Weekly Wrap Up 08/07/07

8. July 2007, 8:02 amJuly 07, weekly wrap upSnoskred

It’s been another busy week here on the blog. I’ve been back to commenting - not the commenting challenge, just on blogs from my google reader and also other blogs I’ve stumbled upon. Traffic went back to normal as a result - just under 800 visitors.

I’ve installed a few things here this week. Sephy installed the little track with co.mments thing you see at the bottom of each post now. This enables you to track comments on this blog - and other blogs. It’s really handy. You might want to check it out yourself at co.mments. I also joined the iReply movement.

There was a controversy about MyBlogLog which I’m sure you all remember. I’m about to check out blogcatalog when I get a chance, after I read this post. Blog Catalog VS MyBlogLog I might try out the two for a week or so, and then choose which one to go with. Some people have both on their blogs, that might be an option. This blog post and the comments after it are also worth a read - MyBlogLog Community Messaging…Ripe for Spam?

Funny Search Terms This Week -

outrages pussys (WTF? when does anyone have the time for this activity? ;) )
aeroplane crash-what do you need to survive (FYI, they ended up at this post coincidentally about plane crashes and how to survive them. Hmm, those search engines are brilliant, no?)
cheesy song lyrics (yeah they came to the right place I guess!)
give the meaning of the word gastronomist (Homework! Snoskred is educational as well..)
what are the conflicting attitudes to life in a dead poets soci (And more homework!)
50’s female on beach shots (Ohhhkay)
boeing love may come and go but email is forever (boeing? this saying makes no sense!)
jal stewardess naked (back to this old chestnut, can I say THERE WILL BE NO NAKED AIRLINE ATTENDANTS ON THIS BLOG ANYTIME SOON!)
titless wonder (AGAIN?)

Must Reads -

Post of the week -
9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit I am implementing this change in my life, do you drink enough water?

It was a tough choice for post of the week this week because I had a lot of really great choices. Also in the running were -

Round two- ‘ding ding!’ A post that will make you think.

The Power Of Positive Thinking Great post, RT!

I am! Are you? This could save someone’s life.

Stumble Karma This post sold me, I’m now a stumbler.

Being Thin by JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter.

Humans and kangaroos flee floodwaters Glad you’re all ok, sorry you got flooded, love the video of roos. Wow they can jump!

On the not so serious side -

Five Thoughful Places Judy says these places make her think. I visited all five and had a minor art explosion. Can I suggest, one at a time if you’re a starting out artist like me. ;)

While on the art topic, check this out - Butterfly Color Palettes - Inspirational!
Summer Moon Illusion You will be tricked.

Here on the blog -

We bought a new car - looked at ways negativity can mess with your head - spoke about Karma for the Hump Day Hmm - made a commitment not to spam via MyBlogLog - suffered a heart break and discrimination thereby learning to stumble - And my sister the beeyotch came to town.

Blogs Added To The Sidebar -
(lots of good ones this week)

Woman On The Verge - Aurelius’ New Direction - Life, the Universe and Everything - Lawyer Mama - 168 Feng Shui Advisors - Michael’s Feng Shui Blog - Fortune and Glory; after a cup of coffee - Riley Central

New Australian Blogs Community Blogs -

Karen Cheng’s Snippets of Life - Safari Suit - My Journey to Eliminate Debt - Mortgage Blog - Semantically Driven - Car News, Views and Pretty Pictures - Digital Burn - The Journey

Coming Up -

For this week’s Hump Day Hmmm, Next week’s topic is courtesy of ME! :) how cool is that?

“The things you carry with you”

It might be advice, it might be quotes, past experiences or thoughts, it might be what you literally carry with you. Even some seemingly silly advice like that can make for lifelong habits, for better or worse…

So ya’all should get in on that one.. share the stuff that has changed you along the way. What made me think of it was actually Oprah. Years and years ago she did a show on travelling and security and little tips. One of the things mentioned was going to the toilet in an airport, and it’s actually changed the way I view using public toilets anywhere. As in -

I always walk to the very last cubicle (people are lazy in general, they will usually use the first ones, so the last usually is cleaner and has more toilet paper)

So even some seemingly silly advice like that can make for lifelong habits. She was right, especially in Australia where not every woman watches Oprah. I bet in the US it meant the last toilet was the most used! ;) So you might want to grab that little nugget and carry it with you. I’ll have more nuggets for you on Wednesday. ;) I still have a post or two that didn’t get a chance to get posted, and I hope next week is more calm so I can do that. However, with a new car arriving, what are the chances of that? ;)

Now I’m off to a big shopping centre, where I hope to find leggins. We were going to take Dad’s new car, but it’s raining now. Not sure if it’ll get out of the garage.. ;) Be good ya’all!

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12 comments:

  1. Kirk M, 8. July 2007, 10:59

    Thanks for the mention. It was a bit of a surprise and very appreciated. The subject of mass messaging is becoming pretty fascinating especially in the discussions taking place at present. It’s extremely interesting watching the members of an affected community setting the standards by which their community will adhere to.

    Ya’ just gotta’ love it!

    Take care now.

     
  2. Meg, 8. July 2007, 11:17

    Nice roundup. I can’t believe some of the terms that get traffic to your site! I think my most interesting one was “fat english guy sings like pavarotti” (aka Paul Potts).

     
  3. Damien, 8. July 2007, 14:51

    Thanks for the trackback! Stumbleupon is a cool thing isn’t it?

     
  4. Philip., 8. July 2007, 20:01

    Hi :-)

    Some great links on this post.

    I’m now off to search for ‘outrages pussys’ - LOL

     
  5. Julie Pippert, 9. July 2007, 5:58

    I never get hilarious search terms like that!

    Thanks for the roundup—I love links to new places with good things to read.

    And thanks for promoting the Hump Day Hmm. I have a button now too. :)

     
  6. Catherine, 9. July 2007, 9:55

    Thanks for the link! I’m glad the word is getting out more and more. And, I’m looking forward to following other links as well. What a great idea! :)

     
  7. Katie, 9. July 2007, 10:03

    I’m loving these round-ups, thanks! I’m going to check some of those linkies out now :)

     
  8. Snoskred, 9. July 2007, 11:17

    Kirk - I like your blog, and I like that we’ve been able to disagree without throwing things at each other. That’s something pretty special. I’ll be coming back to visit you regularly. :)

    Meg - I can’t believe it either. It’s always hilarious fun though.. ;)

    Damien - Stumbleupon is great, I am really enjoying it.

    Philip - it might be some kind of fetish.. there’s some very strange ones out there.. ;)

    Julie - I will be adding the button this week.. ;) Yay!

    Catherine - I recommend a weekly wrap up for every blog. It’s a great way of keeping in touch with people who can only drop by once a week. It also gives me a chance to put things aside and not be always posting them like I am tempted to do.. ;)

    Katie - I love them almost as much as you guys do, it’s a lot of fun to put together. :)

    Thanks for the lovely comments ya’all! ;)

     
  9. Deborah, 10. July 2007, 10:27

    Wow, thanks so much for the mention, greatly appreciated :-)

    Those search term results are hilarious…makes you wonder about people.

    And thanks for the link for Myblog log. It allowed me to air my difference of opinion.

    I like MyBlogLog as well as BlogCatalog (with the exception of the mass messaging). I’m also a member of BumpZee, which I feel is the best of them all as far as meeting genuine bloggers. I have both the MBL and BZ widgets on my sidebar, that’s enough for me. I don’t want to clutter up my blog with a plethroa of widgets by adding more.

     
  10. Snoskred, 11. July 2007, 22:39

    Deborah - as you see, I am going for the longest sidebars ever sort of look. :) I’m thinking of cluttering them up a lot more now the middle loads first. ;)

    I once had people arriving here looking for our favourites par1s, br1tney and l1ndsay cr0tch shots. 2,000 hits over 24 hours, I think it was.. and it made me feel.. like I needed a shower.. ;) hehe

    Thanks for the comment!

     
  11. damien, 17. July 2007, 14:51

    Hey, I truly appreciate being added to your sidebar. Thanks for reading and providing quality stuff for me to read as well :)

     
  12. Snoskred, 20. July 2007, 16:56

    You’re welcome Damien! ;)

     

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