Social Networking and Other things

Yay!  Two posts in one day!!  That will likely never happen again.

So, I was trying to think of what my first "official" post should be about when it hit me, I should tell whomever is reading this about my social networking stuff, just in case you want to friend, follow, or subscribe to me.  That seems like a horribly long run-on sentence.

I have an iPhone that I love, so social networking has become really easy lately.  I like that, if I want to, I can tell you all about whatever I think is interesting the second I feel like sharing.  I love my computer, but I don't like dragging it everywhere.  Most of the sites I check in to I have apps for.

My Facebook is http://www.facebook.com/hopen.  I don't play any games right now.  I used to, and that is where all the friends came from.  I don't mind though.  Sometimes they are fun to talk to.  I use my Facebook mostly for keeping in touch with my family and friends that don't live nearby.  There are LOTS of pictures of my kids there.


I like Twitter a lot.  I am @hopieg there.  I use Twitter for entertainment and informational purposes.  I like to laugh and a lot of the people I follow fulfill that for me.  Some of my faves: @Peytonshead @Lord_Voldemort7 @thinkgeek @PatMcAfeeShow (punter for the Indianapolis Colts) @maureenjohnson @wilw @realjohngreen @hankgreen @PaulandStorm.

My YouTube is http://www.youtube.com/hopieg07.  Most of the videos I post are of my kids.  I use YouTube mostly for looking and not for posting.  Faves: wheezywaiter, vlogbrothers, navergnide, charlieissocoollike, MuppetsStudio, truthorfail.  Add me if you make videos, I will check you out!

I am also on www.getglue.com/hopeig, www.foursquare.com/hopieg, and www.SoundTracking.com/users/hopieg.  These I am not super active on, but I do check in.  They are fun ways to procrastinate and learn about new things.

As far as books, movies, music, and games go, I get them from legitimate sources.  I have an iTunes account for music, Netflix for movies, and Gamefly for games. No, I don't want links to get these things for free.  The people that make these things work hard to make them.  If I am going to use them I should compensate the makers.  I don't play many video games, but I do like to watch my husband and kids play them.  If i find them interesting, sometimes I play too.  I might talk about the games anyway.

I got myself a Kindle for Christmas. I got the model with Wireless and 3G even though the town I live in doesn't have 3G.  I LOVE my Kindle.   I hate to say it, but I almost like reading books more on the Kindle than I do in book form, but only because I am so hard on books.  I love the way books smell and feel in your hands, but I always tear them or spill something on them.

I download my books from Amazon.  I know there are lots of places to get free books on the internet, but most of the books I have seen on these places have similar books to the Amazon site.   If I can't find a book on the Kindle I go buy it or check it out from the library.  I like my local library, even if it is small.


So here are the currents for me.  I Just finished Nick and  Norah's Infinite Playlist.   I give it four stars ****.  (that is out of five)  It is a lot different than the movie, which I liked, but not as much as the book.  Nick and Norah meet in a club and "pretend" to go out long enough to make each other's exes jealous.  They soon realise they have a love for similar music that leads them on an all night adventure.

I am currently reading a compilation of short stories called Songs of Love and Death.  The stories are about star crossed lovers, and a lot of them are set in paranormal worlds with paranormal characters.   I will have my review soon.


So I guess that is all for now.   I think I will make a post about my favorite books an authors in the near future.  I read so fast that by the time you get through one post, I may be done with another book.  Watch for that in the future.

The song of the day running through my head is Shoot it Out by 10 Years.  I like all kinds of music, especially loud music you can get lost in.  I have no idea why this was lodged in my brain today, but I don't mind. :D

Take care everyone!!