Geeky Cat Miusings

This is what I do to get by:

1. Befriend people who do not like to wear jewelery - they will gladly hand over any jewelery they receive as presents. It works - that’s how I have accumulated much of my jewelery.
2. Befriend as many geeks as you can - geeks like to get the latest technology and are happy to give you last year’s model - that is how I got my iPod. Anyone have an extra camera phone or PDA?
3. Take public transit - it gives you some free time to enjoy your gadgets and saves you 1000’s of dollars and you can toot your green horn.
4. Work somewhere that has a good library like a college or university. Computer books are expensive and you need a new set every year to keep up with the ever-changing technology.
5. Don’t order wine at dinner - you can cultivate your inner silliness and so people won’t notice that you are not drinking. If you are a geek you probably have millions of bits (or a yottabyte) of knowledge circulating in your neurons that can be used to humour people - talking about how to achieve a pilates smile is always a winner.
6. Tell everyone you are working on your certification - you can avoid the costs of going out and when you do get your certification you can ask for a better salary and finally go out.
7. If you only need something occasionally, like a video recorder, tell someone how much you love their videos and want to know their secrets for capturing precious moments. Follow that up with a kind request to borrow the device for a short time.
8. You can save over $20.00 by climbing the stairs of the CN Tower for fund-raising purposes (i.e., WWF - Canada) instead of paying the entry fee and taking the elevator