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What better way to tell the world how much you love Vox than to announce it on Facebook? That's right: Vox now has an official Facebook page! Become a fan of Vox.com on Facebook and let your friends know what you really care about: staying connected with friends and family through blog posts, photos, videos and comments.
Once you're a fan, you can also add photos and videos to the page, write on the wall, and connect with other Voxers in ways you may not have previously. Plus, it's a great opportunity to let people know about your Vox blog, or start discussion topics. To become a fan, just visit the official Vox.com Facebook page and click the "Become a Fan" button in the upper right hand corner.
Once you've joined, why not post a response to the current discussion topic? Just post a link (and a brief description, if you'd like) to what you consider one of your all-time best Vox posts.
What are you waiting for? Become a Vox.com fan on Facebook today!
Although we typically post on Team Vox to let you know about things that are going on with Vox (to, uh, state the obvious), once in a while, we like to let you know about other cool things that are happening around the blogosphere. And we think the idea of four hilarious mommy bloggers traveling across the U.S. on their way to the BlogHer '08 conference - all the while blogging and video blogging the journey - is one trip you will not want to miss.
Four adventurous bloggers from the Silicon Valley Moms Group were selected to participate in the Summer Road Trip '08 and blog about their travels, hotel stays, media appearances, time away from their families, and life on the road. Six Apart helped them partner up with General Motors, who provided the blogging mommies with a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV to help make their journey comfy, safe, and a little more green.
In case you're not familiar with them, SV Moms is a group of over 200 bloggers who showcase the ups, downs, outrages, struggles, victories, and everyday humor of motherhood. There are currently nine regional and demographically tailored sites that give mothers from D.C., New Jersey, the Deep South, Rocky Mountains, L.A., and Silicon Valley a powerful voice and sense of camaraderie across the country. Whether you're a mother, a child, or just a person who enjoys a good blog, you'll really love reading the words of these amazing women.
The moms buckled into their Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV on July 11th and even got an encouraging message from Katie Couric to kick things off! They are currently somewhere in the middle of America making their way to San Francisco where they'll attend an SV Moms Group Party, as well as BlogHer '08.
You do not want to miss these entertaining and irreverent bloggers -- or their spontaneous contest giveaways! -- as they blog from the road. Experience the journey at MomRoadTrip.com.
And let us know about your summer road trip - or plane/boat/bus trip - in the comments! (I like to live vicariously.)
So this kid, Bo Burnham, is genius. Mark told me to look up his stuff on YouTube a few days ago and now I can't stop watching his vids. I've watched everything he's done - so great. He's ridiculous and smart and dirty and great. Watch it and let me know what you think! (Note - maybe don't watch it if you're easily offended). They're all great, but my some of my favs are New Math, Bo Fo' Sho', I'm Bo Yo.
Do you live in or around Cincinnati, Ohio? If so, you're in luck because Scott and the Queen City Voxers Group have organized a Vox user meetup!
WHERE: Ault Park Playground. 3600 Observatory Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208. "We'll look for each other at the playground marked by the red X below. If it's raining, head for the shelter to the north of the [red] X."
To RSVP (which is not essential, but is appreciated), reply to Scott's announcement or send him a private message. All Voxers, as well as their friends and family, are welcome to attend.
If you do attend the meetup, have a great time and please take lots of pictures and send them to me so I can post them in Team Vox for everyone to see!
Thank you so much to Scott for organizing this meetup. Wish I could be there!
I have added yet another creature to my steadily growing collection of Spore creations! I present... QUINCY from NexGen. His hobbies include being paranoid, clinging to Aleta's shoulder & advising that the NexGen characters avoid danger on a more frequent basis than they have been currently.
Although almost every day at Six Apart is Take Your Dog to Work Day, Friday was extra special because it was the official Take Your Dog to Work Day! Plus, as lovers of blogs and animals, we think it's great that active blogger and Human Society's President and CEO, Wayne Pacelle, thinks having dogs around the office is a good reminder of "who we're working for."
We realize some people have it ruff and aren't lucky enough to be able to bring their dog to work, but hopefully these pictures taken at Six Apart last Friday will get your tails wagging... And let me tell you, it's harder than it looks to get all the doggies and their fetching owners in one picture.
The shade of the aqueduct cleared a path through the wide swatches of sunlight, broken here and there where the workmanship had ruptured over the centuries. The harsh insect sounds of the desert scratched around the deep shadow, pausing only when the traveler passed through.
A
week of walking had taken him along miles of the structure. Always in its shadow, he walked through the
nights and days. The infrequent and
troubled rests lent his steps an occasional stagger. As the sun reached the curved edge of the
world on the last day of the journey, he gave up trying to keep to the shade and
stumbled alongside the time-eaten curve of the aqueduct. A scattering of other stones peered out from
the dust and sand alongside. Following
the path of the stones, he finally found the lake.
The land
dipped deep where the water had once been, leaving rings around the small
valley. At the edge of the first ring were the ruins of the city. The remnants of the aqueduct tapered into
them and ended amongst the rubble.
He followed his guide to its end and found a place to sit on one of the larger stones. Leaning up against the cooling rock face, he waited for the others to arrive.
Now that my hubby & I have gotten the 'full' creature creator for the Spore game, our careless hands have been hard at work creating all kinds of creatures. The displacer beast has to be among my favorites right now. I didn't want to be shown up, so I've made us a kobold. Put a spear in one hand, an iPod in the other, & a Walmart vest on him.... and he'd fit right in with the other Kommandos!
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, today is the summer solstice. For ancient civilizations, this day was akin to our modern day New Year's Eve and was viewed as a time to reflect and renew. So why not kick off your summer celebration with a new theme?
See all of our themes in the Design Area.
Or choose from one of these brand-new themes. (Available under "New.")
I've been slacking. In general. I'm going to blame it on vampires. Not because they had much to do with it, but because it's fun to blame things that don't have any connection to the real causes.
About those vampires. Pants & my hubby were recently discussing the glut of crappy teen vampire books that are overwhelming the market. According to the Pants, I simply need to write some vampire trash to get my break in publishing! Genius, I say!
Well, I actually might or might not give that one a try. But I thought it would be nice to have a novel where the attractive, tortured male vampire has a younger vampire 'sibling' who is anything but attractive, athletic, sexy, emo, etc, etc, etc. A sibling who watches the classic vampire romance take place & gets to make commentary. Like if Edward from Twilight had someone who saw what a silly, over dramatic, whiner Edward really is. (Sorry, Pants, but that's how I feel about him). This person could try to talk sense into the girl who will inevitably have terrible things happen to her because she is so obsessed with the romance of her vampire romance. (Though, I doubt that this tactic would work. Have you ever tried to talk sense into a teenager in love with an idea?)
What a delight to have a character who could make snide comments on the vampire romance from inside the story. Because no matter how much we might enjoy the escapism of our teen vampire romances, there will always be that little voice in the back of our heads saying, "Really? Really?".
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