David at the Dentist

Have you seen this video? I know I’m probably last on the bandwagon with it, but I just had to post it. The WMD and I got such a kick out of the other night that we were almost crying.

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Do the ChaCha…

I’ve been looking for ways to make some extra income in my spare time for a few reasons. First, we’re in need of a kitchen reno and some other home repairs this year, so it would be nice to earn a little extra cash to pay for some of these. Second, I’m really interested in finding ways to make money from home. Not that this applies now (don’t read into this too much people), but some day (far, far away) Matthew and I would like to have a baby or two (or three or four) and are set that I will stay at home with them. We have an idea of when this will all actually go down, but if our plans are somehow thwarted (and I know plenty of couples who can give testimony to that), we realize that we need to have creative ways to save money and to make money while I’m at home. Being the good little researcher that I am, I’ve been tapping into the internet to see what I could find. While most work from home ads are scams, there are a few things I’ve found that are legitimate ways to make income from home.

One of those is ChaCha. ChaCha is a revolutionary new free mobile answers service for people on the go.  ChaCha is conversational, fun, and easy to use. Simply ask your question like you are talking to a smart friend and ChaCha’s advanced technology instantly routes it to the most knowledgeable person on that topic in our guide community. Your answer is then returned to your phone as a text message within a few minutes.

Just try asking a typical search engine “What hotel in downtown Cleveland has a business center?” You may get a series of links to sort through or you may just get an apology because the computer can’t answer your specific question. Wouldn’t it be better to just have the answer sent to you along with the phone number and address? That’s exactly what ChaCha’s innovative approach brings to people on the go. By combining advanced technology with its community of knowledgeable guides, ChaCha provides the answers you need while on the go.

I’ve applied, tested and been accepted as one of those knowledgeable guides. As I’m working on other things on my computer, I box will come up notifying me that there is a question waiting to be answered. I accept it and take the next 2-3 minutes to look up the answer on the Internet and send it back to the person who asked the question and then get paid per answer. Pretty simple. It’s not a get rich quick (or really at all) kind of deal, but it’s a little extra padding in the pocket. I like that I’m not an independent contractor but an actual employee, so I don’t have to worry about tax withholding etc. Since I spend a lot of my free time on-line, it seems like a no brainer and with a wireless router, it’s easy to be logged in and answering questions while I’m watching TV. Plus, it really gets to the trivia nerd in me. Have I mentioned before that I’m a huge trivia junkie? I plan to be the next Ken Jennings. Someday.

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Summer’s Here

We’ve had an unusually mild May for NC this year. But with June 1 right a mere few hours away, summer has finally arrived. It’s in the 90s right now. Blah. I told Matthew that summer’s in NC are my winter. I just want to stay inside in the air conditioning for the next four months. I love that there is so much going on around town right now with farmer’s markets, outdoor music concerts and garden growing, but it. is. so. hot. And it’s just going to get worse. And to think, there are some people who actually like this kind of weather.

We’ve seen two movies in the last week. First we saw the new Indiana Jones flick. Let me just make myself clear. I LOVED Indiana Jonesas a kid. I even took archaeology classes my freshman year of college so I could be like him. That was, until I realized that being an archaeologist meant being nothing like Indiana Jones. That’s when I switched to Public History (and then Professional Writing). Cest la vie.

I did like this addition to the IJ movies. Yeah, it was a bit too sci-fi, but I was thrilled that it was filmed to look like the original trilogy and they stayed pretty true to the main characters. I was even impressed that Harrison Ford did a pretty good job. For an old guy. I guess 60 really is the new 40.

We had some free vouchers from the movie theater, so we ended up going to see Prince Caspian with Mark and Jennifer last night. Again, another movie to go along with a favorite of mine. I haven’t read The Chronicles of Narnia for several years, so it was hard to remember how true to the story the movie is, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I did notice there was a lot more death in this one than the last and I was sadly missing more Aslan screen time though, even if it is true to the story that he is not seen for the most part. Overall, I would recommend it.

I’m working on a new blog right now. It was birthed out of an idea straight from my hubby. He’s always been way more creative than me. You can find out what it is at manmademarket.wordpress.com. I’d be intersted to hear your feedback on this one.

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