December 2007

Do you want to be blogged?

2 Comments / Daily Dose, Pet Peeves /

Britt Bravo recently blogged some great tips to help convince bloggers to blog your cause. Amber jumped in with a comment about someone who sent her a nasty email when she didn’t blog about his product. (and I teased her about being patient because BlogHer was in the process of blogging about a topic that she really wanted blogged)

And I thought that was the end of me thinking about how to get people to blog about you. Or how you’re treated when you do blog someone after they’ve sent you a link and a link to a press release. Nope that wasn’t the end, it was only the beginning…

Do not send “me” a link to a new blog and a press release about the new blog and then, after “I’ve” blogged it, email me because I did not mention the relationship of the blogger to the company she’s now blogging for. I don’t really care about the company she’s blogging for – I care about the blogger and the topic she’s blogging about. Period. If that isn’t enough for you… go ask someone else to blog you.

(updated to say that my grouchy post has absolutely nothing to do with Amber, it was just a coincidence that Britt blogged the topic, Amber and I sort of discussed it and then… )

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Waiting for the mailman, the UPS dude and the FedEx chick

4 Comments / Christmas, Family Funk /

I just realized Christmas is a week away and some stuff that has been ordered… has not arrived. How much stuff hasn’t arrived? I’m not really sure, exactly. I just know that when I think “hey, that hasn’t come yet”… something else pops into my head that also hasn’t come.

1) One item for Chris
2) One item for Michelle (which might be in the box with Chris’s item but probably not)
3) One item for TW
4) Some stuff I ordered from Etsy for Michelle, TW and errr myself.
5) Something for Prince J which I ordered months ago. I’m thinking it’s not going to show up, which isn’t a huge big deal ’cause it’s just sort of an extra gift from the “dark side” and the “dark side” can be given to the worthy any time of the year, not just at Christmas.
6) Something for B (Jenn’s boyfriend) which is probably ok since we don’t head to Charleston ’til after Christmas, plenty of time for that one to arrive.

Hmmm, what else has not arrived? I’m not sure but I guess I should find out, shouldn’t I?

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Upstate

2 Comments / 2007, A to Z Challenge, Books in Bed, Favorites, Fiction /

When I was creating my A to Z list, back in January, and looking for a book for the letter “U”, I found Upstate. I’m not sure how I found it, but I did – it might have been on someone else’s A to Z list, it might have been in the NY Times Book pages or blog. No idea how but it is one of the five best books, so far, on my A to Z list.

Get it on audio… it’s worth it for this one.

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Agnes & the Hitman

1 Comment / 2007, Books in Bed, Chick Lit, Favorites, Fiction, Women /

Agnes & the Hitman was hysterical. No, wait. It was HYSTERICAL! I loved it and not just because of the flamingos. Best Jennifer Crusie book so far. I want to be cranky Agnes when I grow up, without the hitman – though he definitely had his charm.

And an OMG I had no idea moment… Jennifer Crusie wrote Coffee at Luke’s. I need that book. Who has not bought my Christmas gift yet? Whoever it is, you can send this – NOW.

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