I should add this to my Snapped list. This is just as bad and drives me just as crazy as Krispy Kreme supporting the American Diabetes Association’s walk here in Springfield, MO.
Make no sense and is wrong on so many levels.
I should add this to my Snapped list. This is just as bad and drives me just as crazy as Krispy Kreme supporting the American Diabetes Association’s walk here in Springfield, MO.
Make no sense and is wrong on so many levels.
I get sucked into that show “Snapped” on the Oxygen Network. Don’t ask, it’s not one that I want to explain. So as I sit here watching Snapped reruns, I have got to thinking about what makes me snap. Understand that when I snap, I just yell, scream, cry and cuss (and blog). I don’t typically think of grabbing a gun. And after some time passes, I usually get over it. But nonetheless, I believe the title “Snapped” is a better blog post title than something like “My List of Pet Peeves” or “List of Annoying Things”. Whatever…
I have a good friend that is re-embarking on the “paid blogging” world to get some extra cash because gas prices are still thru the roof. I feel his pain, and not just on gas prices. Money is tight here too. Granted, annoying links inserted into blog posts and ridiculous product reviews are a sucky way to bring in revenue and infiltrate an extraordinarily witty blog, but I actually admire him for doing it. I admire the fact that instead of bitching about the economy, he’s actually making some extra cash while bitching about it on his blog and continuing to do what he loves. Writing.
But, is it possible to make money quickly by just posting a few ads on your blog? Now he’s lucky because the traffic to his blog is steady and good. It’s not that easy because blogging takes time and establishing a good, well-read blog takes even more time. So I’ve done some research and found some more ways to make some extra cash online.
Here are some other ways to make some extra cash all by doing what you love:
So, I’m not sure if it’s worth it or not. But again, desperate times call for desperate measures. And it sure beats getting a second job and McDonald’s. So I admire my friend for embracing paid blogging. Let me know how it works out for you and if it’s worth the time you put into it.
I’m not sure what it is about the month of August. We all have our “superstitions” and maybe this is one of mine. But I hate the month of August. Maybe it’s the unbearable heat and humidity. Maybe it’s because there is no holiday in this month to celebrate. I’m not sure what it is and I’m also sure that it probably all just boils back down to the heat and humidity, but it seems like something weird always happens in the month of August. I’ll keep you posted.
So I just got back into the office after sitting thru a 90 minute presentation about the benefits of being ePro certified by the National Association of REALTORS. Huh?
In 2002, I attended the NAR annual convention in New Orleans, and I sat thru the same type of presentation. I walked out of there still not sure how the term “e-Pro” behind my name would help me be a better REALTOR. At the time, I didn’t think much of it, I knew it was a brand new designation and way that NAR could rake in some more money. I figured that they would work out the kinks and in time, there would be more for me to gain by becoming e-Pro certified. However, it gave us some good jokes to crack in the office about the lunacy of this ridiculous certification that didn’t mean anything.
Fast forward to 2008. I get an invitation to our local board of REALTORS to attend an e-Pro informational seminar and a $25 off coupon for the course. The course is an online course that costs $395. What?! Almost $400 for a designation behind my name that will not make me a better REALTOR? I still don’t get it!
Here are my Top 5 Reasons for NOT going e-Pro:
I can now combine two of my passions…blogging and scrapbooking. Not that I’ve done much of either lately, but I consider myself a geeky multi-tasker, so why not put them both together in the same application? The ScrapBlog site is a little cumbersome to use, but I had fun pulling together my pictures, arranging, tweaking them, using colors, background and stickers, w00t! Ok, you’re right, I need to get out more often.

You can insert whatever you’d like in place of the word “blogging” in this title. It doesn’t matter. It’s just that I haven’t written a blog post in such a long time, that I thought I would share the 20 things that have caused the procrastination of writing a new post.
So…add your own, stumble upon a few web sites…let me know what your favs are. Afterall, until I get past the writers block (and I’m not even a writer!), this is the closest it’s gonna get to a compelling blog post.
I have found another internet addiction, it is mixin’ it up and creating my own mix tapes on MixWit.
I can’t help but bring myself back to my awesome ghetto blaster days with a dual tape deck, AM/FM stereo, and turbo bass booster. Debbie Gibson was on the boom box and Doogie Houser, M.D. on the TV. Then again, I was 9 and loved to make my own tapes to create dance/baton twirling routines to with my best friend who lived just a few houses down the street. And, yes, they were awesome and so were we!!
I’ve always been a music junkie. It’s just nice to finally keep my mix tapes in digital web streaming form. Although, I’m not giving up my beloved iPod anytime soon. But in the meantime, I will share my playlists with you. Here it is 2008, I’m still making mix tapes. Just no dance/baton routines to go with it.
This blog just isn’t that interesting unless there is some sort of drama going on. Hmmm…could a storm be brewing?
Lately while using Adobe Photoshop CS3, I have been having a problem saving my work. When I would edit a photo, and click “Save As” the program would just quit unexpectedly! So much for giving your employer two weeks notice there good ole Photoshop. Gee thanks. Makes me want to scream!!
Photoshop isn’t the only problem child that would quit unexpectedly. Adobe InDesign and Flash CS3 would do it too. It’s so frustrating when this happens, that it would most likely make a preacher cuss.
But…I have solved my issue! There is an important framework that needs to be installed and downloaded to your machine. In an effort to help everyone else who has this problem, I am posting the link to get this download. It’s super easy to use. Just click here and it will take you to it and you’ll be back up and running with all of your little employees (a.k.a. Photoshop, InDesign, Flash CS3, etc.) in line and working like they should.
Good Luck!