Monday, January 15, 2007

What do you. . .?

So on Martin Luther King day, this hallowed of all holidays, I have taken a moment for reflection. . .
And then I decided to post about some other random stuff. See, there's no acknowledgement of MLK day over here, so it's business as usual.

Anyway. . I am curious about things. Often I am just plain desperate for information. So I use Google a lot to find things out.
What I want to know is this: What do YOU Google with the most frequency? Send a comment--try it out! It doesn't hurt, I promise! I'm taking an informal poll of sorts. Perhaps I'm just getting greedy for comments or missing you all over here in this side of the pond. .

Here, I'll start:
I Google: conversions between pounds to kilograms or pounds to "stone" because that's how my doctor measures my weight; degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit; basically all measurements from metric to the goofy American system; recipes for southern cooking-type things; knitting patterns (with "easy" and "fast" in the title); and the exchange rate to see how much the dollar has lost to the Euro

ALTERNATIVELY. . .
Take my poll on the best workout/running songs ever. Now I know some friends who love running and don't like listening to music because it takes their attention away from running. Personally, I need to be seriously distracted during all exercise, so creating the BEST WORKOUT MIX on my IPod is a big deal. When the Houston marathon coordinators decided to "discourage" runners from plugging in, I was in a bit of a dilemma. If I was running that beast by myself, I would sure need the encouragement of the BEST WORKOUT/RUNNING SONGS EVER. What's on your list?

Again, I'll start: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana (unquestionably the song of our generation); The Distance, Cake; Song 2, Blur; American Woman, Lenny Kravitz OR The Guess Who; Let's Get it Started, Black-Eyed Peas

Of course, the key to all workout mixes is that they have to change regularly as you get bored and unmotivated after listening to them twice.

Or ANOTHER OPTION. . .
So if you do not Google or you do not work out, just leave a comment to let everyone know you are breathing. Or leave a comment letting everyone know your favorite website/blog that you read all the time so we can check it out.

Yup, I'll give you some: Ireland Logue: blog by a Yank who's been living here for a few years
MamaDrama: my fave blog with wacky Houston mommies--I'm completely addicted
Houston Chronicle: because we need to know what's happening back home. Duh.
Irish Deparment of Agriculture: to figure out how to import the dogs
wwwdotallbabywebsitesdotcom :obviously not a website but I look at a ton of baby crap ALL THE TIME

So that's all, folks! Hopefully I have stirred up your hornet's nest and you want to comment to put in your two cents. Is it pence or cents here, I never know. . .I think pence is the UK; maybe we're cents. Heck, if you can answer that question, post a comment so I don't have to Google it!!!

3 comments:

Jenny, the Bloggess said...

I have to listen to showtunes when I work out. Hair Spray, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon.

I know...wierd.

Sabrina said...

Love it! I'm thinking I could get into my groove with a little Sharks/Jets from West Side Story. . .

Aimee said...

Google: baby stuff mostly or recently the weather - strange it's actually cold here!

Workout Mix: I'm with you on the Black-Eyed Peas, dance/techno stuff, Bodyrock - Moby, Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Website - yours, my own blog, Online crossword and sudoku puzzles, www.imdb.com - a website that gives info on movies (You know I am a bit of a movie freak. Speaking of which, I am starting to gear up for my annual Oscar party!)

Miss you!