The Word of The Day~Encouragement. It's Click and Comment Monday.

C&C Monday again. This is your last chance to visit my renter Haunted House Dressing. If you want an interesting read, go there. You will not be disappointed. I guarantee it.

After you've done that, visit someone else. Jeremy, at Haunted House Dressing doesn't have a blogroll (if he does I didn't see it), so click on someone on my blogroll. Leave a thoughtful comment on one of their posts. Whichever one that interests you. Then, continue the process as long as you wish.

I've been trying to do this every Monday for several weeks now and I've found some new friends because of it. Even though I have all those blog traffic expanding sites I belong to, I really don't blog for the traffic numbers. I blog for the connection. I need the connection. Don't you?

Please leave me a comment on one of my posts and leave your link in the Mr. Linky widget thing below. Like I said before, whichever one interests you, then go visit Jeremy. It would make me feel better today to know that I have that connection. I'm feeling sad, not for myself though. (see previous post) Not that I'm using this as a pathetic attempt to gain sympathy. Not at all. I just feel the need for connection even if it is via the internet. I'm sure a lot of other people feel this way, otherwise there wouldn't be so many thousands of blogs.

Click and Comment Monday

In my continuing quest to redeem Monday from it's terrible reputation and to discover new blogs and to possibly make new friends, I join again Click & Comment Monday. Cat has been hosting this for...I don't know how long. I, personally, think it's a good idea. It keeps Monday from being blah for me. I actually have something to look forward to on Monday's instead of groaning about how the weekend is over. (I don't really do anything on the weekends mostly because of lack of money, but; nevertheless, if there's something to complain about you can bet I'll find it.)

Anyway, I'm going to try and visit at least 5 blogs today and leave a thoughtful comment. Something besides, "Happy C&C Monday", which I admit I have been very guilty of lately. I'm lazy. Lazy blogger. It takes a lot more energy to actually go through some posts on a person's blog and find something that interests you to comment on than to just leave a generic comment. At least that's how it is for me. Thinking is hard, right? It's not just me that gets the "brain block" that makes you a blogging zombie?

I encourage everyone who comes to my blog to find something to comment on (God, y'all know there's plenty of posts about everything from my being totally nutbar-ish to coffee to farting. There's got to be something. At least I hope I'm a bit interesting. I try to be.) and to visit at least 5 other blogs. You can start with my renter, The Screaming Pages, which would be a very good start since she's uber-interesting and intelligent and this is your last chance to visit her while she's my renter (EDIT She is not my renter anymore as of a few minutes ago, but I'm still going to pimp her out in this post just because I like her. So get yer butt on over there). After you get to her blog and comment, find someone on her blogroll who catches your eye to visit. Leave them a nice little comment on something they posted and either click on their renter (if they have one) or someone on their blogroll and so on and so forth. It's a great way to increase your blog traffic and, like I said at the beginning of this post, is also a great way to discover people you might not have otherwise.

I think discovery is what keeps our brains well-oiled, so to speak. It's so easy to slip into that vegetative state where you just go through the motions of everyday life not thinking about one thing or the other, you know? I know it's so easy for me, at least, to slip into that state. I, for one, prefer to be a thinking, analyzing person who is trying to grow and learn from everything I encounter. It's hard, though, to have your brain "on" all the time that's why we have to do it a bit at a time and then take a break. Baby steps, right? It's all about baby steps.

So, I've opined enough, at least for now, I think. At the bottom of this post, there will be a Mr. Linky box where you can leave your name and blog addy when you comment and after you do that, I'll come and visit you! I'm a bit wordy. Just fyi.

Let's get to it, then!

C&C Monday Time!

How this works: Look to your left and clickety-click on my renter OneManBandWidth, or if that's not what you want to do (you'll seriously be missing out if you don't though), find someone on my super-interesting blogroll and click on them. Be sure to leave them a comment! Also, leave your name and blog address so they can come see you! I'm going to have Mr. Linky's Ever Linkies at the bottom of this post, so when you come to visit me, leave your name and blog addy in the boxes there and I'll come to see you too! Don't forget to leave me a comment-I'll be sure to reciprocate!

Cat has been hosting this every Monday and, I have to admit, it's an excellent idea. It gives us a chance to discover new people and see what they have to say. Also, it brings visitors to your site and hopefully they will get to know you and vice-versa. It's an uber-wonderful way to make friends! Sometimes, you may run into someone who doesn't have a renter to visit. That's no problem just peruse their blogroll and visit someone from there. You just might find that you end up right where you started (which is kind of weird when I think about it, considering there are so many blogs on the internet, but it does happen)!

Like I said last Monday, notoriously everyone hates Mondays, myself included. One of my favorite songs even laments Mondays (I Don't Like Mondays~Tori Amos). I think it's time we liberate Monday from it's terrible reputation! Don't you? This is a great way to make the start of your week!

I have a class today, so I can't surf as much as I'd like to, but I do plan to surf when I get back. I love being on my computer. What can I say? It's interactive and way more interesting than watching television (except 'Heroes'-that comes on later tonight-won't be much surfing going on for that hour).

For those who have been so kind and supporting of me, a huge hug and thanks for y'all. My arm is healing well and I've had no more urges to cut or burn myself since my Klonopin dosage was reduced. I am however having some DTs (withdrawal symptoms) because Klonopin is physically addictive. My body has been trembling alot and my hands are shaky and I shiver a lot, but it's a small price to pay I think for being able to think clearly again and not wanting to hurt myself all the time. Plus, the self-destructive voices have been much quieter and more easy to push off than they were before. *relief* I'll have to post some info about Klonopin on my other blog Humanis Vegetalis. I think it will inform me just as much as anyone else.

I sincerely hope everyone has a good day! I'm going to try to.

Click&Comment Monday

Each and every Monday Cat has been hosting "Click and Comment Monday". All of us have blogrolls and some of us also have Blog Explosion renters or are Blog Explosion rentees. This makes it so easy to get to know other bloggers. (Just a personal note: I'm finding out that there actually are kind people in the World of Blog and their kindness not only floors me but also I am extremely thankful for it.) If you want to meet and get to know some great people and increase your readership at the same time, this is the way to do it!

How it works: See my renter, Aeowolf? Click the screen shot there of his blog and you'll be in his wonderful world! Leave him a comment along with your name and blog addy. Tell him I sent you! Next thing: Peruse his blogroll and click on someone you think looks interesting. Leave them a comment, your name and blog addy so they can come and visit you! It's all reciprocal. You C&C me; I C&C you and so on and so forth.

Like I said last Monday, most everyone hates Mondays because they are the start of the week and that means work or school or just simply the end of the weekend. I had myself a good ol' fashion cryin' spell last night mourning the death of my brother, David, so I'm really not looking forward to today either. But I can say that this is the bright spot. I just love meeting new people and getting to know them.

So get ta' clickin' y'all!

I'm adding Mr. Linky's Ever Linkies to this post (see below), so when you come by leave your name and addy in the boxes there and be sure to leave me a comment! Then I'll come and see you!

I sincerely hope everyone has a good Monday. I know I hope today is a good one for me.

Click&Comment Monday

I feel::like I'd rather be completely asocial and sit at my computer all day fooling around with the HTML/CSS and design of my new blog. I guess I'll go to class, though. I am paying for it, after all. Jeez, I haven't even finished my coffee yet. That irritates me. Y'all know how much I love coffee.

Ok, I'm going to try C&C Monday again even though I said I wasn't going to. What can I say? I like the headers. I'm going to have to make some cuz y'know I'm creative like that.



Here's how this works: If I had a renter, you'd click on that and leave them a comment, then click on their renter or someone on their blogroll and leave them a comment. Since I don't have a renter yet this week, I encourage you to browse through my blogroll (there are some very interesting people on there) and leave them a comment and so on and so forth. I'm adding Mr. Linky's Magical Widgets below, so when you come by, leave your name and addy in the boxes provided, then leave me a comment. When I get back from class this afternoon, I'll come by your page, read/dig around a bit and leave you a comment.

Traditionally, everyone hates Mondays. Myself included. This is a way to make Mondays more fun. Something to look forward to, you might say. It's a great way to meet new people and make new friends (and increase your readership).

All thanks go to Cat for hosting it. She's an amazing woman and I heartily encourage you to take some time to read her blog.

Oh yeah and HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! Don't forget to buy some Rolaids or Alka-Seltzer for the hearburn you'll have after sneaking too much of your kid's candy. ;-)

Holy Eight-Legged Exoskeleton, Batman! It's Click and Comment Monday!

I feel:: surprisingly well. I wonder how long it will last?

This morning, after only being able to sleep for about 4 hours due to the stress of this thing going on with my financial aid (I'll have to post about that later when I don't have visions of storming into my financial aid counselor's office and doing her some major bodily harm along with the requisite derogatory curse words aimed at her self-esteem. Suffice it to say, I'm pissed.)I went to the kitchen, like I normally do to make my morning coffee and feed the cats. I tried not to notice the clock on the kitchen stove with it's red numbers flashing 5:30am (I went to bed, or rather I fell asleep around 12:30-1:00am-ish).

I went to pick up the cat bowls, which by this time were all over the kitchen. I don't know how they manage to scoot them around like they do. I find them in the weirdest places, like between the fridge and the cabinet where we keep our endless supply of empty Wall-Mart sacks so that we don't have to pay money to use the expensive itty-bitty trash can liners (Y'all do that right? Tell me y'all do that and I'm not the only one who has a horde of Wal-Mart sacks.).

Anyway, I picked up their water bowl, which is quite large, actually I think it's meant to be a dog bowl but when you have 4 cats you have to have a large water bowl. So, the first thing I see (and believe you me this was a stomach churning incident especially since I had not even had my coffee or my meds yet) is this HUGE, HAIRY, DEAD SPIDER floating in their water bowl. I swear, I almost vomited (remember me= bugphobic). I looked at my next to youngest cat, Mija, who is notorious for finding things and dropping them in the water bowl and asked him, "Did you kill this and drop it in the water bowl?" only to have him look at me innocently from his position atop the kitchen counter. (Just a side note: I talk to my cats like they can understand me and like they could actually respond if they wanted to. I know it's weird, but I'm an uber-cat person. Besides, I think they understand more than they let on. *suspicious*)

So, with much shivering and being totally grossed out, I fished the spider from the bowl and put it in the trash, then thoroughly cleaned the water bowl, refilled it and put it down for them. The other three were so grateful that they immediately all gathered around the water bowl and started to drink like they hadn't drunk in days. So, my suspicions are confirmed: Mija is the culprit. He also steals my hair ties and drops them either in the water bowl or the dry food bowl alternatively. When he drops my hair ties in the dry food bowl, he only eats the food that's inside the circle of the hair tie. I have come to the conclusion that I have an obsessive compulsive disordered cat. You should see how much time he takes just to clean his paws.

Just for a reference, here's a picture of Mija (btw, I named him that when he was 6 or 7 weeks old before I could tell he was a boy. If I had known he was a boy, I wouldn't have given him a girly name. Maybe that's the source of his strange behavior-he's gender confused.):
Mija somehow squeezed himself in between the space of my slide out keyboard thingy on my desk and my desk. Don't ask me how he did it, because he weighs 15 pounds.


So, it's Click and Comment Monday again. This is a thing that was started by Cat (Living With Multiple Personalities) to celebrate bloggers and their renters. I don't have a renter yet this week, so pick someone from my list, check out their blog and leave them a comment, then click on their renter or someone on their blogroll and do the same...so on and so forth. Try to do at least five today. I've found that I've made some new friends via C&C Monday and I know you will too and plus it increases your readership!



Also, I'm using Mr. Linky's Magical Widgets (see below) so when you leave your name and blog addy be sure to leave me a comment and I'll come to your page and give you one!

Click and Comment Monday-Start Your Week Off Right

I feel:: decent~despite the fact that it's raining and I have to go to class later



It's been a little while since I've done this, but...
It's Click and Comment Monday!

I encourage you to click on my renter, Scooter McGavin's 9th Green, and leave him a comment!. He's a veritable cornucopoeia of information ranging from pop culture to well...anything! He gives his opinion on everything, so be prepared to be entertained!

After you click and comment on Scooter's blog, find someone on his link list, click on that blog, comment on it and so on and so on. Try to do at least 5 today. It really does increase your readership and you might make some new friends along the way!

Did you notice Mr. Linky's Magical Widgets right below? Well, when you come to my page, leave your name and link in the magical widgets thingy and I'll come to your page and leave a comment! Make sure you leave me a comment when you leave your link!