No-Slip Socks

At home, I prefer to go barefoot or just my socks. G reminds me to wear slippers, but I keep telling her that she can remind till we're in our 80's and I'll probably still resist wearing slippers.

Yesterday I was running around the house playing with little G and at one point cradled him my arms and was about to jump onto the sofa. Wearing socks, I slipped on the hardwood floors and took the brunt of the fall on my hip and right elbow; the latter to protect little G's head from hitting the hardwood floor, underneath which is the concrete slab foundation.

Still sore this morning, I joked that I wish there were socks for adults with rubber on the bottom like they sell for kids. For toddlers, that rubber is usually just text to note the company (i.e. "Old Navy") and the size (4T-5T), but that little traction really helps them from slip sliding all over the place.

A quick Google for "no slip socks" came up w/ this: How to Make Slip-Proof Socks
Seems pretty simple to just put rubbery fabric paint on the bottom of regular socks. I've seen no-slip socks in hospitals but they're usually very bulky- mine have to be able to function like regular every day socks. Anyways, when I have time (haha) I'll try it out. Maybe I'll stencil my name with glow in the dark colors.

Core 2 Duo Angels Inside

At the Stonestown Galleria this past Sunday, while G was doing some shopping, the boys and I did this:



Intel and Dell had a green screen setup in the middle of the mall. Not many people were doing it, but I thought this would be a nice surprise with Mother's Day coming up. As you can see, the boys hadn't warmed up yet, so they weren't as rambunctious as I'd hoped. Half-an-hour later, we got the video on a 256Mb flash stick to keep!

By the way, Conan O'Brien visited Intel HQ while his show was in the City last week. It's pretty funny, though Intel doesn't come out looking so good. His visit to Lucasfilm and ILM is pretty good too.