10 Minute Video From "Game of Thrones"

Lots of new stuff here. Very excited!

01 December 10

My dad and Sharon came over and we sat in the kitchen talking over wine and cheese while Sarah and Jesse got ready for the steampunk ball.

#reverb10

I need to catch up on Reverb 10, so here are December 1 - 5, all in one go. A note: I'm aiming for ~250 words per prompt. And Hugo will probably be on hold for a bit. (And I'm pretty sure I'll be sick of writing about myself by the time Reverb 10 is over, so I might move up my Hugo personal challenges to before I hit 25 prompts...) And I think this is a cute necklace:

Above, Apple Pendant Necklace by DorothyCheng, $80 on etsy

And I have no idea how to not spam anyone who doesn't want to read my writing, so... I guess I will be using jumps and only posting these with ... Things I Want Someone Rich To Buy Me, or fashion-y things, or something.

I write stuff after the jump.

Crimson Envy Eye

Hairstyle gallery at flickr.com/vitez_koja

Google likes me- They really like me- I just wish I knew how I did it

I gotta do it. I can't help myself.



A couple of years ago I had a nice up-tick in blog traffic and after some investigation noticed that I was getting a lot of blog hits thanks to two pictures.

The lovely Linda Carter



and

The scantily clad Sigourney Weaver



Me being me, I've always tried to figure out how to replicate the success I've had with those two pictures. I've added pictures of Carrie Fisher in full Princess Leia bikini garb, but that didn't really do anything for my blog traffic. Xena in her leather bustier generated some interest, but nothing lasting.



But a few days ago my blog traffic spiked in a big way. I've gone from blog hits in the hundreds to blog hits in the thousands. Sweet! Something worked! Naturally I investigated. And do you know what did it? Was it a spandex wearing Linda Grey? Tricia Helfer wearing her famously sheer red dress?



Nope. It's mainly this guy.

Though these guys are getting a fair amount of attention too.

So what's the lesson here?



I have no idea. But I'm not going to complain.



**Update**



Apparently Facebook has a meme that involves swapping out your normal profile picture with a picture of a favorite cartoon. So I guess the lesson here is that we'd all get really good traffic if we could figure out how to anticipate the next trend on Facebook. Something tells me I will never succeed at doing that on purpose.

30 November 10

Another boring photo from work. It's the only time I see daylight during the week.

poor aim + W1L 006: Write one leaf about being intoxicated.

I should really check my photos immediately after I take them...

Fake pashmina: gift. Gray cardigan: Uniqlo. Shirt you can barely see: Apt 9 via Kohl's. Convertible mittens: J. Crew, gift. Dress: mother's. Boots: Steven by Steve Madden. Expert aim: years of practice.

I write stuff after the jump.