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Summer blogging challenge…THE RETURN!

 Creative Type Stuff
Jul 222010
 

During my recent re-construction of the ol’ blog, one of the things I added was a post archive (in that tabbed sidebar to the right…CANNOT RESIST PIMPING MY STUFF). I took a quick look and noticed that last July I had a lot of posts, then it quieted down again.

Wondering what that was all about, I did a little looking around and saw that it was the result of the Summer Blogging Challenge. I quite enjoyed it last year, and others seemed to as well, so I decided to ask around and see who would be down with trying something like that again this year. I know that Liam over at In the Now is in for a repeat. Chad (The Grind) and Shaun (Expedition of Truths), also participants last year,  had expressed interest. Brad (Kick me out Soon) seemed interested, but since then his video card has apparently exploded, so that might affect things a bit.

Now, with the August long weekend approaching, starting before that wouldn’t make sense. I know a lot of other people are heading out to Kyle & Erron’s place, I’m heading down to High River, and I’d imagine a number of people have other plans as well. So we’ll wait and start on Tuesday, August 3rd. Every day for 31 days from that date forward, the goal is simply to post at least 150 words about something. It can be anything, but actually type something meaningful…repeating a word 150 times will get you nothing but scorn and earn a clear victory for the terrorists.

And that’s it. Simple and to the point. Do not get used to seeing that here.

So if you would like to join in, leave a comment here or over at In the Now and let us know. All we need is your blog name, but feel free to get the smack talk started up a bit early if you’re so inclined. If you have any additional rules suggestions you can post those as well, but keep in mind that the whole point of this whole thing is that it’s simple and enjoyable, you goddamn regulation Nazi.

Will I type up enough content to make someone’s eyes bleed? Will James jump in to the fray and leave us all in his dust as he flays himself for the amusement of others? Will Vlad make another attempt at actually writing his own content? Will Liam show the eye of the tiger, no longer distracted by impending fatherhood (again) and the search for employment as he was last year?

What are you looking at me for? I don’t know…that’s why I was asking you people! Good grief.

  • Qikdraw

    I'll try it out. See how it goes. Its not the video card that is the problem for this challenge, its the move that's gonna be the challenge. Moving from Insanityland (US) to Canada and over 2,000 miles may put a damper on it, but we'll see.

    But yeah, the video card just means I can't play decent video games. Try and find a decent AGP card and there ain't nothin out there. Its a conspiracy I tells ya.

  • http://twitter.com/hadaad hadaad

    Are you tied into AGP? I thought you could use one of the other ports (frick, been too long since I did the whole computer repair thing) PCI slot for graphics cards, even if you had an AGP port.

    Or have you used up all your PCI slots?

    That said, welcome to the Summer Blogging Challenge. If you provide a link to your blog, I will throw it up as a link on my blog.

  • http://www.peerpressureworks.com Cliff

    You can find his blog here : http://kickmeoutsoon.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.peerpressureworks.com Cliff

    I SUPPOSE that an International move would provide an adequate excuse for punking out part way through…:)

  • Qikdraw

    I have PCI slots still open, but its not a PCI-E slot, which is what more modern computers use. I think that last PCI slot video card I used had 64mb. lol My current computer is about 7 years old, and maxed out about as far as I could take it. Which allowed my computer to still play recent games. Now with the video card gone, I be kinda screwed on that. The card is still working, I just can't play any decent games. Like Mount & Blade Warband. It freezes or crashes, etc… when trying to play newer games.

  • Qikdraw

    SHhhhh! Goddammit! My blog was my secret! My little hidey hole that no one but me and chinese spammers knew about. *sigh*

  • Qikdraw

    Thank you EVER so much for your kindness and understanding…

  • http://twitter.com/hadaad hadaad

    And we're just supposed to take on faith that you're updating your blog? Nice. The honour system. So easy to game.

  • http://www.peerpressureworks.com Cliff

    The honour system exists solely to be taken advantage of by anyone with a working brain.

  • http://twitter.com/hadaad hadaad

    When I worked at Miller Oilfield Hauling, they brought in a contractor who sold candy bars on the honour system. You put a dollar into the box and you take out a candy bar. That thing was gone after the first month, but free candy bars were sure tasty while they lasted.

  • Kelly

    Very well! Here is the link you need to get you started. Be gentle as I am still a noob at designing layouts and my grammar is that of someone who speaks English as a second language.

    http://rtheb.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.peerpressureworks.com Cliff

    Normally I'd be excited, Kelly. We've been down his garden path once before, though. We'll see, Harll…WE'LL SEE! :)

   
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