http://www.caradotcom.com/ The personal website and blog of a 20-something web designer that works in a city by day and freelances by night (without a desk - long story). en Copyright 2008 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:50:26 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss About six and a half years ago my father pointed out a neat insert that came with my DVD player for a service called Netflix. At the time, the epiphany light bulb didn't go off for me. Having recently purchased http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/12/jumping-into-netflix.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/12/jumping-into-netflix.html tv & movies Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:50:26 -0500 I never imagined that I would get as sucked into the Harry Potter series as I did when I started this adventure less than one month ago - from the beginning. Just as book 7 (Harry Potter and the http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/08/mischief_managed.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/08/mischief_managed.html reading Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:36:36 -0500 When I arrived home Friday night and attempted to boot my laptop, I was greeted with a fun blue screen. OK, these things happen sometimes, let's start over. Blue screen. One more try. Nothing. Really. It seems that my motherboard http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/08/holding-my-breath.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/08/holding-my-breath.html home Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:14:11 -0500 I think it was last weekend that I picked up another bottle from OPI's Designer Series called divine, a holographic medium pink/fuchsia. I wanted to wear it this week but trying to find a matching summer toe color proved to http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/08/some-fuchsia-and-white.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/08/some-fuchsia-and-white.html weekly color report Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:39:47 -0500 This week I wanted to go a little lavender. In honor a last minute shore run (yes, I'm from Jersey), I decided to go with very blue toes (Teal the cows come home). It's a great bold water-like color. For http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/a-little-lavender-and-blue.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/a-little-lavender-and-blue.html weekly color report Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:26:18 -0500 For the last two weeks I've been trying Essie's 3-Way Glaze, which is a combination base coat, strengthener and top coat. Aside from two minor chips and some minor tip wear, my nail polish has stayed put. No big peels http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/we-may-have-a-winner.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/we-may-have-a-winner.html frou-frou Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:32:49 -0500 I was in Ulta the other day trolling around and decided to try a nail treatment formula from Essie this time. I picked their 3-way Glaze. Now it's not a completely fair test because the shorter my nails are, the http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/essie-looking-promising.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/essie-looking-promising.html frou-frou Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:32:12 -0500 Things have been crazy for the last five months. I received an email saying my employer had been bought and I would be out of a job within a year. Mom and I went on another Florida vacation and got http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/fairly-mia-lately.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/07/fairly-mia-lately.html everything else Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:10:51 -0500 It came to my attention the other week that one of the gas companies in town started charging different prices for cash versus credit transaction. They have two locations - a standalone and one next to another vendor. I haven't http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/06/iffy-pricing-tactics-at-the-gas-station.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/06/iffy-pricing-tactics-at-the-gas-station.html personal finance Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:41:11 -0500 By pure chance I happened to catch a news article on Yahoo! News that said my contact lens solution was being recalled (Complete Moisture Plus by AMO). Obviously I am not happy to hear this but am glad that I http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/05/contact-lens-solution-recalled.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/05/contact-lens-solution-recalled.html health Sat, 26 May 2007 16:34:38 -0500 As the jockeys get ready to ride I had to pick my nail color for the week. It's a serious field to pick from, almost as difficult to choose an OPI color. I've decided to go with Princesses Rule (a http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/05/derby-day-color-selection.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/05/derby-day-color-selection.html frou-frou Sat, 05 May 2007 17:57:45 -0500 I tape most of the evening shows I watch because I get up at the pre-crack of dawn during the week. That doesn't mix well with late nights - at least for me. Every once in awhile I goof and http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/03/online-video-is-great.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/03/online-video-is-great.html tv & movies Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:14:06 -0500 I worked from home today because of a few errands that I needed to run including one for Mom that needed her big SUV. I rarely drive it. I all I can say is that it was a massive power http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/03/massive-power-trip.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/03/massive-power-trip.html family Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:09:39 -0500 I've finally done it. I launched Stupid Train Run version 2.0 tonight. I've taken the site in a new direction. Instead of focusing on kooky train stories, I'm going to focus on tips for my fellow commuters with a little http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/03/stupid-train-run-version-2-0-launched.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/03/stupid-train-run-version-2-0-launched.html web design Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:42:02 -0500 While we were buying Mom's new car Monday, I saw a nifty car accessory that I wanted to have but thought I could do better on price at a large discounter instead of the dealership. Anyway, what I was looking http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/02/great-car-accessory.html http://www.caradotcom.com/up-to-my-eyeballs/2007/02/great-car-accessory.html home Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:26:10 -0500