I've had so many people pester me and ask over and over again, 'why the name Raw Coffee?' so I just wanted to post the answer so that everyone will get off my damn back (OK, OK... no one has asked me yet... or read the blog for that matter, but here's the answer anyway...)
I use the term Raw Coffee for coffee that has nothing in it... no sugar, no milk or creamer, no cinnamon... just straight up, black coffee... that's how I drink it. I thought it was funny, plus it's just the raw, harsh way to drink coffee... and as for the blog, I just write unfiltered, raw and harsh blog posts and try to write like I like my coffee... tall black and strong... uhh... wait I think I'm thinking of something else now... nevermind...
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
New iPhone Blog Coming... NOW
I have decided to dedicate an entirely new blog to the iPhone and leave this blog for random thoughts, which was the original intention.
If you wanna read my personal experiences with my iPhone, apps, cases, etc... then check out my new blog cleverly titled "My iPhone Blog"... check it out! http://ajaysiphone.blogspot.com
If you wanna read my personal experiences with my iPhone, apps, cases, etc... then check out my new blog cleverly titled "My iPhone Blog"... check it out! http://ajaysiphone.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
iGot an iPhone!!!
It's been a full week and a day that I've had my iPhone and so far... I absolutely hate it. I'm so upset that I got rid of my reliable, sturdy Motorola Z9 phone and bought into the hype of this magical "iPhone." I'm pretty sure it was that cute little jingle that they use on their commercials that sucked me in.
Anyway, I've been using the iPhone for a week now and have had nothing but problems and complaints. For one, the umm, there's that one thing that I... uh...well...for two... the uh, well... hmm...
Now that I think about it, I guess there are no complaints. In fact, after giving it a second thought, this is probably the greatest purchase I've ever made and I couldn't be happier with it. If I think about it even further, I gotta say that I don't know how I possibly lived prior to having an iPhone... life before just seems kind of foggy and dreary, but now life is vibrant and colorful.
Maybe I'm going a little far, but in all honesty, I really do love this phone... not just for the phone part of it (which I don't have any complaints about...yet) but everything this device can do is amazing, and of course all of the apps and the camera etc...etc...etc...
I could probably write a 20 page dissertation regarding the iPhone, but I will try to keep my thoughts short and sweet.
I've been using an iPod Touch for about a year now, so navigating through the iPhone was quite familiar... the only differences are the obvious ones... the phone, the camera and the voice memos (there's a couple others I think I'm forgetting,) but nonetheless there wasn't much of a learning curve at all.
The main thing I appreciate is the constant connectivity. If I had my iPod Touch and wanted to use an app that required an internet connection, I had to search for a wi-fi signal, but now I can use any app wherever I'm at.
Another great thing is that I'm steadily decreasing the number of other devices I need to carry. I no longer have to carry around a phone and an iPod... I just freed up a pants pocket and have no clue what to put in it now... hmm..
There are many other devices that this phone can take place of, including calculators, GPS units, notebooks, and much much much more. There are 85,000 + apps in the App Store and that alone makes this purchase worth it.
So far, so good... will keep you updated the more I learn.
Anyway, I've been using the iPhone for a week now and have had nothing but problems and complaints. For one, the umm, there's that one thing that I... uh...well...for two... the uh, well... hmm...
Now that I think about it, I guess there are no complaints. In fact, after giving it a second thought, this is probably the greatest purchase I've ever made and I couldn't be happier with it. If I think about it even further, I gotta say that I don't know how I possibly lived prior to having an iPhone... life before just seems kind of foggy and dreary, but now life is vibrant and colorful.
Maybe I'm going a little far, but in all honesty, I really do love this phone... not just for the phone part of it (which I don't have any complaints about...yet) but everything this device can do is amazing, and of course all of the apps and the camera etc...etc...etc...
I could probably write a 20 page dissertation regarding the iPhone, but I will try to keep my thoughts short and sweet.
I've been using an iPod Touch for about a year now, so navigating through the iPhone was quite familiar... the only differences are the obvious ones... the phone, the camera and the voice memos (there's a couple others I think I'm forgetting,) but nonetheless there wasn't much of a learning curve at all.
The main thing I appreciate is the constant connectivity. If I had my iPod Touch and wanted to use an app that required an internet connection, I had to search for a wi-fi signal, but now I can use any app wherever I'm at.
Another great thing is that I'm steadily decreasing the number of other devices I need to carry. I no longer have to carry around a phone and an iPod... I just freed up a pants pocket and have no clue what to put in it now... hmm..
There are many other devices that this phone can take place of, including calculators, GPS units, notebooks, and much much much more. There are 85,000 + apps in the App Store and that alone makes this purchase worth it.
So far, so good... will keep you updated the more I learn.
Monday, October 12, 2009
iWant an iPhone Update #4
T-minus 2 hours and counting...
In approximately 2 hours, (give or take, because of traveling time and traffic,) I will finally have my hands on a brand spanking new iPhone 3G(S) 32 GB... I'm overwhelmed with joy. It's similar to the feeling that I once had before Christmas, or the night before we left for a family vacation to the beach... one of those giddy kind of kiddish 'butterflies in the stomach' feelings.
I was worried for a bit, because up until noon today, the AT&T website said I still wasn't eligible for an upgrade, but I checked the website again at around 12:15 p.m. and bada bing... it finally was giving me the upgrade prices... which is $299 for the iPhone I want... ($199 for the 16 GB, and I still might get that one instead, but I really want the 32GB, just so I have plenty of room for the future.)
We shall see...
Also, I ordered two iPhone cases already from eBay and will hopefully have those delivered to me by the end of the week. I ordered the Speck Candy Shell case (black and gray) and I ordered the Switcheasy Rebel case (black and black.) If I really like the Rebel, I'm thinking of getting the Rebel Serpent too, which has a scaled texture spine like a snake... really cool.
The other thing I'm looking into buying is the Mophie Juice Pack, which is like a case/battery pack that I can attach to the phone if the battery is running low. According to reviews, the extra battery should supply about 2 1/2 full charges to the phone, which (depending on usage) should mean I could have my phone charged for about 3 or 4 days without ever plugging it in to a socket. Could come in handy if I ever go out camping... as if...
The iPhone has been in my mind all morning, and I've barely done a lick of work because I'm too anxious to think straight. I keep looking up iPhone app reviews and reading forums and finding tips & tricks, and calculating expenditures and messing with my old phone and, and, and... well pretty much all day has been officially... iPhone Day!!
If for whatever reason I can't get my phone tonight, I will be very upset, but also will have to designate tomorrow as iPhone Day... Let's just all pray that I get it tonight... hey... i don't hear you praying over there... yea you... Pray!! NOW!! Ok, Peace!
In approximately 2 hours, (give or take, because of traveling time and traffic,) I will finally have my hands on a brand spanking new iPhone 3G(S) 32 GB... I'm overwhelmed with joy. It's similar to the feeling that I once had before Christmas, or the night before we left for a family vacation to the beach... one of those giddy kind of kiddish 'butterflies in the stomach' feelings.
I was worried for a bit, because up until noon today, the AT&T website said I still wasn't eligible for an upgrade, but I checked the website again at around 12:15 p.m. and bada bing... it finally was giving me the upgrade prices... which is $299 for the iPhone I want... ($199 for the 16 GB, and I still might get that one instead, but I really want the 32GB, just so I have plenty of room for the future.)
We shall see...
Also, I ordered two iPhone cases already from eBay and will hopefully have those delivered to me by the end of the week. I ordered the Speck Candy Shell case (black and gray) and I ordered the Switcheasy Rebel case (black and black.) If I really like the Rebel, I'm thinking of getting the Rebel Serpent too, which has a scaled texture spine like a snake... really cool.
The other thing I'm looking into buying is the Mophie Juice Pack, which is like a case/battery pack that I can attach to the phone if the battery is running low. According to reviews, the extra battery should supply about 2 1/2 full charges to the phone, which (depending on usage) should mean I could have my phone charged for about 3 or 4 days without ever plugging it in to a socket. Could come in handy if I ever go out camping... as if...
The iPhone has been in my mind all morning, and I've barely done a lick of work because I'm too anxious to think straight. I keep looking up iPhone app reviews and reading forums and finding tips & tricks, and calculating expenditures and messing with my old phone and, and, and... well pretty much all day has been officially... iPhone Day!!
If for whatever reason I can't get my phone tonight, I will be very upset, but also will have to designate tomorrow as iPhone Day... Let's just all pray that I get it tonight... hey... i don't hear you praying over there... yea you... Pray!! NOW!! Ok, Peace!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
iWant an iPhone Update #3
OK, the countdown has begun... what?! My Wedding? Oh yea, there's that too, but I'm actually referring to me buying my very first iPhone.I figured I would update you on my iPhone saga as there is a new development... in a mere 2 weeks, my current AT&T contract will expire and I will be eligible for an upgrade and a reduced price for a new phone, and the new phone I'm after is, of course, the iPhone 3G(S).
October 12 is the target date... it's actually Columbus Day too, which is fitting because just like good ol' Chris... I will be discovering some new worlds myself. I can't friggin' wait.
I am not totally foreign to the iPhone experience, I currently own an iPod Touch 8GB and couldn't be happier with it. The only thing that would make the iPod Touch better would be more memory (like say, 32 GB,) a quicker processor, and maybe add on a phone and camera... Oh wait, that is the iPhone, isn't it... hehehe.
It's so close I can practically taste it... will keep you updated.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
I'm Back, Baby!!
OK, I lied. Apparently I'm back to writing blog posts... Why, you may ask? Well, I just couldn't stay away. I am still in love with Twitter and it is still going to be my number 1 social networking tool, but I realized that blog posts, even if they're never read, are still very satisfying in the fact that I can go into much more depth than in a 140 character 'tweet'... and sometimes, darnit... I just feel like spewing tons of words about nothing in particular and nothing important... So as it is, I'm back.
The topics for today's post is Movies, T.V. and Video Games, because let's face it... what else is there?
In the world of T.V. I will start with my favorite summer show, Big Brother. This season, I'm already getting as annoyed as I always seem to get. I always relate/follow/root for a certain alliance, and that alliance always seems to get voted out right away. It has been 3 weeks and 3 evictions, and every single person that was voted out of the house was someone I wanted to stay. Oh well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.
The next show, is a Showtime show called True Blood... and if you haven't seen it yet, please do yourself a favor and check it out. If you were to ask me I will say with certainty that this is the best T.V. show since The Sopranos... it is extremely well written, well casted and absolutely captivating. It is based on a series of books, but the feel of the actual show is like a Quentin Tarantino movie. Think, From Dusk till Dawn combined with Melrose Place. I've just begun watching season 2, and it's just as amazing as the first season. All I can say is... Watch This Show!
Moving on... finally there's a reality show that I don't have to watch in the closet and I can proudly tell my friends about... I am speaking of course about 4th and Long, Michael Irvin's show about finding the next Dallas Cowboy. The show is already over, so I shouldn't even bring it up, but it was a very entertaining show that pitted wide receivers against corner backs to see who could come out alive and the winner is guaranteed a spot on the Cowboys' training camp roster. The players went through a rigorous series of challenges and workouts and each week one player was sent home my Michael "Donald Trump" Irvin who proclaimed... "I'm sorry, the Dallas Cowboys cannot use you," and with that they were sent home.
As I said, the show is over and the winner was a wide receiver, Jesse Holley, who, in real life, only made it as far as The Bengals practice squad in the past. With the exposure he got on the show, and depending on how he does in training camp, he should be able to do a little more this time... or at least maybe make the Cowboys' practice squad. I will be interested in seeing his progress through camp and see how far he can take the ball and run with it... so to speak.
My next topic is the remake/re-imagining of Nightmare on Elm Street. There have been a lot of re-imagining lately, especially to horror movies. There was Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Star Trek... and probably more that I just can't think of right now.
So anyway, I just recently saw the preview of this upcoming movie and am very curious. I am a huge fan of the Nightmare on Elm Street series... own all the DVD's... and watched most of that horrible TV show that they made. I'm just a fan of Wes Craven and the character of Freddy Kruger. So honestly, I don't know much about this new movie except that they recast Freddy and it is supposedly a new take on the story. We shall see... If it re-imagines the movie as well as Star Trek did, then I'm all for it.
My last topic of discussion is Madden 10, the video game, which will be out in about two weeks. It's always around this time of year that I get excited because football is right around the corner. Training camp has begun, the pre-season will be kicking off soon, and of course, a new Madden game is released. I've already spent plenty of time with the demo, which is a mix of good and bad... the bad is that you can't change any settings or the roster, and the quarters are only a minute each... so basically it's a 4 minute demo, also, you can only pick between two teams... the good is that The Cowboys are one of those teams, The Giants happen to be the other... not so good.
In general, this year's game looks very much improved... especially with the realistic speed of the players and the new animations for tackling and breaking tackles... very cool stuff. I don't like how the play calling screen is, I preferred last year's, but what are you gonna do... not buy Madden...muahahahahaha... as if you have a choice...muahahahahaha... anyway, I can't wait...
OK, that's all... see, there's no way I could've fit all that in a 'tweet'...
The topics for today's post is Movies, T.V. and Video Games, because let's face it... what else is there?
In the world of T.V. I will start with my favorite summer show, Big Brother. This season, I'm already getting as annoyed as I always seem to get. I always relate/follow/root for a certain alliance, and that alliance always seems to get voted out right away. It has been 3 weeks and 3 evictions, and every single person that was voted out of the house was someone I wanted to stay. Oh well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.
The next show, is a Showtime show called True Blood... and if you haven't seen it yet, please do yourself a favor and check it out. If you were to ask me I will say with certainty that this is the best T.V. show since The Sopranos... it is extremely well written, well casted and absolutely captivating. It is based on a series of books, but the feel of the actual show is like a Quentin Tarantino movie. Think, From Dusk till Dawn combined with Melrose Place. I've just begun watching season 2, and it's just as amazing as the first season. All I can say is... Watch This Show!
Moving on... finally there's a reality show that I don't have to watch in the closet and I can proudly tell my friends about... I am speaking of course about 4th and Long, Michael Irvin's show about finding the next Dallas Cowboy. The show is already over, so I shouldn't even bring it up, but it was a very entertaining show that pitted wide receivers against corner backs to see who could come out alive and the winner is guaranteed a spot on the Cowboys' training camp roster. The players went through a rigorous series of challenges and workouts and each week one player was sent home my Michael "Donald Trump" Irvin who proclaimed... "I'm sorry, the Dallas Cowboys cannot use you," and with that they were sent home.
As I said, the show is over and the winner was a wide receiver, Jesse Holley, who, in real life, only made it as far as The Bengals practice squad in the past. With the exposure he got on the show, and depending on how he does in training camp, he should be able to do a little more this time... or at least maybe make the Cowboys' practice squad. I will be interested in seeing his progress through camp and see how far he can take the ball and run with it... so to speak.
My next topic is the remake/re-imagining of Nightmare on Elm Street. There have been a lot of re-imagining lately, especially to horror movies. There was Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Star Trek... and probably more that I just can't think of right now.
So anyway, I just recently saw the preview of this upcoming movie and am very curious. I am a huge fan of the Nightmare on Elm Street series... own all the DVD's... and watched most of that horrible TV show that they made. I'm just a fan of Wes Craven and the character of Freddy Kruger. So honestly, I don't know much about this new movie except that they recast Freddy and it is supposedly a new take on the story. We shall see... If it re-imagines the movie as well as Star Trek did, then I'm all for it.
My last topic of discussion is Madden 10, the video game, which will be out in about two weeks. It's always around this time of year that I get excited because football is right around the corner. Training camp has begun, the pre-season will be kicking off soon, and of course, a new Madden game is released. I've already spent plenty of time with the demo, which is a mix of good and bad... the bad is that you can't change any settings or the roster, and the quarters are only a minute each... so basically it's a 4 minute demo, also, you can only pick between two teams... the good is that The Cowboys are one of those teams, The Giants happen to be the other... not so good.
In general, this year's game looks very much improved... especially with the realistic speed of the players and the new animations for tackling and breaking tackles... very cool stuff. I don't like how the play calling screen is, I preferred last year's, but what are you gonna do... not buy Madden...muahahahahaha... as if you have a choice...muahahahahaha... anyway, I can't wait...
OK, that's all... see, there's no way I could've fit all that in a 'tweet'...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Blogging is so 2007
Forget about a blog, because in 2009 it's all about Twitter.
As you can obviously see, I have not been posting blogs with the frequency in which I would like, in fact, I often go months and months between blog posts, and I know that nobody stands for that kind of flippant laziness. My excuse is (I know that you've heard them all before, but...) I have been more and more addicted to the newest 'thing' in social networking called 'Twitter' and in being more active with that, I am less active in this.
Twitter is the shit... it's like the news comes to me and I don't have to do anything but open up my twitter account or check my phone and boom, it's all there waiting for me to read... everything from CNN breaking news to what Ocho Cinco ate for breakfast and everything in between. The local people that I follow often update about local drink specials, weather and other happenings around town while people like Adam Shefter (current ESPN reporter/former NFLN reporter) update the latest football news before ESPN even breaks the story.
I'm definitely hooked.
In closing, I don't really know when I'll update this blog next, it may be tomorrow, it may be next week, it may be next year, it may be never... but please feel free to join me at Twitter, where I probably will be posting things more frequently... I hope to see you there... peace out...
http://twitter.com/ajayagliolio
As you can obviously see, I have not been posting blogs with the frequency in which I would like, in fact, I often go months and months between blog posts, and I know that nobody stands for that kind of flippant laziness. My excuse is (I know that you've heard them all before, but...) I have been more and more addicted to the newest 'thing' in social networking called 'Twitter' and in being more active with that, I am less active in this.
Twitter is the shit... it's like the news comes to me and I don't have to do anything but open up my twitter account or check my phone and boom, it's all there waiting for me to read... everything from CNN breaking news to what Ocho Cinco ate for breakfast and everything in between. The local people that I follow often update about local drink specials, weather and other happenings around town while people like Adam Shefter (current ESPN reporter/former NFLN reporter) update the latest football news before ESPN even breaks the story.
I'm definitely hooked.
In closing, I don't really know when I'll update this blog next, it may be tomorrow, it may be next week, it may be next year, it may be never... but please feel free to join me at Twitter, where I probably will be posting things more frequently... I hope to see you there... peace out...
http://twitter.com/ajayagliolio
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