Okay dear readers this may be a bit of a boring post for you since I’m not going to talk about any hot current news, or divulge some scintillating detail from my sex life, or even how I glam myself up for a night on the town. I’m just going to share with you my joy in learning how to make my content look good and be easier to read. Its damn helpful for the internet and for business so you might actually appreciate my findings (if you didn’t already google them yourself and you are already a turbo expert at it) I really enjoy learning how to make my stuff look pretty.
So I today I googled “bullet list html” to get myself some code for making lovely little bulleted lists on my pages. Why bullet lists? Let me explain:
Why Bullet Lists Are Hot

• They look nice and neat
• They outline statements in an easy to digest way
• I like circles :)

Isn’t that nice? If you are interested here is the page for the code.

Alright…I am hella busy with all my internetting projects so I’ll get back to work. Again thank you for the feedback here, on youtube, facebook, and flickr! Love hearing from you!

Everyone at church or somethin? Is this the day of rest away from the web? I’ve found that it’s strangely quiet on the internet during Sunday’s. It doesn’t seem a buzz of activity that all the other days are. That’s fine. I’ll entertain myself in the realspace :)

Today I got my first snarky comment. It was in reference to a recent video I posted on youtube and basically said that I looked funny. Who was the texty offender? A 19 year old girl that seems to enjoy leaving a trail of poo all over youtube apparently. When she isn’t lauding the godlike powers of her favorite hair straightener that is. I didn’t feel butthurt about it and instead have decided to spread some web 2.0 love by leaving super positive comments for the videos she shat on after my own. Videos put out awesome and courageous gals that do their part in beautifying their own corners of the web. They deserve major kudos for being creative instead of crap comments flung by anonymous “users”.

In the meantime I am keeping my eye on ms. turd talker just for amusement sake…

I bet you are super web savvy. I bet you’ve got a nice little collection of web profiles and accounts. You know just what is going on with them and how they all fit together. If your online persona was a painting what would it look like? The Mona Lisa perhaps? Well, mine would probably resemble a Jackson Pollack…only with bright pink shades. I am all over the web but it’s not entirely clear who the hell I am at this point. It’s a little crazy.

Here’s the current breakdown:

Web Profiles and Pages:

• 5 (?) Gmail Accounts – um….how do I justify all these…meh…I’ll do that later!
  3 Twitter Accounts – oh Twitter…I’m trying to get into you…but it’s such a challenge being a twit!

• 2 Wordpress Websites – 365daygirl is doing well, my other “girl” blog however gets slammed with spam.
• 2 Myspace Accounts – I don’t go on MS anymore…too creepy.
• 2 Facebook Profiles – one in married name (I’m divorced) the other in super fancy new name!
• 2 Yahoo Mail Accounts – 1 is spam. the other…was an a whim.
• 2 Youtube Channels – one is personal the other is all for YOU! :)
• 1 Digg Account – I really like DIGG…I just don’t ever use it.
• 1 Flickr Account – this has gone through 3 “username” transformations…I’m so wacky.
• 1 Yelp Account – great site that hardly any one in my state uses…*sigh*
• 1 This Next Account – another great site that I need to update
• 1 Shop Style Account – it’s like playing dress up…but it takes me hours to “play” with it!

My “Friends”…Real and Virtual:

• Facebook: 137 – I have more “guy” friends than “girl” friends which bugs me a little…even though I really like boys and a few in particular :)
• Flickr:49 – a handful are real professional friends, the rest are just cool people that take photos I drool over
• Wordpress: a bunch of friends have left comments. I’ve been bookmarked by some new people, but I don’t really know how many people are reading.
• Twitter – 300 something on “catthegirlguru”, and just a handful on 365daygirl since I have done much “tweeting”.
• Youtube – like 2 friends? 3 if I count myself from the personal account. lol
• Yelp – 15 friends…most of them from out of state.

  I could go on and on with this…but I’d rather hear about your webness :)
  So, whatchoo got goin on in your web universe? Is it working for you? Or do you try not to think about it all?

I hope this isn’t a dry blog site. Generally I have too much personality for that. MY problem however involves how I dispense all the interesting info I got stuffed in my brain in a timely manner.

Today I uploaded two videos about beauty and it took me about 10 takes for each one of them! Total NEWB! Thing is I wanted to get it right AND I wanted to make sure youtube didn’t reject them again due to length (I’m a talker when I get going). The time limit thing is really rather smart of youtube cause 30 seconds on the web is like 1 hour in real life. So I get to make it snappy. Getting my videos under 10 minutes is a welcome challenge though.

As I recorded I also wanted to make sure I was actually sharing relevant information in an interesting way. Storytelling is no problem for me. Sharing amusing anecdotes about my life? Piece of new york cheese cake (with cherries)! Providing valuable information in a nicely structured manner that is UNDER 10 minutes? Uh….workin on it.

What really helps is working and being with a guy who’s fantastic at business. Successful business men are all about THE POINT and whether or not it matters to them. THE POINT must be delivered quickly cause they have IMPORTANT things to do – like running a company, securing an investment, etc. etc.
THE POINT must also interest them. Otherwise, they got a whole host of better things to do that will make them money, power, that sort of thing. Their time is precious so they carefully invest it only in things that will RETURN that investment.

The Businessman mentality I’ve noticed applies to just about everyone that jumps on the web. We are all RICH with our access to information. Our ATTENTION however is very precious, and so is our time. So me getting to THE POINT and GETTING YOUR ATTENTION in 10 minutes or less is a very cool learning experience indeed.

Speaking of time…I gotta run…late night dinner with a hot biz guy :)

Why should you, random stranger or friend pay any attention to me? Why should you care, at all?

Because I, like many of you am learning fast and furiously that shit makes great fertilizer.

The world economy just took the biggest dump in decades.
A lot of us are not just struggling to get out from under the poo pile
but also desperately maybe even rebelliously learning how to turn all that poo into some kind of Eden.

All the anger, frustration, and bs that we’ve gone through on a daily basis can actually become something truly cool.

But it requires some hard work. And like I’ve said before, I am allowing you to join me from day 1. Day 1 where I’m the kind of nobody that is nice, has friends, some skill, and a lot of great ideas, but not much in the way of real success.

What success am I talking about?
*The kind to sleep peacefully in
*The kind I can SHARE with my loved ones
*The kind that is clear, measurable
*The kind that doesn’t make me who I am but reflects my soul
*The kind to make a living and not merely a “survival” out of life.

and based on yesterday’s crappy bank experience – the kind of success that can be built upon so I’m not penalized for ever coming up just a little short of on hand cash.

Much thanks to the friends who give me a very precious piece of their attention in this process. Week 3 is well under way with much hope :)

“…if one holds TIGHT to the dream, realistically -it’ll continue, for the pure of heart, the hopeful of intent and endeavour, the crafty and creative…”-my amazing friend Kirk, artist and cancer survivor

*sigh* today I hit a bit of a snag…as my latest video will illustrate. no worries though…my regularly scheduled “happy and fun” shall return soon. Tomorrow I hope to have some great stuff for you awesome readers and watchers :)

I have a question for you web users out there: How much does your use of your devices and your web profiles to express your interesting little self COMPARE to how much you use all that to screw around?

Folks be forewarned – I am one opinionated little missy but I say this all out of LOVE: *steps onto soapbox

Ahem.
Being in this here Information Age is a real challenge. An exciting one mind you – at least depending on how you look at it. I think those of us that are thriving within it know just how to rock the social media. Everyone else may just be cluttering up the net with virtual chatter. People we love too! It’s so freakin sad sometimes! I know it bums me out when I read more about a friend’s Farmville status reports then their actual life! Let me be a little voice of sense and reason here okay? Just because you are awesome at growing pixelated vegetables doesn’t mean all your friends care to know… each and every time you get a new sprout or rutabaga spouts up from the virtual ground. Does Oprah rock at Farmville? Hell. If. I. Know! Thankfully she doesn’t share those precious little updates with her fans on her web profiles.

I know I’m gettin on my high horse here but I just find it ridiculous reading about stuff that DON’T MEAN SHIT! So instead let me tell you how you can share somethin REAL and how it’s really not all that hard.

Things to Post: Links
This is the easiest type of content to post and it can still be unique to you. So go ahead and post links to all sorts of great stuff:
*Movies
*Events
*Clothing
*Toys
*Software
*Music

Things to Post: YOU-ness
You can also share the unique and weird stuff about YOU:
*Your wacky philosophies
*Your silly adventures
*Even your wisdom
*I suggest postin little 1 to 2 line blurbs in most things and then spilling all the juicy details in a big wordy blog post. NOTE: formatting things with headers and bolded text is FANTASTIC.

Things to Post: Comment Lovin
Share the love okay? Tell your friends you are thinking about them or compliment them or somethin. Believe me they need to know and it’s just super nice and cool.
*Wall Comments
*Blog Comments
*Share a link just for them
*Refer some cool resource
*Tell them their photos are cute and you want to see more
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
SHARE SHARE SHARE!

And THROW SOME MUD ON THE WALL. Do not get all preciously perfectionist about it. Otherwise you won’t learn anything and nothing will progress into something truly valuable. Chances are you won’t say, post, or upload the most perfect thing at first. But you will learn if you practice and allow yourself to get some golden feedback :)

Take me for example. I’ve decided to put my goofy ass out there and produce content at the most basic freakin level possible with this whole project.
*I’ve uploaded the most amateur photos from my sorry ass little webcam.
*I wrote my first blog posts on the generic little wordpress template EVERYONE starts with.
*And I’ve posted my videos with the lamest lighting I have available – including the creepy blue glow of my laptop.

All with the intent to show you fabulous people what this whole journey starts out like. And I have learned every step of the way and produce better content each time! Half the time it’s from people that are just wanting to be helpful and lend their expertise:
“Can I show you how to not take Myspace photos?” -says Anomaly Boy who is a genius with Photoshop.

Let me get back to Oprah here – she’s nearly Queen of the Universe right? Her first Twitter post was all in caps and Shaq had to be the well meaning jerkface to tell her that she was SHOUTING on the web. Maybe a tad embarrassing but INSTANTLY fixable. Just by pressing a button.

So Here’s Your ACTION List:
1. Do.
2. Screw Up.
3. Learn!
4. Make something Prettier next time!

Or you could be one of those fortunate souls that produces something brilliant your first try and everyone wants more more more!

Either way it’s easy as pie :)

Okay I’ll get off my soapbox here and get back to work.

So I have many projects that I work on and today I’m pretty busy with the main one. All of them involve being on the web so I’m a pretty good expert on how to utilize the web and getting it to enhance your life. Here’s the tools I use nearly every day:

Google Docs – great for sharing documented info across the web.
Mindomo – mind mapping software that nicely organizes all my little brainstorms and ideas.
Facebook – fantastic for staying connected with friends AND business contacts.
Youtube – for tutorials and getting a feel for what the competition is producing and sharing with the public
Google – used of course for researching.

That’s just the basic list. Later on I’ll share my tips on using these to maximum benefit. But until then, must plug away!

Hooboy I am beat! But I got some links for you that may make you chuckle. They involve superstar cowboy poet Baxter Black and have NOTHING much to do with girls, or glamor, but definitely are about social media and this man is a master at it! He’s on audio, video, and blog (www.baxterblack.com)! He’s a JOY to listen to and watch and definitely has his personality branded perfectly. You DO NOT need to be a cowboy or girl to appreciate him either so I HIGHLY suggest you check him out.

oh wait I do have a girly link! Cowgirl Up is an ultra hot clothing line I just found with super sexy tees, hoodies, and even some cute “dirty girl” lingerie. Check them out stat!

that’s it for today…I’m so damned tired I’m going to curl up into a snuggly little fetal position and sleep awhile.

<3 the comments questions and requests! keep em’ comin and I will do my best to answer them and put them in my content for you!

here’s a vid from Baxter about pooping! yay!