My girlfriend loves candles. Every time I turn around she is getting some new candles in the mail that she found for a good price online. Yesterday UPS delivered some new Votive candle holders and candles that she found on QuickCandles.com. She got a set of 144 candles, yes, I said 144, one hundred and forty four candles, for $25.00. I like having some extra candles for when the power goes out during really bad storms and that sort of thing, so I was proud of her for finding such a nice deal on bulk candles. I might have to place my own order for another couple sets.

The best camcorder that I have ever owned or used has got to be my Panasonic PV-GS320. It’s a 3CCD video camera that uses MiniDV tapes. The quality is so clean and the colors are so vivid. I can’t believe this thing doesn’t sell for more. From everything I have read and seen about this camera, it’s about the best quality you can get without upgrading to a very expensive High Definition video camera. I would even compare the quality of the Panasonic GS320 to some of the High Def cameras that I’ve seen. I paid right at $380 for it brand new at Best Buy. I used a price match from a sale that Circuit City had going on. Best Buy’s price for it was over $500 at the time and the manager didn’t seem too happy that I was doing the price match. I ended up with a brand new 3CCD video camera, a 4 year warranty that covers the thing even if I drop it and it cracks in half, a nice Tripod and a carrying case, all for right at $500. I love this camera and I would recommend it to anyone shopping for a new video camera! To view video clips of PV-GS320, search YouTube for Panasonic GS 320. There is a PV-GS320 and an NV-GS320. The only different between the PV and the NV is NTSC/PAL. The PV is NTSC and the NV is PAL. Seems like they accidently got those model names switched around.

I’ve been working out, off and on, for about 2 years now. I’ve tried nearly every piece of exercise equipment you can think of and I think my favorite has got to be an elliptical. Treadmills have worked great for my girlfriend, but they never really did much for me. The only piece of equipment she will even use at the gym is a NordicTrack treadmill. I’ve been thinking about buying a treadmill and an elliptical for our basement so we don’t have to keep paying and going to the gym to work out. I think we would both get plenty of use out of them if I got them.

Last week the other managers at my office decided to hold a little raffle giveaway. We gave away a pair of MBT shoes, 2 iPods, an 8gb Creative Zen and a 16gb SDHC card. None of the managers were eligible to enter the contest or I would have had my eyes on the Creative Zen. I need a new portable audio and video player and I’ve read some very nice reviews about the Creative Zen. I checked them out at a local electronics store and really like the screen quality and the overall design of them. I might have to buy myself one for Christmas.

About 9 months ago a friend of mine started using Hydroxycut Hardcore. I’ve never really been a fan of diet pills, but Hydroxycut has really been working great for him. He’s lost about 125 pounds since he started using it. He has always struggled with his weight and no diet program or diet pills have worked in the past. I really hope he is able to keep the weight off for good.

I have had problems with my water heater for a couple weeks now. Today I decided to go shopping to buy one. I went to several stores. Each store sold different brands and types. I spent many hours just driving from place to place, shopping and discussing different ones with the salesmen. After seeing the different types, I decided to purchase a tankless water heater. It seemed to be the best buy for the money it cost. I had never really read about one or seen one before.

My brother was constantly having medical problems, but none of the doctors that he went to could figure out what the problem was. He finally found a good doctor. He was suffering from stomach pain, side pain and much more. One of the first attempts the doctor wanted him to try was a product called liver cleanse. It was amazing how it made him feel so much better. If all doctors would first run a blood test, including checking the liver, it would save many people from having, and continuing to have, liver problems when it only continues to get worse. I would highly recommend liver cleanse to be discussed with a doctor by everyone.

A while back I picked up a new Phillips HDMI upconverting DVD player with DivX playback. I didn’t think that the “upconverting” feature would really make that much of a difference until I checked out some of my older dvd’s on a plasma television. All of the DVDs that I checked out looked extremely clearer than on my regular tube television. I don’t think I’m even going to bother getting a Blu-Ray player now. The difference between Blu-Ray and upconverting quality isn’t that big of a difference for me to spend $500 on the Blu-Ray player (I only paid $40 for the Phillips) and $30 per Blu-Ray movie. I’ll probably wait about 5 years to get into Blu-Ray so the technology isnt so new and expensive.