What do I love the most?

Please note the question is What I love ... not Who .... so no arguments from anyone (you know who you are) please:

I love Google the most. The most most most out of ANYthing in the world. I think McCashew knows this the most -- she loves to send me updates on things Google can do - as if I don't already know EVERYTHING about Google. (just kidding, keep the updates coming!) Seriously. I think I was the first person to use GoogleDocs, I GoogleMap everything, I even blog with Blogger (aka GoogleBlog). Here are the following reasons I love everything that is Google.

1. Gmail - One word: Search. Lots of words: You can search for your emails!! It is so freaking awesome. Just this past weekend I was in need of directions to McCashew's house for her Christening - and I remembered that my brother had emailed me directions a month or so ago. I simply typed "Steve directions" into the search and BAM the email with the word document popped up. Also gmail automatically updates if someone you are in an email chain writes back to you. So in my incessant emails with Pam -- sometimes she writes two emails before I can finish writing my response to the first one -- and it lets me know so I can keep on top of things like giving her sh*t about stuff. It's great.

2. Gchat - One word: Obsessed. Lots of words: No more flashing orange bubbles on the bottom of your screen - if you have gmail open then it's just like having a buddy list open all the time. Any of your friends who have Gmail are on Gchat and it's just that simple. Chat away. You can make faces like this: ;) and :-P and they will move and turn the right way and wink or stick out their tongue. Seriously, try it. But only in Gchat.

3. GoogleMaps - One word: Reassuring. Lots of words: I am obsessed with directions and knowing where I am going - just ask anyone who has ever driven in a car with me. I hate not knowing where I am, being lost, well, makes me insane. GoogleMaps lets you not only simply get the best directions - it also lets you know about traffic in the area. It tells you about construction. Also if you say, want to take a back road you know of but aren't quite sure, you can simply drag the "direction" line over to that road and GoogleMaps readjusts the route for you. Also you can "add a destination" if you are going to stop at two different places - it gives you the best way to get between the two. Oh yeah and the "search" function on GoogleMaps is pretty ridiculous as well. Put in "Boston, MA" into the location and "Bowling" ... it will give you all the bowling alley's located within the map you are looking at.

4. GoogleDocs - One word: Organized. Lots of words: I love google docs. They have a word doc, an spreadsheet doc, and other docs that I dont use. (yet!) So obviously these are cool because if you have something saved on your google account you can access it anywhere there is a computer. Something like - my address book! So wherever I am - work, home, parents house - I can open up my google documents and have any and all addresses I need. It's awesome. Also you can share Google Docs with other Google users. So again, my address book, well now that mine is mostly updated, I plan on sharing it with my family and friends who would want to have the same people's addresses. It's the greatest for To Do lists.

5. iGoogle - One word: Home. Lots of words: Hi it's the coolest. A personalized homepage. Mine has my gmail account (shows only the first 5, nice to always have open), the date and time, the weather at my top 5 favorite locations, a love quote of the day, a funny quote of the day, driving direction page, and a link to my googleCalendar ...

6. GoogleCalendar - One word: Heaven. Lots of words: Don't even get me started. I think I have about 8 different calendars going on in my life right now but this one is seriously the best. You can color code things, you can make things repeat annually or weekly or bi-weekly (PAY DAY beyotches!!) ... you can also "share" your calendars with other Google users. Or there are things called public calendars such as "Boston College Fall 2007 Football Schedule" or "Virginia Tech Fall2007 Football Schedule" so that you can figure out which games are potential conflicts for relationships and what date the famous "BC vs Tech we-are-not-boyfriend-and-girlfriend-on-this-day" date is. You know something like that should be planned so that everyone is well aware of the situation.

Well that is it for now. I'm sure there is more to come in another addition of "Why google is the best" according to McQuestionable.

Why do you love Google?

Or I guess I should ask - what do YOU love the most?

Are you ready for some football??

Oh. My. Goodness! So I thought we had a crazy summer. I thought I was go-go-go all summer long, knowing that my fall would be nice and relaxing ... am I crazy?! Was I not raised in a football-loving family. Do I not live with my football CRAZED boyfriend? What. was. I. thinking?!?!

Last weekend we were football crazy. Friday night tons of BC '05ers were in town because of the BC vs. NCState football game ... one of my favorite reasons for still living in Boston ... I can guarantee that people will come to me at least once a year even if they have ulterior motives and are really looking for my mom's meatballs and a good football game - I accept the 3rd place status. But seriously. A hard and fun night Friday ... leading into an early rising to prepare for the noon tailgate ... followed by a 4 hour football game in the 95 degree heat (I'm not exhaggerating!) ... followed by another hour of tailgating ... and a tedious trip home ... only to clean the apartment, go out and pick up some food, because we were entertaing for the National Holiday that was Virignia Tech vs LSU.

Jokes aside, we (cough::G::cough) had been waiting for this day for a LOOONG time. Well basically since they put the schedule out. This was to be THE game. They had game day for a second week in a row (even though it was AT LSU, but I digress) and it was going to be a BIG game for Tech. Well. Needless to say, it didn't go that way. And as the 9:00pm game lasted until about 1:00am - even though I only lasted until about midnight - the mighty Hokies fell and fell hard. The Tech fans were severely dissappointed by the scoreboard but are now very excited for their new quarter back TT, Tyrod Taylor!!! So I'll leave this portion of the post saying -- GO HOKIES! (That is unless they're playing BC, then, yeah right! GO EAGLES!!)

But, it didn't end there, seriously. It never ends. Sunday morning I woke up to P-A-T-S PATS PATS PATS. So you know what I said? Umm - NO, I'll be watching TLC in the bedroom thank you very much.

Don't get me wrong. I do. I love football. It's a fun sport. I even have my own fantasy team this year. [A post for another day.] But seriously. Three games? One weekend?! NO THANK YOU. And this was just week one. I am pretty sure this will be my life through November. Oh. My. Goodness.