1. Snowstorm: iPhone Pictures that I took when it was snowing and the day after- doesn’t the second picture look like little bon-bons?
2. Commenting: After reading Grit and Glamour’s Build a Better Blog Series, I’ve decided to start handling comments differently. Thanks to Disqus, I can reply to each comment in-line, so check back on the post to see what I’ve commented back! Along with that, I plan to continue visiting your blogs and commenting there. What do you guys think of that system? Would you rather I reply only in one spot or do you like the sort of two-pronged approach?
3. Pay it Forward 2011: I’ve contacted the first five people who responded, but I haven’t heard back from #5, so I have one more spot to fill (see link if you want to know more about the project). Any takers?
4. Nokia ‘Dot’: I think this stop-animation video is sooo cool, you should definitely check it out!
5. Blog to Follow: Ashley- Two Eyes in the Mirror
What do you guys think of the format of this post for Sundays? It is sort of a weekly roundup, like Alyse suggested, mixed in with stuff/links I found interesting this week, and a blog to follow to share the blogger love! I’d love to know what you think! :) Also, when I wasn’t even looking, this blog crept up to 117 followers! I’m so flattered that that many people think I have something interesting to say, you guys are the best! :D
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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Well, I think you did a great job and thank you so much for sharing the tutorial! I'll definitely let you know if I try it! :)
hi there! thanks for the comment! i didn't make those notebooks all in one go but a rough estimate…. AGES (about 2 days) to design everything, draw out a zillion grids and line up typewriter, scan it, print it, scan it again cos it wasn't straight… but in terms of actually making the books, maybe five hours altogether to make five notebooks, spread out over three days. i used this tutorial: http://michaelshannon.us/makeabook/index.html
i am well impressed by all that snow!!
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haha, yes!
That's crazy! The table looks like a bundt cake! lol.
Thanks for letting me know, I think it's working again!
i didn't see a comment link so i clicked on your post. i'm not a Disqus fan, but that doesn't stop me fr commenting.
That's interesting, I didn't know that Disqus can take a long time to load, thanks for letting me know!
It does look like white fluffy cakes. I am not a big fan of Disqus truthfully. It takes too long to load and sometimes it doesn't load at all so blogger comments work for me but hey if others have no problems with it, go ahead with it!
haha, yes, I hope we don't get more either!
That is one crazy snowstorm!! we still havent got that much snow yet!! hopefully will not lol
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these photos are gorgeous!! I can't believe you got so much snow up in New Haven; I'm visiting there later this week and I hope it won't be a problem. Your blog is fantastic :)
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haha, thanks Jamie!
i love those photos! and yes, they look like bon-bons hehe
Thanks Courtney and I'm glad to hear it! =)
You got great snow pictures! Thanks for asking about the conference – I had a really great time!
xoxo ~ Courtney
http://sartorialsidelines.blogspot.com
Thanks Linton!!
Awww beautiful pictures!!!!
I'll have to go look for it! Thanks so much for the follow anja! =)
Glad to hear it! :) Yes, I was reading somewhere that about half of the people check back, so I didn't want them to look for a response and not find it! I think this way, I can respond to direct questions in-line and still check out everyone else's. Haha, and yes, it was waist-high in some places, so crazy!
thank you..the owl ring is from Claire's :D
i like your blog..i follow you :)
xo anja
anjasfashionblog.blogspot.com
I like the new Sunday format, definitely.
As for comments, I tend to comment on blogs but I don't check back (such a lack of time, haha!) so I love that you're still commenting on everyone else's still.
I have never seen such a ridiculous amount of snow before, haha.
Rosie x