i love google!

how do i love thee? let me count the ways...

1. gmail
- i have 3,500 emails and am only using 15% of my storage space. awesome.

2. g-chat
- i'll admit it, i'm not the biggest fan. but i know i'll come around eventually. maybe after they get rid of that heinus sound it makes when you have a new message.

3. google maps (...are the best. true that. double true.)
- granted i do work in real estate, but i use google maps all the time. and it just keeps getting better and better. two new things i just recently noticed are metro stops and building outlines on the maps. now if they would only put county lines in there - that's the only the thing mapquest has on google maps.

4. google earth
- i can sit at my desk at work and travel the world. how cool is that?

5. google image search
- it's just genius, simply genius.

6. froogle
- on-line shopping made ridiculously easy.

7. google desktop
- check this one out for sure. i can keep a running tab on my email, my pictures, cool maps, weather, etc. all on the side on my screen. i do believe people have told me they love my computer just because of that feature.

my absolute favorite thing about google is the fact that they serve free food to their employees all day, every day. i'm kind of glad i don't work there. i have really bad self control when it comes to food - i would probably gain at least 20 pounds.

i hate anyone who thought to invest in google back in 1998. their stock is currently trading at $461.47 - that's insane.