<body><script type="text/javascript"> function setAttributeOnload(object, attribute, val) { if(window.addEventListener) { window.addEventListener('load', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }, false); } else { window.attachEvent('onload', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }); } } </script> <div id="navbar-iframe-container"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> gapi.load("gapi.iframes:gapi.iframes.style.bubble", function() { if (gapi.iframes && gapi.iframes.getContext) { gapi.iframes.getContext().openChild({ url: 'https://www.blogger.com/navbar/36329712?origin\x3dhttp://writingaspirations.blogspot.com', where: document.getElementById("navbar-iframe-container"), id: "navbar-iframe" }); } }); </script>
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Quick Q&A with Jenny Rappaport

A while back I had sent some questions to Jenny Rappaport with the L.Perkins Agency. She is a regular blogger, for those of you who don't recognize the name, and her blog is called Litsoup.

1. What has blogging done for you in the literary industry?

Blogging has given me a much greater visibility. People know who I am from my blog, and I've gotten a large number of clients through it. It's also made me more visible to editors, of which quite a few read my blog as well. I think blogs are some of the most effective marketing tools out there, at least as far as promoting yourself goes.

2. Has blogging impacted your writing?

Blogging hasn't really impacted my writing. If anything, I write more now, since I've started blogging, which is an accomplishment for me. =)

3. So... Miss (soon to be Mrs.) Lit Soup, what's your favorite soup and why?

Progresso Macaroni and Bean--simply because I love it, and it's great with a little bit of Parmesan on top of it.

4. Many writers have a book or two that had a profound impact on them, an epiphany, or perhaps just a deep rooted love that began their journey into writing. Do you have a book that you've read like that? If so, which one?

I don't really have a book which started me on a profound journey to be a writer, or anything like that. I've been reading since I was three and a half years old, and I pretty much devour everything in my path. I've been telling stories for even longer than that, as my mother literally has notebooks full of the ones I would tell her, before I was old enough to write them down myself. It's just something I've always done...

5. What advice would you give to people that want to follow a literary agent career path?

Publishing is still very much an apprenticeship-based business, so you really need to get in on the ground floor. Work your butt off to get an internship in the publishing industry, even if it's not in a field you want to work in (i.e., textbooks); the experience you gain is going to open doors to you, which would otherwise be closed.

6. What's your biggest pet peeve when you read manuscripts?

My biggest pet peeve is bad grammar and spelling, as well as improper manuscript format.

Labels: , , , ,

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

The Prestigious Thinking Award


Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am."

While it is fun to debate precisely what Descartes meant, or how much our thinking selves impacts who we are - I'm not going down that road today. My friend and sister-in-blog, Susan, gifted me with the Thinking Blogger Award while I was at my brother's wedding.

We share our stories and our thoughts for many reasons: to educate, entertain, call to action, anger, appease, or just boost our own ego, etc. For any reason, when you share something that stimulates or causes another to think - it's a wonderful thing. One of the reasons that I am so addicted to the blogosphere is that connection, the sharing of minds that we can do.

Now that I have received the thinking award I am to send it on, to other bloggers that have made posts that I found particularly thought provoking. I'm a little behind and I've seen several of my usual blog haunts have already posted, of course, Susan... and then I was going to tag December Quinn - but someone else got her first! So, I'll just have to try others that may not have been hit yet. In no particular order, I am giving the Thinking Award to:

On 101 Reasons to Stop Writing there are often humorous and cynical posts, which I find amusing. There was a post in March that I enjoyed reading. Here is the link to Aside: The Ark of the Incompetent

Erica Writes often has great posts that bring a smile to my lips, or make me get to thinking. She's got a great post on Battling Writers Blocks. Since I haven't written a word on my manuscript in the last month... I think I'm right in the middle of a block!

Cuss and Other Rants is one of my favorite stopping spots. It's definitely for a mature ready, sometimes her humor is dry, to-the-point, and oh so witty (but with a touch of *naughty*). She recently went on a trip and has had several posts about her trip. I found her post on Polyagomy=A Nor'eater on a Sunday in April a read to get you thinking.

I enjoy visiting Mark Terry's blog and often think about the tidbits, observations, and advice he shares for writers. His post Writing As Chess is another great read.

Daisy Dexter Dobbs is a blog I've only recently discovered because Rhian/Crowwoman said she had some great posts... and she does! And here, a post dedicated to chocolate... how can that not get your synapsis firing? Daisy Visits Junk Chocolate Heaven



Labels: , ,

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Mother Pie's results on female blogger study

A while back I participated in a study for Mother Pie, she was collecting information from mothers/women that blog. She's got a series of entries posted about the study. The information is pretty interesting. Here's a link so you can check it out if you are interested.

Mother Pie's Blogging Study

Labels: ,

Monday, March 12, 2007

Spring Reading Challenge


Susan let me know about the Spring Reading Thing hosted over on Callapidder Days. It's a fun event where you can put together your reading list and try to get some of those books you've been putting off!

Check out her site for all the details, but here is a little snippet for you:

When: Not surprisingly, the challenge takes place during the spring. :) Specifically, it will run from March 21st through June 21st, 2007.

Where: Here, and on blogs all over the bloggy universe. I'll put up a Mr. Linky on March 21st where you can submit a link to your own Spring Reading Thing blog post. All I ask is that you share your goals and list of books in your post, and that you include a link back to the post here that contains the Mr. Linky. We want to spread our love of books and reading far and wide, and make sure people have easy access to everyone's lists!

Labels: , , ,

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

The mystery of the < div > tag

For some reason blogger today has been unfriendly with it's paragraph spacing and not reading my paragraphs and then adding in way too many spaces between lines. So, I apologize for the size of the TT post today... but instead of editing/posting/editing/posting, etc I'm just going to leave it... :)

Labels:

Time for some serious link love!

I've been a little busy and distracted lately... it happens, right? And I've been pretty quiet in the blogosphere. I pop on just to make a fast announcement to the world at large: "Yay! I finished something important. I AM syked! WoooT!"

And along come the wonderful people in the blogosphere to pipe in and make me feel even better. One of the reasons why being involved in the blogging community is to have a support network of friends and like-minded associates.

My mother sent me a lovely arrangement - let me share it with you... and a special thank you to the folks that stopped in to say hello!


Heather Muses

Christine D’Abo

Undercover Angel

December Quinn

The one, the only! Susan!

Laughing Muse

Joely Sue

Mike Berta – where ever you are!

Wylie

Angela the SciFiChick

Sabrina at the Coffee Quill

Amy Ruttan

Rob with Paxton Fiction

Katie with Slightly Savage

The Domestik Goddess

Visit them, tell them how wonderful they are :) and let the bloggy karminess continue!

Labels: , ,

Sunday, March 04, 2007

When the blogging lull hits

It hits hard! My regular readers have noticed I'm not posting quite as frequently as I usually do. I'm experiencing one of those blogging lull's. I'm not really accomplishing anything else. I'd love to say that I've been focused on my writing. Instead, life has just been taking up my time.

We've had some out of town trips, some major snow falls, and some family nights out. It all equals less time for me to think about the blog.

So, what do you do when you have a blogging lull? What is usually the biggest factor that takes your time?

Labels:

Thursday, February 15, 2007

If you like photographs...

My husband has entered the blogosphere. He's working on getting a website/blog together for his photography.

If you'd like, you can pop over and give him a warm welcome!


Yup... shameless promotion of family and friend blogs is completely acceptable! :)

Labels: , ,

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day



Another edition of the weekly Thursday Thirteen.

Happy Valentine's Day all you guys and gals. Today is the day of LOVE! Yes! I have a darling husband that I love dearly and I could certainly start a list here telling you all the reasons why I love him... but, I'm thinking you probably won't find those reasons nearly as important as I do... so how about a love list that we can share?

I love blogging and let me count the ways...

13. My husband says that I'm a happier person when I'm blogging. See... it is good for you. It's good for your soul!

12. You get to find someone who shares similar interests, a sense of humor, and strike up a friendship... much like my blogging buddy - Susan at West of Mars.

11. You get to step on top of whatever soapbox you want and rant or rave or vent... and develop a fan base while doing it.

10. Nothing makes surfing the internet more enjoyable that popping on to someone's blog and seeing what they think on a topic.

9. Learn something new. Learn something new. Learn something new.

8. Get to know your multiple personalities and give them voice!

7. You get to be one with the force! Also known as the internet....

6. You know you love something when you can spend endless hours just admiring it... much like the blogosphere.

5. The Meme... You know it. You love it. You anxiously await it's weekly arrival!

4. I love site traffic. Yes. I like all those little clicks and I lovingly check my traffic meters at least two or three times a day.

3. I've gone to bed at night and as I've drifted off to sleep.. I've thought about the blog post I'd like to research and write... and post...

2. I've clicked on someone's blog and... *gasp* experienced blog envy!

1. Mostly, I love the feeling of community and the group of bloggers I've connected with.... Thank you for feeding my obsession. :) Have a lovely Valentine's!



Labels: , , ,

Thursday, January 11, 2007

De-Lurk Week!

I jumped from A Spot of T over to Paper Napkin.... this week is De-Lurk week. If you comment, the comment fairy will sprinkle you with magic blog dust... or something :) So, if you hit a blog today. Leave a comment, even if it's just "Hi"

You must leave a comment!

Also, some sites of interest for the writerly types. A new agent has a blog.

Agent in the Middle

And, Miss Snark mentioned this contest at Gather on her blog today. I think I'll join the group just so I can read the entries and be entertained.

There's also a group writing project over at Middle Zone Musings. Be sure to check it out!

Labels: , , , ,

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

I am a sad, sad, sad internet junkie.

There I was browsing around the internet, actually, I was flipping through recent visitors on my bloglog menu. I get to this handy little site and I see a link for a free forum.

Hmm, a free forum. I think. That might be cool.

Yeah, so I go, of course. And I sign up, of course. And, I end up with my very own forum.

Announcing: Rashenbo's Write Spot

Why do I need a forum? I don't. /sigh

It's just my annoying OCD kicking in. I just can't seem to help myself. Anyway. I have no idea what I'll do with it. But, it's there now... taking up space in the internet.... Whheeeee for internet junkies.

What else can I do to completely waste time and still not work on today's word count?

Labels: , , ,

451 Buzz: Comments for Cash

I got an email last night from fellow blogger, Chirky. A lovely lady, I met her back in November when she assisted in some of the NaNoBloMo reviews.

She also writes for 451 press and has a blog focused toward, Britney Spears. Have you checked out 451 press? It's not a bad blog community. They've got some interesting blogs there. I definitely had to check out the ones for House and Heroes.

Anyhoo, 451 has launched a little marketing campaign to increase readers. During the month of January, commenters of 451 blogs will be entered in a contest. Randomly selected winner gets $500 bucks and then a few others will get $100 each. All you have to do to enter is comment. It also looks like 451 has some openings for blog writers. I see they don't have one for American Idol yet. If I had the time for another blog I'd probably jump on that one... but perhaps one of you would be interested.

Labels: , , ,

Monday, January 08, 2007

BlogMad, is it worth it?



About a week and a half ago, perhaps it was two, I joined up for Blogmad. It's a site with free registration, you activate your blog and then you surf other member blogs. You use a surfing viewbar and visit a site for 25 seconds, click a code and view another. For each blog you view you get a credit. Those credits are then used to place your own blog in the rotation. Making enough credits to leave your blog in the rotation each day can require some time.

Even though I often spend several hours blog surfing each day, I wanted to find out if it was worth my time to continue using Blogmad.

Traffic

The Christmas holiday was a little rough on my site traffic and each day my average number of visitors was decreasing. Blogmad definitely played a role in increasing my site traffic. I took a random day last week and looked at 100 of the visits. Of those 100, 44 of them were from Blogmad. Of those 44 only a handful lingered for longer than 30 seconds. I'm one of those bloggers that like quality traffic as well as quantity traffic. I've noticed a couple of repeat visitors from those guests and a couple of them do comment.

Blogs

While some of the blogs that you end up on are crap, you can easily ignore them so they are removed from your rotation. I have found several blogs that I enjoy and I am now finding myself visiting their blogs outside of blogmad. Here are a few of them:

Pointless Drivel
Decadent Tranquility
Nonsense Served Almost Daily

The traffic I'm getting may not be the ideal traffic and I may not continue spending the time surfing to collect credits, but for now using Blogmad is a handy tool and I'll give it at least another week or two of my time. I'm not sure yet if it's worth it, but I'll let you know.

If you have used Blogmad, what have you noticed from it regarding your traffic and readers?

Labels:

Thursday, January 04, 2007

2007 Bloggies - send in your ballot

The 2007 Bloggies are open for submission, you've only got a week or so.

Click here to find the ballot.

Labels:

Blog Tipping: a new way to share the link love

Link love *wink* *wink* you know you want it!
A spot of T is one of those blogs that I tend to visit on a regular basis. I just like reading her posts, seeing her nice layout and chuckling at the different things she talks about. Yesterday, I discovered her post on Blog Tipping. It sounds like fun to me, so I'll definitely be blog tipping on February first.

Tip that blog... MOOOOO
From her site, here are the details:
Bronze Blogtipping Rule:
On the first day of the month, pick three blogs and offer their bloggers three compliments and one suggestion each via a post on your blog.

Silver Blogtipping Rule:
Blogtipping is about making someone else's day and educating others about excellent blogging practices in the process.

Golden Blogtipping Rule:
Tip unto others as you would have others tip unto you.

Labels: , ,

Monday, January 01, 2007

What will 2007 hold for bloggers?

My blog is a niche blog or theme specific. It focuses on writing: authors, literary agents, novels, etc with a little smattering of my personal observations and opinions tossed in (ok, a lot). However, I’m still a blogger and the vast world of the blogosphere is where I keep my little corner of writing happiness.

I want blog traffic and I want readers. I know you’ve heard me say it before, all bloggers want traffic and readers. The motives may differ and the amount that will satisfy us may differ – but we all want the same thing. Successful bloggers have a pretty good history of content under their belt and while they were building their content, they were learning.

You don’t want to move into a new town without knowing at least something about it, right? The same theory applies with the blogosphere. While I remain in my blog niche, that doesn’t mean I’m not checking out dozens of other blogs that exist within other niches and trying to learn all I can.

Problogger is an excellent spring board for bloggers. On Problogger I found link to Andrew Wee. I’ve found vast amounts of information in both locations. Today Andrew made a post on blog predictions of 2007. He's started the Blogging Predictions 2007 Meme and tagged 20 people to post their own thoughts of what will happen in 2007.

One of the big trend forecasts going around right now for bloggers is that 2007 will see a peak and then a decline in blogging. Some are predicting the “death of bloggers”. Gartner Media Relations said in report:

Blogging and community contributors will peak in the first half of 2007. Given the trend in the average life span of a blogger and the current growth rate of blogs, there are already more than 200 million ex-bloggers. Consequently, the peak number of bloggers will be around 100 million at some point in the first half of 2007.

I wonder what Gartner has determined as the average life span of bloggers?

In November, Technorati reported that the blogosphere was doubling itself every 230 days and nearly 100,000 new blogs were created each day. At that time Technorati was tracking around 57 million blogs.

Blogging is subjective on many levels and it’s incredibly difficult to pin down what’s going to happen. I do not think that 2007 will bring the death of blogging. I do, however, think we’ll see some branching off. Corporations will continue to become more involved in the blogosphere. I believe this will change the tone and structure of those corporation websites and some blogs. I believe that many of the new bloggers of 2006 will have gained experience and we’ll continue to see more involved and sophisticated blogs from the home user that are more theme specific.

Advertising and blog income tools will continue to flourish. I agree with many other predictions that RSS or feeds will become more prevalent. RSS will become less “complicated” to understand and tools will continue to be developed to help the growth and development of syndication.

Memes have their place, but I think they will begin to taper off in popularity simply because of the saturation of content that is currently focused on memes. Not that they don’t have their place and not that they won’t continue – I just think we’ll start to see a decline in reader preference toward the meme.

I believe that in 2007 it will be more important for blogs to have some kind of theme or specification. The competition for market share of readers is tight; supply and demand takes on a whole new meaning when you apply it to the blogosphere. Those blogs that are relatively new and not niche specific are going to have a hard time generating and keeping traffic. It will require time and patience for new blogs to be in a position to compete with the big blogs (even more so than now). It is in this area where I feel blogging may see the decrease.

I imagine by June we’ll be seeing a lot of dead blogs: those blogs that started in winter of 06 or January of 07 but the blogger lost interest because they didn’t see hits after a month or two. That, or the blogger realized it would take more time and energy than they were willing to share.

In all, I think 2007 will be a good year to observe the blogosphere and see what will stay strong and what will taper off.

Labels: , ,

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Tools of a Blogosphere Junkie


Thursday Thirteen Edition #73 12/28/2006
Rashenbo's Edition #4

I hope you all had a lovely Holiday. It is that time once again for the Thursday Thirteen. I don't know about you... but I love blogging and I love the blogosphere. I know that one of the ways to increase my own traffic and to better learn the tricks of the blogosphere is to get involved. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your outlook) there are about a BAZILLION different tools that bloggers can use for SSP (also known as Shameless Self Promotion). So, I thought I'd share with you 13 goodies and tips out of the blogging basket.

Getting out in the blogosphere can help you generate traffic. That traffic may turn into repeat visitors or it may just boost the quality of your traffic and impact your blog advertising or money making.

1. Technorati. By now, you'd think just about every blogger would know Technorati and would have signed up... even if they ignore the ranking. However, there are many bloggers that don't use it. I do. I find it has valuable information and I use it frequently for searching information and it provides me another way to view the traffic to my site and I've certainly found links to me through Technorati that I wouldn't have found otherwise. Update: Scribbit has an excellent post on Technorati, if you've got questions about it - it's a good read.

2. Listed on BlogShares
Ok, this is just for fun... It's amazing the thought that has gone into the development of the blog stock market. I admit... I just signed up to it but it's amazing how many blogs are on here and how involved the blog discussions can be! I can't wait to really check it out.

3. Blog Surfing Exchangers. I've seen a few of these and I've tried Blogexplosion and it seemed ok. I have also recently been checking out
These may require more time or devotion than you want to give. Some people have said that these tools can be very helpful to increase traffic.

4. Directories can be very handy, like top 100 authors and such. I've seen some directories that are total junk. So it helps to take a look at the directory. I found a new one recently that I thought looked interesting.

5. Get in on new action... When you hear of something "new" that's coming into the web. You may want to go ahead and investigate a little further. Sometimes getting in early on a new program helps provide a burst of traffic (or helps increase revenue). I found two "new" items today that I'm investigating. eXlinks

and then there is this one... which per this article says it might be a good thing to keep an eye on. It's something that supposedly will help you generate funds.

agloco


6. Forums, clubs and groups. There is no doubt that being involved with individuals that share your own interest can help build your traffic. If you aren't already doing it - look for forums or areas on the net where you can chat with other people who share your interest. Use the signature field to create a link to your blog... I'm surprised people don't do this more. It can really help you network and make new friends (and create traffic)!

7. Problogger and blogging expert sites - Use the knowledge and experience of others. I've learned so much from reading up on sites like problogger. You can also usually find some good links to other valuable tools that will help enhance your blog or just get you more involved in the blogosphere.

8. MyBlogLog and online communities are also a handy little tool. I like mybloglog and I really love seeing that widget that shows who has recently visited your blog. I'm also a regular on BlogHer - I have found some great bloggers over there.

9. Comment Magic - making comments can be one of the best traffic generating tips you can follow. Andrew Wee has a good article that discusses this.

10. Link Love - Find blogs that you like and have content that interests you... reference it with a link in a post of your own. Linking to other people - on your sidebar or in your content increases your chances of those reciprocal links.

11. I think this one is another "directory" type... but the name was catchy and I found myself signing up for it anyway!

12. Feed!!! If you don't have a feed, get one. Go to feedburner or wherever... and then get to pinging! :) Having a blog feed can provide you with an easy way to reach repeat readers and hit the search engines for better content placement.

13. What are some blog tools you like to use? Is it a community? Is it a link exchange? Have you ever blogged for a "carnivale"? I've been interested in learning more about those.
* Disclaimer: I am currently enjoying the potent powers of Nyquil. If something in the list doesn't make sense... I'm not surprised. I think I just saw little Bunny Foo Foo bouncing by and I have a little green martian whispering in my ear. He's so naughty!

Labels: , ,

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Rashenbo Reviews the Blog: Waking Jonas

Waking Jonas Header

Waking Jonas is a blog that I would categorize as personal/humor.

The Rating Scale: 1 = Dreadfully dull 5 = Alright 10 = Awesome! I'm so jealous.

The Title:
At a glace, one might say... "Waking Jonas, hmmm what is special about this title?" At first, I just give the title a 4-5. However, this is one of those titles that as you read the content - you realize it has a meaning and the title wasn't really made to grab attention from a list. From the about page, this is a little tidbit to think about regarding the title:

jonas was a kitty who had many adventures with me. his life was short but he was loved very much. the site was named after a lonely afternoon where i found myself so in need of attention that i woke him up from his afternoon nap. what are cats for? a captive audience.

I'm not a cat person, but even I think this is sweet and it changes my thoughts about the title... and gets at least a 6.

The Layout
Ah, the joy of Word Press... I see some great Word Press blogs. I'm even thinking of starting up a blog for my husband and using Word Press. The layout here is simple and clean. No flashy colors or annoying backgrounds. I like the sidebar on each side of the content here. Sometimes having the two sidebars limits the width of the main content column - but I think the spacing is good here. I think it could be a little more "catching" or unique so I only give it a 6ish... but it is nice and it's easy to navigate - that's always a plus.

The Sidebars
Those of you familiar with my reviews know I like to see links, widgets, something in the sidebar. I think it makes the site more interactive and gives the reader more opportunity to spend time on your site surfing through your options. I have to say that I love the little ninja in the sidebar. It makes me happy. Maybe I need my own blog ninja?

Waking Jonas has some nice little images on the sidebar. The sidebars are organized nicely. Site navigation and widgets to the left... link love to the right. Course... I did notice that I'm not on the link love (/sigh) but it's ok. No points are deducted if you don't mention me! The comic links are a great little area to surf around - I know... I spent some time surfing through there.

I also liked the sleeping pose widget. I noticed it when I saw WJ during the nablopomo competition - I even posted my own in one of my blog posts. She's got quite a few things for readers to click on, surf through and visit so that chances of a reader hanging around longer is a little better. I give her at least an 8ish - (and this is not higher because my personal preference is to see a little more than what she's got). Other people don't... but they can do their own review and give a 10 if they want! :)

Blogosphere Presence
It's good for bloggers to get involved in the blogosphere... through links, through community blogs, through widgets that join folks together, etc. I don't rank it, but I always check on blogs I review. Her blog is on technorati and she's got a few sites that link her through technorati - like Testament to Youth in Verse. She's on BlogHer (a blog community I'm also a member of and recommend) and she's got some Flickr action happening. Looks like she's been having some fun! :) With the history of blog posts, I'm sure there is more of her out there in the blogosphere. Although, it could probably be improved - if that's what she wanted.

Now... to what we all know and love...

The Content

The first post appeared waaaaay back in April of 02... yeah, 2002. That's got to be one of the earliest dates in an archive I've seen... at least among the general population of bloggers. Kudos on the history. The posts are frequent... the posts are often short. Sometimes they are funny... and sometimes I had no idea what she was talking about! And, some of them are cute! I particularly enjoyed the recent post regarding the Christmas Plague and Kitty Mittens.

Overall, there are some nice posts here... some of them definitely had more of a "quick mental note" feel to them. I know the writing style and structure is intentional (read the about)... but I did find it a little distracting from time to time... that's probably my inner editor rearing it's head. I like the use of images in the posts... but if the goal is to increase reader awareness and blogosphere presence... there may be some room for improvement with post content. Now, that's just me... others may disagree... but I think I have to go with just a 5ish for the overall content. Not that there isn't some great content in there... it's just a little hard to find.

As always, I appreciate the time I spend on blogs. This is my opinion. I'm not an expert, I'm just sharing my thoughts. I tend to review a blog each Saturday. I keep a list and pull in the order of receipt. If you would like me to look at your blog. Click the "Rashenbo Review Me" link in my sidebar.

Cheers!



Updated to reflect the new URL.

Labels: , ,

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Problogger favorites & tickle me blog style.

So... yesterday sucked at work. Today I'm giving myself a little break and was surfing through the participants on Problogger Writing Project.

I'm finding some really great reads and it's hard to pick just my favorites... but I wanted to share with you a few of the highlights I've enjoyed.

Predictions of 2007 by Jason - some great technology predictions

Why I won "Times Person of the Year" by Sarakastic - this is a short read and will give you a giggle or two!

2007 Psychic Predictions by Matt - I just found this pretty darn entertaining.

Kickstart your blogging business & make big money: 7 reality checks by Andrew

And then I saw his post about TickMe and had to check it out. So I've signed up and I'm going to see how beneficial this is to networking in the blogosphere. If it seems good - I'll let you know and if you decide to try it - send me a tickle!

TickMe Banner


Well, I guess I better get back to work. I'll be writing a more writing focused blog entry soon... I promise! :)

Labels: , , , ,

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

My planet to rule... on my birthday!

Yes... in case you missed the notice yesterday, today is MY birthday. YAY! *does a little dance*

Happy Birthday to ME!

So, I decided I'd get myself a planet for my birthday. I'm not quite sure I agree with this particular description... but, all things bloggy says:

You Should Rule Mars

Mars is a planet that shines brightly and loops wildly around the solar system.

You are perfect to rule Mars, because you are both energetic and independent.
Like Mars, you seems attractive and bright to others - but you're difficult to pin down.

You are a great thinker, but you only think in the present and ignore the future.
Full of enthusiasm and inspiration, you are into your own thing... and rather insensitive to others.


Look out, Susan! I'm your new neighbor!

Then I decided to find out what my vampire name would be... because, well... it looked fun.

Your Vampire Name Is...

Princess of Pain


And then... I decided to find out my Stars Wars Horoscope....

Star Wars Horoscope for Sagittarius

You are superbly wise and have been known to spread your wisdom widely.
You are impatient and pushy when people take your teachings too lightly.
And your philosophical side always peeks through.

Star wars character you are most like: Yoda

Labels: ,