Cheese (leftover)

2. Top Ramen

3. Pizza (leftover, reheated in the toaster oven, microwave made it rubbery)

My favorite breakfast foods (present day):

1. Fruit smoothie (homemade, no Jamba Juice!)

2. Toast and cottage cheese

3. V8 and a banana

Good god, I may actually be growing up.

Today's pic requires no explanation:

Have yourself a merry little weekend.

I've Had Too Much Tea.

Peet's Coffee & Tea has this delicious blend of loose leaf green tea called "Sencha." It's truly the best tea I've ever had. Nice and smooth, not too flavorful, so you don't get sick of it. And packed with caffeine. Yes, PACKED!

I switched to tea about 5 years ago when I felt coffee was too much of a strain on my system. But my caffeine addiction needed to be fed. So I found Sencha green tea (loose leaf only), and have never looked back. The only problem is the tea leaves are scattered all over my cube at work and scare people from time to time.

Speaking of my cube, my supply of M&Ms, Oreos, and Rice Krispy Treats is slowly dwindling. Thanks to everyone who dutifully sends me SarahCam caps of those who taketh when I'm awayeth! :) Actually, I've been the office hero for a couple weeks ever since I got the candy shipments (thanks Terry), so it's definitely working to my advantage.

I could use some suggestions for how to spice up the cubecam too, so feel free to comment. Sorry, no tiki hut building or fire pits allowed.

Kevin has introduced an ant farm into the offices here at TechTV, and since I just happen to sit next to him, I get to stare at it all day. I've become rather transfixed with the way these little guys build and burrow and work in teams. Very impressive. On the flip side, I now imagine there are ants crawling all over me every time I get an itch. I love my job!

Today's pic is my very favorite CubeCam capture to date (have I mentioned how much I miss Megan?):

TTFN, BFN, BRB, BBL, TTYL...
EOM.

Vegas and other short stories.

So I just got back from Vegas for my friend Halley's bachelorette party. She's getting married in August and I can't wait! Weddings are fun. I have some pics from the weekend but I need to carefully scan before posting... I wouldn't want to taint my impeccable image. :)

However, there were some things about Vegas that got under my skin. For example, when walking down the Strip, the sidewalks are littered with flyers for various "adult clubs" and other porn entities. Nasty stuff, nothing censored. I guess they've been passed out, dropped, and left as litter. But there are a lot of kids who come to Vegas with their families and walk the Strip with the rest of us. Pretty inappropriate material for a little kid whose eyes are even closer to the ground than mine. Kind of how I feel about porn spam. It should be illegal.

Second, the guys that come to Vegas in large groups (frat dudes, bachelor parties, etc) can be obnoxious as all hell. I know Vegas is a giant playground, but personal space rules still apply, people! I think I've just grown out of the Spring Break mentality. Hey, a little conversation is nice, but just because you're wasted doesn't mean I want to hear about it.

It wasn't all bad, though. I mean, come on. Ten girls in cute outfits out on the town? Fun! But the true highlight of my weekend was the pool at the Bellagio, where we stayed. Actually, I should say pools because there are like five of them. Check it out next time you're there. Saturday was sunny, we were all zonked from Friday night, so under the umbrellas we went to bask in the desert sun, drink bloody marys, and swap magazines. Now that's what I call a good time.

Ok, so now I'm back at work and feeling disconnected. This is turning out to be a hellish week of work, since a few of my staff are going to E3 and I have to pick up more than usual in their absence (moan, groan). Hey, that's what I get in the real world. Suck it up, sister!

Here are a couple pics I love from my collection... now you can love them too...

Me, Halley, and Kerry (X-Play) in Kauai last year:

A really cute cat getting a little drink:

Peace all. Have a kickass Monday!!