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• Check out this incredibly AWESOME idea to turn a pre-fab garden shed into a studio!  Stupid Brooklyn and my lack of backyard.  Maybe I'll put one up in the park? via - design*sponge 
  

• While you're at design*sponge, check out this super DIY project.  Turn a plain ol' ikea chair into a beside table with a drawer! *loooove*

There is just so much negativity all around us these days, have you noticed? It's infesting the internet, it's taking over the big screen, it's cutting you off, it's showing up on your bank statement, it's staining your new shirt, it's breathing down your neck, it's not giving you a vacation, it's talking behind your back, it's stuffing you in a locker, it's cheating on you, it's charging you more, it's giving you less, and it's making you miserable!

So go check out the project here and get started!  Also be sure to keep check back in December because there's a secret part 2 in the works!

Anyone who's had their eyes open in the (female) blogosphere for the last couple of days has surely noticed the insane response to a small happening at a large event.  The great Dooce Vs. Bloggess misunderstanding of Blogher 08. 

First let me tell you that I was not there. Second, you should know that I am a big fan of both of these ladies.  I subscribe to their blogs and get excited when I see updates.  Third you need to know that I am appalled by some of the responses. In a word: gross.

Of course, since I wasn't present, I've had to do some Googling to get to the bottom of what went down.  Unfortunately I can't seem to find a single quote from the Dooce side, only the response.  Naturally this might tip the scales.

So, I won't go over all the gritty details as I'm sure by now you've had enough (click links if you haven't).  The bottom line is that a perfectly harmless post was brought up during the final keynote, of which Dooce was a speaker, and the entire thing seems to have been blown way out of proportion.

When you get a large group of women together, you're asking for drama.  It's really no big secret.  I've never had a whole lot of girlfriends in my life because of this and yes, it is out of fear.  Not to say ALL women are this way, I just haven't met that special someone.  I'm sure one day I will, but until then, I remain a skeptic.

Out of all the responses I've read, only one really seemed to hit the nail on the head.  The ol' mean girl syndrome.  As women we seem to be programmed to devour gossip, relish in it and spew it back out for anyone to take part in, and I'd say 99.9% of the time, we don't have the story straight. I believe the game is called Telephone?

I'm not saying I haven't partaken.  In fact, I think I'm more afraid of "normal" women because I don't really consider myself to be one and even I can't help being lured in by some juicy gossip. Granted, I tend to keep it to myself and more often then not, I am laughing at the absurdity (to myself), but I am by no means an innocent party.  I am writing this post after all.

So, I'm thinking at next years Blogher, and I'm being serious here, they should consider a panel on the topic.  I'm not saying we find a solution, mean girls will exist until the end of time, but we do need to educate.  A little peer leadership can't hurt. Maybe some walk-a-mile-in-my-shoes therapy. 

I am certain that, as much as we'd like to think so, Dooce and Bloggess are not actually robots (or hobbits) and their feelings are just as sensitive as yours and mine.  Kudos to them for putting on brave faces.

I had to take the time to give this fantastic blog a shout out. Everybody's talking about it! I just disovered it today through a couple of other bloggers and WOW is it genius! 

I was just thinking yesterday about all my old posts and "Oh, what a waste."  I think most bloggers have this thought.  Maybe when you first started writing, you had some really fantastic posts but of course, no one knew about you yet so they're just sitting in the archives, gathering dust.

Well now this genius group of people got together and gave our archives a reason to continue living!

"Blog Nosh Magazine is an online magazine dedicated to promoting the best archived posts from your own personal blogs."

My favorite thing about them would have to be the plethora of "channels" they offer.  Especially with this blog,  I have a really hard time categorizing it. It's personal, it's about art, it's about entertainment, the list goes on. 

It's also a fantastic way to find blogs you've never heard of before and on topics you're really interested in.

So check it out, blog writer or reader, there's some really super posts in there. Hopefully one of mine will end up in the magazine one day!

Yeah, that's me up there with Chewie.  Chewbacca to you!  This weekend was the NYC Comic Con, a gigantic convention for....comics.  I love this stuff.  So many photo ops, so many strange things to see.  I even managed to sneak into the main floor itself.  I would have happily bought a ticket if weekends weren't my busiest time of the week (damn you theatre!) but I only had about a 2.5 hour time slot where I could walk down and check out the goings on.  My friend/coworker came along with me and we pulled the old walk in with a large crowd trick.  It was a total blast.

I haven't been around much in the last few days mainly because of a nasty sinus infection I've had.  I just can't think straight when I have them and my ear gets all plugged and I just want to bleh.  Y'know?  Thankfully, it's almost gone now.

Tonight we close the show I'm currently working on which leads me into a nice week off before I start the next one.  I can't wait to get some much needed rest and also have plenty of time to sort of set up a schedule for this blogging thing.  I hate missing more than a day or two between posts.  It really weighs on me. 

So, starting tomorrow, I'll get all my drawings scanned, get some more posts up, work on the group and generally just feel better about myself.  Word is, it's supposed to rain. This is very good news.