On Friday, February 5th I purchased a copy of "Food Rules" by Michael Pollan from the Sony ebook store.
I immediately started to read it and immediately noticed TYPOS! Dis tracting typoslike these.
I jumped online to the Sony online chat and even though I clearly stated my problem at the very beginning of the chat, one hour in the support person tells me that they aren't able to help me, that I have to phone Sony!
One hour in!
So I called the Sony Book Store help line and explained the problem withthe typ os again. I was told that the issue would be fixed in a couple of days and that I'll get an e-mail notification when the corrections have been made.
On that same day I sent a carefully worded e-mail to Sony (feedback@ebookstore.sony.com) explaining my disappointment with a) their online chat customer service and b) the quality of the ebook I purchased.
No response.
So on Monday I re-sent the e-mail.
No response.
I called the Sony reader store again and was told it could be WEEKS before the typos arecorrected. What??? I want to read the book NOW and it's not readable!
On Monday I was given a credit for my purchase (why didn't they do that on Friday???).
But I was still annoyed that a) the book still had typos and I can't read it and b) that I didn't get a response to my e-mail.
So....on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday AND Monday AND Tuesday following the dreaded e-book purchase I RE-SENT the same e-mail to Sony.
Guess what??? NO REPLY!
So I e-mailed Penguin (the publisher). First the Canadian office. NO REPLY and then the American office. At least the American Penguin people are nice enough to send me a computer generated "thanks for you e-mail, but we are flooded with e-mails and may not reply to you" e-mail.
So, two weeks later the Sony store is still selling the same version of the book, full oftypos and I still haven't had a reply to my e-mail.
So what am I going to do??? Boycott Sony of course.
I've discovered Kobo Books which is affiliated with Chapters Canada. They sell ebooks. They appear to have a fairly good selection and the books are CHEAPER than the Sony Reader Store! Food Rules is $9.9o at the Sony store and only $5.69 at Kobo!
So take that Sony! I'm divorcing you!
Now, having said that....I do love my Sony Reader. I mean LOVE it. I'm only divorcing the Sony Store, not my Sony Reader.
Since I'm a high school librarian I've shared this story with other staff who own Readers and when we have our regional library meeting we usually end up discussing different reading devices. I can't wait to share my story!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Amazing Grass IS Amazing!
I was fortunate enough to have some free samples of Amazing Grass sent to me to review and I can't begin to tell you how excited about this product I am!
From their website:
Amazing Grass Organic Wheat Grass is one of nature’s most powerful sources of green leafy vegetable nutrition. Just one scoop in your favorite beverage helps you achieve your recommended 5 to 9 daily servings of vegetables.
Amazing Grass caught my attention after reading about it on several health blogs. I imagined making myself a healthy smoothie when I got home from work to tide me over until dinner time.
Upon recieving the samples, I could hardly wait to make my first smoothie. I used the Amazing Grass Chocolate Superfood and made a smoothie with some almond milk and frozen banana.
OMG! It was incredibly delicious as well as perhaps being one of the healthiest drinks I've ever had!!!
Next on my list to try was the berry flavour drink powder. I prepared it the same way, in my Magic Bullet with half a frozen banana and some almond milk.
Again, it tasted better than I expected it to. It looked gross, but it tasted like a fruity, creamy milkshake.
The chocolate energy bar was by far my favourite of the bars. It was dense and filling (in a good way) and look at that chocolately coating!! Mmmmmm.
My experience has been with the powders and the bars that they are a completely satisfying snack. I was actually surprised at that. I can come home from work, whip up a smoothie and stay completely satisfied until dinnertime. That's EXACTLY what I was looking for. Not to mention the fact that I feel great when I drink it and I actually crave it after work.
I've already purchased my first full-size container of the chocolate powder and I know that Amazing Grass is going to become a permanent part of my diet.
You can order directly from the Amazing Grass website. They do ship to Canada and thanks to Teri Jo from the company who has provided the coupon code "healthy123" to save 15% off your order.
Again, I can't stress enough how yummy AND healthy Amazing Grass is!
From their website:
Amazing Grass Organic Wheat Grass is one of nature’s most powerful sources of green leafy vegetable nutrition. Just one scoop in your favorite beverage helps you achieve your recommended 5 to 9 daily servings of vegetables.
- Increases and sustains energy naturally
- Detoxifies and cleanses your body
- High alkalinity helps balance your body’s pH level
- Strengthens your immune system
- Insoluble fiber gently cleanses your digestive tract and promotes regularity
- Complete food with enzymes and all essential amino acids
- Natural source of antioxidants to help repair damaged cells
- Excellent source of beta carotene, folic acid and vitamin C
- Whole leaf powder- not from juice!
- Dehydrated below 107 and nitrogen packed to preserve the raw food properties
- 10x the chlorophyll of tray grown wheatgrass juice
- Field grown outdoors through a cold winter
- Tested free of mold
- Gluten free and Vegan
- Certified Organic
Amazing Grass caught my attention after reading about it on several health blogs. I imagined making myself a healthy smoothie when I got home from work to tide me over until dinner time.
Upon recieving the samples, I could hardly wait to make my first smoothie. I used the Amazing Grass Chocolate Superfood and made a smoothie with some almond milk and frozen banana.
OMG! It was incredibly delicious as well as perhaps being one of the healthiest drinks I've ever had!!!
Next on my list to try was the berry flavour drink powder. I prepared it the same way, in my Magic Bullet with half a frozen banana and some almond milk.
Again, it tasted better than I expected it to. It looked gross, but it tasted like a fruity, creamy milkshake.
The chocolate energy bar was by far my favourite of the bars. It was dense and filling (in a good way) and look at that chocolately coating!! Mmmmmm.
My experience has been with the powders and the bars that they are a completely satisfying snack. I was actually surprised at that. I can come home from work, whip up a smoothie and stay completely satisfied until dinnertime. That's EXACTLY what I was looking for. Not to mention the fact that I feel great when I drink it and I actually crave it after work.
I've already purchased my first full-size container of the chocolate powder and I know that Amazing Grass is going to become a permanent part of my diet.
You can order directly from the Amazing Grass website. They do ship to Canada and thanks to Teri Jo from the company who has provided the coupon code "healthy123" to save 15% off your order.
Again, I can't stress enough how yummy AND healthy Amazing Grass is!
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Farmer's Market
I was up at the crack of dawn today, very excited, and headed over to our local Farmer's Market.
I honestly wasn't even sure if it was open yet. I arrived at 6:30 and according to the website it was open at 6:00 (it was open).
I was so impressed. I talked to so many people. The apple man was my favourite, he gave me a few different apples to sample on top of the ones I purchased.
My total haul included cauliflower, broccoli, lemons, organic spinach and brussel sprouts, apples and some salami for Joe.
I am going to shop at the market every Saturday morning. I can't wait until the summer when fruits and veggies are actually in season!!!!
I honestly wasn't even sure if it was open yet. I arrived at 6:30 and according to the website it was open at 6:00 (it was open).
I was so impressed. I talked to so many people. The apple man was my favourite, he gave me a few different apples to sample on top of the ones I purchased.
My total haul included cauliflower, broccoli, lemons, organic spinach and brussel sprouts, apples and some salami for Joe.
I am going to shop at the market every Saturday morning. I can't wait until the summer when fruits and veggies are actually in season!!!!
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Food Inc.
I just finished watching the feature film documentary, Food Inc.
Watch it. That's all I can say.
I'm going to the local farmer's market on Saturday morning and I will be on every Saturday from now on.
Watch it. That's all I can say.
I'm going to the local farmer's market on Saturday morning and I will be on every Saturday from now on.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
needles, hummus and apps
You know you're a blogger when you hand your camera to your acupuncturist and ask them to snap some photos so that you can blog about it.
Yup. I did that. And my acupuncturist loved it!! And yes those are needles sticking out of my head.
I had to make an emergency appointment today due to my recent "slight" *ahem* setback of my anti-candida diet.
And here's a photo I snapped while she was putting needles in my feet. *Lera, note the hand knit sock on my left foot!!!*
I love going to Lovely Lily (I added the "lovely" part to her name). She's hosting a workshop tomorrow night on nutrition and healing and I'm so excited to attend.
One of the things I've been munching on like crazy is hummus. Not the good homemade kind, but store-bought hummus. One of the main ingredients is canola oil which is a big no-no for me. I love hummus. So I came home and made a batch of candida friendly hummus. I basically used this recipe, but I've made it so frequently that I kind of just wing it.
I really really think the key to yummy homemade hummus is to cook your own chick peas. Don't use canned. I cook a whole package of chick peas at a time and freeze them in packages. Each package makes a batch of hummus. Easy peasy to thaw the peas and make hummus.
And lastly, Joe bought a new iPod touch recently and he's been playing with apps and music and movies. This prompted me to dust mine off and do a little shopping in the app store. I found an app this morning called Whole Foods Market Recipes. I haven't played with it much, but it looks great!
Do you have any iPod app suggestions??? I get overwhelmed when I'm browsing the iTunes store!
Yup. I did that. And my acupuncturist loved it!! And yes those are needles sticking out of my head.
I had to make an emergency appointment today due to my recent "slight" *ahem* setback of my anti-candida diet.
And here's a photo I snapped while she was putting needles in my feet. *Lera, note the hand knit sock on my left foot!!!*
I love going to Lovely Lily (I added the "lovely" part to her name). She's hosting a workshop tomorrow night on nutrition and healing and I'm so excited to attend.
One of the things I've been munching on like crazy is hummus. Not the good homemade kind, but store-bought hummus. One of the main ingredients is canola oil which is a big no-no for me. I love hummus. So I came home and made a batch of candida friendly hummus. I basically used this recipe, but I've made it so frequently that I kind of just wing it.
I really really think the key to yummy homemade hummus is to cook your own chick peas. Don't use canned. I cook a whole package of chick peas at a time and freeze them in packages. Each package makes a batch of hummus. Easy peasy to thaw the peas and make hummus.
And lastly, Joe bought a new iPod touch recently and he's been playing with apps and music and movies. This prompted me to dust mine off and do a little shopping in the app store. I found an app this morning called Whole Foods Market Recipes. I haven't played with it much, but it looks great!
Do you have any iPod app suggestions??? I get overwhelmed when I'm browsing the iTunes store!
Monday, February 01, 2010
Evil peanuts and wonderful shoes!
My anti-candida diet is quite strict. Peanuts are a big no-no for me right now. It's been months and months since a peanut has passed these lips. Last week I braved a peanut Larabar.
It was delicious, but as I was eating it I wasn't quite feeling "right". The following days I began to feel a bit itchy and my skin isn't quite feeling normal. Uh-oh. I placed and emergency call today to my naturopath and I'm going to see her tomorrow. This is a big eye-opener to me. Even though I am 6 months into my ACD, I still have a long way to go and I can't be cheating. I can't. Lesson learned. (I hope).
On a much more fun note, I bought myself a new pair of shoes on the weekend. A pair of Clark's "unstructured" shoes.
They are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn. I'm a Clark's girl from now on!
It was delicious, but as I was eating it I wasn't quite feeling "right". The following days I began to feel a bit itchy and my skin isn't quite feeling normal. Uh-oh. I placed and emergency call today to my naturopath and I'm going to see her tomorrow. This is a big eye-opener to me. Even though I am 6 months into my ACD, I still have a long way to go and I can't be cheating. I can't. Lesson learned. (I hope).
On a much more fun note, I bought myself a new pair of shoes on the weekend. A pair of Clark's "unstructured" shoes.
They are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn. I'm a Clark's girl from now on!
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