Monthly Archives: April 2009
Quick and Dirty Tips Network
| April 30, 2009 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Quick and Dirty Tips is a network of blogs and podcasts I wandered into today. It looks good and I like the addition of podcasts. If you are looking for a network to write for take a look. I noticed no one is doing a home and garden theme yet.
I came to it through Grammar Girl.
WP Figlet | Prelovac.com
| April 29, 2009 | Posted by ThatGrrl at StumbleUpon under Writing |
http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/wp-figlet
Not 100% sure but would be nice to find a WordPress plugin that made it easy to post ASCII art to a blog instead of using photos and other graphics.
Free Twitter Designer
| April 29, 2009 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
The easy way to design your own Twitter background. It’s free but gives you a small banner at the top left corner with the Free Twitter Designer.com name.
You could also use it to make a blog background if you keep it simple.
Exploring on Maple Syrup Festival Weekend
| April 28, 2009 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
We were out to the Maple Syrup Festival in Elmvale. Had a good breakfast in town, saw a fire which they put out but there was a lot of smoke. Then we drove around. The last town we went through was Allentown (I think, have yet to check it with my mapbook). Found this house along the way. Posted more photos to Flickr.
Pre & Post – the white Guildwood House | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
| April 27, 2009 | Posted by ThatGrrl at StumbleUpon under Writing |
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48791977@N00/3136950502/in/set-72157594498288857/
The little house in front of the Guildwood Inn burned down. I didn’t know until tonight. Sad to hear that. I’ve got photos of it on my Flickr account, before it burned down. Poor thing.
Harajuku Girls Style
| April 23, 2009 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
My Mom bought a purse with these little Japanese girls on it. It was on the sale rack in Florida but I thought the drawings were cute and looked up the name on the purse. Found a lot of drawings and a whole fashion style called Harajuku.
Find more photos and information on Harajuku Style, WikiHow has a post about How to Dress Harajuku Style, there are photos on Japan Forum, Mooky Chick has a Harajuku Fashion Guide, on Flickr there is a collection of photos: Harajuku Girls are the New Geishas.
The illustration with this post came from Spoiled Brat’s blog.
The Entrecard Widget is Gone from my Blogs
| April 22, 2009 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I’ve left Entrecard after a lot of loyalty and hope for things to grow and improve there. I did not take the decision lightly but it is based on something I feel strongly about though my opinions have weathered some storms and changes.
I strongly feel that a forum or blog owner must moderate comments and posts made by readers and users of the forum. It is a responsibility of the site owner to keep things civil and flowing. Also, they have the right to choose what is appropriate and what is not. However, no one should have their voice taken away based on their status, even if that is user status for the site or network. Being new to a site does not mean you should be ignored or not allowed to speak. I think a lot of people at EC will not have bought over 400 ads.
I don’t know what my own status would be as far as that goes. I am not waiting to be approved or rejected based on the amount of ads I have bought. I asked for my account to be terminated and allowed them to do what they will with my remaining credits. There is a rumour that the moderators are stealing credits from abandoned or deleted accounts. Just a rumour but would not surprise me to know some are giving in to temptation. A lot of things going on with online networks are based on greed and opportunity. It is not easy to find one which has real ethics it stands behind.
This is the note I left at Entrecard:
Please delete my account. I’ve been loyal to EC for a long time but having to be approved to join the forum to have a voice at EC has crossed the line for me. I’m not asking to be approved or rejected I’m just done here. Any mods can take my credits – as I have heard they are doing anyway. Good luck to EC but Graham has gone far too far this time. My widgets will be taken down as soon as I send this note.
I think anyone upset with the way things are going at Entrecard should join the forums at CMF Ads. Even if you are not sure about using the ad exchange network there the forums are good. There is a real exchange of information and fun with bloggers, not all the talk is about CMF Ads.
More Reading by Moonlight
| April 21, 2009 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I’ve been reading a few new (to me) paranormal romance/ dark fantasy writers.
Gerry Bartlett – Writes about a vampire woman who doesn’t fit the standard size two format.
Rural Exploration Group on Twibe
| April 20, 2009 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I started a group for Rural Exploration on Twibe, a Twitter offshoot site. Not sure what to do with it but could be a way to connect with others and find more photos, maybe even more locations to check into here in Ontario.
Urban Exploration on Twibe too. I don’t get into the city much but still would like seeing the old buildings, forgotten things and abandoned places there.
