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Well then….
Posted on 14. Apr, 2008 by Deb.
I remember Melissa saying something about the updated version of WP (2.5) and it being different….and it sure is. I’ll be honest, I don’t know if I like it. I guess I am a creature of habit and the previous interface was all kinds of comfortable like a favorite pair of shoes…or maybe that black granny sweater I have. I am missing the “save and continue editing” button and my categories being right there on the right of me. I think I need to check out the interface in Explorer to see if it’s a lot different - or a little different - than it is in Firefox.
Good heavens, this is so not what I had intended writing about when I logged in, but then again….
I’m glad I only upgraded here, though, and didn’t upgrade PN. And I need to mention it to Lor before we upgrade over at ATG ….
I honestly had more to say, but the new interface has thrown me…and the yard guy is here….and I also need some lunch. I’ll be back.
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An Experiment
Posted on 13. Apr, 2008 by Deb.
Not going to happen often, but a quick audio blog.
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I can tell…
Posted on 07. Apr, 2008 by Deb.
that I am beginning to get the urge to write more frequently because I am wanting to change the look on my blog.
Years ago. When I was one of those at-least-daily bloggers, the look of my website changed regularly. Back then, though, my skills were at the level of being able to do the design work myself. Now, I’m just not there.
But I am needing some new clothes here. With a wider area for posts, but still in a two column style. I’d like to be able to use a header I have created though just to personalize it. Anyone have any suggestions? And if you see something different around here, don’t be surprised if it changes the next time you visit.
I don’t know for sure if I like this - or not. But we shall try it on for size.
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…and Creating Passion….
Posted on 24. Mar, 2008 by Deb.
If you are so inclined…please take a few moments to check it out….
I am so thankful for all the very talented folks who helped make this happen.
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All Things Girl: Earth and Sky
Posted on 05. Mar, 2008 by Deb.
I can’t believe it’s already the 5th and I haven’t reminded you to go and check out the latest issue of All Things Girl.
It’s a lovely issue. Writings are wonderful…..Arts is beautiful. GREAT reviews -and of course, Everything Girl….some really great columns there.
As for me, probably some of the rawest - most honest writing I’ve done in a really long time.
Go. read. look. ENJOY! Let me know what you think!!!
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Back to the Rat Race…
Posted on 27. Jan, 2008 by Deb.
I’m at the airport…..it’s one of those weeks….busy - but those who know me best know that I prefer to be busy.
Last weekend, I worked and read. This weekend, I worked on stuff that no one will see the results of for a month or so. It’s one of those things - what many folks don’t understand is that there is so much prep worked involved in launching a project. There is work to be done on:
- Mid Issue Update of All Things Girl (Love & Lust)
- Next Issue of All Things Girl (Earth & Sky)
- Launch of the First Edition (Spring 2008) of Pink Nighties.
All of it is very exciting….and I am so thankful for the people in my world that contribute to my total enjoyment of these projects.
My writing has taken a bit of a backseat this week. It tends to get lost in the shuffle of work and logic. I’ve had story ideas rolling through my head…and jotted a few things down yesterday so as not to lose them….but it seems it would be easier to process if I had some sort of direct connection between my brain and my laptop. I would like to have something of my own in Pink Nighties…..but at times, I am so in awe of other writers that my stuff simply doesn’t measure up.
I’ve done some travel planning in the last week or so. I will be spending some time working…as well as at least one trip for fun. The Pilot Guys best friend has a birthday coming up, and I’ve been invited to be a surprise dinner guest - so that is something very lovely to look forward to. I am going to likely add a day to the front of that trip so I can do some sightseeing…maybe do a travel piece…take some photos….
Stop and breathe.
The next day, I should be able to stop and breathe, though. It’s a work trip, but fortunately, it’s work I enjoy so I can have fun with it. If you get down to it….as I discussed with one of my co-workers - I love my job - even though I get tired at times. He told me that he can tell….that it’s obvious I love what I do…and most of the folks around me appreciate my efforts. That is worth a lot!
Anyhoo….time to wrap things up. Have a FABULOUS day….
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Creating My Passion
Posted on 17. Jan, 2008 by Deb.
The journey I’ve been on has been certainly has been leading me to spending my time on things that I enjoy. I want more from my life than just going to work and coming home. I want things that feed my intellect…speak to my creative soul….and challenge my gypsy leanings.
All Things Girl has always been a labor of love for me. I love how the energies of others…the creative puzzle pieces mesh together to produce a fabulous end product.
I love the written word. I love writing….but I also love reading well written bits and pieces….I learn more on writing from other writers than I have from a class. I also learn by working with other creative folks: designers, photographers, writers….
Putting my head together with some of the amazing people I know has led to birth of a new ezine…. Pink Nighties.
Pink Nighties is a quarterly ezine focusing on all sides of love and lust from the psychological to the physiological. We’re looking for inspired and inventive works, so please send us your love stories of candles and wine as well as your tales of lust from handcuffs and threesomes and more.
A discussion with Lee was the seed that began the idea…..Lor was my next contact…and she agreed to be the developer. Sending out some threads began to bring in some editors and contributors.
We are planning to launch on March 21st…the first day of Spring. Each issue will then be released on the first day of each season. Content will include poetry, short stories, flash fiction, serials, informational articles, opinion pieces, interviews of positive sex industry individuals, and reviews.
It brings together things I am passionate about. Writing. Great bits to read. Interviews with fascinating people. Wonderfully creative people….putting pieces together to create something fabulous. I think sex should be something fun….so the name is meant to bring about the light hearted approach…..
We are beginning to take submissions. Click on the lovely little splash page for the guidelines…..I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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changing face of blogs
Posted on 07. Jan, 2008 by Deb.
I’ve noticed….and discussed often with Lee, that the face of blogs has simply changed since I was first a blogger. I blogged because I had so much in my head…and a few things to say. I encouraged my friends to blog….so I could read them, I found new - interesting blogs to read because the people fascinated me, inspired me, etc.
People still fascinate me…and inspire me. My reading list includes folks I know - folks that I love - and a couple of folks I’ve never met - but enjoy reading. I’m a fast reader….and will confess that I don’t have enough blogs to keep my reading time busy. So, if you have some suggestions of really awesome blogs…let me know.
So, people that I link to: please write more. As I told Chris yesterday….sometimes, I’d be happy to read your grocery list.
I sometimes wonder if I’m cut out to be a blogger with the changes to the blog-o-sphere. Most bloggers are pretty focused and topical. And I love the variety of human nature and see myself as a generalist…writing about my life…what I learn….what I struggle with…what I am happy about. I wouldn’t know what topic to write about all the time.
I love travel, for example, but my travel these days consists of Oklahoma mostly. I can’t write for days upon end about what I do there….as it’s regular old work. Meetings. I see the same places, stay in the same places.
When it gets down to it, though, I kind of don’t care if I “fit” the new face of blogging. It would be nice to have regular readers, regular comments, etc….
But though I can change and improve as a person, some things don’t change because….it fulfills something to just…BE. Ya know?
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Motivating Factor
Posted on 02. Jan, 2008 by Deb.
Are you wanting to blog on a daily basis…and want a bit of a motivator? Take a peek at Blog365, a spin off idea from NaBloPoMo. The idea behind it is to get folks to blog daily for the entire year of 2008, with only ONE day off, that being Feb. 29th since 2008 is a leap year.
It would be interesting to see if this is just another resolution for folks that they break within a couple of weeks…or truly a motivator. I had thought about it….since NaBloPoMo really helped motivate me back into blogging again, but I am also looking at my list of goals for 2008…and while I want this blog to be a priority, I don’t need a guilt factor.
What about you? What do you think?
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Happy New Year!
Posted on 01. Jan, 2008 by Deb.
I was very blessed to spend time with new friends….saying goodbye to 2007…and hello to 2008. 2008 is a year of change for me….and I am still in the midsts of some goal setting…
In the meantime, may I direct you to my column for January to find out what is guiding me in 2008….. and spend some time exploring the entire January issue of All Things Girl: Love and Lust.
May 2008 be a year of blessings for you…
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Chocolate.
Posted on 24. Dec, 2007 by Deb.
When I was a little girl, you could go into the 7-11 and get a Hershey for twenty-five cents. There was just something about those little squares….breaking the bars apart until there were a dozen tiny chocolates in the foil wrapper just for me.
Sometimes, I would toss them in my mouth…quickly chew…and swallow so the chocolaty goodness would find a home down in my tummy. Other times, I would place a single square on my tongue…allowing the warmth of my mouth to melt the chocolate into something gooey and soft….savoring the taste as it flowed past my tongue and down my throat.
Then I discovered other kinds of chocolate. Hershey had a bar that was a bit harder to find in the 70’s than it is today: Special Dark. It was a bittersweet bar…one that was a little harder to chew, but at times…more delicious and satisfying than the wholesome milky goodness of the classic Hershey Bar.
Chocolate came in so many forms. Chocolate ice cream and chocolate syrup (which I was squirt out on a spoon and eat straight). And let’s not forget the time I discovered a Baker’s Secret bar in the fridge….only to discover that I couldn’t quite take it unsweetened. That was certainly a shock.
I remember the little Russell Stover sampler boxes. Chocolate covered items….all looking equally yummy on the outside….but each and every piece was different….some filled with nuts, some with a fruit flavored cream, and some with incredibly rich and chewy caramel. It was an adventure to just snag one and take a bite, never knowing for sure what you would get. Unless you approached the box like my mother: with a toothpick to poke and prod each piece before determining if it was one you would like.
I can’t remember the exact age, but I can tell you that I was an older more experienced chocolate connoisseur when I discovered high-end chocolate….Godiva. Talk about bliss…one open oyster from Godiva Chocolates was surely pure heaven.
Was it love? lust? I wasn’t sure, but chocolate, at times in my life, has become an obsession. Was it a want? Or were there times in my life that chocolate fulfilled a need?
Now that I am almost 40, I see sex much the same way as I have do chocolate. Sex is certainly obtainable by anyone….it’s like those first experiences with the Hershey bar. Sometimes sex is fast…just to finish the bar. Sometimes sex is slow and to be savored….allow each tiny moment to be experienced.
You could also so that sometimes, sex can leave you feeling empty…and cheap. Who hasn’t had a one night stand that left you feeling that way, just as you did when you bought that off-brand candy bar and scarfed it down? At other times, sex is like Godiva. Rich. Indulgent. Leaving you with feelings like you were worth a million dollars.
I’ve also discovered that sex can be like that box of chocolates: an adventure. Some folks poke and prod the chocolates, looking the tastes that will keep them safe in their little cocoon. Others discover the joy of simply jumping in…tasting everything that can be offered….appreciating the surprises and learning to expand their taste buds with something unexpected.
As I’ve aged, I have learned that I am appreciating all sides of sex. Like chocolate, there is a lot to be savored out there. There is nothing wrong with a good ole Hershey Bar…and there is something special about a piece of Godiva.
A friend of mine told me that every pore of my being seems to exude sensuality at times. I find it creeping through my writing and find those who think along those lines as well.
I love All Things Girl. It has been the creative home to me since 2002. But I have more in me than I can share there. All Things Girl runs like a well oiled machine at times. And I was wanting an additional challenge. In talking with one of my closest friends (Lee) she asked me why I didn’t just start another ezine - one with tales of silk stockings and one night stands? The first person I talked to after that was Lorissa. I wouldn’t undertake any kind of new web endeavor without a top-notch designer. She agreed to hop in board as the developer and designer. I also knew that I would need a strong writer as an editor, and contacted Tamara Palmer, one of the regular contributors to ATG. She was thrilled and shared that some of her writings had taken that branch. She’s agreed to be an editor.
I’m not leaving ATG, by the way. I’m just expanding my horizons a bit…
I wanted an e-zine to feature erotic stuff. Nothing pornographic, but well written pieces that make the reader think. Romantic tales of candles and champagne. Pulp pieces with high heels, fur coats and cigarettes. Maybe edgier pieces…with blindfolds and handcuffs. Coming up with a name is harder that it seems. Poor Lee, Lor and Tami have been bombarded with emails and phone calls with my many bouncings.
I liked Love and Lust, but that’s not an available domain name. And then for some reason the word Chocolate Cake hit me. Love, Lust and Chocolate Cake. Food is decadent…and fulfills as times a want and a need - just like sex. Lee reminded me that she prefers pie over cake, so how about just…chocolate? Tami had sent me a very pulp fiction feeling piece, and I thought of Oranges (with or without pulp!) and Soda Pop. We tossed around amazing food names. Passion Fruit. Strawberries. Cherries. Oranges. Strawberry Pop. I could see a visual tie-in to each and every one of those titles, important when it comes to an e-zine.
My mind keeps coming back to chocolate. One really decadent recipe to feature, that anyone could make if they allow the time. Surrounded by tales of lust…and poems of love. Throw in a pair of silk stockings and some red nail polish, and I am THERE baby.
Love. Lust. and Chocolate.
I think we’ve found what we were looking for.
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NaBloPoMo 2007
Posted on 05. Nov, 2007 by Deb.
What the heck is NaBloPoMo. Sounds almost pornographic, doesn’t it?
National Blog Posting Month was inspired by National Novel Writing Month. The idea is that you make a blog post every single day of the month - weekends included.
Both have a great idea behind them - to get folks like me to just put off the excuses and write.
So, here it is Nov 5th…I found it last night, but I’m going to just….write.
To do my true penance, I will also go back and create posts from the earlier part of the month. Yes, I know that it is technically cheating, but It’s not really…. I’m just..late. that’s all. And I’m going to do my penance, right? It’s my blog and I’ll manipulate dates if I want to….
It would be great to say I’m going to theme-up and write about what’s important - like a suggested topic, or writing, or something - but I don’t want to do that. to get me back to blogging, I just need to….write.
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All Things Girl (November 1st Re-Dux)
Posted on 01. Nov, 2007 by Deb.
I’m going to attempt to make up for not beginning on NaPoBloMo til the 5th by talking about what was on my mind each day til then - then will be the daily kind of bloggy focus - and back to MY roots of blogging…
My focus on the 1st was about one thing: All Things Girl.
If you haven’t been there, please…go and check out all the fabulous changes. A total re-design was released on the 1st and I’m just….in awe!
There is a group blog there, too - no longer just about the ezine and what has been changed - which meant we blogged once a month or so. A lot of the editors chose to blog, which means content about just what is on our minds…
