Old mare whose eyes
are like cracked marbles
drools blood in her mash
shivers in her jute blanket.
My father hates weakness worse than hail;
in the morning
without haste
he will shoot her in the ear, once,
shovel her under in the north pasture.
Tonight
leaving the stables
he stands his lantern on an over-turned water pail,
turns,
cursing her for a bad bargain,
and spreads his coat
carefully over her sick shoulders.
Alden Nowlan
Don’t you love it when your dog’s poop comes out like a string of attached sausages cause he swallowed a really long hair or blade of grass and you have to *eh hem* “assist” him by leveraging that oh so versatile plastic poop bag in your pocket cause by this time the people across the street in the bus shelter are starting to whisper and point and it looks like your dog was born deformed with a permanently hunched back and you kinda just feel sorry for the little bugger as he looks apologetically back at you as if to say, “Listen, I know you’re mortified right now cause I’ve been doing the walking squat for over three and a half minutes, but, could I trouble you to give my poop a little tug? We should be good from there….” The joys, I tell ya. The joys.
This blog entry is dedicated to my sweet little hamster Peaches.
I know what you’re thinking – a grown woman dedicating a blog post to a hamster – how ridiculous. A while back, I would have thought the same thing too. Now, a few days after she’s left, I’m finding I’m missing her more than I thought I ever could, so here’s a bit about my little hammy.
Last year after coming back from vacation, I was getting pet supplies at PetSmart when these cute little baby hamsters caught my eye. Always a sucker for cute little animals, I asked the salesperson about them. She happened to bring up that she had a previously injured older hamster whose leg had since healed after being broken and was looking for a good home. Apparently, she loved to climb the walls of the PetSmart hamster enclosures and broke her leg after a fall. The vet had seen her and her broken leg had healed nicely and they were rehoming her free of cost.
The salesgirl brought her out and I knew I had to take that cute little hamster home. She was five months at the time.
From the very start I could see why she had broken her leg – she loved to climb and was very active. I tried to tell her she was supposed to run on the inside of the wheel, but she decided she wanted to figure that one out on her own 😛
My dogs were cool around her, as with all my other animals. Since I sometimes let my dogs have a couple of hamster Extrusion pellets every now and then when I’m feeding the hamsters, they knew the smell and loved it. Peachie would sleep beside her “stashed” pellets. It was hilarious to watch Bruce lick his lips every time she was out of her cage and he had a chance to sniff her.
Just as an FYI – Syrian hamsters can easily climb over the walls of these hamster exercise pens:
She ended up growing so large I had to go and purchase her a really large wheel since she couldn’t fit into the one that had come with her cage. Here’s a few pictures of her:
Peachie never “climbed” down the bars from the cage platform, nor did she take the intended tunnel down to ground level. She liked to just “step” off the platform and greet the ground when she got there:
Actually, these pictures were taken about a week before she died. I noticed the day I took the pictures that she was looking a little thin even though she was still eating and drinking normally. You can see in this picture she looks a bit drawn – at least I can tell she was:
A few nights later, I discovered her stuck in her food bowl. She was stuck in such an odd way, though. Her head was curled under in her bowl, with her left arm under her face – the rest of her limbs and body outside of the bowl. I thought she was dead. When I looked closer, however, I could see, very faintly, that she was still breathing :-S I swear she was breathing every thirty seconds or more. I vaguely remembered reading somewhere that hamsters can hibernate if their environment gets too chilly. My place had been kind of cold at that time. I kept her in my hand to warm her up for over two hours. She seemed to be in a really deep sleep and didn’t want to wake up. When I found her, her paws were so icy – they warmed up a bit after two hours but she was still on the cold side. I gave her a few drops of water with a dropper, and she eventually woke up enough to swallow and then fell back to sleep. In my heart I knew she was going to die, and that she wasn’t just hibernating – she had lost so much weight 😦
I put her in a little temporary cage that night and wrapped her up in a lot of towels to keep her warm. The next morning, I checked on her expecting to see her dead; she hadn’t moved a bit since the night prior. The only sign that she was alive were her little pink feet. I waited for quite a while watching her, but I didn’t even see her breathing. I picked her up and I finally saw her take a breath. I held her for a few minutes and she opened her eyes all the way. I got happy thinking maybe she was coming around and would get better. I wanted to keep her warm in my hand but I had to get ready for work, so I did both at the same time.
Encouraged by the fact that her eyes were fully open, I tried to give her some water from the dropper again. She choked on it 😦 I had given it to her the same way the night prior being careful to hold her at an angle so she could swallow, but it seemed she was shutting down and just couldn’t swallow it anymore.
It was so sad – holding her in my palm watching and hearing her gasp for air :’-(
I finally put her back into her little bed lined with towels from the night before. I left her for literally sixty seconds, and I came back to find her dying :’-( She had foam coming out of her nose and she was contorting her little body in a very unusual way. She exhaled – it was literally like her little life was leaving her. After that, she looked so flat, like a deflated beach ball.
I stayed there for quite a while afterward to ensure she was really gone – I had thought she had died a few times over the past few hours – it had been hard to tell the difference and I didn’t want to leave her if she was still alive. But she was really gone that time.
I feel so badly that she suffered the last few hours. I still can’t believe I got so attached to such a small little thing.
Good-bye Peachie. You were such a cutie pie. I’ll miss you.
So, I’ve been thinking over the past little while that maybe I should create a few podcasts, and post them on my blog instead of always typing a blog.
Should I?
I’ll think about it and get back to you all.
Have a great evening!
Yes, I have a lot of it. Do I want to do it? No.
That’s all I have to say for now.
The other day I went through my entire knitting arsenal – stash, tools, UFO’s – everything, and I cleaned house. I threw out half-completed projects I knew I’d never get around to picking up again, I tossed away weirdly tarnished Addi Lace circs that I also knew I will never touch again, and I filed ugly yarn in the round file. My needles, hooks and notions were neatly organized into one supply bag, and all my “worthy-to-hold-on-to” UFO’s got organized into a single knitting bag. Needless to say, I felt really good afterward.
So, having said that, the only remaining UFO’s are my never-ending lace February Lady Sweater, my Breeze socks, my Tulip baby cardigan, and my Monkey socks.
I can’t believe I really cast on for the second side of the Breeze socks. I swear I started those three years ago.
I completed a pair of Pocket Book slippers in black. No clue what the name of the yarn is since I haven’t a clue where the ball band went. I do know that I’m going to have to keep them away from Bruce. He already thinks they’re his toy. Little monkey.
My resolution is to finish my four UFO’s in 2011 and completely use up my stash. Can it be done? Absolutely. Will it be done? Probably not, but we can dream.
Today’s the big day! My puppy comes home!!!
I met Tucker’s breeder today at noon to pick him up. This cute little munchkin was passed out cold in this crate when I got him. He successfully slept the entire way home.
What’s going to be challenging is introducing him to Zoe. I had planned to have my best friend meet me with Zoe on neutral territory a couple blocks from my home, let them get acquainted, and then walk them home together (or as far as Tucker could go without getting tired). Well, of course it has to be rainy and cold today *pout* lol.
Soooo, since Tucker is still passed out in the car, I ran inside, warmed up his food and got his honey water, and ran back to the car with it. I’m now sitting in my car waiting for my best friend to get here so we can begin the intros.
I snapped this shot of Tucker’s butt. I think this is his butt lol. I can’t believe how small he is!!!! I knew he was small, but man, he looks smaller than I remember!!!
Today Bob and I took a trip up to Tweed to see the puppy. We’ve decided to name him Tucker. I can’t believe how small he is. I met his parents and his little friend from a separate litter. He’s soooo laid back! I can’t wait to bring him home – the dates been tentatively moved from April 15 to April 8.
On and off for the past while, I’ve been cruising Kijiji with the intent of adding a second dog to my single dog “pack”.
I’m still not quite sure how I lucked out and landed on Zoe. She came perfectly trained when I adopted her, so for me, the work of raising a puppy was non-existent – it was already done for me.
Since Zoe came into the picture in November of 2008, I’ve learnt a lot more about how to properly care for a dog, and what it takes to continue to have a well-trained canine companion. I’ve read a couple of Cesar Millan books, I watch his show every chance I get, and I try to keep Zoe as well-socialized to as many varying situations as possible.
A couple of weeks ago I came across an ad on Kijiji for a nine month old female ready to be rehomed. In correspondence with the breeder, I found out she had a little eight week old puppy. Apparently he was really laid back (like me and Zoe) and was the tiniest one in his litter. He wasn’t expected to reach three pounds.
Last Tuesday, my best friend and I took a nice drive north of Belleville to visit the puppy. He was really small and really laid back. Now, the laid-back part might have been due to the fact that I came in the middle of his nap time lol. Either way, I left putting a deposit down on him.
The breeder – Kimberley (www.thefairydogmothers.ca) has been very helpful and open thus far, and was kind enough to send me some videos and pictures of my prospective new little monkey.
Bob and I made our way down to the Art Gallery of Ontario today to see the King Tut exhibit.
Unfortunately, while we had a really great time together, I’m not in a real talkative mood right now, so I’m not going to say any more about the outting right now. Sorry :-P.
Just know that Swarovski crystals glued onto the end of black pencils looks really nice.
I had a really great time this past Saturday. I took Zoe and she had the time of her life hanging out with the other dogs. My family showed up as well – I couldn’t ask for a better day.
Here’s some pics taken with my BlackBerry of the Small Dog Meetup. The white “horse” wasn’t allowed into this particular off-leash event lol.
Somebody please tell me I spelt “negligent” correctly in my title; I’m too lazy to check the dictionary right now.
Having said that, you most likely won’t be surprised to hear me say that I’ve been “neglectful” in other areas lately as well.
And on that note, I bid you adieu.
Snap, hold on. There was something else I wanted to say:
OK, I’m done. 🙂
Guess where I am right now? Guess why I’m killing time?
Isn’t it weird how one day, the leaves on the trees will be green, and then literally the next day, they’ve all turned colour completely? It’s like that with the trees on my street – I swear they all turned yellow last night!
All day today we’ve had some pretty crummy weather – rain, wind, and more rain and wind. The only good thing that came out of it was the beautiful, surreal image of the side streets once the rain had died down – cool, crisp, damp, with an ever so slight hint of lingering summer somewhere in the air.
I was able to capture a very blurry couple of night images. I know I need to invest in a tripod, and will probably get one tomorrow, however, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to snap a few photos of the gorgeous night scene. These pictures don’t remotely do justice to the beauty I saw this evening, but I figured if I could capture even a small piece of tonight’s beauty, I was going to.
While I really am not an autumn fan, it’s nights like this evening that make all the depressing, gloomy days of fall worth it. I can only imageine what the pictures could have looked like if I had a tripod!
On Monday, August 24, my little brother Bob and I went to the EX. I love hangin’ out with him; he’s such a cool little guy.
We went shopping through a few of the buildings, then watched a video of poop coming out of the rear end of a cow in the Farm building (he liked to press “replay” – we watched this video quite a few times).
We had dinner and then went on a bunch of rides. He loves bumper cars, and I had a fun time watching him have fun on them.
The dog show was really enjoyable this year – lots of cute doggies doing a great job in the agility course. Here’s a pic I snapped with the CrackBerry while waiting for the show to begin.
P.S. Bob has explained the concept behind Pokeman cards, but I’m sorry, I just don’t get it. Any other adults out there kinda stumped by them too? Please tell me I’m not the only one…
Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry
A couple weeks ago I was informed that WordPress had come out with a beta app for BlackBerry – fantastic!
So of course, I downloaded it onto my phone, open it up, and attempt to add my blog in an attempt to begin using the app.
Go figure – it doesn’t recognize my information. I guess that’s why they call it a beta lol.
I really want to uses this app, like, right now. This is going to be quite the challenge remaining patient while it’s being fixed.
Deep breath 😀
Last Thursday, my best friend and I took a trip down to the Royal Ontario Museum to see the Dead Sea Scrolls. I was really quite amazed at the relatively great condition they’re still in, and how small the writing actual is. I’m glad I got a chance to get down there and have a look at them for myself. If you’re interested in seeing some more of the photos I took while there, here’s the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheri-lyn/sets/72157621595070191
So far, I’ve talked about a lot of different things. I just realized that I haven’t spoken anything about my knitting.
For the past few months, I’m not quite sure what’s been happening. I used to try and chip away at one or two projects daily, however lately, I think I’ve lost my mojo.
For someone who notoriously loves to start new projects all over the place, I think I’m doing pretty well with only two projects on the needles right now.
The oldest of the two is a pair of Monkey socks. The newest is a February Lady sweater.
I’m too lazy to get my camera out and take a picture of them, so I’ll do that a bit later.
Just thought I’d share.
As I sit here at dinner, I contemplate many a thing.
Of primary concern, at this time, is this: What exactly, is it, that I’m eating?
Well friends, I’ll let you all be the judge. I’m thinking its a big mash of everything all together.
Either way, for someone as unfussy as myself, I have to say that I don’t care for this dish too much.
I think I’ll send it over the food rainbow bridge. Good riddance!!!
Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry
So I just found out that I can blog, complete with attachments, by sending an email to WordPress. I’d say this is good news. So, now that we’ve established that this is good news, here’s my test email/post, directly from my BlackBerry. (I swear I can’t live without this thing.)
I’ve just finished polishing off two small Iced Caps (I was really thirsty) and I’m sitting in my driveway. I’m too tired/lazy to get outta my car. I never thought just sitting here could be so relaxing!
The weather was absolutely beautiful today and I just had to get out and enjoy the sunshine. I decided to make my way down to Bluffers Park and walk my dog.
I was able to capture a few pics with my BlackBerry and, I think they came out not too badly for a phone camera.
Here they are:
Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry
A Gorgeous Day
Still the pit in my belly weights ten tonnes. I left my grandma at the hospital on Monday night. It’s going to take so much more than a stinkin’ picture to make this one better. Screw the gorgeous day.
For anyone that doesn’t know me – I’m an animal lover. I’d own an entire farm if left to my own devices. Having said that, I think it’s perfectly logical that I own a “mini” farm right here at my place.
Part of my “mini” farm is comprised of four cute, wee parrotlets. From top left, going clockwise, they are as follows: Pickle – my standard male, Mia – my dilute blue hen (American White), Mya – my dilute yellow (American Yellow) hen, and Taka – my blue male.
My Four Parrotlets
All joking aside, it wasn’t Mya’s fault. In fact, it most certainly was mine.
I recently downloaded Cellspin on my BlackBerry. This app is supposed to be able to allow one to blog to several different sites, including WordPress (yey), Facebook, Twitter, Blogspot, etc. The great thing about this app is that you can upload pictures, videos, and voicenotes directly from your BlackBerry to your blog – I like that!
So, here’s my first real CellSpin test. And yes, I’m blogging from my phone.
I was craving a bit of a midnight snack. Look what I ended up with:
Now I get to clean up – yey! lol
They say berries have great antioxidant qualities about them. For that reason alone, I make it a point to indulge my Blackberry addiction as often as possible.
A few weeks back I noticed that my Blackberry 8830 was having difficulty charging. It seemed that the charging port was broken. I tried to put up with it for a while, rationalizing that I could “make due” with a “difficult” piece of hardware, but alas, I cracked and convinced myself that it was just better to purchase a whole new handset instead.
Look what followed me home a few days ago:
My shiny new Curve 8330 wasn’t my first hardware choice – but it’ll do for now. I must say I love the new 4.5 OS – everything is so much nicer when I surf 😉 Trust me, I’ve been having a fun time downloading every free app I can get my hands on. I’ve had to uninstall a few already due to lack of space 😀
On a different note, have you every bought something, not because you needed it, but simply because there was something about it that you loved? Well, that’s what happened with me and this cool bar of soap. I love it’s packaging, I love it’s smell, and I love the way it feels in my hand. I want to open it up and use it, but then that would definitely ruin it, and I want this bar of soap to last forever, lol.
Now all I need is an equallly as intriguing soap dish. Heck, while I’m at it, let me cover soap dishes as well. I need one. I’ve never had one that I truly liked. Isn’t that heinous? Can you imagine? Living all my years without this simple pleasure? Seriously though people, if any of you happen upon a unique, minimalistic-looking soapdish, let me know, eh?
While I appreciated the fact that I had a camera to take pictures with when I went to Pioneer Village with Bob, I wasn’t very impressed with the picture quality once I got home and viewed them on my computer.
I made a decision that it was time to rehome my little Kodak point-and-shoot with my mom :P, and get me a new camera.
It was Best Buy’s lucky day, lol. I walked into the store ready to buy an upgrade. A very nice gentleman named Sadiq assisted me in figuring out which would be the best camera for me, and after much deliberation (about two minutes worth), I concluded I should leave the store with a new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28.
It was a floor model, so I got a sweet discount on the camera itself, as well as the warranty offered through Best Buy. I picked up a few other things while I was at at, and took my new toy home.
I plugged the battery into the charger, and waited for the next eight hours to be able to use my camera.
You be the judge and let me know if the pictures and videos I post from here on in are of better quality than the previous ones. I’m hoping I made a good choice and didn’t just waste my hard earned money.
Last Thursday, my little brother and I (to protect his identity, let’s call him Bob), took a day trip to Black Creek Pioneer Village.
First let me say how excited I was when I got this big idea to take Bob to Pioneer Village the previous Monday at work. Bob seemed pretty excited at the prospect too, so it was pretty cool. I called him the morning of to make sure he had woken up on time and eaten breakfast, and he answered the phone sounding like he’d been awake already for hours. He came out of the house all happy, with this huge smile on his face, and his little iPod in his pocket – it was so cute.
It was the first time the park was open during the March break, and due to the weather, not all of the buildings were open yet, as the cold weather could still potentially damage the inside of the buildings and their contents.
We first walked around the main building which housed the gift shop, the snack bar, and a museum. Bob loved the displays with the toys – especially the toy trains. I was kinda grossed out when I saw the doll display case. It’s a little unsettling knowing that the dolls you’re looking at have real human hair, and they’re about 160 years old. The previous owners of that hair are dead. I was looking at a dead person’s hair. Maybe it was just the museum, that to be honest, I found a little creepy for some reason, or I was just being dumb, but I was so creeped out by the thought of this dead person’s hair being on that doll, that I was compelled to take a picture of it. (How retarted is that, lol). I invite you to be creeped out with me. Have a look for yourself…Feel anything yet? Please say yes, cause then that means that I really was just being dumb, and I have a reputation to uphold, lol.
Is This Creepy or What?
Both Bob and I really loved all the different buildings and the people dressed in period costume. My favorite was the farm house ,as there was a lady in the kitchen cooking maple sugar cookies over a fire. I would think food would never cook quite as evenly over an open fire as it does nowadays in an oven or on the stovetop, but what do I know.
My other favorite building was the Halfway House – it seemed to be a saloon/inn/ballroom. 
I absolutely fell in love with one of the oil paintings in the dining room, but go figure, I wasn’t able to get a good shot of it. This is the best that I got – which sucks pretty bad. It was one of those paintings that if I had money to blow, and it was up for sale, I would have purchased it on the spot. I guess it’s good that my picture came out horribly, that way, I’m not tortured by what could have been 🙂
In the Halfway House, downstairs in the saloon, there was a man in period costume playing the fiddle. I’m not the biggest fan of the violin, but I was enjoying sitting down after walking the grounds and enjoying the music. Don’t mind the horrible cinematography
I took a slew more pictures, however, so as not to bore you, I have only included about twenty-four (to be exact) below for your viewing pleasure: 😛
Firstly, I want to thank my friend Ron for asking me about my blog this morning. Ron, if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have felt sorry for my lonely blog and visited it today to post this entry. I owe you so much my friend – what the heck, where did that ish come from????
Technology changes so quickly and things become obsolete the minute they hit the market. I’m suffering from a dirty, slightly used feeling right now when I think about my Blackberry investment and the fact that it doesn’t have a camera. A few months ago, that didn’t matter to me much. I have a camera at home, so if I needed to take pictures, I would just go home to get it. But now that I’ve discovered this wonderful thing called “blogging” (I know this is foreign terminology, its just such a new concept, but stay with me here) I’m starting to wish my phone did have a camera. Since I’m able to blog straight from my OperaMini browser, it would make it so much more exciting if I could add phone pictures while I’m at it!
I guess I can’t always get my way – but that doesn’t mean I can’t complain about it. 😉
P.S. Ron, when are you starting your blog?
Did I mention I love Steve Martin. He’s actually my boyfriend, he just doesn’t know it yet.
I saw the Pink Panther 2 last night. It’s not as good as the first one, but it had me laughing.
A few weeks ago I had a big, bright idea. I thought to myself, “Self, you don’t cook much. In fact, you never cook anything except oatmeal and boiled eggs. You need to cook and stop eating out/ordering in so much.” So off Susan went to WalMart and bought a shiny, new, five quart Crock Pot.
Crock Pot
I’ve had this butternut squash sitting my my fridge for about two weeks now, and the recipe it was intended for, but I just hadn’t gotten around to making it until today.
Don’t get me started on the joys of peeling and chopping a raw butternut squash. I could go on for hours.
I can’t remember where exactly I found this recipe, but I thought I’d give it a try. Please note, I am admitting that I don’t know where I found it, so whoever wrote this recipe – you deserve full credit.
Autumn Squash Casserole
1 Stick of butter, melted
1 Onion, chopped
5 lbs butternut squash, peeled and cut in 1/2″ pieces
1 1/2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
Place the butter, onion, squash and orange juice in the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for six to ten hours, or HIGH for three to four hours. Add the cinnamon and maple syrup. Using a potato masher, mash the ingredients. Mix until smooth and serve warm.
Another Shot
I opted to cook this recipe on HIGH for three and a half hours. I came home, and voila! It was cooked. I finished the seasoning as per the recipe, and started eating!
The orange juice, cinnamon and maple syrup give this casserole a very tangy zip. If I were to make this again, I think I would opt for one cup of orange juice, as opposed to one and a half.
Where would I rate this recipe on a scale of one to ten? Probably a four or five. It’s not bad, but not the best I’ve tasted (at least the way mine turned out).
Here’s another shot of the results after being mashed in the stoneware bowl it was cooked in. I know, I know – presentation is everything, and you could have put it in a nicer bowl. You’re absolutely right. But…I didn’t, so get over it, lol ;-).
Finished Product
In my quest to familiarize myself with the whole blogging thing, as well as what WordPress is capable of doing, I’ve been fiddling around with my widgets.
I found this great widget site! I love the selection, and would loooovvvee to add some of those to my blog. I even found one for the Dog Whisperer, Knitting, etc. I was ecstatic!
So Sheri tries to post the JavaScript HTML in her blank widget box – HTML script shows up on my blog. Sheri goes back and copies the Flash code, pastes it back into her blank widget, hoping for the best. Damn. No go. It directs me to Widgetbox.com. Not cool.
So Susan does some research and finds out that her free WordPress blog doesn’t support JavaScript or Flash! The frickin’ nerve! 😛
Susan also learns that in order to put these cool little widgets in her sidebar, she has to own her own domain and be running WordPress on her own site. We’re getting into the “no longer free” part of this equation. I’m not sure how I feel about this revelation.
Does anyone out there have their own domain and experience using the WordPress software? Feel free to leave me a comment about the difficulty level for a beginner.
I have a funny feeling I will end up going with my own domain – I’m just a bit nervous about starting and not being able to finish :-S
On the bright side, I figured out that I don’t need a separate app installed on my BlackBerry 8830 in order to blog from my phone. Last night I was furiously searching the web for plugins to facilitate just that, to no avail. No one seems to have any decent plugins for a BlackBerry, but there are lots for the iPhone. Weird.
I guess I’m lying when I say I don’t need a separate app to blog from my BB. I didn’t try it from the default browser that comes with the phone, so I don’t really know. I also run the OperaMini browser on my BB, and I was able to log in and post with no problems at all. OperaMini is a great browser to have on your BB – it’s allows greater functionality on various sites that the default browser just doesn’t allow – for example, I can post things on Ravelry that I can’t when using the default browser.
How did I find this out? Go figure, Susan was under the weather on Family Day, and was pretty much in bed all day. Being in bed that long when you’re not well enough to be up and about, but not sick enough to be passed out, can get a bit boring. Thank goodness for the internet!
The other good thing that happened today is that I figured out how to import all of twelve previous Blogger posts to this WordPress blog. At least something worked the way I wanted it to with this free blog 😉
Can we say it’s cold. I think my landlords turned the heat off to help support their daughter’s new condo habit, lol.
So. After a day’s worth of deliberation and contemplation, I have come to the realization that I can’t manage more than one blog site. It’s just too difficult to maintain. I started out with my first blog site . Actually, wait. Let me correct myself. My true first blog site is here. I totally forgot that I had stuff posted there. The Blogger site (the first site referred to above), was actually my second blog. What I love about both sites, primarily the Blogger site, is the ease with which one can change up the widget locations on the page. I also love the ease with which I can post HTML and media. The concern I had with the above two sites is this – I’m unable to make specific blog entries private. It’s all or nothing, and that’s not what I’m looking for. If I’m going to be putting all this time into blogging, I want to at least know that I’m going to be able to make some parts of it “open to the general public.” I don’t want everything to be a secret! That’s no fun.
So. That lead me, late last night, (as you can clearly see in the previous entry’s time stamp), to get the bright idea that I would go searching the web for free, selectively private blog sites. First I found the LiveJournal site. I set up a blog there. I then realized, in my inexperience, the fact that that site is great for people who are looking to post entries with or without complicated pictures/media, however, there was no ability to add widgets which could facilitate what I was looking for. Okay. Next!
So. On to the WordPress.com site. As I have learnt, this is another site that allows selectively private blogging, while allowing users to utilize widgets/extensive media posting, etc. Bingo. I’m a happy camper.
Now. The problem I have is this – what do I do with my other blog sites? The LiveJournal one I’m not too worried about. In fact, I think I’m going to close it after I’m done this entry. I’m thinking that I’ll move the info on my Blogger and MSN Spaces sites to this current blog instead. Voila! One site. Happy camper.
Now. I guess the trick to this is finding the time to move everything.
Done. I’ll keep you posted on my progress.
In closing, please carefully review the following 😛
I have a real problem now. I don’t know what to do about it.
I want a blog site that supports a public blog, but gives me the ability to hide occasional blog posts from the public view (my eyes only, not even friends’ eyes).
Apparently, in Blogger, there is a way one can keep their blog for friends only, however, this would apply to all blog posts, not just a selected few. That’s not what I want.
I found LiveJournal.com and WordPress.com, however, these sites do not allow the widgets that Blogger does in the margins. I love having my favorite YouTube videos posted in the margins.
What a difficult decision! Where do I keep my blog? Any suggestions?
Right now, I have an MSN Spaces blog, a LiveJournal blog, a WordPress blog, and a Blogger blog. I’d say that’s too many, wouldn’t you?
OK, you asked for it. Here comes a video:
Well, here I am!
I’m new to this site, so give me a few days to figure out what I’m doing here.
I’ll be back soon!
This is just a test that I wanted to do. I signed up for windows Live Writer, and I think I rather like it. This is great!
FidgetRoom 