Wednesday, March 25, 2009

My new fake, fake Iphone or Fake Sciphone

So I just avoid buying Apple products since the company has enough sheep following it, but I did want a touchscreen phone and I'm less than a year into my 2 year contract, so I needed to buy my company from someone other than Tmobile. (New phone because my sweet dog chewed up the old one). The Iphone has the longest history of copies, so I figured a fake Iphone would work out. Before this I considered buying a new touchscreen phone, but they tended to cost about 275-350, so I decided to try the $120 Sciphone, or what I thought would be a Sciphone. Now, unfortunately, I went for Ebay and if you want to legit fake, you should go to mysciphone.com or net or something. My Faux Fake Iphone works so similarly to the normal Sciphone, that I wouldn't have known it was the wrong one if not for the opening screen showing some gobbledy-gook rather than Sciphone.


Out of the package:
An 8GB Flash card came installed in the phone, so all I needed to do was insert the sim car and battery and connect to some sort of power source with the USB. Also in the box was a car charger, USB cable, earphones, wall battery charger, and flash card adapter. I installed my sim card upside down at first, but eventually figured out why it couldn't work and turned it over.

There are 2 Sim slots, I use the second one and you have to set the phone to look only in the one slot.

Figuring it out:
Some things are intuitive, but others needed more help. Ex: There is a MP3 and audio folder and when I moved my music onto the player, I was wondering why it didn't work. My music was wma, so I'll have to conver it to mp3 to enjoy. I also need to buy a pair of bluetooth headphones so I can enjoy the music better.

It takes okay pictures, nothing better or worse then any phone camera.

Opening txt files was also fine, you can bookmark. I haven't used the option much and I will try it out some more since I do enjoy a good ebook with lunch.

The interface is very quick and the screen is very bright and beautiful. I am mostly impressed with the phone quality. The only problem is that when I touch one corner of the screen, the plastic makes a noise like its moving if you know what I mean. Touchscreen should not make noise when you touch them unless you set it up and then its electronic and this is definitely build related. I'm not sure if that's something I should worry about, or live with. I mean, this phone only has to last me a year until my contract expires and I get a new phone.

I'll update with the battery specifics and after I play aroudn with it some more.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Strawberry Dress and 1954 Lutterloh


So I found some beautiful strawberry printed fabric for $2 a yard at walmart last night and decided to make a Strawberry Festival dress. The Strawberry Festival is in the beginning of May here in Pasadena and I hear it can be a little fun. The Library may even be part of the parade.

So I'm trying to pick a nice fun pattern for the dress and here are some options.

This dress #20 is a showstopped, not for this particular project, but its just ridiculously feminine and beautiful.


53 (the one on the end) is the one I'm thinking of right now.

or perhaps the right side one closer to the spine, 228. Hmm, so many choices. That Lutterloh is a buffet of possibilities.

Monday, March 9, 2009

New Inspiration

So I got my nails done last week and it wasn't enough. I needed even more of a change. So I dyed my hair red again and waxed my eyebrows this weekend. With my new red hair, I've resolved to buy no more candy, cookies, or chips. Those are my downfall. I can't simply buy a package and eat one or two. I eat the whole thing within a couple of days. It's just sad. I think I'm like an alcoholic and simply can't have a little and must binge. Bummer.

Further my resolution is to eat some sort of fresh and raw fruit of veggie with every meal and to eat 5 times a day. I also want to drink water with every meal. Here are a couple of daily meal ideas

Day 1
Breakfast 2 scrambled eggs with green bell pepper and onion and chorizo and an apple
Snack 4 oz of sliced cucumbers and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Lunch 2 slices of high fiber bread, mustard, lettuce, tomato, 1 slice of cheddar cheese, a 2 oz of shaved pepper turkey breast and broccoli with 1 oz of ranch dipping sauce and sugar free orange drink
Snack 1 carrot and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Dinner cilantro lime marinated chicken breast, simple salad with fresh tomatoes, strawberry shake

Day 2
Breakfast an orange, 2 scrambled eggs with salsa
Snack 8 oz chocolate protein shake and a couple of pickles
Lunch 1 slice of high protein bread, tuna salad with plenty of celery, tomato soup, jello cup
Snack 8 oz chocolate protein shake and a tomato
Dinner grilled hamburger patty, mustard, simple salad, jello cup, apple

Day 3
Breakfast 2 breakfast tacos with lc tortillas, scrambled eggs, chorizo, and pico de gallo and an apple
Snack an orange and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Lunch fresh fruit salad, grilled chicken breast, and tomato soup with fresh tomatoes
Snack 2 carrots and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Dinner brown rice, peppered beef, grilled zucchini, fresh strawberry shake

Day 4
Breakfast ham and cheese omelet and a tomato
Snack 2 sticks of celery with peanut butter
Lunch baked pork chop and a salad and a jello cup
Snack pickles and 8 oz chocolate protein shake
Dinner grilled salmon, steamed broccoli, and a salad heavy on carrots and light on dressing, and low calorie flan

Day 5
Breakfast 2 over easy eggs, and a cup of oatmeal
Snack bell pepper with salt
Lunch Vegetable soup, ham and lettuce roll ups, an orange
Snack an apple with peanut butter
Dinner low calorie crème brulee, baked chicken breast, steamed cauliflower, an apple

Day 6
Breakfast Spinach and Artichoke omelet and an orange
Snack 2 carrots and 8 oz chocolate shake
Lunch kimchi, bean sprouts, beef and spinach soup, kung pao chicken, and brown rice
Snack an apple with peanut butter
Dinner shrimp curry and steamed broccoli and a mango

Day 7
Breakfast tomato and cheese omelet and an apple
Snack 8 oz chocolate shake and cucumbers with italian dressing
Lunch Pineapple, garlic bread, pesto cauliflower, and grilled hamburger patty
Snack an apple with peanut butter
Dinner jello, broccoli cheese soup, grilled salmon, an orange