If you are at all tech-savvy, there are probably some electricity vampires lurking in your house. If you leave them plugged in, the chargers for all your portable electronics and gadgets draw a small amount of electricity all the time, even if you aren't actively charging something. Take a few minutes to collect all your chargers and set up a charging station. Plug everything into a power strip, and flip the switch to "Off". Voila, vampires vanquished! Now, if only the electric company would send me a letter indicating how much electricity I'm saving...
I dream in color. I also usually remember my dreams when I wake up. The other night, I dreamed that President-Elect Obama pressed me into service as his personal assistant, and my task was to go order him a drink at a bar. I kept trying to tell him, "I'm a software developer, not a personal assistant!", but he was very insistent. His drink of choice? Disaronno on ice with a lemon twist. I blame Tylenol PM and Disaronno's persistent advertising on Food Network for this.
All the break rooms at work have flat panel televisions tuned to CNN. This morning I passed one on the way to my desk, and they were showing a video clip of Obama with no shirt on. The TVs have their sound muted, so I couldn't tell what they were talking about, but the graphic for the story said "Shirtless Obama" or something like that. Why is this news? I know CNN is on all the time and sometimes there just isn't very much going on in the world, but seriously! Were we all shocked to discover that his shirts are removable? I'm going to try very hard not to dream about that video clip tonight!
