For The Fun Of It

An Explanation Regarding The “Absurdities Of My Week” Post That Is No Longer Here– Absurdly

/ Ally Bean / 19 Comments

I went on a blogging binge this past week.  On Monday I decided that throughout the week I’d comment more on other people’s blogs… that I’d write and publish more posts on my blog…  that I’d tweet more on twitter… that I’d be a SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTERFLY.

I started out strong– connecting, linking, making myself visible to the world, but by Friday afternoon my blogging mojo was waning.  Still I pressed on thinking that I’d write just one more post about some of the absurdity in my week.

*bad idea*

And that’s when the absurdity of all absurdities happened.  For reasons I cannot explain, but suspect that I caused (somehow), WordPress published my post before I’d finished writing it.  Then WP, for reasons unbeknownst to me, would not let me edit/finish writing my post.

So I deleted my post, thinking that I had a back-up copy in my files.  But I didn’t have a copy… and it was late Friday afternoon… so I GAVE UP on writing anything and wandered away from the blogosphere.

*sigh*

Little did I know that my half-finished, now deleted, post was winging its way to all of you who receive this blog via email.  And that part of the post was showing up on RSS feeds everywhere.

And that many of my gentle readers (new and old) would become concerned that something was wrong with my blog and would take it upon themselves to contact me to tell me that there was something wrong with my blog.  That a post was missing.  And to make it come back because THEY WANTED TO READ IT.  Right now.

*oh dear*

Having said all the foregoing (in a rather wordy fashion), here is what I’ve concluded:

  • I was successful in generating some interest in this blog… and then managed to make a mess of things while everyone was looking. NATCH.
  • I have a new rule: NO BLOGGING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
  • I have the best readers in the world who care about what’s up with me… and this blog. THANK YOU.

The “Randomness” Meme

/ Ally Bean / 13 Comments

Cheri of Naples Girl Blog tagged me with this randomness meme.  Fun, huh?  But me being me, I will play along… to a point.  I tend to make up my own rules when it comes to memes.  So here we go, okay?

The REVISED Rules:

  • First, post these rules on your blog.
  • Second, post 11 random things about yourself.
  • Third, answer the questions posed to you by the blogger of the blog where you first read this meme.
  • Last, create 11 new questions for any blogger who chooses to do this meme next.
  • No need to tag anyone on your blog or on twitter.  Those bloggers who want to do this meme should do it [linking back to original source, of course]… and those bloggers who don’t want to do this meme should not do it [forgetting that they ever knew it existed].

11 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME

  1. My eyes appear to be blue, but in actuality I have a little bit of green around each iris.
  2. I don’t like popcorn very much.
  3. I played the violin from the time I was in second grade until I graduated from high school.  I couldn’t wait to get to college and give it up.
  4. I’m fond of tulips.
  5. I went online for the first time from my home in January of 1997.  It changed my life for the better in ways that I never could have imagined.
  6. I’m allergic to mold spores.
  7. I recently gave away my grandparents’ dining room table.  It was in great shape, but we had tired of it.  I thought about selling it, but decided that giving it to a couple who needed a table right now was more in keeping with my values.
  8. I have narrow feet.
  9. My favorite Bible verse is: “Be strong and let your heart take courage.” Psalm 31:24.
  10. I have lots of old photos that I’d like to put into this blog, but we have the world’s most ridiculous printer that only allows me to scan when it is in the mood.  Which isn’t very often.  There is no fussier machine in the world.
  11. I think that Glee is delightful.

11 QUESTIONS FROM CHERI

  1. What is your fave book?  Winnie The Pooh.
  2. Are you a healthy eater?  Some days, yes.
  3. Do you believe in prayer?  Yes.
  4. Do you own any pets?  No.  We had two cats, but they died… and we never got around to getting any more pets after that.
  5. Who does the cooking in your house?  We both do.
  6. Are you working in the field of study that was your major in college?  Yes.
  7. When is the last time you laughed so hard your stomach hurt?  Watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory… Sheldon can make me laugh like no other character on TV.
  8. If you could live anywhere, where would you live?  You know, I don’t really know for sure.  Somewhere with more sunshine than around here, but not too muggy and buggy.
  9. Which is your fave season?  Autumn.
  10. Who is your fave artist?  Vincent Van Gogh.
  11. Do you consider yourself crafty?  No.  Both in the ability to make cute things with my hands definition of the word– and in the sneaky, conniving sort of person definition of the word!

11 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER FOR THOSE BLOGGERS WHO CHOOSE TO PLAY ALONG 

  1. What color are your eyes?
  2. Do you like popcorn?
  3. What instrument, if any, did you play while in K thru 12?
  4. Do you have a favorite flower?
  5. When did you first go online in your home [that is, not at work or school]?
  6. What, if anything, are you allergic to?
  7. What do you value?
  8. Do you find it difficult to find shoes that fit your feet?
  9. What’s your favorite Bible verse?
  10. Which machine in your home is the fussiest?
  11. What TV show do you find delightful?

In Which Heart Reminds Me Of Me

/ Ally Bean / 8 Comments

•  Yet again, a comic strip has made my day.

•  Like Heart, I received a diary at Christmastime.  Mine is a very stylish journal with blank pages and a Siberian Goldfinch painted on the front of it.  The journal was given to me to use as a diary.

•  Like Heart, I intend to use my diary to record my “innermost thoughts.”  Whatever they may be.

•  And just like Heart, who is a dreamer extraordinaire, if I am completely honest with myself I can say that: “I’m gonna sell it for big bucks!”  Because who doesn’t want to be a Ba-Jillionaire just like that Wimpy Kid?

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Bath Time + Snack Time

/ Ally Bean / 9 Comments

Sometimes a person needs to stop and smell the hibiscus flowers.  Or, as in the case of baby sloths, stop and eat the hibiscus flowers. 

‘Tis a sweet little video.  Enjoy!

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[… I’d like to give proper credit to whoever showed me this link, but I can’t remember who it was.  My brain is a colander.  So, if it was you who showed me this–and you want me to give you a H/T here in this space– then let me know that it was you.  That is all.]