Today I purchased the Stephen Colbert “The Word” application from iTunes.  It was the best 99 cents I’ve spent all year.

Hey you… let’s talk fandom.

I’m a fan of many things. Chances are you are too.

In fact, I used to be such the fan, that I had my own fansites. And no, you don’t get to see them. It’s embarrassing.

I had a referring URL today from a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fansite. I clicked on the link and had an immediate flashback to middle school and bad, awful, terrible, web design.

Adjustable frames! Scrolling and blinking text! Graphic sunblasts! Guestbooks! Web rings! Banners! Javascript trivia quizzes!

I did it all. And what’s more? I did it with style. I’m guessing about half the people who read this site know me from those days. So see? I was doing something right.

Today while I was packing up from my weekend in Franklin, Tennessee, I impulsively decided to grab my Buffy DVD’s and have a marathon while studying for the two easiest final exams of my life. I’m about to pop in the first disc and it’s like reuniting with an old friend. Is that sad? Probably, but I really don’t care. At least I don’t make websites about it anymore!

A year ago, I would never have told anyone I had a blog.

A few friends from high school were aware, but outside of those special people, I told no one. And now? I talk about it almost daily with my classmates. While accompanying her on some errands, my friend Natalie asked me “are you gonna blog about this?” Of course, Natalie. Of course!

Two years ago, I would have frozen stiff at the sight of a dog.

I had been terrified of dogs for as long as I can remember. And now? Bello and I are practically friends.

This is just a shot in the dark, but would anyone like to guest-design this blog?

If you would like to, there’s a thank-you note and possibly some baked goods with your name on it.  And I might throw in a Target giftcard.  You never know.

As some of you may or may not know, I do keep a LiveJournal. The convenience of having all your friends’ posts on one page all together is great. But now that I have finally gotten myself into the world of RSS, I find myself rarely visiting LiveJournal or posting there except in times of extreme fangirlyness. To be honest, I miss the blogging arena.

But now that I have finally redesigned this site to my liking, I find myself out of touch with blogging. Not the actual act of posting, but with other blogs. My links list down there to the right is minimal. Most of the time I just go to Maura’s site and visit her links (hey, what are sisters for?), but even that isn’t getting it done for me.

So if you have a blog that’s good and not neon yellow colored, please comment and let me know where it is. I love reading about cooking, Stephen Colbert, politics (with a sense of humor), your weekly bowling league, music (not emo), and movies. If you talk about any of these things on your blog, please comment.