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Tell the world you are leaving town so they can steal your stuff – Or Don’t.

Jason Hull | November 18, 2009 in Life Hack | Comments

Is it really worth it?

Is it really worth it?

It is nearing Thanksgiving, a time when many of us start traveling to eat bird with family.  Let’s face it, many of us feel the need to let the universe know what we are doing via status updates on various networks such as Facebook and Twitter whenever we actually do anything remotely interesting or different than sitting at our computer.  This is also a great way to let would-be criminals know that you will be out of town for a few days so they can break into your house without any complications. “No, no not my online ‘friends,’ they are perfect and I know them all deeply, and I would never use Twitter!”  Read on… (more…)


Female Tricks of the Trade – How to be Sexy (for Women)

Jason Hull | November 17, 2009 in Life Hack | Comments

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Tactics... The "Child face" evokes in men the desire to protect.  Red lips and blush mimic arousal.

Tactics... The "Child face" evokes in men the desire to protect and makes your eyes appear larger by minimizing the face. Red lips and blush mimic arousal.

Sexiness, attractiveness, flirtatiousness, etc.  Some girls have got it and some girls don’t, but perhaps the real issue is that some have learned these tricks and some have not.  Be forewarned this is powerful stuff:  This is a black magic art that creates sexual energy and should only be used by mature adults.

I am a fan of body language and I love to figure out people and I just happen to be married to an extremely sexy woman.  A great book on the subject is The Definitive Book of Body Language.  Buy it, you will love it!

The Principle

The general principle to being sexy and arousing and attracting men is to appear aroused and attracted.  Women being “sexy” to men is appearing sexual.  Seems pretty simple right?

The Tricks

Here are the female tricks of the trade, many of which are picked up unconsciously from watching females or are possibly embedded in genetic code: (more…)


Dvorak beats QWERTY

Jason Hull | November 14, 2009 in Life Hack | Comments

My silicone Dvorak keyboard cover protects my computer and my wrists!

My silicone Dvorak keyboard cover protects my computer and my wrists!

Allow me to reveal my true nerdy-awesome nature… part of being great, at least for me, is being nerdy.

What is Qwerty?  So look down at your keyboard… find Q and the keys following it.  QWERTY is the name of that layout of keys.  Originally keys were alphabetical, but they were rearranged into a layout that was designed to be difficult and slow down the typists and now you use it everyday and if you type a lot it is hurting your wrists.

I was annoyed by the issues with typing and the “carpal tunnel” or rather, the stupid pain from lame typing.   So I did some research and found that Dvorak is an alternative layout that you can type in that has been found to reduce movement 50%! (more…)


The Best Toothpaste in The World (Yours Sucks)

Jason Hull | August 13, 2009 in Life Hack | Comments

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You can do better than that mass marketed garbage!

You can do better than that mass marketed garbage!

Most toothpaste is rather ridiculous… You eat and then a few hours later your teeth have sweaters (bacteria poop) and you are a plaque monster… well you might want to reconsider the junk you use to clean your teeth.  If you haven’t read about my favorite deodorant, check that out right now so you truly appreciate this article.

The problem

Most toothpastes are designed to taste good, not to work well.  They are a gross, sticky, sugary, artificially flavored chemical filled garbage.  Someday we will be amazed that we used to stick this stuff in our mouths.  Millions of Americans use this stuff every day and still get cavities.  What a joke.  Cavities and tooth decay are caused by bacteria and bacteria thrive in an acidic environment.  Sugar is acidic and is fuel for bacteria.  Most toothpaste is also acidic rather than alkaline.

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How to build rapport and build relationships

Jason Hull | July 28, 2009 in Life Hack | Comments

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secretgirlsYou know those people that you just click with – the ones that make you feel great and are really cool that you want to be around?   Have you noticed I am one of them?  If not, we need to hang out more!  If you have noticed, this might be why…. I love to make new friends and I will tell you a secret: I haven’t always been good at it.  I had to learn what some people seem to do instinctively.  You are sitting there, reading this, hoping to get better at making friends, because you care.  So if you don’t know me well, we need to get together because you are the kind of person that wants to improve and have friends and that means you are similar to me.  If you are in Burley, Idaho stop into my office.  So, I know that sometimes you do or say stuff and embarrass yourself or come across as a complete dork.  It’s alright, I still like you… so nerd, here’s the word – a gift from me to you:

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The Best Deodorant on Earth (Your Deodorant Sucks!)

Jason Hull | July 21, 2009 in Life Hack | Comments

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StinkySpicy Pit Lube - The Best Money can Buy!  Women will finally be attracted to you due to your chemical smell!  Get some today!

StinkySpicy Pit Lube - The Best Money can Buy! Women will finally be attracted to you due to your chemical smell! Get some today!

So I am in a musical right now and the men’s dressing room smells like a bucket of body-odor and onion soup.  It’s pretty nasty.  I however am not a contributor to the stench and figured I would share my secret.  In their defense performing is high stress and it gets hot on stage under those bright lights.  Now this is a rare find and it will be difficult to believe since you have been so heavily influenced by advertising and conspiring marketers to avoid something so simple and use some fatty, chemical, perfume-ish grease.  How great would it be to have super cheap deodorant, that outperformed anything out there, and it is natural, safe, and free of chemicals?

I dare you to drop the crappy-working stuff you currently use to keep your pits smelling fresh. You know your deodorant sucks right?  You actually start sweating and minutes later you smell like fresh cut onions sprinkled with garlic salt.  Why? Because your arm pits have turned into a bacteria fest amplified by sweat.  You are probably dying to know by now, but I don’t want to tell you yet because it is so simple that you might not try it.

I have tried the “natural” deodorants, the name brand junk, and nothing works better than this!

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Pretending to be a Mexican named Julio Federico Juan Valenzuelo Valveras

Jason Hull | July 19, 2009 in Life Hack, Silliness | Comments

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My wife Ashley as Jennifer Rumson and myself as the Mexican Julio in "Paint Your Wagon"

My wife Ashley as Jennifer Rumson and myself as the Mexican Julio in "Paint Your Wagon"

I posted several times on Facebook  “Jason is pretending to be a Mexican named Julio Federico Juan Valenzuelo Valveras.”  Most people just thought I was just being goofy, but I actually have been pretending to be a Mexican named Julio Federico Valenzuelo Valveras in a local production of “Paint Your Wagon,” a musical that is set during the gold rush.  I thought I would share with you the challenge of a pasty white-boy in becoming Mexican.

Practically a Latino

Luckily I am highly qualified to play this part thanks to the two years of Spanish class I took in high school in which learned near fluency (ie. I know enough to get laughed at by a Spanish speaker and that is all).  This has allowed me to fake a Mexican Accent so well that a fellow cast member, and mother of real children, told me I sound just like Handy Manny, whom we can all assume is performed by a truly amazing, high quality native of Mexico.  I would say I sound a bit more like Antonio Banderas, but I failed to find anyone that would back me up on that statement.   Anyhow they picked me rather than a real Latino, which says a lot (unless you find out that no real Mexicans tried out for the role).

Familiar with Mexico’s Customs

Another qualification is that I have have helped several local Mexicans ship FedEx packages to Mexico.  Alright, so that one is a little weak you might be saying, well I bet I am more familiar with Mexico’s customs than you.  Not cultural customs, but the equally important imort and export customs.  For instance, did you know Mexico will not allow anything shipped that was made in China!  I’ll bet you didn’t… not even the Mexicans I serve know that. (more…)