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I visit a lot of websites every day. Sometimes, I visit a lot of websites at once. Well, not exactly. I can only read one page at at time (which is a bummer, I know) but I do often have many, many tabs open on the top of my browser. Especially when I find a post with a lot of great links – like a blog hop, for instance.. I’ll go through and open them ALL to check out over the course of the next hour or day, depending on what other things I have going on.
And I have to say, one of my biggest pet peeves is when one of these multiple tabs starts talking or singing! Websites that have auto-play – whether it be a music player, an ad or a video, drive me NUTS! The worst is when more than one of the tabs you have open have auto-play. Then you get all sorts of crazy noises going on. Not to mention, somehow they are always the loudest thing ever playing and sometimes it scares me and I jump a mile out of my computer chair before I scramble to figure out what page it is.
Can someone explain how this is beneficial to your site? If someone can’t figure out how to turn off the auto-play because you have it buried somewhere or at the very bottom of you page, they might just close out of the page and not check out your site. Sure you’d have that initial “hit”, but will they bookmark you and come back later? Probably not. I know I don’t!
(And I have to say one of the worst offenders is Hanson.net. Which I visit frequently. Multiple times a day. And if I stay on the home page too long I hear “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” coming from their promo for 5 of 5. I don’t like hearing it at the shows and I certainly don’t like hearing it coming out my computer speakers!)
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by J. Moore, who has a degree in social work and enjoys writing about radiology technicians.
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This week the top 12 performed songs from the year of their birth. The first half of the show was a little bit questionable with performances and song choices (I was going to put “IMO” here, but hey it is my blog isn’t it kind of obvious everything here is “IMO”?) but it seemed to pick up in the second half, with Stefano being the turning point.
Pia and Scotty continue to be strong and consistent – I can definitely see them going a long way and possibly even to the final 2 if they keep it up. A few of the contestants were sick, which showed in some of their singing but most of them tried to over come it. The downside of everyone living together in an awesome mansion, I guess!
My predictions for the bottom 3… which are probably completely off base (again) – Naima, Paul, Karen. I think Karen will go home this week. DialIdol – which I continue to check and freak out over even though I question its reliability with the addition of online voting, have the bottom as Stefano, Paul, Casey and Karen. (Though Thia, Haley and James are also yellow) The raw numbers tell a bit of a different story, with Casey on the bottom and Haley and Stefano swap places. Last week Ashthon went home and was ranked #9 in the raw numbers and 11 with the main scores. So really, it means nothing. I think. Maybe. đ
Also – it was kind of interesting to find out just how young these contestants are. Usually there are a couple who are older than me – but this year – nope! Well, we did not hear what month Paul was born in, so he might be older than me by a few months.. but everyone else I am older than!
Naima (1984) – Not a great start for the night. I don’t like how they changed the song to make it for 2011. I want to like her but this performance was just not the best.
Paul (1984) – I think him being sick kind of took him over this week. He started off a little rocky but you could tell he was not giving it his all. It was kind of blah.
Thia (1995) – I am not a fan of Pocahontas and therefore not a fan of this song. She has a great voice but I’d like to see her do something more “fun” and not a ballad.
James (1989) – This was probably James’ worst performance so far. He seemed to never be able to catch his breath which I think showed throughout the song.
Haley (1990) – I’m not sure she should have moved around so much, that seemed to affect her breathing and singing. She also got lipstick all over her chin and cheek from the mic during that performance! But I wasn’t really into that and I think Haley needs to find who she is because she is a good singer provided she picks the right songs.
Stefano (1989) – He lost points by making fun of NKOTB, that’s for sure đ But it was one of the better performances of the night.
Pia (1988) – She is good. And she is consistent and if she keeps it up she will go far.
Scotty (1993) – He is good but I’m still not that into him (or country) but I can definitely see a Pia vs Scotty final 2.
Karen (1989) – I think she put her all into it this week after her bottom 3 scare last week. But the whole singing in Spanish and English is a bit old. We get it.
Casey (1991) – I like that he is taking risks and that he is the first one to play an instrument this year. The faces he made during the performance were downright scary though…
Lauren (1994) – I think this was a great choice for her, but the fact that she has a cold definitely came through at some points. But I think she tried to overcome it well and gave a decent performance.
Jacob (1987) – Once he started with the screeching he kind of lost himself a bit and seemed to be all over the place. Not really a fan of the performance.
I saw a post over at A Professors Wife to share your handwriting. I have my own handwriting font – so this is Part 1 – my handwriting from my font. Once I get a chance to sit down and write this out on paper I’ll do it again with my *actual* handwriting and then we can compare đ
1. Your name and blog name
2. Your blog URL
3. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4. Favorite quote
5. Favorite song
6. Favorite band/singer
7. Anything else you might want to add
8. Tag/invite your fellow blogging buds to participate!
The Shape of Mercy is three stories all intertwined in to one. We first meet Lauren Durough, who is the only child to a man who wanted a son to carry on the family legacy. Desperate to break from her family’s expectations, she takes a part-time job although she does not need one.
Her boss is Abigail Boyles, an eighty-three year old retired Librarian. Abigail has a Diary that was passed down through her family for many years that was written by Mercy Hayworth who lived in Salem during the witch trials.
Lauren’s job is to transcribe the diary from the hundreds of year old diary of Mercy. She goes to Abigail’s several nights a week to work on it and quickly becomes consumed with the story. (read more about transcribe anywhere here)
I, like Lauren, also became consumed with the story. At the beginning of each chapter there are several excerpts of the Diary written which tell Mercy’s personal account of the Salem Witch Trials. It was very hard to put this book down once I started it, which made for a couple of late nights for me over the past few days! I was just so into the story – all of the stories! and I wanted to know what happened right away, even if it meant staying up all night.
You might assume that you know what is going to happen if you had read or heard anything about the Salem Witch Trials, but Mercy’s story, as well as Abigail’s and Lauren’s all have many surprising twists and turns that you most likely won’t see coming. (At least, I didn’t see a lot of them coming!)
Now that the book has ended I find myself wanting to know more! I definitely recommend this book if you are into Contemporary Fiction and/or Historical Fiction. It is a pretty quick & easy read and is a great story (or three).
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review. I was not told what to write and I was not monetarily compensated for my review.
What was your favorite class in college?
My favorite class had to be The History of Rock N Roll. I took it in the summer and it met twice a week in the morning. I don’t think it was all that early in the morning, but I did often show up half asleep after going to concerts the night before and the professor thought that was awesome so he was never mad at me about it. Plus, at least I showed up! (Funnily enough, the one class I did end up missing – he missed too! Apparently he just never showed up so the class waited like 10 minutes and left. Talk about lucky!) I could have stayed home in bed. And one week we were talking about Little Richard and Hanson had just started covering “Rip It Up” around that time so I asked him about it and he played it for the class and then asked me if Hanson changed any of the lyrics. They didn’t. He was impressed.
The class had nothing to do with my major or minor, but it counted towards the general electives that I needed to take. I believe it was for History, which is a subject I am not that great with since it is basically all memorization of dates and names. (Although, the one actual History class I took was all essays and not multiple choice “what year did this happen?” and I did really well in it) We even had to write out certain notes on our midterm and final which surprisingly I did pretty well with, though I don’t know if I actually retained any of that information.
For Monday I joined up with the I Love My Online Friends Monday Hop! Check it out đ
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I’m a bit late with this because of all the excitement I had going on last week with Hanson and Ocean Grove. But better late than never, right? đ
1. Psycho Killer âI canât seem to face up to the facts, Iâm tense and nervous and I canât relax. I canât sleep cuz my bedâs on fire. Donât touch me Iâm a real live wireâŚâ
What has kept you from a restful nightâs sleep recently?
Excitement! And not feeling well.
2. Life During Wartime âThis ainât no party, this ainât no discoâŚthis ainât no foolin around. No time for dancing or lovey dovey. I ainât got time for that nowâŚâ
Where was the last nightclub or disco you went to?
I don’t think I have ever been to a nightclub – unless it was doubling as a concert venue… then that would probably have been the Avalon in Boston before it became HOB to see Hanson.
3. Take Me To The River âTake me to the river. Dip me in the ocean. Take me to the river washing me downâŚâ
When was the last time you took a dip in the water?
I don’t even know! I was last on a boat on my cruise in 09 but I never went in the water because I chickened out when we went snorkeling!
4. Found A Job âTheir show gets high ratings, they think they have a hit. There might be a spin off, but theyâre not sure âbout thatâ
What is your favorite TV spin off show of all time?
hmm spin off… I can’t even think of any shows that were spin offs let alone one that would be my favorite.
5. Once In A Lifetime âAnd you may ask yourself How do I work this? And you may ask yourself Where is that large automobile? And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful house! And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful wife!â
Are you happy with your choices of car, house and spouse/no spouse?
I love my car! I’d prefer to have my own house and I’m ok with a lack of a spouse, for right now. I think.
6. This Must Be The Place âOut of all those kinds of people, you got a face with a view. Iâm just an animal looking for a home, share the same space for a minute or twoâŚâ
Who has a face with a view?
lol I don’t even know what to make of this question
7. Girlfriend Is Better âI got a girlfriend thatâs better than this, and you donât remember at all. As we get older and stop making sense, You wonât find her waiting longâŚâ
What is the shortest date or relationship you have ever had?
A week and a day.
8. Swamp âEveryone wants to explode. And when your hands get dirty, nobody knows you at all. Donât have a window to slip out of . Lights on, nobody homeâ
Where was the last homeless person you saw and what was he/she doing?
Sleeping on the sidewalk in NYC
9. Road To Nowhere âWeâre on the road to paradise. Here we go. Weâre on a road to nowhere, come on inside. Takin that ride to nowhere, weâll take that rideâ
When was the last time you took a day trip or a road trip?
Last week… Wednesday I went to NJ and Friday NYC. I think that counts.
10. And She Was “The word was movin and she was right there with it and she wasâ
Are you keeping up with the world? What piece of modern technology do you still need to own/use?
I think I am pretty up to date with my technology. Though I do get annoyed that more apps seem to be made for droid/iPhone and not blackberry…
11. Wild Wild Life Sleepin on the interstate oh oh ohâŚgetting wild wild life. Checkin in and checkin out oh oh oh, I got a wild wild lifeâ
When was the last time you stayed at a motel/hotel and what town were you in?
It was in Pittsburgh in August, I think. Well I guess technically it was considered Monroeville PA.
12. Nothing But Flowers âOnce there were parking lots, now itâs a peaceful oasis, you got it you got it. Once it was a pizza Hut, now itâs all covered with daisies. I miss the honky tonks, Dairy Queens and 7-11 sâŚâ
What would you miss if nature grew back over malls and concrete?
Fast Food.
13. Building On Fire âWhen my love stands next to your love, I canât define love, when itâs not loveâŚâ
Define love.
I think love is different for everyone.
Katie