Crystal Clear

Taking it to a New Home

Seems quite a while in the coming and considering I have on more than one occassion seriously contemplated shutting this blog down..but I am excited to say I have commissioned Blogs Gone Wild! to come  up with a new blog design for  me and my new domain over at  Crystal Clear. Yep I have jumped all the way to crystalclearblog dot com!  This is exciting for me and I am still a bit nervous as to what it will mean as far as links and stuff like that and google page ranking  but I have a  feeling the requirements for  paying opportunities are going to be heading more that way than  sub domains like this one on typepad.com . Typepad has been awesome to me but I wanted  to be able to have a wordpress design... I know I know  she might have been able to  do  a design on typepad but there was a chance it wouldn't work... so there is also the  switch to wordpress for me too. I have used it and am familiar with it but  just never as comfortable as I am with typepad. So check back soon!  This one will be switched to a  free account or downgraded depending on what it means for the other crystal clear  empire of blogs!

eXactly When is Soon for eXlinks?

This whole web 2.0 makes strange sense to me and if you have any doubts about where it is heading or you just want to make sure you hedge your bets, trust me and click on the link and sign up. They have been in prelaunch for a few months but the hubbub seems to feel it is right around the corner. According to their very brief and mysterious website it is "the ultimate,exponential link-swapping, site exploding system" Signing up now is promised to bring extra goodies. It is free and it can't hurt so sign on up!

Just When You Start to Wonder.. again...

The past few weeks or so have seen my traffic numbers drop amazingly low. I knew I had lost a great deal of traffic for various reasons but I have honestly kept it up for the Pay Per Post opportunities. Money is a serious motivator but then with the holidays and less time I even dropped off for a week from those. I have thought about dropping the whole thing and then just happened to check my sitemeter stats which I hardly do anymore since most of the hits are from search engines. Well boy talk about blushing... look at this over on PayPerPost.com ::  A couple favorites..... I am seriously blushing and although I did not get paid for the referred post, I would have blogged about it regardless and left it. And to hear someone likes my blog PERIOD.... Wow... definitely enough to keep me going even if there are a few of you who care about my blog and what I says matters... Definitely will keep blogging... just gotta also figure out how to move onwards too with a Vlog or podcast... Oh and that other thing... MONEY....

B List ain't Bad...

Check out this post from Kineda's blog. Pretty shocking for me considering the drop in quality of my posts over the past 6 months and the drop in readership and links from other blogs as I have continued to focus more on pay per post opportunities. Guess it is what the B designation says...my length of blogging counts for something.

Entering the Vlogosphere

Last night I blogged about FreeVlog over at  Crystal Clear Reads. I was so tired though I forgot to mention I actually set up a new Crystal Clear Vlog. Not withstanding a bazillion disclaimers as it was a test and a demo and actually is Nethan with a very dirty face after we decorated sugar cookies... I am so intrigued and excited by Vlogging. My first interest was during the time of the Tsunami in 2004(?). I know people talked about the bandwidth costs being very prohibitive but now with places like Podbean, Crystal Clear this is no longer an issue. I am ready to jump in but a bit blocked...well anxious... fearful...of what? I don't know... My thinking right now is I will attempt a show a week. So there you go...Do you think, as I believe, the next big thing comparable to blogs is going to be Vlogs?

         

Wierd Facts and Humor

Another pulled from the draft pile back in February of this year is from Wierd Facts and Humor. They have a whole section on wierd laws from the different states.

For Hawaii

    *       It is illegal to appear in public wearing only swimming trunks.    
*       It is illegal to own a mongoose without a permit.    
*       Billboards are outlawed.    
*       All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.    
*       Coins are not allowed to be placed in one's ears.

A weird fact about them is if you click on their logo you get taken to the dating site Love Match!
Is this a sign for me?

 

Flurry of PPPs

I may have finally found the right time to sign on to Blogitive to get some PPPs from them. Within a few moments there were 6 offers at 5$ a piece. Unfortunately there are some new catches to posting for them. Now they require 2 posts of at least 50 words a piece between the pieces you write for them. I am not thrilled about that as it takes some more time and thought and frankly I am not doing this to have to engage in a great deal of thought... However, I realized it could work out fine if between the two of them, Blogitive and Pay per Post (requires at least one post between offers- and only 3 offers a day) I could just use some of the PPPs as the required post. Unfortunatlely it becomes quite Crystal Clear the substance and personality of my blog will suffer to at least some degree. I think it has lately which is part of why I am coming up with two different ideas right now to address that whole quality thing.... So bear with me or if you have to leave..please come on back in a bit when I figure it out...

Just Toilet Paper - Hardly!

What Kind of Title Do I Give This?  Nope this is not a PPP. One of the dangers I can now see of posting the maximum of three PPP opportunities in the same day is that everytime  I make a post like this about something whacky and off the wall like novelty toilet paper that there will be a perception I am shilling something...Well I'm not... I just happen to like this site. A while back I would often quickpost sites  to come back later and make a full post.

Today I was looking through the list of posts sitting in the draft pile. Pretty amazed at the number I have never posted...Several draft posts go back to early this year. So there you have it. If ever wondering if it is a sponsored PPP post just look below at the category and see if it is marked PPP.

Men with Cramps

Nope it isn't a typo... not women with cramps but Men with Cramps. Here on YouTube is the 7th part of the documentary. I had no idea the most important events in history were directly or indirectly caused by male menstrual cramps. Certainly explains many things. Unfortunatley also leaves a great deal to wonder and worry about...as if there aren't enough things in this world to worry about already...

This Day in History

Picasso was born on this day, October 25 1881. Easily  considered one of the most well known and greatest artists of the 20th century, he was also prolific. Did you know he created more than 50,000 drawings, paintings,sculptures, engravings, and ceramics in his 80 years? Whoa...  This Mother and Child is one of my favorites although not as well known as Science & Charity

BookMooch

 

BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books (book swap and book exchange and book trade).It hasn't been especially fruitful for me yet but I also have not had enough time to enter all the books I would like to swap. I signed up for the forum for a few days and it was a highly active group. One who loves books will do well here... so go add some and take a look around.

Home Office From Hell Contest-Who Will Win?

Have ya' heard-The Home Office From Hell contest is in its 2nd year? It began yesterday and I imagine the competition will be fierce as we all know what a home office can look like when you are  more concerned about bringing the bacon home. To enter you submit your top 10 reasons why you need to move out of your home office from hell. You can also upload a video of your hellacious office and get an extra point.

The Grand Prize winner will receive 12 months of rent at any location posted on Offices2Share.com (up to 12k) plus a paid trip to New York City to have lunch with George Ross, Donald Trump's right-hand man and former Co-Star of The Apprentice.

Check it out as there are additional prizes worth thousands of dollars if you don't get to wear the honorable distinction of winning the Home Office from Hell. If I enter you can bet I won't be including a view of the palm trees in the video...more likely a gecko running across the wall... And NO, I kid you not...Geckos run across my walls in a day more times than I can count...Believe me far better to see a friendly gecko than a heeby jeeby centipede...

So Do you Do Nanowrimo?

National Novel Writing Month, more lovingly referred to as Nanowrimo is about to hit full swing. Will you be partaking? I have Bryceton almost set up to do it with a goal right now of 25K instead of the usual adult 50K... even that may be too much. He is being bribed rewarded with the promise of a new game for his Gamecube. He is going to pursue a fanfiction piece where Starwars meets Bionicles. He has characters and plot....the issue now is that his computer is on the fritz... all the dust and muck of the past few years has clogged up the heat sink on his computer as best I can figure and it keeps overheating and shutting down within moments of being booted up... I feel for him as there is no way I could write longhand... the main goals for me for him are to have fun and to write daily and to skip all TV and video games for the month. Whether these are too much to handle we shall see.

Blog to Profit

     I don't recall if I wrote about this pay-per-post opportunity or not. I do know Blog to Profit is expanding quickly and are recruiting new bloggers. I would greatly appreciate it if after you check it out and decide to participate you use my email MFCT@hotmail.com as your referral. Just another way to help a single mom help make ends meet!

Aviva Trivia Blog - Lots of fun facts!

    According to Random House dictiaonary, trivia is defined as:

matters or things that are very unimportant, inconsequential, or nonessential; trifles; trivialities.

However, from stuff you never had time to go look into such as coughing and 10 things you didn't know about Jukeboxes, the Aviva Trivia Blog is loaded with tons of facts and tidbits many of us find considerably consequential. It appears this all started back in May 2006 with an initial post about trees presenting stuff that could win you more than one game show and since that time there have been posts as wild and crazy as Burial customs and curiousities to my favorite-10 things you can do with hairspray. Of course I will keep checking back cause a girl has to wonder, why call it the Aviva Trivia Blog?

Pay Per Post Continues Revolution with Guerilla Marketing on Today Show!

Definitely taking it to the next level when it comes to  Guerilla Marketing . PPP rocked the house  street and NYC this morning! When you get a chance catch the behind the scene video on Youtube with some very hot babes no less. Good lord can only young girls look that good in the morning?

I don't know how long this can last and I admit to some serious questions about their business model...but I am hoping I ride this wave as long as possible. I mean come on ...sitting here in Hawaii jamming to tunes in my Pjs-(okay-which happens to mean me nekkid) blogging which I'd be doing regardless and making money towards Bryceton's braces...and the rent...Oh yes... I love you Pay Per Post whether I get a T-shirt or not. Viva Revolution!

Ethical Banking with a Smile?

Online banking with Smile? Funny where surfing on the web will take you when you need to be someplace else...There is something that is just so appealing cute about banking online with a place that has smile as a part of its marketing. On the one hand I am  drawn to the pink and smile...on the other hand...I  am  old school and want to  be able to visit my bank even if I don't have to visit.  Of course I could visit this bank in the UK but that would be a tad impractical of course since I am not Paris Hilton.

    Then again doesn't it remind you of the years not so long past when  people who didn't know what they were talking about would tell you how crazy you were for banking online...Blah blah blah ...when banks gave you free online banking...I jumped at that chance before I could  press enter... Online banking has saved me countless hours and tons of money in saved postage and late fees...So  linked this cute little bugger knowing it just might be the next ticket into  my online banking  journey...

Talking Story with Cathouse Chat

CatHouse Chat:...actually as we would say here in Hawaii...CatHouse Talk Story. Yep I get to cross this fellow Wide Awakes blogger off my list of bloggers I have met IRL...Blows my mind how you can, when  meeting someone you have never "met" but have been reading and writing with for years, pick up like you've never left off...That is exactly how it was with CatHouse Chat and her handsome hubby and sweet little fish of a daughter.
    I knew it would be a hoot and fun but I truly underestimated how much I miss having fun like that. Truly can think of no better way to spend a better afternoon. Hawaii. Hilton. Drinks by the beach and pool. Intelligent and witty conversation. Feeling a sense of mutual respect and appreciation. It truly didn't suck. They were so charming, interesting, warm, intelligent, and generous. Shoot I  wish they were several thousand miles closer...I think Bryceton wishes the same thing. Her daugher and Bryceton were in the pool together the entire time. Funny how they too picked up as though they'd known each other for years. Nethan hung back with Grandma and Grandpa which was probably for the best but I am sure they all would have embraced him with as much warm aloha as they did us. I do know there was also a sense as we said goodbye that we'd meet again. I look forward to that and I  wish for you the same type of friends. Mahalo to them for the very best Monday I have spent in a long time.

No One Ever Died from Reading a Novel but Writing One is Different...

You don't want to end up like this: during NaNoWriMo which is coming up right after 14 Day Screenplay. So head over toThe 100 Most Important Things To Know About Your Character by Beth Kinderman and Nikki Walker.

The 14 Day Screenplay

Think of the 14 Day Screenplay as NaNoWriMo for screenwriters...

336 Hours

That's how many hours there are in a fortnight. Two weeks. Fourteen days. Breaking it down further, you get 20,160 minutes, which is 1,209,600 seconds.

And in that span of time, there are those who will be challenging you (should you choose to accept said challenge) to write a complete screenplay. Yep. One whole script from start to finish, written in just 1,209,600 seconds. This is the charge of the 14 Day Screenplay.

Boggles my mind why anyone would watch TV as a way to veg out...I mean I love to watch certain programs as we all know but there is just so much stuff you can do that at least I find interesting.

CleverKeys

CleverKeys is my gift to you tonight and not a PPP.  I just downloaded this nifty free little program and wanted to share... After all I am such a giver...Tee hee...This software provides instant access to definitions, synonyms and facts via websites...a great help when you are looking for the word to make your ideas...Crystal Clear.

My Gallery

My Gallery and this is not a PPP this time just a nifty and fun little site that allows you to build your own virtual collection and exhibitions and become your own curator!!

How fun is this especially if you are a homeschooler or a parent like myself who constantly feels the need and has the desire to supplement their children's public school education.

About that Great American Novel...

     Over at National Novel Writing Month - National Novel Writing Month more affectionaely referred to as NaNoWriMo...preparations are already happening...Last year I was spending my writing time on work e-mails so I didn't participate...This year...well it depends on how much I can get the plot to thicken...No it won't be the great american novel but I will just be happy if I finish the 50K in a month! The forums over there are awesome...Really great friendly bunch of people with tons of suggestions and advice for the aspiring novelists...

Up for a Challenge?

     In We're Looking For A Few Good Words,  Follow That Star has taken his caring for his blogroll to a whole new level...He's come up with a crossword puzzle based on clues found on his blogroll! Crystal Clear to me Follow that Star -!

2,996

 

  35.5%  as of his last post. This is shocking to me. What is up with the blogosphere?

If you haven't heard of 2,996, this will explain it in depth and a link on the left is there to help you sign up to participate.

The 2,996 Project was started to coordinate the creation of the tributes for the 5th anniversary of 9/11.The idea is each of the 2,996 victims of 9/11 will have a tribute created by a different blogger.

A simple search on your assigned person will provide more than enough basic material to blog so it really is quite simple. The pace of signups needs to increase to make this a success. Please consider not only signing up but also spreading the word as well.

You have a blog..Crystal Clear it is meant for more than earning that little AdSense check!

Hodge Podge

Whoa what a day...in the interest of trying to head off my recent bout of awful insomnia, I thought I would dump it all here.
    So here we go...It is nice to feel appreciated... I don't know if I really am but it feels like it right now at my new employer and that is very nice.I will definitely take it..Being a mental health professional has far more going for it in many ways for me than an Execuative. Especiallly as far as quality of life is concerned. It really reminds me of what it is like to come out of an abusive relationship where your sense of self was slowly attacked and demeaned and degraded over time with seemingly simple little things but they all add up to leave you demoralized and detached from your true self. Abusive relationships have a way of making you question whether the sky really is blue.... They see gray. They see clouds. You see sun but insidiously over time...not in a bang against the head you can defend and rationalize reasonably and run away quickly ..but slowly their poison invades and seeps into your life and your mind and soul and self..Terribly trying to remain sane when you are in an abusive relationship. Although movies of the week would have you believe these abusive partners come with a blaring neon warning sign.. they don't. Very few people are complete 100% monsters. The vast majority are not evil  or evil all the time. They always have good points too. Perhaps the most sad part is they never recognize themselves as abusive. They truly do think they are right and that is the way things are done. They think if you could just behave the way they want you to behave there would be no problems. Having been caught up in their small little world, staying on the offensive as a defensive tactic they are not fluid or open or flexible. They find it hard to listen or question or answer your opinions and points as it would rock their very sense of self and thus their world. Truly the options are to end up depressed, psychotic, or to leave.
So you leave, you initially are joyous at the realization the sun really and truly is bright. You start to regain your sense of self and trust in your ability to be happy again. You don't cringe or feel you are walking on egg shells waiting for the next shoe to fall. However, in this case , out of Crystal Clear necessity, ending back in a work situation, you start to feel anxious and a bit uncomfortable when things do go smoothly and sanely as you can't quite trust it really is ok. After all at first you thought the other place was going to be ok too.... Very very unsettling. Same thing for women/men after they leave a domestic violence situation. Definitely a form of brainwashing and definitely a need for detox.

Bryceton & Nethan will both officially start school on Monday. Today there was an orientation at the school and a meet and greet the teacher. As Nethan just qualified for Special Ed yesterday, he wasn't completely and officially enrolled yet so we didn't know what classroom will be his. Both boys are excited Nethan will be at school there too. Very very cute. Adorable. I can't quite fathom Bryceton is a 4th grader. Holy Shiznit. And Nethan... my little babylicious.. my baby is off spending the night all by himself with Grandma and Grandpa. Bryceton is with a friend  and here I sit... preparing for the cruise  and trying to repair the damage they can effortlessly inflict...and well playing with my new cell phone.

    For a bit, I have started to feel very uncomfortable here on my own blog. Initially and still for a very large part, this was and is a fantastic place for support and for genuine thought provoking conversations with people who differ in their opinions from my own. However, at some point it ruined it and seriously spoiled it for me. Context for some reason is/was completely lost or misconstrued by some...whether on purpose or stupidity..Of course other bloggers completely get it ...The others don't or won't and ... well my best guess of an answer is jealousy and pettiness. But jealous and petty people can inflict serious strife and there is a risk involved in blogging I never ever anticipated and won't sign on for! It shouldn't have to concern me. I have thought about different scenarios...and the most appealing at this point in time was to take the most personal posts to a very anonymous blog.... and to continue here with the usual as well as delving off into some more creative aspecats of blogging such as vlogging and podcasting...So that is what I am thinking of right now... allows me the creative space to put together some multimedia presentations and those of you who know me and care for me in the blogosphere sense of the word can email me and gain access to the topsecret blog...

Hugging My Munchkins Extra Tight

    Dan Rua of the  Florida Venture Blog writes a very touching as well as inspiring post in his:
My Hope for Tyler's Hope.

 Tyler Staab has been diagnosed with Dystonia, a severe neurological disorder, and  underwent the second phase of Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery  just a mere week ago on July 21,2006. His father is maintaining a progressional diary on Tyler's progress and in a recent post he cautiously shares their fledgling hope at Tyler's impressive progress already. Yay! GO TYLER!!!

Longtime readers may recall this blog started out over two years ago writing about our struggles in dealing with Nethan's developmental delays, lack of pooping at all, and our terrible struggles at getting adequate medical care. Although we still have no definitive diagnosis to hang a hat on, he remains on a double dose of the adult prescription Miralax, and qualifies for Special Ed services under Developmentally Delayed and speech therapy, stories such as this hit very close to home and touch me and my heart deeply. I hold Tyler and his family in my prayers and will be closely following his recovery. Take serious note, Tyler could just as easily be one of my sons or yours... do what you can and all you can...Shoot even a blog post such as this or this puts a little bit more out there into the blogosphere...Imagine Tyler's excitement to know he is being featured and honored and talked about on blogs around the world! Believe me I know very very well what fun it can mean for a young boy. Bryceton has me checking my blog as often as he can goad me to see if there have been any more comments on his Vlog posts!

When it is so simple to make someone's day better by doing something simple and easy...isn't it absolutely Crystal Clear what you want to do and should do?

See the Who Live in Concert for .99 !

I kid you not... What a great group of guys. I was fortunate a few years back to see the Who live in Vegas with a good friend. He was comped free tickets and we were dead center in like the 4th or 5th row... Unbelievable...Roger Daltrey...is far hotter than I ever remembered him being when I was 17

Technorati Tags: Who, Music, Concert, Roger Daltrey

Let's Have a Cuppa Java

Been messing around with my sidebars adding some bling and thought I'd throw this out there for my readers...If you enjoy my blog how about treating me to a Starbuck's Mocha while I blog. The link is on the left side..If there is something you want me to blog about, just note it! Crystal Clear a link to your blog is included ...and my treat next time you are in Hawaii!

Another Find for Sunday

I don't know exactly why this story, Convicts are Condemned to a 'Paradise' in Mexico, over at the WAPO back in 2002 fascinates me, but it does.
Looking around I found this, which I guess shows I'm not the only one who found it fascinating. Definitely an interesting novel in there somewhere and it did indeed make it into a film:

La hija del penal, Fernando Soler et al., 1 videocassette (102 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.Notes: Performer Note: Maria Antonieta Pons, Ruben Rojo, Andres Soler.
Abstract: A young and beautiful girl named María lives among the prisoners in the prison of the Islas Marias. She was born to one of the prisoners, a woman called La Pomorosa, who was a former dancer. All the men of the island love and respect her, but when she is ready to leave for "The Continent" (as they call Mexico) for the first time and make her way in the world, her mother warns her never to reveal her origins because no one would believe that a good person could come from a prison.

 and here's another site in Spanish. Okay enough of a break...

Will or When?

I am such a sucker for these things that are simple to do and yet mean something to someone...

Technorati Tags: One Billion Page Views

Updated: Commenter is absolutely correct... Here is the link to the story and here is the actual link. I also updated the banner to reflect this

Get Me Some of That

Several longtime readers wrote over the past few days asking about us and well it seemed like the time to indulge myself..How sad is that? Writing on my blog is considered indulging myself?

At first the comments about me handling my job and doing well seemed so strange to me because I don't feel like I am handling it very well. Of course there are moments where I feel ok and fine and it is a great match. However there are just as many moments in the past week or so where I am just absolutely overwhelmed I am going to not make the grade and am not going to make it past my trial period of six months. I don't think it is my personality flaws that are necessarily getting in the way either. I think it is a phenomenally difficult albeit challenging position. I am the third person in 2 years. My boss is the last person to have held this position for any length of time which adds its own dimension to it. Then throw in the part that I am sleeping in bed with the two boys and living with my parents and have a 45 minute commute and my thyroid meds are off and well ...I think I am doing quite well. Just maybe not good enough for their needs...then again the length of time it takes to recruit a new person ...and accreditation and RFPs coming up...well they might best be stuck with me and working with me...Frankly at this point I have just decided to find my own way through it... I think it is a good match. I like the work I am doing. I think I am uniquely qualified and unless they find a single woman with no kids with my experience...they would best to stick it out with me as well. Also as a side note, if and when I get the Hawaii license as a Marriage Family Therapist , I will have solid job security and marketability.

Biggest news is Nethan starts Pre-school tomorrow.What an event this shall be considering he just fell asleep on my lap about 10 minutes ago and it is midnight...He will definitely be better off on most every account. I just still can't help but worry and be concerned about the long days he will have ahead of him. I also wonder about him and his stubbornness in fitting in and dealing with their schedule. He is definitely head strong and very stubborn. For November he will be going three days a week. That is terrific in my book. By December he will be full time.

The home I want is not available for unknown number of MONTHS.No reasonable explanation. Looks fine except it is missing washer and dryer but the mgt company/dev't company  won't release it. Because of the stress of living here and it is by all accounts by all individuals stressful..I have decided to take another unit which is a duplex with the plan to move to the other unit in several months. This will either help things a great deal or will push me right over the edge.

My other blogging news is that I am about to also be involved with the Hawaii Association of Marriage and Family Therapists as a member of a team of spokespeople regarding mental health issues in Hawaii. Highly likely I will also be a board member. As I will be preparing and presenting testimony, I anticipate writing it up here on my blog and getting feedback and certainly having readers email the legislators wouldn't hurt either. So look forward to that. Which also falls into line with my realization back when I  was looking for work, I write better and think better when I am blogging. It helps me get past the writer's block and makes writing and communicating much easier. Not to mention, I like blogging, I miss blogging, and I really enjoy and treasure the relationships I have developed. The support and interest mean a great deal when I feel like I have the past week or so......very very lonely...very very alone...So don't write me completely off...

Good Clicking

    Not comic at all but a chance for the blogosphere and you to help a small clinic receive some PR. 

    

I am clicking  away and with each click a prayer for  Chris Muir's sister Cathy.

It's a tiny ad, but what helps them, helps Chris's sis

Via:
Cotillion: That Clik4Cathy button and Sisu

 

 

Bonfire of the Vanities...#109

Week 109...Welcome welcome welcome...to the Get a Job Edition of Bonfire of the Vanities...Participants this week receive some career suggestions thrown in with the roasting...After all we therapists are such givers...
    Speaking of other givers...let's start off with this opus by GM's Corner. This little (ha) piece really strikes me as something Opie

might have tried to put over on Andy. Great in content but Aunt Bee definitely wouldn't get it...Less is more...Crystal says...Mortician for you.

"Sense and know higher truth?" ,Crystal Clear to me, Cutler's Yankee Station  went the opposite way and is enjoying some sort of private polish joke...Crystal says...Lame ass Newscaster on some lame ass station in Michigan.
Boys and their toys... ,TFS Magnum 
is thinking correctly here with expecting increasing speed...Crystal says...Designer of Sex Play toys.
Catherine Bosley is  out of work???? In need of employment???? Sheesh why didn't I think of having others like Interested-Participant  spread the word about me looking for work. Crystal says...Pimp with a pink fedora

Famous? ,For Mean Ol' Meany ,Crystal says...Cruise Director for some cheap ass cruise from Catalina to the Mexican Riviera.

Fry Me to the Moon ...Oh come on this is just too good for a bonfire...Crystal says...Political Strategist.

 

Six seems as holy to me as 5 ...but drinking makes a great deal more sense...for Soldiers' Angel  Crystal says...a soldier bravely serving her country who also serves the souls of many with her lovely art...Keep doing what you are doing...Crystal Clear, You have a calling...

Promises promises promises ...Stale is stale...Crystal says Baker.

NSFE ...Hmmm first I need to thank Beth cause I stole the nifty little flames from her... but sharing this sort of stuff does not bode well for her....Crystal says...Optometrist.

Words escape me...maybe gas will do? ...When Bad Example lives up to his name is that really bad? Crystal says...well someone has to be on welfare...

It's a blog...not War & Peace ,BUT here we have Personal Development-Steve Pavlina sharing the newest sleeping aid...or as Crystal says...Deviser of Torture Techniques to keep Amnesty International busy..

 

That Darn Cat ...really...what can I say... I am more of a dog person so I'd torch the whole blog...Crystal says...Producer of Music Videos.
Jealous of France and now Italy? Aaron Aaron Aaron,,By the way you really deserve to capitalize the As in your name...You really might want to take a look at your fetish for burqas. Crystal says...Disneyland concessionaire manager

Sad when the comments are better than the post Crystal says...Real Estate agent for Bel Aire area..
So THIS is how they make sauerkraut ... Crystal says...High School Chemistry teacher.
Crystal Clear,Rick doesn't know how to play fair... so Crystal says...Auditor for the Internal Revenue Service.

HOT Muslim Chicks ...oh dear oh my...a bit too apropos...Crystal says...Porn Flick star.

Dead is DEAD...ok? ...Crystal says...Actuary for Mutual of Omaha
With a roundup like this... isn't it Crystal Clear?...Cowboy

Oh weren't we all wondering? MM Contributor Jewboy seems to think so....Crystal says...Carpet Cleaner

Everybody's gotta have somethin'  so Crystal says...Crack Dealer.

I'd say it was unrelated ...Crystal says Poet living with terrible angst and unpaid bills.

Unwanted Houseguest? Gotta love the well informed...and well connected...Crystal

says...Lobbyist for Tobacco companies...

    Well the time has come to slam this old laptop shut and send you all on your merry merry way...Back to Work...

First It Was American Idol and Now This...

    I really don't know how this happened too...other than the darn show is on the tube three nights a week. So now I am hooked...and I don't like being hooked...other than it is really kind of fun for all of us to sit together around the tube three nights a week.

    But then I learned it was live streamed 24/7 ... Good Lord...So I had to sign up for that...Truly, blogging is a far better pastime for me...Perhaps after Eric and  Yvette are booted off I won't be so hooked...Then again...Kaysar is awfully interesting...Hmm...well at least it is something to do when I am not plastering the island with resumes and job applications or until I find my blogging mojo...

     I know, I know, I know,...so disappointing isn't it...Well the five of us here can't be the only ones watching...

And So Can You...

The MIT Weblog survey is a general social survey of weblog authors being conducted at the MIT Media Laboratory...You too can help make some science...Just because...Just head on over...

Damn the Time Difference!

    This darn time difference makes it so terribly difficult at times. I am growling with dismay I missed submitting (yet again) an entry to Bonfire of the Vanities. This is the 2nd anniversary and was hosted over at Wizbang. Me thinks I need to set up some type of alarm system so I can submit my entries to the various carnivals...it is getting awfully confusing with all of  them and myself over here  in a different time zone...

Mighty Feisty Indeed

    Christina of Feisty Repartee has found a great 25 word challenge over at Fistful of Fortnights that includes the directions: 

Let the unresolved sexual tension commence...

A few of the entries thus far throw in a bit of interesting humor as well...

 

250,000th Visitor

Nope not me...I just hit 90k a while back but ...Annika hit her 250,000th Visitor!!!! Stop by and say hello and of course Congratulations...Crystal Clear that is not an easy feat...just imagine how many blogger's blocks and trolls she has had to conquer in that time...and when you are finished there please make sure to stop by Cao's  blog...she hit over 90K by her first blogiversary! With posts like this one concerning illegal aliens and the open border crew  it is not a surprise...her quality and consistency are truly to be acknowledged and admired.