The Dealio

Jul. 31st, 2007 02:22 pm
azurite: (ffx - yuna summons)
Okay, so when I left home this morning at 9:30 or so, my MBP was still backing up to my external HD. Everyone I know is saying it shouldn't take that long, but no one can seem to agree on how long it's SUPPOSED to take. For the record, my HD supposedly has 74.21 GB on it, and the external, a 250 GB Western Pacific MyBook, is attached via USB 2.0, which is SUPPOSED to transfer at a rate of 480 Mbps (Mb, as I learn =/= MB... it's about 8 times SLOWER). All the calculators I found online said it should take anywhere from 1-2.5 days, which it's been by now, I think, but [livejournal.com profile] azhp was saying it should only take a HALF hour, and my bosses at work are all saying it should have been done "by now," but that doesn't tell me much. I hope it IS done when I get home, though.

Anyway, the important things are music, pictures, my website stuff (including fanfics), and my programs. I think I've gotten the majority of those by now... and like I mentioned in my last post, it's not as if the computer is dead or really dying-- I just want to be sure/safe. (Funny how I can have that attitude about a computer, but not about certain other things...) Basically I'll end up a) giving the computer to Grandpa or b) selling it for parts, but where, I don't know. Apparently Apple doesn't do laptop trade-ins or recycling.

As for the new stuff, I can get the new MBP + $200 off a new iPod video, and it's cheaper to use my college discount as opposed to taking advantage of Sean's discount (though the temptation is strong, it's just not enough). I wish there was a way to ditch my old iPod Mini while I was at it, but I doubt that I can stack discounts (10% off a new iPod purchase with the trade-in of an old one) like that. Besides, I might as well keep the mini until it dies, right?

All of that good stuff won't be until mid-August at the earliest, since I turned down Baba giving me an "early" graduation present. I know that might sound stupid, but I'd rather get this with my own money so I have my own personal reasons for taking better care of it IMMEDIATELY. It's supposed to be an investment, not a present and not a toy.

Speaking of money and investments, I'm looking to get back on PayPerPost, but not here on LJ, since it's not allowed. Facebook now has a PPP referral app. which I've added, and since MySpace has blogs already, I might as well make use of that there. So check out both my profiles and I'll let you know once I get things running so we can ALL rake in the dough!

Other than that... only two hours and a half to go (huzzah), and I might be meeting up with Shawn again-- he got himself a car, which means we can probably meet up a lot more often. He finally came over for dinner last night (though he wasn't in the mood for anything hot, so he had CHEERIOS, of all things... actually, I made him a blitz-- he didn't mind it being charred-- and in making said blintzes, I got hot olive oil on my arm and chest, and now I have a nice blister on my left wrist. :P) and we hung out for a bit, played Katamari and FFX and he got me the Sun Sigil for Tidus' Caladbolg! All that's left now is the Saturn Sigil for Kimahri (damn butterfly game!), the World Champion for Wakka (more blitzball...?), and the Mars Sigil for Auron (more monster catching). SQUEE!

Speaking of the butterfly game, does anyone know:
a) if you can beat the Spherimorph again within a certain amount of time? I'm already near the end of the game when I can go to Sin/Omega Ruins, etc.
b) Where the butterflies ARE? I know there are north and south versions of the game... do you have to play them both to get the Saturn Sigil? Are there any maps of the butterfly locations? I can find about five or six in the loop area, near the bird man, but not the seventh one. HELP!? I've read there's a suggested route in the Ultimania Guide (one of the three, anyway), but I only have the Ultimania guides for FFX-2. Even if the FFX ones weren't out of print, I'm pretty sure there are scans of it SOMEWHERE on the 'Net, or someone who DOES have one, but the only place that was supposed to have them is gone. :( BOOYAH! MAPZ!

Fixing my tags right now. I think I should have some sort of tag master list somewhere (I mean besides the front page of my LJ) so I don't keep mangling my system.
azurite: (o rly? - usagi)
So, a few of you may be aware that I have some posts sponsored by PayPerPost. Some people are really vehemently against sponsored-posts, but I think that if posters (like myself) are "transparent" about them (that is, you state, as I am and as I have in the past that "this is a sponsored post, I am getting paid to say this, but these words are my own."), then there shouldn't be an issue. In any case, PPP has made some changes lately-- both good and bad, but one of the good changes has got my attention.

They've introduced something called "Review My Post," where I would include a button on the bottom of my regular posts (that is, posts about ordinary things that I write about), and if you want to "review my post" and make your OWN post about it, you can-- and you make $7.50 for each time you do it. Plus, when you do that, you sign up as a PPP member, so you can see all sorts of other opportunities available to you. You end up creating a huge network of people who post for sponsors, people who review other posts, and people who review your posts in their blogs/journals.

Of course, since this is an affiliation sort of thing, I get something out of it, too. It works like this:
(1) I make a post. There's a button down at the bottom that says 'Review My Post!'
(2) You click on that button, sign up for PPP, write a post ABOUT MY POST, and get paid for it.
(3) When you get paid, I get paid.

Also, if you ever make a post with 'Review My Post!' on the bottom (and it's really easy to add the link; when you sign up for PPP, it's under "Affiliate Tools" and "Review My Post." All you have to do is copy and paste the code into a journal entry!), I'd be glad to return the favor and write a post for you. Then, new people can see BOTH our posts and THEY can sign up, make money, and join the network of discussing things we enjoy indepth. No sponsors involved. :)

What I like best about this actually isn't the money-making part-- it's the fact that with each post, you build a network of people-- also known as "increase blog traffic". So if I write a post about something I find interesting, you can make your OWN post about it, too-- and refer back to my post as being the "inspiration." Slowly but surely, you build up a chain, and people can get a wide variety of opinions and start a long discussion.

So far, I haven't seen anything that indicates what sort of posts are qualified to be paid, and it IS a third-party that judges, not me judging your posts, or you judging mine. That means that it's free game to post about whatever you want, encourage people to read your blog, and learn more about you, and your thoughts and opinions.

So, do you think it sounds interesting, too? Let's network!



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