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Last Night’s Drink: King Fish Merlot and some others that will go unmentioned.
To kick off the month of letting things go, I finally got over my trepidation for posting videos online, as is clearly evidenced in my submission for the free SXSW Interactive badge from Blog World and New Media Expo. You can see it in all its glory here. (And if you’re feeling so inclined, please retweet!)
I’m also exploring the world of 12 Second Video, though with arguably less flair than my YouTube venture. I’m having a hard time finding interesting things to talk about in a 12 second window of time. I like to expound, pontificate, elucidate — some of those words take 12 seconds just to say!
Maybe I need to implement something like a Na12PoMo (National 12 Seconds Posting Month) so that I’m motivated, incentivized and inspired to post there more.
Oh, how I do love the big words.
Filed under: Daily Specials | Tags: blogging, Catholicism, horoscope, lent, NaBloPoMo, venting, wine, writing
Last Night’s Drink: Montes Malbec
Every month, around the first, I carry out two semi-personal rituals online: 1) I check my monthly horoscope by Susan Miller because she is the best; and 2) I read the NaBloPoMo theme and consider trying out the challenge once again.
The first time I sort of tried NaBloPoMo was in November of 2007, and I got a pretty good start going until Jenn and I met up for Vegas for a week. Then it quickly tapered off. I read yesterday that the theme for March’s NaBloPoMo was “Letting (Go),” in something of a nod to Lent. Since I have a lot of stuff to set free, and I’m a wanna-be Catholic anyway, it’s the perfect time for me to revive, and unload into, my blog.
So March will hopefully be chock full of posts that are not sacrificing quality for quantity. I’ll start today by telling February not to let the door hit its buns on the way out.
Better stock up on some wine!
Filed under: Daily Specials | Tags: astrology, candy, evening, free, Halloween, horoscope, Jenn, life, NaBloPoMo, November, random, thoughts, venting, work
Tonight’s Drink: still Banrock (hey, I’m saving up all the fabulous drinks for Vegas).
It’s pretty much a solid gold statement that work is not my favorite place to hang out. However, work is probably one of the most resourceful and convenient places I spend my time. Need to fax something to my insurance company? I can do that at work. Want to print a fabulous picture of Jenn and I but I’m out of ink (or my printer just sucks)? I can also do that at work. Down to my last dollar and in need of food that consists of more than one ingredient? Sometimes work can even do that – yay for New Employee Orientation lunches!
Today, work filled an especially interesting void – it gave me a mini Halloween celebration. Helen gave me a little Halloween gift bag with every candy I was craving, and a cupcake. Women all over the office had brought in candy that they were hiding from their husbands… but the whole office was munching on it instead. Some people dressed up in very casual costumes. Father Joe actually didn’t wear the collar today, which I’m assuming is his version of acting like someone else for a day. But most of all, people were in a generally good mood, inside and outside of the office. The only bad part about today was leaving work. I was the last one there tonight, and many people upstairs have said that there is a Chinese ghost that haunts the place at night. This isn’t my first late night there, but it is my first late Halloween. My radio kept fuzzing in and out, and I kept jumping a little at the sound of the A/C – but no ghosts this time. If they don’t take the opportunity to scare me tonight, I’m just going to assume they aren’t interested.
In other thoughts.. the countdown continues, and I’m pleasantly surprised at how quickly Wednesday flew by. In less than three hours, October will be replaced with November, and I can read my new horoscope for the month (you should do it, too – she’s good); I will have even fewer days until I’m lounging by the pool; and the National Blog Posting Month begins! Jenn and I will be attempting to participate – even in the Vegas mind-fog of next week. But maybe you’ll do it too! If you’re reading my blog, you know you can do better… or can you.
Alright… enough of this. Thank goodness for getting paid, having an office job with plenty of free electronic equipment and food, wine at home, friends all over this goshdarn nation, and a public venue in which to vent all over you, and you, and you, and, yes… even you.
