Meme Monday at Linky Love

This meme at Linky Love is based on the Thinking Blog Awards
The participation rules are simple and in true Linky Love style changed :

1. Write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think, sit, read, stop by again or sizzle!
2. Explain why each of these blogs make you think, sit, read, stop by again or sizzle.
3. Link to this Linky Love post so that people can easily find the exact origin of this most popular meme ever!
4. Make sure this counter gets copied, so we all know how popular you are making this meme! (I can’t personally put the counter up on my blog as its script code, which I don’t know how to get it to work on WordPress.com but if you click onto the meme page directly, you’ll be able to see the counter.)

 

I was actually awarded the Thinking Blog award a little while back, you can check out my entry here and read about the blogs I nominated for that award.

So because I’ve done a similar meme already, I’m changing things up even more. I’m going to tell you about 5 new blogs I’ve come across in my travels on the vast wide interwebs. . .

1. So You Wannabee a Domestik Goddess

Crafts, girly gadgets, recipes, ideas, thrifty things and really cool online shopping finds. I’ve only just discovered this blog, and to be honest I’ve only scratched the surface in reading it. But its great!! I think the author Jen and I have a lot in common which is perhaps why I enjoy her blog so much. Fun colours and easy to navigate. Worth the read!

2. Linky Love

The website from which this meme is from. A great new little community, lots of great ideas in generating hits, and money from your blog. I really appreciate the ‘hands on’ approach to blogging, Linky Love always comments on your blog, as well as answering all questions, kudos and comments on their own blog. There is also a Linky Love top list, which JoeyMoggie is a top member.

3. Daddy Papersurfer

Now, I’ve been reading Daddy Papersurfer for a few months, but I’ve not highlighted my favorite old git in any memes, so here he is! A sly silver-fox. This is a daily read, and a daily giggle for me. Daddy-O is active on Fuel my Blog, attempting for a world record longest Forum Thread in history (He’ll have to check out www.pbnation.com there are some threads over 1000 pages there!). He visits and fuels all his favorite blogs every day, and always leaves a little message to make you smile.

4. Mister Peace

A great humor blog, a funny outlook on a lot of varied topics. Mister Peace has a smooth and very concise writing style that flows really well. There have been a few times I’ve been in tears reading what he’s written.

5. Grace Magazine

A fresh look at current fashion trends, beautiful pictures and descriptions. Sometimes there is nostalgic looks at vintage fashions – love those, like the entry on the little black dress. Always a great source for tips and tricks for makeup and personal hygiene.

 

 

 

 

 

The Monday Melee (September 17 2007)

Joey’s Monday Melee Answers!

The Monday Melee is a Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get all the details and see the participant list here.
The Monday Melee Questions:

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1. The Misanthropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

People who will walk over friends to climb the corporate ladder.   No regard for who helped you get where you are, no regard for the people who stood in your corner!

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Indian cigarettes . . .they have more tar and nicotine than ‘real’ cigarettes.  I have friends that are now so addicted to cigarettes as they were enticed by the cheap cost per carton on the indian reservations. . .  ($10 per carton, instead of $60)

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

My grey hairs are poking through my nicely coloured hair!

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

F.G. that I work with.  He is simply BRILLIANT!  He is easy to work with, super creative  and an all round nice person!

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I’ve done 7 out of 10 days of my Lemon Cleanse

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

I could use an easy way to loose some weight before my trip to Florida in October.

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The Monday Melee

Joey’s Monday Melee Answers!

The Monday Melee is a Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get all the details and see the participant list here.

The Monday Melee Questions:

I’m back after a few weeks off. . . . 

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1. The Misanthropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

Suing!  Seems that everyone and their dog is suing someone!

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Gas prices.  Not very original, but prices are spiking here in Montreal, and I can’t seem to see a reason why.

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

My skin right now, I’ve had a bout of stress over the past few weeks and my skin is paying the price.

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

Tomorrow is the 6th anniversary of 9/11.  I give credit to every service person every where.

Police, Firemen, Navy, Air Force, Army, Nurses & Doctors. .  . .

Thank you to the people who do jobs I know I never could.

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I’ve started a body cleanse/detox, and so far so good.

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

A never emptying, fully stocked, ATM machine in my house. . . . .

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Meme Monday at Linky Love

Its Meme Monday over at Linky Love, the newest TopSite joeymoggie has signed up at. . .

Today is:

Pick my pic meme

Tell everyone whom tagged you here!

The rules of Pick my Pic meme are simple:

1. Grab the pic you love the most on your blog
2. Explain why you love this pic the most on your blog
3. Link back to Meme Monday and your pic will be picked and shown on Linky Love
4. Pass the meme to at least 5 people
5. Change the rules where-ever and when-ever you feel appropriate

Joey’s Answers

1. Grab the pic you love the most on your blog

Explain why you love this pic the most on your blog

I just adore this photo, it shows just how handsome Marty is, and you can just tell how senstive he is!  I love all the picture of my cats I’ve posted. . . but this one is a “good photo” as well, nice and crisp and clear.

Link back to Meme Monday and your pic will be picked and shown on Linky Love

Done! 

Pass the meme to at least 5 people

Anyone who would like to participate is welcomed to do so! 

Monday Melee (August 13 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

I’m taking a one-week Monday Melee Hiatus. See ya next week!

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Monday Melee (August 6 2007) Say It With Lyrics

 

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Monday Melee Questions:

Say It With Lyrics Special Edition Monday Melee (Read about the rules for this special edition here This special edition is the brain-child of Vic at What Is It With Dykes and Guitars?)

Monday Melee (July 30 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Monday Melee Questions:

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

The need to”rubber neck”.

Its human nature to want to see things, even if its not appropriate. Accidents, blood, natural disaters, animals attacks, anything really.

I also really hate that I do it too.

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

St Hubert Chicken Wings you can buy from the grocery store.  They TOTALLY don’t cook up like in the restaurant, and don’t look anything like the box.

I followed the directions exactly, and they were horrible!

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

I’m feeling stressed about something, (that I can’t mention, which is part of the stress) and its giving me heartburn and mild panic-attacks.
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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

I cooked.  And it was good!

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

My cats are fabulous, I’m convinced its because I’m such a good owner.  I spent alot of time with them teaching and training them and because of that they are super friendly and a pleasure to hang out with.
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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

A new car, maybe even a Flying Car!

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Monday Melee (July 23 2007)

 

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Monday Melee Questions:

Harry Potter Edition, with the release of the final Harry Potter book, and me being half way through it and totally (if you couldn’t tell) into the whole Harry Potter phenomenon I thought it only fitting to make this week pretty much Harry Potter Week.

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

That people try to spoil the book by posting spoilers! Grrrrrrr! I hate even more the will power it takes for me not to read them!

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Spoilers (again), a ton of them are just made up hog-wash!

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

I’m really upset that this is the last book. Its been 10 years since the first book came out, and I’ve waiting diligently for all the books as they came out.

I’ve never been so excited about reading, not even as a child. I’m sad this affair is over.

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

JK Rowling. Girl, you rock. Coming from nothing to becoming the richest woman in Britan! Creating books that make millions of kids (and adult ‘kids’) WANT to read is simply amazing, and just shy of Sainthood in my “books”!!!

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I’m proud of myself for getting so entangled and letting myself become enveloped in the tale. Time and space do not affect me when my nose is in the book.

I really relish the feeling of getting lost in the story!

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

I’m wishing for two things this week. One, another book. Please Joanne Kathleen, please!

And two, I’d really like to go to Hogwarts, I miss the being a carefree student and I’d love to be a witch. Colin already says I’m a witch as it is, I’d like to have the wand to match.

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Monday Melee (July 16 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Monday Melee Questions:

The Sleep Edition

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

That we don’t know how to sit back, relax and really get rest.

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Sleeping Aids. The whole lot of them. I think (rightly or wrongly so) I’ve tried them all. Breathe right strips, natural sleeping pills, bubble baths. The whole lot. A bunch of hog-wash.

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

I’ve really started to look as tired as I feel.

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

Anyone who really gets their 8 hours a sleep a night. Kudos to you all.

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I certainly know how to enjoy sleep if I get to have it.

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

Counting Sheep that would really help me get more sleep
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Monday Melee (July 9 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Monday Melee Questions:

The exercise edition

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

I wish good health was simply about BEING healthy, not trying to obtain someone else’s perfect body. I am, and will always be, “thick”. I cannot be a size “0″ without being ill. I could be one rocking size 12 though. Thats an obtainable goal.

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Get slim quick schemes. You’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it twice, now your going to hear it again. Healthy diet choices and exercise are the only sure-fire way to lose weight and get in better shape.

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

That I’ve let myself go.

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

Colin. He wants to help me. (And help himself too as a result)

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I made the first step today. Colin and I went for an after dinner bike ride. Only about 20 minutes or so, but it felt good to make that first step.

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

That it easier to make change.

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Monday Melee (July 2 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Monday Melee Questions: WORK EDITION

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

That hard work, effort and drive aren’t always rewarded if you aren’t in the “click” at work.

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

That women and men (of the same caliber) aren’t always paid the same for the same job.

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

Working holidays. I want a long weekend!

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

Bobby, His father (who also works with us) passed away over the weekend and he still came into to work to clear out his dad’s things and to sort work out because he will be away for most of the week. Today is a national holiday, and the general office is closed.

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I’m good at my job, and even though I don’t always get the recognition and compensation I crave and I’d like for a job well done I know I’d be noticeably missed if I wasn’t here.

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

A raise.

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Monday Melee (June 18 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Pizza Edition. I’m hungry, what can I say.

The Monday Melee Questions:

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

I hate the stigma attached to pizza, that its fatty horrible and never nutritious.

You can make healthy pizza.  You just need to be far more selective of your ingredients, and you really can’t get ‘healthy’ pizza from your local pizza parlour.

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

30 minutes or its free.

How many of you have really gotten the pizza free if its late?

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

Small pizzas are too expensive to justify ordering them for one person. So we don’t order pizza that often, cause Colin isn’t really home for dinner during the week.

I wish I could eat pizza every day.

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

Domino’s pizza local to us sent us some kick ass coupons, we haven’t gotten pizza from them in a while. One is $10.00 any order. The second is a free large pizza. SCORE!

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I can be flexible with my toppings on my pizza. I’m pretty easy to please when it comes to pizza pies!

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

I wish I could make real ‘pizza joint’ pizza at home.

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Monday Melee (June 11 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

Road Rage Edition.

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The Monday Melee Questions:

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

People’s lack of respect for the road and rules of the road. Perhaps this is just directed towards Quebequois.

I have been cut off, cut in front of, nearly hit (in and out of my car) all in one freaking weekend.

I am this close to going postal on someone.

Why are there so many ASSHOLE drivers out there????????????

For frig’s sake, how on God’s green earth did they ever EVEN get a drivers permit?

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Obviously the automobile driving associations and government agencies are pretty bogus. . . .

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

People’s driving in general. But most of all the lack of signaling. That seriously gets my goat!

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

There was that silver Honda FIT on the road this morning, I have no beef with them. They seemed to understand what was going on and how to manouver their vehicule safely.

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I understand and follow rules of the road, and know what the frig a freaking SIGNAL is!

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

That I had a vaporizor ray in my car, and every time a jerk-off pisses me off, I can nuke them.

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Monday Melee ::: On a Tuesday, Again. (Tuesday June 4 2007)

A Fracas Project! You’re invited to participate. Get details and see the participant list here.

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The Monday Melee Questions:

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

One up-ing your neighbour. Always having to have the upper hand. Climbing any life ‘ladder’ without regard for those around you. . . .

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Fortune Cookies. I got a bad one today. . . .

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

The weather. Just too much freaking rain.

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

Shannon. A girl I know from my home town. Just watched Canadian Idol and she got a “Gold Ticket”

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I enjoy being a part and watching friends and family succeed.

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

A few extra hours in the day.

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Monday Melee ::: On a Tuesday (Tuesday May 29 2007)

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I’ve been crappy at my Monday Melee, with friends over this week and helping train ‘the new guy’ at work, I’ve been less than attentive to my baby blog.  I’m back though

The Monday Melee Questions:

1. The Misanthtropic: Name something (about humanity) you absolutely hate.

People who take credit for other people’s work.

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2. The Meretricious: Expose something or someone that’s phony, fraudulent or bogus.

Cell phone contracts.

I’d really like a new Blackberry, and even though I’ve been with the company for 2 and a bit years, I can either start a new 3 year contract to get a deal on the handset or buy it a full retail.   Where is the customer loyality discount.  Buggers!

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3. The Malcontent: Name something you’re unhappy with.

My acne is back.  I’ve been stressed lately.

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4. The Meritorious: Give someone credit for something and name it if you can.

My friend Christine, she is starting an Improv competition in the town we are from.  Sounds like so much fun, and something that is needed in the area.  I’m looking forward to being a part of it.

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5. The Mirror: See something good about yourself and name it.

I’ve lost 3 lbs this month by just drinking more water and less pop.

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6. The Make-Believe: Name something you wish for.

‘do overs’

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