I recently celebrated my birthday and though I love the cake and ice cream, I dread the gift opening. You see, I make the point of creating a list of what I would like for my birthday, but sometimes people just don’t follow it and they get me something else instead.

If my aunt deviates from the "plan" I don’t mind because she is very good at coming up with very good ideas. But, if anyone else does not get what is on the list, I typically find that I will get something that is either inappropriate or that I will hate.

Unfortunately for me, this happened this year when my brother decided to make up his own mind as to what I should get for my birthday. Instead of the best coffee maker and best coffee pot that I had asked for, he bought me some cheap "garage sale special" that who knows where he bought it from.

I thought he could’ve handled buying one of the best coffee makers on my list, but instead he bought me exactly what I didn’t want for my birthday.

Okay, that might sound a little bit silly but let’s face it: if everyone had the same boring aisle runner what makes their wedding any better than anyone else’s?

Sure, you could argue that it is "their special day" but if your wedding looks the same, dresses the same, and decorates the same, what is so special about that?

I would have to say that by having custom aisle runners at your wedding you’re making a statement that you put some time and thought into your wedding ceremony. I know when I got married I sure made sure that I did.

You see, I think the confusion is based on the number of choices she has, even though they all sound the same.  For example, she wants to go to hair school, but then in the next breath, she tells me that she wants to attend a Beauty Academy instead.

I just don’t understand how they can have so many different names for a beauty school - but I guess she will let us know which one she would like to attend - I wouldn’t want her to go to the "wrong" one.

But my wife is a lot different than me in this respect.  You see, she likes to keep track of everything and she used to have notebooks full of the inventory of things that your would find in our home.

Recently, she decided that she would do a search for computer software to find some programs that would help her to stay organized.

She was pleasantly surprised to find the Coin Collection Wizard and the Stamp Collection Wizard so that she would be better able to keep track of her two hobbies.  In fact, she bookmarked the site just in case she needs some software to solve her problems at a later date.

But I have had some difficulty finding a new job in a country that is so far away from my home.  Sure, you could argue that I should be able to find trade jobs easily when I get off the plane, but I needed to have some peace of mind knowing that I had a job to go to and I wouldn’t have to spend what little money I had while I was job-hunting.

Thankfully, I was able to find some retail jobs in Australia and I think that I will see if I can get an interview from them before I even get on the plane.

I might just have to wait until tomorrow - it is getting way too late to think straight.

But, the one thing that has been a big stumbling block for me is justifying the costs to my wife.  She doesn’t understand why I always need the latest and greatest equipment and how I can’t use my five year old camera.  She just thinks that it is a big waste of money, and told me that if I wanted to spend anymore of it, I would have to come up with it myself.

So, I have been looking at joining some of the stock photography websites out there to see if I could cash in on the stock photo craze.

I found a couple of sites that sold their stock photos royalty free and allowed people like myself to submit my photos to be included in their site.  So, I have submitted some photos and I will have to wait and see if I am accepted into the program.

I just hope that things go well and I can quickly make the money that I need to buy a new camera - this year old one just about doesn’t cut it anymore.

But, since my wife started taking my chlorella and spirulina, she has not only felt healthier, but she has also strained my supply of the supplements.  It never occurred to her that she could just get her own, so it means that I have to deal with keeping enough on hand for both of us.

I am still figuring that out, so I am going to the store today to pick up some more.  I think that I will get a lot more so that we don’t run out so quickly this time - at least I hope it lasts longer than the last batch.

I have been using some free spyware removal tools, but lately, they just haven’t been doing the job properly.  So, I have been considering buying some paid tool like SpyHunter that would be able to do the job for me.

I just wanted to make sure that I knew what I was getting into beforehand and make sure that other people had success with this tool.  But, after reading a SpyHunter review, I knew that I would be satisfied with my purchase.

So, I bought it and now it is my tool of choice for zapping spyware.

If you haven’t noticed, the screen on your television is more delicate that your old tube television.  This means that it is more susceptible to damage, and if you have kids, this can be a very big problem.  If you didn’t purchase any sort of TV screen protection for your television, you have put it at risk.

I would suggest that you protect your investment and buy a tv screen protector from your local electronics store or online and protect your investment.  They are inexpensive and are essential if you want to enjoy your new television for years to come.

In fact, do everyone a favor and go back to the store that you purchased the television and tell your salesperson about it.

In fact, that issue was discussed recently on a wow pvp blog that I read.  I guess that I am not the only person that feels the same way.  So, I have been looking into other options to fulfill my need of having a challenging roleplaying experience.

I came across a post about wow vs live action roleplaying and they have a good point.  Wow really just requires having the right items and mashing the right buttons to win, whereas live action roleplaying requires a little more ingenuity.

I’ll have to see if there is some live action roleplaying groups in the area - I really want to try it out.