Qwerty, Gmail, Twilight

By On November 21, 2008 · 34 Comments · In Blackberry, Google, Movies, Twilight, Vampires

Look, I’m gonna admit something here, and this is right up there with not knowing cucumbers and pickles are in the same family until adulthood.

I just figured out what the QWERTY in “qwerty keyboard” is – while I was waiting for Tara to seduce me some more, I was looking at my stroked-out Blackberry, and it kinda highlighted itself, like Sesame Street or something.

I actually looked around to make sure nobody noticed me noticing the word QWERTY spelled out on the keyboard.

I’d just assumed it was some term that started with the Sidekick or something – like it meant, “special regular keyboard on a cell phone”.

That’s not true at all – it’s some special typewriter terminology, and it came about because, well, it says QWERTY right there on the keyboard.

Not only that, but I keep spelling it QUERTY, so it turns out I need to look at the keyboard to spell QWERTY, which means I’m not the smartest guy in class.

Let’s move on – please.

I know Google has like some policy or division or directive of “just go come up with cool stuff,” but I wasn’t sure the new “exciting backgrounds for your gmail” should count.

That was until I used it. Somehow the the world changes simply by putting a mountain behind my gmail account.

I hadn’t even logged into my gmail for awhile, but with this whole Curve thing, I had to. Now I can’t stop.

I LOVE LOOKING AT MOUNTAINS WITH WORDS ON TOP.

Twilight comes out today. I think I need to find a chick to go see this with me.

Maybe not – I dunno – is it that bad to just go in there and sit right next to a group of 16-year old girls by yourself at my age/gender combo?

After reading the reviews – average, passable, okay – I don’t really feel compelled to see it beyond a responsibility to you people.

Like, if it were awful, or inexplicably great, I’d need to, but being that it’s like a 3 on a scale of 1-5…right?

(If you’re sharing this QWERTY revelation with me today, please note it in the comments – let’s be in this together.)

 
  • http://preludetoapretentiousreview.blogspot.com/ Kingsley Le Corbusier

    I urge you to check out the Terminal theme in gmail. It’s like War Games – you can pretend you’re bombing the Russians.

  • Tom

    I urge you to check out the Terminal theme in gmail. It’s like War Games – you can pretend you’re bombing the Russians.

  • Mr. Rogers

    space background is way better-you get a flaming planet

  • Mr. Rogers

    space background is way better-you get a flaming planet

  • Greg Odens tonsils

    I AM JACK COBRA!

  • Greg Odens tonsils

    I AM JACK COBRA!

  • http://robgokee.com Rob Gokee

    I swear to you that I only figured the QWERTY thing out about a month ago. Only now do I feel I can confess, thanks to you.

    Also, I upgraded to Google Apps, migrated my GoDaddy email address to Google, and noticed that the one thing missing is themes. I feel like creating another email address with Google just to use them.

  • http://filmcomposeratlarge.com Rob Gokee

    I swear to you that I only figured the QWERTY thing out about a month ago. Only now do I feel I can confess, thanks to you.

    Also, I upgraded to Google Apps, migrated my GoDaddy email address to Google, and noticed that the one thing missing is themes. I feel like creating another email address with Google just to use them.

  • Boney

    random Jack Douche reference… nice

    +1 Greg Odens tonsils

  • Boney

    random Jack Douche reference… nice

    +1 Greg Odens tonsils

  • admin

    Rob you can do that – like have a domain email addy run through Gmail?

  • admin

    Rob you can do that – like have a domain email addy run through Gmail?

  • Qwerty

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  • Qwerty

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  • http://robgokee.com Rob Gokee

    You have to upgrade to Google Apps (free for 30 days, $50 a year). The bonus, because I hate MS Outlook SOOO MUCH, is that now I can sync contacts, email, calendar, and tasks without Outlook, thanks to Google. Also, they give you a 25GB mailbox.

    But, for some reason, no themes.

    It still kicks Outlook’s ass like a tween defending Twilight against haters.

  • http://filmcomposeratlarge.com Rob Gokee

    You have to upgrade to Google Apps (free for 30 days, $50 a year). The bonus, because I hate MS Outlook SOOO MUCH, is that now I can sync contacts, email, calendar, and tasks without Outlook, thanks to Google. Also, they give you a 25GB mailbox.

    But, for some reason, no themes.

    It still kicks Outlook’s ass like a tween defending Twilight against haters.

  • TVBrain

    Looking forward to joining your People Who Can’t Spell Querty group on FB.

  • TVBrain

    Looking forward to joining your People Who Can’t Spell Querty group on FB.

  • ageispolis

    cucumbers and pickles are in the same family?

  • ageispolis

    cucumbers and pickles are in the same family?

  • Greg Odens tonsils

    I saw “Twilight”. It was so cheesey/predictable/bad/trendy/silly…and I liked it…I really liked it. I was so disappointed in myself, but I honestly liked it.

  • Greg Odens tonsils

    I saw “Twilight”. It was so cheesey/predictable/bad/trendy/silly…and I liked it…I really liked it. I was so disappointed in myself, but I honestly liked it.

  • http://www.club-penguin.org/ Club Penguin Cheats

    I upgraded to Google Apps, migrated my GoDaddy email address to Google, and noticed that the one thing missing is themes. I feel like creating another email address with Google just to use them.

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    My sister's ex-husband had an irate argument with me one day about raisins and grapes being different foods. I pointed out that ON THE BOX of raisins there is a picture of a woman in a grape field, but he would not be convinced.
    I always think it should be 'photo-graphy' and not 'pho-tog-raphy'.

  • http://www.jenwatch.com orange5o

    it doesn't matter what they are made of if you don't pronounce them properly. raisons sound like the rondo.

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    Are we in a time machine -

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  • ZeroKNS

    I only figured out the QWERTY thing about a year ago, even though I’ve been using keyboards for like 20 years, but also, I’m Mexican and maybe that has something to do with it because QWERTY is followed by a U and not the O, like maybe since I speak Spanish if it said QWERTYO I would have figured it out sooner.
    So you were ahead of me anyway, because this post is more than a year old. Good job on that.

  • http://brian23.com Brian

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