Posts Tagged ‘plug-ins’

Gettin’ Fancy!

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

I have spent ENTIRELY too much of my time lately installing, modifying and tweaking widgets and plug-ins and wooboy, this is probably starting to sound a little pornographic but just stay with me, here.

I have finally created and put stuff on my Brand New Facebook Fan Page.  I know, the irony is thick around here, isn’t it?  Now, some of you found out about my blog through my personal facebook page…and for those of you who remember me from high school and didn’t realize what a snarky, occasionally foul-mouthed grammar-slayer I have become, I apologize.  Also, if you were once a teacher of mine…truly, you did a better job than this, I promise.   But, I actually do have a couple of people who read this blog who have never met me, do not know or care where I live and have LITTLE TO NO DESIRE to see hundreds of pictures of my daughter popping a pose or my son NOT LOOKING AT THE CAMERA, little jerk.  Ahem.  So this will allow them and you to have a place to see NON KID Pictures–most of which are not on my personal page.

As I have said before, there are occasionally a few random hits on this site via disturbing google terms and this tells me either one of two things, there are people I don’t ever want knowing where I live or I need to rethink the content of my blog.  Either way, I would Much Prefer if the general population of crazies (none of YOU, obviously) does not know my hometown or where I went to high school.  Safety first, right?  SO, all of that to say that I have added a fancy little widgety link to my facebook fan page.  Now, obviously, I am not expecting you guys to add me as a fan because, let’s be honest here, I generally am a facebook fan page hater.  BUT, if you are Really bored at work or at home and want to scroll through hundreds of pictures or snarky statuses, feel free to link on over there.  It should be located somewhere on the right sidebar (ohplease,ohplease,ohplease).  ALSO, for those of you who are LAZY or think facebook is from the DEVIL, I have added a photos page on this site where all of my pictures from my fan page are located via a plug-in (which I had to tweak and modify) so that you have access to them without them clogging the arteries of my server and making page-loading take approximately 20 years.  This page will be updated randomly, when I remember AND get around to doing it.

Now, without me having to spell this out for those of you who know me, I WOULD MUCH APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DID NOT POST PERSONAL THINGS ON MY FAN PAGE, please.  Oh wait, that is spelling it out, isn’t it?  Well, since I am at it, lively banter, adoring commentary about how wonderful I am, snarky rejoinders, yes.  Asking about my siblings or children by name, not so much.   I know most of you know my name but if you happen to add yourself as a fan of my page, I would be much obliged if you refer to me as g~…again with the random facebook crazies.  I appreciate your allowing me my irrationality.  I need it like I need coffee.

So, to summarize.  You can choose to be a fan of my facebook page.  You don’t have to and my heart will not be broken if I get four fans total…or two…or one (thanks, Mom.)  AND, there is a new ph0to page where I have posted watermarked photos for you to enjoy.  Of course, if there is a photo that speaks to you, you are more than welcome to purchase a high quality, non-watermarked copy for basically cost plus maybe a small margarita.  There is a new photo page on this site as well.

So, now that THAT is settled…

Drew has strep.  Again.  Shaking the magic eight ball, I am afraid the answer to the question “Is Drew going to have to have his tonsils removed?” is “Probably.”

Also, add Disney Cruise to Alaska to my list of things I want to experience before I die.

And finally, evidently, you have to occasionally check that website email thingy linked to your blog website, if you were wondering.  I found LOADS of comments I did not know were there and almost as many Spam Emails that were selling me ALL SORTS OF INTERESTING THINGS, most of which would probably add to the amount of disturbing google hits if I were to type them here.  And some which offer a Wide Assortment of…ahem…MEDICATION used to do many interestng things.  But nevermind about that.   I *thought* I had set up the email account to forward everything to my ultra-secret-non-anonymous email.  Evidently it’s not fail-proof.