Category Archives: Blog Stuff

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Like Everyone Else

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Taking time off during the holidays makes everyone a thinker. People sit around and reminisce, and decide to try new things in the new year. In my little blogosphere, I’ve seen tons of “new things to come” announcements. I don’t like to blog about blogging, but I’m stuck sounding like the rest of them. I learned recently from my panel of experts that I’m funnier than this blog, and they are sick of reading about all the neat things I get to do and therefore threatening a reader’s union strike. Ouch. So I need to change my format. I agreed with their assessment, mainly because we were in a bar and they were buying my drinks.

I haven’t figured out what all that means for somegosoftly.  I started a super secret new blog to see how I feel about trying something new, you could probably find it if you were a motivated hunter. I get so many hits here someone besides my mom MUST like my stories, but I’m so far behind at this point I’d rather run a checklist than relay each awesome story. (How about I went a lot of places and did a lot of things with a lot of people?) I just know it’s time to say goodbye to diary style. No one cares how many days a month I work out, even I can admit that.

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The Whole Problem

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There’s a simple, simple answer – why I’m sucking so bad this year. And it’s not spending all my time at the beach, it’s been a little gray this week.
I’m missing my ugly grandpa writing sweater! Remember this post? Last year, I went out and got a Hemingway-esque writing aide. Yes, it was itchy and hideous, but it obviously worked. And this year, I’m not working. I think it’s because my sweater is miles and miles away, stored away in a box, itching things around it, and not helping me write. I need to blame something.

writing sweater

NANO TOTAL: 7869 words.
NaBlo Day 11: Check.

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Can’t Sit Still

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Apparently, over the last 11 months, I have lost the ability to be on the computer and not on the internet. Finding this makes me think I need to pull the connection. Also, the ability to write. Really, I can’t sit still. I thought a new place would make me comfortable in spending hours at the computer. I’m getting up earlier than I ever did in Seattle. But I can’t relax. There’s too much to do.

Well, there’s not, but I keep finding things. I can’t decompress and get out of this world long enough to write anything coherent. It’s supposed to just eventually happen, but as we all know, I don’t have forever. The deadline is the point. I wish that would register in my busy little brain.

But nooooo. I’m making new friends, reading new blogs, playing Scrabble. Failing at time management. Becoming easily distracted. Busy bee.

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If husband were to give me a performance evaluation, it’d go like this.

“Well, you’re making dinner – check, going to the gym – check, so well, the whole real reason I let you quit working was to get famous. How are your books coming? Oh really? FAIL.

You’re fired from not working. Get off your blog and go get a job.”

NANO TOTAL: 4283 words.
NaBlo Day 8: Check.

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Interruption For Announcement

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You’re anxious to hear more, but I have to interrupt the story of my journey to announce that not only am I supposed to be writing a book (#2) today, I’m also going to try to participate in NaBloPoMo.

Snippy did it last year (when she had time to blog, remember the good old days?), all I do is post a blog everyday. Somegosoftly, bigger, better, with regular frequency. You won’t even notice the change.

Not sure if announcing your participation counts as your DAY ONE, but that’s what you get.

I’m off to do anything besides start writing a book.

We will now return you to your regularly scheduled blogging.

tv interruption
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If you click this

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you’ll be taken around the world in thousands of blogs, each a participant with a guaranteed new post a day!

NANO TOTAL: 57 words. Terrible.
NaBlo Day 1: Check.

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Do More Dishes Didn’t Make The List

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Last April I published a little meme called Gotta Get Goals. Well, the guy who created it rounded up all the posts he could find on it. And read them. And complied the lists of top common goals, and some of the more unique ones. If you’d like to see a bunch of people that you don’t know talking about what they need to do for themselves, here’s the link.

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www.ornl.gov

I’m just still trying to figure out how he gets 80 people for a list of five things.
Friday Fives is depressed.

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The Thief Maker

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Publishing a book is hard. And it’s a big deal. I had no idea where to start once I stopped writing. I really like the idea of publishing the book through a self publishing company rather than dealing with stress submission and rejection. I have talked about iUniverse with David, you’ll even find him in my blogroll. He was honestly great at giving me personal feedback and talks about his experience on his blog as well.

I’d been meaning for a while to get his book, and it arrived in the mail from Amazon the other day. I didn’t put it down. It was super interesting to be reading a 9/11 related book this week. It does serve as an important reminder. I thought everything looked and was laid out great, and loved the story. I definitely suggest that you check it out!

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Covert Operations

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Well, I’m back from my week of fun in the sun, and you didn’t even notice I was missing!
At least I don’t think you did. I was able to write ’em up before I left and get a little hand posting! I missed you guys, really. While I was sitting on the beach in the sunshine, dipping in the pool, and enjoying 2 for 1 margaritas (banana mmm) bean and cheese nachos, and fresher than fresh salsa, I wondered how you were. I even fleetingly wondered if the entire site had crashed or not.

But all is well, and I am more tan than ever. Can’t wait to share the pictures with you.

So much happened while I was gone! Expect an onslaught on posts that keep you riveted this week. It’s good to be back. Hope you Labor Day weekend was as good as mine!

back to work joke
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Me And Kathy Griffin

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Since I know that Santi is out at the show, I found this little test and couldn’t help but liken myself to the lady he thinks is funny, but her face hurts my eyes and her voice hurts my ears. Too bad we have so much in common…I was hoping for a C. Good thing all you guys are here in spite of technorati!!! 🙂

Technorati places http://somegosoftly.com in the low authority group.

That makes you a D-List Blogger!

D-List Blogger

Groupings Explained:

The Low Authority Group [D-List Bloggers]
(3-9 blogs linking in the last 6 months)
The average blog age (the number of days that the blog has been in existence) is about 228 days, which shows a real commitment to blogging. However, bloggers of this type average only 12 posts per month, meaning that their posting habits are generally dedicated but infrequent.

The Middle Authority Group [C-List Bloggers]
(10-99 blogs linking in the last 6 months)
This contrasts somewhat with the second group, which enjoys an average age not much older than the first at 260 days and which posts 50% more frequently than the first. There is a clear correlation between posting volume and Technorati authority ranking.

The High Authority Group [B-List Bloggers]
(100-499 blogs linking in the last 6 months)
The third group represents a decided shift in blog age while not blogging much more frequently than the last. In keeping with the theme of the maturation of the blogosphere, it seems evident that many of these bloggers were previously in category two and have grown in authority organically over time. In other words, sheer dedication pays off over time.

The Very High Authority Group [A-List Bloggers]
(500 or more blogs linking in the last 6 months)
In the final group we see what might be considered the blogging elite. This group, which represents more than 4,000 blogs, exhibits a radical shift in post frequency as well as blog age. Bloggers of this type have been at it longer – a year and a half on average – and post nearly twice a day, an increase in posting volume of over 100% from the previous group. Many of the blogs in this category, in fact, are about as old as Technorati and we’ve grown up together. Some of these are full-fledge professional enterprises that post many, many times per day and behave increasingly like our friends in the mainstream media. As has been widely reported, the impact of these bloggers on our cultures and democracies is increasingly dramatic.

Check yourself, if you dare.

UPDATE 23Sept07- Look at me – I’m moving up in the world!

Your Results:
Technorati places http://somegosoftly.com in the middle authority group.

That makes you a C-List Blogger!

C-List Blogger

 

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Happy Anniversary

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Some of you might have noticed (in my dreams you all pay way too much attention to this website) that last week, July 5th, to be exact, was my little bloggy anniversary- I’ve had this silly space for one whole year now!

I’ve learned so many things about the interweb, computers, people, and how to blog, I just haven’t employed any of that here. I would apologize to you, but, well, that’s just not my style. I will, however, accept any gifts you feel like bestowing upon me. That is my style.

blogversary
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