Several weeks ago, before this blawg was born, I sent in a vocal recording to the Sending a Wave podcast, a program for fans of the Firefly television series by Buffy creator and geek god Joss Whedon. The podcast had teamed up with Browncoats: Redemption, a fan film for charity, to host a contest to find the voice of Redemption, the ship in the movie.
I didn’t really expect too much; I just thought that it would be fun to send in an audition and it would give me an excuse to play around with GarageBand on my MacBook. But yesterday I discovered that I was one of five finalists! Confetti!
In retrospect, and after listening to the clip I sent in, I think I might have taken the prompt to sound matter of fact “while still sounding cute” a little too seriously, as my voice sounds more anime and all-too-American than austere and all-knowing. These are the times that I wish I were a Brit … or French. *Le-Sigh*
You can listen to the other awesome contestants here, and vote for your favorite in the poll in the sidebar.
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The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.
Gadgets and Gear:
- $450 notebook. Dell Home offers the Dell Inspiron 15 Pentium Dual Core 2GHz 15.6″ Widescreen Notebook in pacific blue for $449 (Reg. price: $549) plus $29 for shipping. (via DealNews)
- $700 notebook. Dell Home has its Dell Studio 15 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 15.6″ Widescreen Notebook in midnight blue or black chainlink for $699 (Reg. price: $878) with $29 for shipping. (via DealNews)
- $6 notebook covers. Meritline.com has over 100 styles of protective notebook covers for $5.99 each with free shipping. Each includes one laptop skin and two wristpad skins. (via DealNews)
- $100 digital camera. Best Buy has s the Nikon Coolpix S550 10-Megapixel Digital Camera in plum for $99.99 (Reg. price: $199.99) with $6.75 for shipping. (via DealNews)
Entertainment:
- Free movie rental. Today only, Redbox.com has a free 1-night DVD rental (worth a buck) via coupon code “6A43JK”. Find your nearest for a Redbox kiosk location here. (via DealNews)
Odds and Ends:
- Free Sam’s Club 1-day pass. Sam’s Club has a free 1-day Sam’s Club guest pass with this printable coupon. The pass expires May 25. (via DealNews)
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