The Lex Files

From the Grab blog: And there was much rejoicing.

TiVo has created a new feature — finally — that’s slowly trickling out to a Series 2 TiVo near you.



Overlap protection! That’s write, if an obnoxious network (I’m looking at you, NBC) schedules a show to end at 9:01, TiVo will grant you the option to cut it or the show that starts at 9pm off by one minute so that you don’t miss a show from a stupid one or two minute overlap.



Yay!

From the Grab blog: Happy Halloween!

I have repurposed today’s day of costumed mayhem "dress like a project manager day."

See, Conrad has a very consistent way of dressing: It’s always a Hawaiian or plaid button-down shirt, and flip-flops, plus the omnipresent goatee.  (See?)

So, today, I’m wearing a bright plaid button down, sandals, and, of course, am sporting a goatee.

And Wemmick and Krustykreme did the same!

From the Grab blog: Memo to the Philadelphia Eagles

Dear Philadelphia Eagles,



Please try to suck less. I don’t know why I care about football, and when I think about it too hard, the ridiculous of it all becomes very apparent. But I do love football, and I’m a big fan of your team.



But you just lost again today. Fairly miserably. And you really haven’t been playing very well this season.



We were so close to a Superbowl victory last year. And I say “we” because that’s what team devotees do. I was the 12th man on the field, if my yelled encouragement at the television screen means anything.



But it’s very disappointing when you play crappily. And I put most of the blame on my heroic but way-less-than-100% favorite quarterback, Donovan McNabb. Get the surgery, Donovan — you ain’t helping the team at this point. Even if you miss the rest of the season, let Detmer do what he can and we’ll see how the rest goes for us.



Love and kisses,

Lex

From the Grab blog: My Five Biggest Fears

My five biggest fears are:

1. The dark.

2. Car accidents, especially caused by drunk drivers at night.

3. Terrorism.

4. Terrorists causing drunk car accidents in the dark.

5. Kittens.

Okay, so I could only come up with three. Shoot me.

Brought to you by Grab.com’s official Blog Idea of the Day.

From the Grab blog: Coolest Optical Illusion Ever

I stumbled across this amazing illusion today. Focus on the moving pink dot, and it’s pink. Focus on the center “plus,” and the moving dot turns green — and all the other pink dots eventually disappear! This will truly blow your mind.



I saw another optical illusion today, too. I spotted two more gray hairs in the bathroom mirror at work today. But where I used to let that bother me, I now ignore it. Age — and gray hair — is an illusion.

From the Grab blog: How to make at least 30 Grabbles a day with very little effort

1. Login to Grab.com (+5 - Daily Login)
2. Play GoldMiner.  (+5 - 1st Web Game)
3. Play OMG Bugs Are Coming (+5 - 1st Indie Web Game)
4. Answer Movie Trivia question (+5)
5. Answer Fun Trivia question (+5)
6. Play Gold Miner nine more times (+5 — 10 web games in a day)

And if you get some high scores, or play Gold Miner a total of 100 times, you can earn some SERIOUS Grabble coin.

This can help out if you’re low on Grabbles and want to buy raffle tickets or play in tournaments.

From the Grab blog: No Blogging Allowed!

Some moron principal has dictated that no students at his school are allowed to blog.





Uh…





At home?







On their own time?







Outside the school?







I’m reminded of my favorite swear word from a few posts back.







Let’s just say it rhymes with koosh nag.

From the Grab blog: I’d rather be blogging!

Yet another feature by popular request:

You asked for it, and now we are excited to deliver! Show your Grab pride with the shirts you wear, the coffee you drink, and the clock you… tell time with.

That’s right — we’re selling a veritable slew of merchandise through our new CafePress store: http://www.cafepress.com/grabdotcom/

So hurry over there to score some hip Grab t-shirts, mugs, baby clothes, clocks, calendars, and more! As always, we would love to know what you think, so add your comments here!

From the Grab blog: Depressed? I have the solution.

If you are battling depression, I’ve stumbled upon a blog post that can definitely help you out.

From the Grab blog: It’s Not Opposite Day!

No, really, it’s not.