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PS Disasters – Too Much Air Brush

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:58:45 +0000

I’ve seen bad airbrushing but this one tops it all.

For This Year … New Year’s Resolution Bestsellers

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:26:51 +0000

Don’t you just love New Year’s resolutions? When I was younger, I make this a habit because it’s such a great way to start anew. Imagine having the chance to start from scratch every year. Whether it’s for success or something as generic as lose weight fast, people take advantage of the fact that they have a reason to change and be better than their last year’s counterpart. But as year passes by, I find it harder to follow my goals. Which brings me to this post. A list of New Year’s resolutions that people make.

This year, I, do hereby promise to:

be less angry;

be more happy;

go to the dentist regularly;

not come in late for work;

not take that sick day even if I really feel like it

learn something new;

Alternative Definitions

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:19:55 +0000

Filing Cabinet – any cabinet with a rough surface that can be used as a file
Microchip – the last potato chip crumb at the bottom of the bag
acne cream – ointment or cream made of pimples’ contents
Fish Pen – a writing device made for fish (opposable thumb not required)
Heart Rate – the current price of artificial hearts
Mobile Phone – a phone that has wheels and is self-propelled
Armchair – a chair made specifically for arms
Headlights – lights attached to one’s head, used to attract attention to it
Toothpaste – a sticky, mentholated paste made out of teeth
Laser Pointer – a device used to point to lasers

Humpty Dumpty, Kankles & More!

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:01:18 +0000

1. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses,
And all the king’s men,
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

He’s probably taking a break from all that walking. He has a big head after all and it can get pretty heavy.

2. If Mother Goose and Father Time had kids, what would they look like and what would they be named?
A goose with a beard. Now that’s one ugly kid. Name would be Hermione Weasley. Why? Because I just finished watching Order of the Phoenix on DVD and they are still on my mind.

3. Does Barbie have kankles?
Probably yes. She can’t very well be that perfect!

4. Have you ever been featured in a magazine?
Yes, when I was younger. Twenty years younger haha.

5. Did your parents keep a baby book for you? If so, how often have you looked through it?
Sadly no. They have better things to do back then than keep a book for me. There’s food, shelter and education. But I do keep a lot of baby books for my daughter so she can say yes to a future question such as this.

6. If someone dropped off a case of candy bars at your front door, what kind of candy bar would you want? (Berleen’s question from Insanity Cafe)
Gummy bears or sour strawberries. Or one of those premium chocolate bars with alcohol inside.

7. Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a tub,
And how do you think they got there?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick-maker,
They all jumped out of a rotten potato,
‘Twas enough to make a man stare.

What happened to the rotten potato? Further more, if they jumped out of a rotten potato, do you think they stink?
Crazy question indeed! The rotten potato is actually a giant potato who had no friends because he’s just … wait for it….rotten. The butcher, baker and candlestick-maker were all last night’s dinner but mr. rotten potato wasn’t able to digest them so yes, I can imagine they stink pretty bad.

All About Blogging

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:59:15 +0000

1. How did you come up with your blog title OR what does it mean?
Life is a Work in Progress – it’s because everything that I plan to do lately rarely gets done. It’s because I try to do all kinds of things at the same time so the stats is always in progress. Whether it’s purchasing a house, raising a kid, managing our household, working on a new portfolio website or planning a vacation, they all end up having the same priority.

2. What are your general goals for blogging?
I’ve always been an open book. I love writing down my thoughts and sharing good finds with online friends.

3. Do people “in your real life” know that you blog and do they comment on your blog OR is it largely anonymous?
Most of my offline friends check out my blog now and they comment once in a while.

4. How often do you post (x per week)?
I blog a lot, like 3-4x a day on multiple blogs.

5. How often do you read other blogs (x per week)?
I read blogs 2-3x a week too. I try not to do this when I’m working on a deadline because time passes by so fast when I’m reading someone else’s story.

6. How do you select blogs to read (do you prefer blogs that focus on certain topics or do you choose by tone or…?)
Aside from my online friends, I really like fashion and technology blogs. I enjoy viewing photoblogs too – interiors, web site, paintings, etc.

7. Do you have any plans to copy your blog entries in any other format, 0r do you think that one day, you’ll just delete it all?
I’d like the possibility to have them printed someday especially the ones about my little girl. For not so important ones, just delete them all.

8. What are the things you like best about blogging?
Gaining friends and learning new things everyday. If you need to know something, just do a post about it and people will reply. For example, you can ask “what is the cheapest auto insurance” and you’ll be surprised at the number of suggestions you will receive.

9. What are the things you don’t like about blogging?
People reacting first before really understanding the article.

10. How do you handle comments?
I love comments even if they are negatve.

11. Do you have any burning thoughts to share on blog etiquette?
Aside from using a spell checker and avoiding too much javascripts? Respect. Don’t copy and be friendly but not too personal.

12. Any desired blog features?
Just the best spam filter that’s all.

13. Have you suffered blog addiction?
Everyday.

How to Use Custom Domain in Blogspot

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:16:00 +0000

I bought a new domain just recently and wanted to try using blogspot as my host. One, it’s free and two, there are so many cool blogger templates out there that I’d like to try. You’ve all probably tried using a custom domain successfully but I wasn’t fortunate. I tried to follow all the steps from the Blogger.com help page but my changes are not taking effect. So I asked a friend who’s currently hosting her blog at blogspot and she sent me the following:

The steps are for domains registered at GoDaddy but I’m sure it’s almost the same with other registrars.

1. Log in to your blogger account and go to Settings > Publishing

2. Set the publishing to your blogspot address

3. Log in to your GoDaddy account and access the domain that you want to update

4. Select ‘Enable Forwarding’
- Select 302 Moved Temporarily
- Forward to http://name.blogspot.com

5. Select ‘Enable Masking’ and click OK

6. Open a new browser and type your new domain http://name.com. It should now redirect to your blogspot address (http://name.blogspot.com). It might take a while before the domain gets redirected to blogspot so be patient

7. When the domain redirection is working, go back to GoDaddy account and access Namerservers

8. Check Hosting Name Servers then click OK.
Your namerservers should now say:
Name Server 1: NS51.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
name Server 2: NS52.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

9. Now, click ‘Total DNS Control and MX Records’

10. Under the CNAME section, click ‘Edit’ for the www entry

11. Under points to host name, change @ to ghs.google.com

12. Login to your blogger account then go back to Settings > Publishing

13. Change publishing to custom domain and type in your new domain:
http://www.name.com

14. Save Settings

15. Check redirect name.com to www.name.com

16. Save Settings

Now this may all seem redundant and the original instructions might have worked with you. However, I know a couple of friends who experienced the same problem using their custom domains so I don’t think there’s any harm following the steps above.