Month: October 2008

  • sort by rating … who knew?!

    i’ll be the first to admit: i’m a “top blogs” fanatic.

    you’ll find some of the BEST stuff there, fo’ reals.

    but did you know you could SORT them by RATING? that’s right, folks, our sites are rated — not only by YOU, but potentially, the people that READ you. you can also adjust an individual post’s ratings accordingly, but i digress.

     
    (if you use xanga themes, click on your site. look at your top bar … a little to the left … there! see “your rating”? click it. voila!)

    when you switch up your filter, you see different blogs in different positions (and sometimes, just DIFFERENT content overall!)

    my general rating is a “B”, so this is what i see by default:

    when i move it to “C”, though, ATTR takes over the top spot and dan drops out of the top four. weird, right?!

    btw, the rating will always show you that rating and ABOVE, at “B”, i only see “A” and “B” rated blogs. this keeps me from accidentally happening on something i don’t want to see (so unless you’ve submitted all the necessary forms, don’t worry about “EX”!)

      

    now, go forth, good people! check your site’s rating and enjoy your new-found filter fun!

    (the question that started it all remains: what rating do you sort your top blogs by? what is your site’s rating?)

  • this puddy tat ain’t fat!

    mr. milo just got home from the vet.

    on the exterior, he’s the epitome of good health. even at 17.6 pounds, he’s in the “normal” range for his size (see!? he’s not fat, just BIG-BONED).

    his fur is shiny and thick (as evidenced by the layer of white on every stitch of EVERYTHING in the house) and his teeth are marvelous.


    you wanna put what WHERE?!

    we’ve got some behavioral and internal issues to deal with, though. long story short, he’s taken to poo-ing on the floor. every. day. and this morning, he took it one step further and peed on the carpet in front of me. poor baby.

    until now, we had chalked it up to kitty moodiness (thanks, old worthless mr. vet). per instruction, husband and i changed foods and changed litters “to appease him.” we did every quirky thing suggested of us, only to watch it get WORSE.

    we searched for an explanation for months, and the only thing that made sense to us was illness — but mr. vet had already ruled that out!

    frustrated, we tried a new vet clinic. enter awesome mrs. vet:

    over the course of time, using the bathroom has become painful for him (most likely from bacteria or other infection in his intestines) — he associates the pain with the litter box, thus he goes on the floor instead.

    it sucks to know he’s in pain, but mrs. vet seemed very confident that we’ll get him feeling much better in time.

    mrs. vet: i thank you, my kitty thanks you and my CARPET thanks you, too!

  • will the REAL sarah palin please (do SNL) stand up?

    sarah palin thought the rap was a bit too hardcore for her to perform personally, so uber-pregnant amy poehler brought down the house with THIS:

    which was waaaaay better than the opening segment:

    and finally, here’s a backstage peek at palin’s visit:
     

  • my new ‘do, REVEALED!! (updated)

    despite my hairstylist being MIA (apparently she moved to pennsylvania. geesh),
    i went and got my hair did.

    so what does it look like?

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    you’re in luck … the reveal is now!

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    ta-daa!


    last night, unstyled.


    this morning, done up.

      thoughts?!

    **UPDATE**

    mytinywrist unscrambled my photo last night, but kindly
    waited until
    the big reveal to post it. be sure to stop by and check it out!

     

  • BFN multi-broadcast = epic WIN.

    the BFN multi-broadcast has been deemed an overall success!

    you can read edlives’ evaluation here.

    sure, we had a (VERY) rocky start — especially me — but jonathan, mytinywrist and i broacasted for over 90 MINUTES!

    i think i can speak for all of us when i say:
    WE HAD A BLAST!!

    thank you to everyone who stopped by and said hello or stuck around to chat.
    your patience was MOST appreciated.

    it wasn’t ALL glitches and delays, though: we debuted wherethefishlives‘ new song “xanganizer”, geeked out on mac-aliciousness, and saw jon in a NOT GREEN tie.

    observe a piece of the awesomeness that ensued:

    *UPDATED* mytinywrist just put up a short video! enjoy!

    our faces are priceless.

    hehe, we laugh at the chatroom goodness.

    jon taking pictures of the screen. oh noes, what’s up with tinywrist?!


    don’t forget to check out the xanga presidential debates next week on the BFN toolbar!!

    until next time, dahlings …

  • i’m a brainfriednetwork.com blogger!

    BARELYJEN
    is an official BFN blogger (along with a few other AWESTASTIC peeps!)

     

    go check out my page over at brainfriednetwork.com … it’s supa-schweet!

    in other news …

    i was on Xanga TV with jonathan
    and mytinywrist last night!

    as always, download the BFN toolbar — it’s awesome!
     
    p.s. i’m still working on my weekly
    “shoutout spotlight”
    — submit NOW!

    it’s
    a way to highlight some awesome — yet little known — blogs.
    to submit a blog for consideration, leave me a link!

  • BFN multi-broadcast in less than 24 hours!!

    be sure to download the BFN toolbar for easy viewing …

    remember, you DON’T need a webcam to participate — stop by and chat for a bit!

    (we are testing the system for the xanga presidential debates next week. learn more about that here.)

    spread the word!!

  • damn you, pms.

    husband and i went to the pet store tonight. i think he got a
    bit more than he bargained for in a shopping buddy. somewhere
    between pet halloween costumes …

    … and squeaky snake toys …

    … i broke down. that’s right, folks. i cried in the pet store.

    reason be damned — I MISS MY DOG!

    i blame you, pms. now, where’s my chocolate?!


    (at least milo is extra-happy. husband let me pick out a few extra treats for him …)

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  • why today = awesome.

    i received my mid-year review at work and got a 2: exceeded expectations!

    the banners/xanga site refresh i did for december went live today.

    i found laughter in the absurd:

    i saw added proof that mccain is a decent man.

    my post has been FEATURED.

    i drew a basketball on my friend’s belly. *giggle*

    my dad — who was laid off four months ago — got an AWESOME job today …

    chat function on the BFN toolbar. ’nuff said.

    my writer’s block is slowly subsiding.

    i have a house on the lake!

    all in all, a good day.