Featured Product #1-XS Energy Shot
“Do you drink 5 hour energy? Or do you feel that it doesn’t work for you? Let me tell you my awesome experience with XS Energy Shot.
I was heading back to my college (at 7:30 AM) for graduation on March 12 which is an hour and a half drive. I was running off of only 2 hours of sleep. I DON’T RECOMMEND DOING THIS. 
After graduation, I had lunch and a few hours to kill before my Amway team conference that night at 7. I was ridiculously tired and exhausted before and during the meeting, but I was still functioning even though I had no naps. My friend gave me an XS energy shot at the conference before I left so that I can wake up to take the trip back home. This was about 10:45 PM. Within a few minutes, I was wide awake and could actually drive back home with the risk of falling asleep at the wheel. Usually when I drive in that situation, I am too miserably tired to drive. When I got home, I was still awake and had no desire to go to bed as soon as I got there. This stuff works because energy drinks, 5 Hour Energy and the other stuff does has done absolutely nothing to me in the past to give me energy/wake up. I highly recommend this product to anyone who needs a little burst of energy to get through the day.
There are 2 flavors: Citrus & Wild Berry . Both are $34.20 USD plus shipping for a pack of 12. Click on either picture for that particular flavor to browse other information on the product.
Got Questions/Comments? My contact information is on the front page of my site: http://www.amway.com/domturner. I also accept comments on my blog.
“Mini gulp, mighty energy, in a blitz of wild berry/citrus flavor. XS ENERGY SHOT gives a big vitamin B12 boost, for a blast of energy anytime, anywhere.”
My Amway Business
Click here or the image to get a little more info about an awesome company called Amway
My Pet Peeves
Many people know me as a tech geek that loves Apple and all their products. This blog entry will allow you to know me just a little more. So, why not discuss my pet peeves.
Pet Peeve: a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to him or her, to a greater degree than others may find it. (Wikipedia). Here they are in no particular order.
- Loud music in dorms. I’ve learned to ignore it, but I see it as pointless.
- People who don’t know how to use their computers effectively.
- People who talk to themselves.
- People who do dumb stuff to capture the attention of others or to get attention.
- When people don’t turn on a signal light.
- When other people pass you on the interstate and I’m already going 5 over, and they’re like going 10-15 over, but they don’t get tickets. I wanna be like them.
- When drivers don’t go at or above the speed limit.
- My journey to/from school: 70 MPH until C’ville, 65 MPH until W’boro, back to 70 MPH until I-81, then back to 65 for 4 miles on I-81, and then back to 70.
- When my side of the dorm room is unorganized. It’s a good thing that it’s rare, but when it does happen, I put stuff in its place.
- Past pet peeve: When people used to tell me “What’s Up?” I never knew how to respond to that question.
- Trucks holding up the lanes on I-81.
- When teachers don’t erase the board fully, leaving unerased marks.
- Debbie Downers
- Using a PC, Duh!!
- When clocks are out of sync. I hate it even when they are a minute off.\
- Forward e-mails/texts, especially the ones that says to sent it to other people.
2012 Calendars
Here are my calendars for the year 2012. Below are the changes:
- To download full-size image: click one of the calendars to launch the gallery, then click on “Permalink” at the bottom right of the photo.
- Double the resolution from ~1,000px to ~2,000px
- President’s Day in February
- Tax Day w/ graphic in April
- Flag Day in June
- Veteran’s Day in November
- Expect more changes for 2013!!
Firsts
Firsts? First what? Well let me explain. I’ve been a fan of Apple and their products ever since 2005, which is the year I got my first Apple device. From then until my most recent product, they’ve all been the first of something. Here they are:
- December 2005: 5th generation iPod-First video iPod ever made
- August 2006: MacBook-First black notebook Apple has made in awhile. It’s also the first generation MacBook with Intel Processor and my first Mac laptop.
- November 2007: Mac OS X Leopard-I made my first OS upgrade ever. From 10.4 to 10.5 (From Tiger to Leopard)
- December 2007: iPod Touch-I got my second iPod which is the first generation iPod Touch
- July 2009: MacBook Pro-I got a Macbook Pro for college, which is the first Mac to have an SD card.
Apple News Sites
This blog entry may help you if you’re thinking about any of these questions:
- What is Apple all about?
- How do I learn more about apple?
- What are the current gossip/rumors going on about Apple?
- What’s new with Apple?
- Where can I find reviews on Apple products?
- Where can I see what’s happening at Apple events?
- When is the next Apple event?
- Can I get some technical help?
- Where can I get cool tips/hints about my Mac
- And finally… what sites can all the Apple nerds, like me, bookmark and/or subscribe to?
You, my friend, have come to the right place, because I am going to list ALL the sites I’m currently subscribed to that answer all of the questions above.
Random Photoshop Projects
Photoshopstar.com is an awesome website that gives hundreds of tutorials in Adobe Photoshop. You can also subscribe to it via RSS. I generally sort through the good/easy tutorials and do those, and the majority of the time my photos look pretty similar to the tutorial’s photo. My advice to you is to read each and every step and follow them carefully to get superior results.
If you like some of my photos below, here are the names of the projects with the links to the page so that you can do on your own:
- Broken Glass
- Elegant
- Futuristic Abstract
- Gold
- Grass Project
- Greeting Card
- Ice Name- Part 1 & Part 2
- Shining Effect-Mine didn’t turn out so well
- Sketch Effect
- Stone Wall
- Symmetrical Abstraction
- Underwater
- Wet Sweaty Window
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Costa Rica Sunset
I don’t know how I could forget to put this up, but this is the beautiful sunset in Costa Rica. I filmed this on April 2009. Check out the video below.
To read about my whole trip, click here or scroll to the top and click on “Costa Rica Trip.”
My Current Laptop
I took a look at some of my old blog entries and found an entry called “My Old Laptop.” (Now it’s called, “My First Mac”) When I saw that, I thought it was time to update that with my new current laptop, here are the specs:
Brand: Apple
Type: MacBook Pro (Mid 2009)
Height: ONLY .95″
Body: Glass screen, glass multi-touch trackpad, Precision aluminum unibody
Screen: 15.4″ with a 1440 x 900 resolution
Processor: 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB
Hard Drive: 320 GB
Operating System: OS 10.7 “Lion”–Came with OS 10.5 “Leopard”
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9400M with256 MB-Shared with main with main memory
Ports: 2 USB, 1 FireWire 800, 1 MiniDisplay Port, 1 Ethernet, 1 MagSafe Power Connector, Audio in/out, 1 SD card slot
Optical Drive: 8x Slot-Loading Reads/writes CDs and DVDs
Other Features: 1 iSight camera, Back-lit keyboard
Taking Notes
Taking notes is very important when you are at college. I’ve tried a method of note-taking I like and it works for me. I hope it works for you. Click on the page labeled “Taking Notes” on the top of this page. It has some important information to hopefully allow you to succeed in school.
