Showing posts with label rambling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rambling. Show all posts

Monday, February 28, 2011

Disqus, Envy and a Little Procrastination...

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Sitting here just a little envious this morning. The amazing Mrs Woog of Woogsworld fame (or is that infamy?) is off to lunch with Google! Yes, you read it right  - GOOGLE! You really know you've reached the pinacle of all blogicleness when Google want to wine and dine your arse! So I told her I wanted to be her! Yes, a little stalkerish. Okay, a lot stalkerish, but hey, wouldn't it be worse if I sat and let my jealousy fester unvoiced behind a false smiling facade? And that leads me to my next point. Disqus. No false smiling facade on MY comments in Disqus. No facade at all - I am faceless. Must admit the envy was creeping insidiously in about this one too. I would sit, muttering madly under my breath "She got a photo. Why does she get one and not me. Who does she think she is? How did she get on the inner? What have I ever done to Disqus to make it treat me with such obvious disdain? Why aren't I in the cool group? *Sob*" every time I commented and had to enter e-mail, enter username, enter first born son's right testicle...



But then I noticed something. A little thing that soothed my jaded spirit. I was not alone. The uber-cool Allison from Life in a Pink Fibro was sitting a couple of comments away SANS photo! So maybe I am in the cool group. and the other is the uncool group! Well, that's my premise and I'm sticking to it.

And now we come to the procrastination bit... As you may have read in my other post, I won Challenge 67 on Blog This. Which meant I had to come up with a topic for Challenge 69 (I know, I know, okay?). After no help from you lot I came up with a topic:

What would you do if you won the big one. Not one million, or even two million, but a division one prize of 52 million dollars? Would you go public, remain anonymous, use it for good of others, or on family only? If all your financial issues were swept away, what would you do with the rest?

Yeah, not brilliant but all I had at that moment (being put on the spot kinda thing ya know). Now I am avoiding as only someone as consummate a procrastinator such as moi can. You'd a thunk if I was the one coming up with the challenge that I'd have some ideas about it, huh?




Lucky I'm a fly by the seat of my pants sorta gal. Because that's what I'll be doing. For this challenge entry and for Muse Wars I would say. Cest la vie.


Oh, and drop over and check out Challege 68 - Valentine's Past. Vote for your favourite - and I'll let you know I was lucky, for this one I had already written an apt post way back last year.

Okay, no more stuffing around. I'll get stuck into it, I promise. Right after I just go and...


Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Bit of General Chit-Chat and some Ho-Hum Stuff


I cannot believe how fast this year has taken off, it appears 2010 will pass by in a blur much in the same way as 2009. Our family is hoping this year will be our year of change, the stress of the past decade let go and life moving into a more pleasant sphere. One can only hope. We have made some big decisions to facilitate the switch and now must put them into action.

For me, one of the amazing things at the beginning of this decade is how fast the number of followers of this blog has increased. I notice each and every one of you, and yes I do take the time to follow your links and read your own blogs. The traffic flow of readers has also multiplied, yesterday over 100 individual hits by my counter. Makes me all gooey and fuzzy inside. Okay, maybe it is more like a witch cackling over her crystal ball frantically muttering "...more, MORE, I WANT MORE!"



The comments always keep me moving forward, and I love the wit and style you guys use. (Don't you hate that phrase you guys, comes from having two almost tween boys). I am still a bit of a technophobe though, and have to ask a few questions from you experts (and I am in awe of those of you who constantly change your blog layouts - I am too terrified of stuffing it all to even attempt it)...

When you win a blog award, but you do not have html code for it, how do you put the picture into the column at the side permanently? Those I have included have been via layout, add a gadget, add html.























And where do some of you find the incredible photos you post? I spend of lot of my time wiping the drool from my crazily salivating mouth.

Also thought I'd quickly mention how impressed I am with the calibre of blogs I keep stumbling upon. And inspired. And daunted. Hell - you lot scare the crap out of me, I'm always wondering about grammar, punctuation, phrasing and content. My school English lessons have long since lost any impact and I know my editing skills do leave a lot to be desired. Please, feel free to slam critique my badly written prose, after all, how will I learn (again) if I am not told?


Okay, rambled on enough. Happy blogging!