Wyszdom

I checked out the lunar eclipse tonight, and it was pretty cool. It looked like a full moon, except that the Moon was dim and had a red tint, and it was very dark outside. As for the stars, I think every star was visible. I even caught a glimpse of a shooting star, which is always fun.

For this holiday season, Google has set up a site called Teach Parents Tech which has some easy video tips that you can send to those who often look to you for tech support. I found my way into one of the videos, which is about currency conversion. Check it out:

It was fun to be in front of the camera for a change, but I don’t think I’ll be making a habit out of it. It was a good excuse to see what wearing makeup is like though.

During the shoot, they asked everyone to share a story about giving their parents tech support. My story was about how I was showing my mom how to do something on the computer by controlling her screen remotely. (We live on opposite sides of the country.) Then, a week later, I was talking to my grandmother, and she was telling me how my mom was controlling my grandmother’s computer to do some tech support. So, while I was trying to show her something else, what I really taught my mom was how to do tech support!

Some of the family tech support stories were chosen for a promo video, but mine wasn’t as you’ll see it doesn’t really fit the theme! I’m sure my mom is glad she was too advanced to make it into this one:

I need a piece of paper.

I don’t feel like opening my printer’s paper tray.

Printing blank page…

Even today, I still get a cool feeling after ordering something online. I really like the odd idea that just by pushing a button, I’m causing someone hundreds or perhaps even thousands of miles away to put something in a box, which is then handled by several more people as it’s driven/flown a great distance before arriving at my door. It feels even cooler when I ship it to someone else’s door.

Then again, I also get excited when I send something to my printer from across the room. My keyboard is an amazing remote control.

This is my personal blog. Nothing here is on behalf of my employer.

Somebody does something creative with Airplane!, and Paramount takes it down.
Somebody does something creative with Inception, and Warner Brothers tweets it.

Check out which studio’s movie I get to promote below: