My Other Career Option

When I was a kid, I gave seriously consideration to the idea of working for Lego on a professional level. But then I found out that I'd have to get an Engineering degree, which conflicted with my childhood ambition of being a doctor/writer/lion tamer. I also discovered that Legoland- at the time - was located in Denmark. And, really, what does an 7-year-old living in Virginia know about the Nordic territories?

Anywho! I came across this article today courtesy of Fark.com. and now my dreams of working for the Lego corporation have been renewed. Engineering degree be damned!

I mean, seriously - HOW FRIGGIN' COOL ARE THESE BUSINESS CARDS??

LEGO Business Card

By Bruce Stewart February 26, 2009 | 9:30:00 AMCategories: Lego

As if I needed another reason to think that working for LEGO would be the most awesome job imaginable, Alexander Kjerulf just blew my mind with these customized minifig business cards that LEGO employees get.

Reportedly, LEGO even attempts to match an employee's features with their own minifigs. I think we've got a winner for the coolest business card ever. What kind of geeky business cards have you had? Let us know in the comments

New Year's Resolution #1

I've decided to actually undertake one of my continually renewed annual resolutions: Watch less TV.

It's fair to say I'm a bit of an addict. Plus, our new sofa set is sooooooooooo cozy and perfectly acclimated to hours of televised vegging out. And it doesn't help that I'm married to a man who will stare aimlessly into the HD void for, well, hours. But I'm really displeased with the amount of time I'm losing to DirecTV as of late.

So, I'm going to try to cut the amount of time I spend watching the telly down to 2hrs a day during the week. (Not counting TV I watch while I'm on the treadmill, of course, or weekend sporting events.) I figure this will if nothing else force me to actually pursue my other hobbies. You know, brush the dust off my crochet needles and such.

I'll let you if/how this works out. Wish me luck.

Clarification for Andi

Ok, as I've managed to completely baffle a good friend of mine, I'll explain the Psych Prize Pack.

Psych is one of my favorite programs currently on cable. Without going into too much detail, it involves a lot of 80's pop references and a decidedly odd fixation on pineapples. It preceded The Mentalist and has a much, much more inspired sense of humor.

Anywho, the Psych fan page held a photo contest wherein you submitted a photo of yourself watching the show's season premiere.

And, geek that I am, I did. Tony took the photo; I uploaded it; and low and behold a few days later I receive notice that my/our photo was picked for the grand prize: a Psych Prize Pack. The prizes include a Season 2 DVD (which I've politely asked to switch out for Season 1, as I already own Season 2), a beach chair, a t-shirt, a key chain, and a pineapple stress toy. Which delights my inner-fan girl to no end.

The prize arrives in roughly 2 weeks. Which, on top of the upcoming inauguration and our trip to the San Diego 7s, makes 2009 one of the best years on record thus far.