[[Still A Girly Girl: Broken Promises, Runny Noses, and New Faces.]]

Feb 27, 2005

Broken Promises, Runny Noses, and New Faces.

I know, i haven't posted photos of the tasting of the cake, but let me assure you that it tastes as wonderful as it looks.

I have been sick for the last three days. At 7:00 last night my mom brought me a box of Puffs Plus tissues. It's 2:50 P.M. right now, and i have used a third of that box of tissues. And i didn't need any for the 9 hours that i was sleeping. Puffs Plus are the kind that have lotion in them, but my poor nose is still sore and red.

I hadn't been sick in three years, but I think i ruined my health karma over Christmas since this is the second cold i've had in three months. Kevin's mom had a cold, and i mentioned that people with MS are thought to be less suceptible to common bugs like colds and the flu, since MS is thought to be caused by an over-active immune system. Not a week later i was miserable and stuffed up. It only lasted three days, and i think i might kick this one today, so at least they don't linger as long as they used to. I say that with my fingers crossed.

My "survival kit".

I've spent the last couple of days updating the look of this blog. I liked the feel of the old template, but it was just one of Blogger's 30 that they offer. If i want people to come back and keep reading, it should be memorable and a little more unique. I downloaded this template off of Blogskins.com. If you are diligent and really search, you should be able to find something that suits you and your needs. It's a bit frustrating, though, as most of them seem to have been made by 13-year-old Japanese girls. I sifted through various skins for a long time trying to find something that wasn't too cutesy or cluttered. I think this one has a clean, relaxing feel.

In addition to the new template, i signed up for Audioblogger so i can add little sound clips and commentary to give my entries a more personal feel. If you have access to free or cheap long distance, i suggest checking it out.

I also added links to the left sidebar, attempting to increase my traffic. I submitted my blog to Popdex, Daypop, and Blogdex, which are all search engines that crawl weblogs and news sites. I also signed up for SimpleAds, little text-based ads that show up on other SimpleAds users' blogs. In exchange, you host two ads on your own blog. They're very unobtrusive, and kind of neat, but for some reason they aren't showing up in my sidebar. I'll work on figuring it out, but in the meantime, go sign up for your own! If you click my sitemeter at the bottom of the sidebar, you can track my traffic and see for yourself if it increases or not.

Comments are always welcome!

** EDIT **
The SimpleAds did not work out as well as i would have liked. The code was interfering with my template and just making everything run slower. I deleted the code and my account. I hope other people have better luck with it, it's really a neat idea.

Posted by erynthenerd @ 2:47 PM

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