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What's On This Page?
Shopping Inventory. TV. Literature. Travel Destinations. Gadgets. Recipes. Cars. Software.
Removed: Budget(See Inventory).

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Favorite Travel Destinations

Caution: I rarely travel...But I do quite a lot of research on it!

Best World Destinations
(Reviews soon, including reviews of the worlds best water parks and resorts.)
Places I Want to Visit. (Especially with a QuickTimeVR Panorama Camera!):
Tokyo Bay in Japan.
Ginza Shopping District in Tokyo.
SHANGHAI CHINA.
Pizza (leaning tower, other old buildings)
anywhere there are many old castles in one area
Hawaii
Barcelona (Strange exotic architecture)!
Easter Island.
Amazon Rain Forrest.
The Best Scooba Diving Places on Earth. where are these..?
Various Pyramids..
Angel Falls in Venezuela (the worlds highest waterfall).?
Disney World
Tour the Google Building
NYC, the largest town on earth. followed by L.A.
Venis Italy..???? (maybe, much of it is eroded and the water canals are severely polluted and stink).
artistic modern and historical buildings in France.
ice caverns
scuba diving to sunken ships and coral reefs
 
 
 
 
Places I Might Like to Retire
Barcelona, Spain (Along the beach).
Kenya, Africa
Seattle, Washington, USA
San Fransisco, California, USA
Anaheim, California, USA
Fresno, California, USA
Homes I Might Like to Have at Retirement at age 29:
Boat House
Industrial Modern Steel Home
Industrial Modern Cement Home
Thatched Roof Hut in Kenya Forrest
Modernized Intricately Detailed home in Barcelona.
Tokyo Bay in Japan.

Favorite Automobiles

2009 Toyoda Yaris Liftback: Inexpensive, super cute, most likely a high quality car.

1999 Mazda Miata: What I drive! Superb mechanics, perfect center of balance, inexpensive,

2008 Jeep Rubicon: Looks cool? Must be fun to drive..? Can drive over curbs!

Dodge Magnum: My little sister drives this, it seems to be great.

1986 Bronco II: My first truck. Was incredible. Tight steering. Prone to tip, though.

Nissan Murano: Looks really cute.

Motorcycles. Goldwing Touring (Luxery bike), Scooters (Poor mans bike), On/Offroad, & Sports:
Great on gas, compact, weave through traffic, can take on trails. Although...cold & UNSAFE. I would never ever own a motorcycle, but I do highly admire them! Don't argue with me on this, motorcyces are FAR less safe than a car.


Favorite Software

Ubuntu Linux Software
OpenOffice.
SecondLife.
Inkscape.
Gimp.
PS2 Emulator.

Microsoft Windows Software
Firefox
CCleaner.
Word.
SecondLife.
TreeSize.
Adobe PageMill3.
Skype.
ReadPleasePlus2003.
Google: Chrome, Sketchup, Earth, Talk, Updater.
Winrar.
Inkscape.
Adobe Photoshop 7.
OpenOffice.
P2P: Frostwire, uTorrent.
CDBurnerXP.
AdobeAir: TwitLive
Avast Antivirus.
NeoBook.
VLC Videolan Media Player.
Winamp.
AudaCity.
Trillian MultiChat.

Video Games
GuildWars, SecondLife, FarCry, Myst Series, UT2004, DDR

Firefox Plugins
* BugMeNot
* GooglePedia
* Undo Tab
* Google Toolbar
* Google Preview
* Adblock Plus
* Long ago there was an incredible plugin allowing you to write notes over whatever area of a page you like. The plugin when updating would erase the notes.. and wasnt an online plugin. so it pretty much was a love/hate relationship.


Favorite Literature (Books)

* The Message; by Eugene H. Peterson.
* The Message Remix: The Bible in Contemporary Language.
* NIV New Testament.
* Many, Many, Classic English Novels.
* The Time Machine.
* English Grammar for Dummies.
* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
* Life's Little Instructions from the Bible.
* The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book.
* Dracula.
* The Lost World: Being an Account of... by Arthur Conan Doyle.
* The Myst Reader; ‎by Rand Miller.

For a bigger listing of books I own, my Google Library is public.

Favorite Gadgets

This section is pretty old, but that's fine.

This list is rather old, yet contains a few newer items, too. These are high quality gadgets that may not be vital for life, but they are fun to have. Most of these are pretty expensive, but they are high quality.
* Oil Upright Room Heater. $70.00. Takes a lot of electricity, but is a lifesaver for dorms and places with no heating system. Wood stoves are the most cost saving actually, but so messy!
 
* Sony Playstation 2 (PS2) Video Game Console. Very low cost, high selection of games, and it'll last you years. It's rather old, but it's graphics are still compairible with the Nintendo Wii. For those who don't need the best graphics, the Playstation2 is the best deal out there.
 
* Sony Playstaion 3 (PS3) Video Game Console. Expensive, but it will last you many years. It's better quality and craftsmanship than the Microsoft Xbox/Xbox360 by a long shot, and you can watch the new "BluRay" movie disks, which are extremely high resolution. The PS3 can read many of your external hard drives, play video and music, browse the web, and you can put Ubuntu Linux on it if you like. PS3 has the industrys best graphics, games as good as the Xbox360, and will continue to be a highly prised gadget for years to come. Sony Playstations are meant to last. The PSP and PS3 have online demo stores where you can get amazing free game trials that do not run out after a few days. The PS3 can handle memory cards, keyboards, mice, some controllers, webcams, some printers, etc. It's ALMOST a fully enabled computer. For the price and features, you can't get a better deal. Sony innitially lost a lot of money developing the PS3, kind of like the Hybrid Electric cars did, to ensure you enjoy your gaming on the PS3 more than any other consoles. I enjoy playing Karoke, Dace Floor-Pad Games, and webcam video games.
 
* Sony Playstation Portable (PSP). Rather expensive, but it's the highest quality handheld gaming device out there. It has many modern games, beautiful graphics, and nothing comes close. The PSP even browses the web, to an extent. The Nintendo DS is it's competitor, but the DS graphics are pretty lame in comparison. The DS does have 2 screens and better memory-enhancing games, though. The PSP and DS are both nice gadgets. The PSP and PS3 have online demo stores where you can get amazing free game trials that do not run out after a few days. I use SKYPE voice phone on my PSP-2000-model and it runs amazing.
 
* Popular Modern Gaming Devices: Sony PS2/PSP/PS3; Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox360, Windows Vista on a Desktop PC. If you want an older, extremely cheap game console with pretty graphics, get the Sega Dreamcast. The dreamcast is a collectors item, it's fairly bulky, though.
 
* Nintendo Wii. Small, cute, cheaper than a PS3, and many child-oriented games. I dont own one, but many people love playing Mario games on the Wii. The Wii and the Sony PS3 both have motion-sensing controllers.
 
 
 
* Playstation2's DDR with Dance Pad. And get the Mic for Karoke Revolution.
* Best deal in desktop replacement (large laptops): My HP ZD8000 Laptop: P4 Processor, Fast for Games, 1GB Ram, 256MB ATI Radeon Graphics, Heavy because its a desktop replacement, Comes with an External TV Tuner and Remote Control, Media Center XP. Does run very HOT because of the FAST desktop processor, and this also makes battery life only an hour. I love this laptop. 10/10 Stars!
* LED Flashlights: Long lasting and super bright, with small form factor.
* Hand-Crank FlashLight: Takes no batteries, just wind or pump and it lights up the room.
* Sony QRIO Entertainment Bot. it's an amazing humanoid robot that sings and dances and tells stories, and has face/audio recognition and can talk to you like an advanced chat bot.
* 1999-Current "Mazda Miata" (fast, small, good on gas, comes in automatic or manual, comes in hard/soft top. good traction & parts. 10/10.
* Radio Remote Controlls: Control the TV without pointing the remote at it. Also good if the TV tuner is in another room.
* 7 Megapixel Cellphone Cameras\Video Recorders
* Casio Exslim "Wearible Credit Card" Camera
* iPOD Series (only with encryption stripped out)
* My Super Loud Car Alarm, Home Alarms, and my Mazda Miata
* tivo and dvr's
* GPS Car Locator (for that paranoid freak in all of us)
* Travel-size 1-outlet Surge Protector with high ratings
* PSP, PS2, DDR with Dancepad and EyeToy Cam, headset for singing games
* 2GB ThumbDrive, 40GB Pocket-Size External Drive, 400GB External Drive
* Cheap Digital Compas with Window-Suction-Cup (For help reading maps)
* GPS Antena for my Laptop.
* multi-tool pocket knife with full-size pliars, for keeping in car.
* lazer pointer/flashlight combo.
* car charger, flood light, air compresser Combo.
* power washers, leaf blowers, elecric tree limb cutter
* high resolution video glasses.
* SonyPSP only if you like the games and know how to use it for video/music and have Wifi in your home and have a 4GB harddrive add-on for the PSP. the PSP is neat and works perfectly but it is very expensive and home-brew software is still too primitive to use on it. games cannot yet be copied unless youre an uber hacker who knows how to put the games on memory card. the sony psp is not for anyone unless they often use it for Games/Movies/Music. the memory cards are rather useless for big files because they are expensive and only hold a gig of data. you can get the 4GB drive for rather cheap if returned to bestbuy or on ebay. when you first get the 4gb hard drive for PSP check to see if music plays back correctly, some hdd units make the music skip every minute because the hdd winds down too often but that may be a power-save feature of some kind.
* tivo (i have not tested it but many many reviews love tivo)
* Jeep rubicons are cool but expensive. i have yet to check out PT cruisers but i hear they are cool too. mazda miata's are really cool and very low-cost. the hummer3 is another i have yet to check out but i hear the engine is not very powerful but otherwise the hummer3 rocks. same with the morono its cool but the engine is just not powerful but check it out for yourself.
* alienware laptops are nice if you wana shell out mega bucks. now owned by dell.
* sam-e is from Costco is a good natural way (and super low-cost) to remove slight depression, but its not perminent nor is it good to use it in place of real medication. some real medication does not work as well as sam-e.
* Anything rated well in ConsumerReports or CNET, or phonescoop, or amazon.
* Sony Erikson W900i (a mp3 playing song phone with 500MB onboard memory and a 2GB expansion slot!)
* 6-Foot Walk-on-Water Ball
* Nike Mens Aqua Sock
* TIVO
* Washer/Dryer Combo
* The Message Complete Bible - Audio Bible on CD
* Electric Blanket
* Tv Projector
* Apple iPod shuffle 1GB
   
WARNING, DO-NOT BUY LIST
Some of the millions of horrible products. Read online reviews before buying anything!

* Laptop with less than 3gb ram; or slower than duel-core 2ghz. Laptops are more expensive, and slower than desktops.
* Desktop PC with less than 3gb ram; or slower than duel-core 3ghz.
* Any expensive item that you don't read many reviews on.
* Any car older than 8 years old, unless you do repairs yourself.
* Anything you don't need, and or didn't get an awesome deal on.