Today, I was looking through some products and discovered a really cool water dispenser/ice maker combo: the NewAir AI-400SB.

This creative unit is a water dispenser first - it comes with hot water, cold water, and room temperature water. The hot water dispenser even has a child safety guard to prevent accidental scalding of any kind! The AI-400SB is also an ice maker. It is actually capable of providing up to 28 pounds of ice per day. And, even better, this unit is able to produce ice in only seven minutes, making it much more functional and capable than other compact icemakers - which don't have an additional water dispenser attached, by the way.

Too bad I didn't know about this cool water dispenser/ice maker until today! Can you imagine how perfect it would have been for a Superbowl party? Guests could make their own drinks at the temperature they want - and ice would be available too!

Price Reduction!

I don't know about you, but I always use coupons or coupon codes when I shop - it's a habit of mine. That is why I'm excited to tell you that Air Conditioner Home is having a price reduction on a few items! What's best about this limited-time offer is that there is no coupon necessary; the price has already been reduced! One of the many products, the NewAir AW-180E 18 bottle wine cooler is a great product that all wine lovers will enjoy. This wine cooler comes with a cool touch screen as well as an internal LED light for maximum visibility. Instead of its regular list price at $189.99, it is now $44 less - an impressive $145.99! Hurry and take advantage of this offer while you can - it's not going to last forever!

Did anyone else watch the Grammys last night? I can't believe some people actually watched the whole show! I don't know how they managed to stretch it all into 3.5 hours, even with commercial breaks. I really, really enjoyed the performances from Lady Gaga / Elton John, Beyonce, and Green Day, though.

However, I became pretty bored in the middle of it, so I turned the TV off, turned my space heater on, and opened my book of Sudoku. Now, that was a good way to spend my night! I have only recently become enamored with that game of numbers - who knew it could be so addicting? I spent a few hours just playing with numbers while bundling up next to the heater.

Another Post about the Weather

Just two days after I posted about how cold it is here in California, Mother Nature decided to do a 180 on me! Today, it's actually really, really warm. I had to take off my winter coat and turn on the Air King 9230 next to my desk! Who knew that I'd be using an electric fan in the middle of winter? The weather is really bizarre and so hard to understand sometimes. I think it might be global warming doing its work here.

Anyway, as I'm sure everyone knows, the iPad is coming out! I actually think it's quite a clever name, though it really does sound like it could be for feminine products. I've actually never heard of the iPad until I saw that it was a trending topic on Twitter. As "cool" as it may be, I don't really think it's that necessary, really. But, you know, whatever floats your boat!

Brrrr.

I'm definitely not used to this weather in California. It's really extreme for me because normally I'm used to the 80-degree summers - even the 100-degree summers! Right now, it feels like Mother Nature is keeping her portable air conditioner on full blast and there's nothing I can do to stop her.

What's funny, though, is that I'm so terrified of the cold, yet I want to move to New York City. I'm pretty sure that place is much, much colder than California could ever be - especially in the winter. I can't even imagine what it would be like to live with snow and rain falling down all the time! When/if I move to NYC, I'm pretty sure I'll be wearing at least 5 coats and 3 pairs of pants every day, along with gloves, socks, boots, and scarves. I can barely imagine. Well, at least when I'm over there I'll be able to take my space heater with me!

Terrible Weather

Wow, the rain is incredibly strong today! I don't know if anyone heard, but yesterday there was a tornado warning in the LA/OC area. It was ultimately cancelled, but still, what a scary experience! My friend even told me that it started hailing last night as well. I've never seen such terrible weather in California before - but then again, I haven't been here longer than 18 years, so I wouldn't know. But I bet it's all due to global warming.

I think that I'm going to start switching my appliances to Energy Star models - just like the Alen MDF3-50 dehumidifier. Even though it doesn't make much of a difference if I'm the only one who is changing my appliances to Energy-Star rated products, I'm proud to know that I'm contributing in some way!

Hopefully the weather doesn't get any worse than this! I don't think I have any coats warm enough to handle this type of weather!

Oh, Winter

I came down with a nasty case of the cold yesterday. This weather is really, really getting to me. It's so dry - especially at night. My skin, nose, and mouth were especially dry so I turned on my Essick Air ED11910 whole house evaporative humidifier while I slept and today, I feel SO much better, even though I'm still kind of sick.

I'm glad that I have to learn all about these appliances and how/why they work. Otherwise, I'd just wait to get better naturally. And for me, that can take anywhere from 1 week to 3 months! Hopefully, if I sleep with the humidifier on every night, even after I'm not sick anymore, I'll be fine and dandy until the summer comes!

Oh, did anyone watch the Golden Globes last night? I haven't watched Avatar yet, but I hear it's quite fascinating and that it deserved those high-honor awards it received. I didn't agree with giving Glee the Golden Globe, though, for best TV comedy. I think that 30 Rock is much, much better. What did you think of the GG winners?