Anniversary Journal

An anniversary journal is available on this link. Feel free to make an entry (it is a shared journal), or leave a comment with a link to a dedicated entry on your own journal.

Winner of Caption Game #19!...

Good morning Caption Game players!!  Val here =).  It's time to  announce the winner of "What's the Caption? Wednesday" #19!  The judges and Krissy and I would like to CONGRATULATE Linda of Linda's World!!  She  received 35 percent of the votes!!  Please visit Linda's blog and say hello and congratulate her.

Linda's winning submission with this week's photo is below:

      
                    "Hi there, we're collecting peanut butter 
                         sandwiches for a local food bank."

Linda, here is your award for your sidebar.   Right click and save as .jpg.  If you have any questions on saving it or posting it in your blog, just pop me or Krissy an email.

                                            

We would also like to congratulate runners-up (in order of placing in poll) Sandi, Sherry, and Marc.  Way to go, guys!

Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption and/or voted this week!!   Congratulations again, Linda!!  I will see you all tomorrow morning with a new picture!  Val (and Krissy)  =)

Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption game, word game, word games, winner, Linda's World, blogplugs

J-land @ 5

I'm encouraged by the response to the poll on the anniversary celebrations, in which 79 of you bothered to express an opinion. The results run as follows:

Chat - 11 votes
Make a dedicated entry - 49 votes
Other - 5 votes
Nothing  - 14 votes.

My suggestion is for all (who are so inclined) to make a dedicated entry on August 21st. The subject could be the impact J-land has had on their life, and positive, negative or other experiences felt along the way. Not compulsory, everyone can do as they wish. This entry could be in a shared journal (which I'm willing to host), as well as in your own.

I am asking those interested in a chat to participate in two polls to establish time and date.






Before you all scream at the mention of GMT, I'll give the conversions

1900 GMT = 8pm UK time, 3pm EDT, 12noon PDT
2200 GMT = 11pm UK time, 6pm EDT, 3pm PDT
0100 GMT = 2am UK time, 9pm EDT, 6pm PDT
0400 GMT = 5am UK time, midnight EDT, 9pm PDT

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"What's the Caption? Wednesday" poll #19

Hi.  This is Krissy with this week's "What's the Caption? Wednesday" poll.  I'm sorry I didn't get the poll posted earlier, but I haven't been feeling well all day.  However, I know it's important, so I thought I'd get on and post. 

           

So let's get the ground rules out of the way.  We want the most popular caption of the poll below to win.  Vote only once.  Consider the caption, not the author of the caption.  And please, nobody campaign for votes.  You are on your honor.

 

Please remember you have until 9 AM Tuesday, EDT, to vote.  That's Tuesday morning at 9, Eastern Daylight Time.

 

On Tuesday morning, after the votes have been officially recorded, the winner will be announced here in Magic Smoke.

 

Now it's up to you.  Go vote.

 

        

 

                       

 

 

Please remember voting ends at 9 AM EDT on Tuesday, August 12, 2008.

 

"What's the Caption? Wednesday" is run by Krissy of Sometimes I Think and Valerie of There is a Season.  

Tags: What's the Caption? Wednesday, caption games, caption game, word games, bears, forest, blogplugs

J-land @ 5

On August 21st, it will be 5 years ago since AOL introduced that feature which we now use every day: Journals. Or blogs. It is the cornerstone under our community, and in spite of its many failings, is worthy of a wee celebration of whichever sort. There are several possibilities, and I'm putting up this poll to see what people think.


Obviously, if you vote for "Other" you'll have to be a bit more specific, so leave a comment outlining your idea.

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Guest Editor Picks - 8/8

    Hi. My name
is Jude and I have two journals, My Way
and An
Angel‘s Touch. I am from Chicago's South Suburbs, and proud
of it. I am a wife and mother of three, and a caregiver to my diabetic
husband. We are caught up in a mixed marriage. I'm a White Sox fan and
he's a Cubs fan. We have a dog, four cats and a guinea pig. I am also a
small town reporter, and my family works for a small,
grassroots charity.
     I
love to tell stories. All kinds of stories. I’ve written about
everything from what my family is involved in, commentaries on politics
and the news, the Sox, and about history.

     
I also write about those pesky ghosts that seem to be coming out of our
woodwork. There was Fred who haunted our car for years. The car is
gone, and so is he. My thoughts are that Fred is haunting a cube of
metal at the junk yard right now. There’s the old lady who walks our
hallway, and any number of characters who just show up occasionally,
like the Emo kid who came to visit my husband recently.

      As guest
editor, I was instructed to pick my favorite journals. First off, let
me say that this is an honor, although truly an impossible job. There
are so many good journals in J-Land, and so many good people. If you
visit My Way
and glance at the sidebar, you’ll see a great long list. Just
let me say that they are all my favorites and would recommend them to
anyone. I want to offer up journals that maybe haven’t been discovered
by too many before.
    
I’ll begin with The
Hadonfield Myer's Experience. My friend, Hadon, is a
romantic. His journal is devoted to tales of his family and allowing
his romantic imagination go
wild.
     Next, is a
person I met when I began My Way
three and a half years ago. And that’s Marti at Porch
Stories. She and I found common ground immediately. She has
two daughters, one my daughter’s age. We were Girl Scout leaders
together, and later saw our girls graduate from grammar school, and
then make their own ways through high school together, but at opposite
ends of the Country. Marti and family are from
Alabama.

     Another person I met
early on is Karen from KBears
Heart. Karen lives in New Mexico. When I began reading her
journal, she was ready to retire from the Post Office. Now she’s going
to school for photography and making plans to hike the Grand
Canyon.
     I love
Cathy's journal from Dare to
Think. She has a scientific mind and approach to life, and
she makes me think.
    
Jimmy writes Jimmy's
Journal. Each weekday he shares photos, random thoughts, a
little bit of history, birthdays, jokes, and whatever is happening at
Area 51.
     I’d also
recommend Jon from Lone
Star Concerto, Krissy from Sometimes
I Think, her husband, John, from Too
Stubborn to Die and Bea from The
Wanderer. And don’t stop there. Check my sidebar for more
very good, touching and thought provoking
journals.
     I wanted to
note that Jeanette from
Jeannette's Jottings (also a great journal. Jeannette is from
the U.K.) has helped to put together a memorial journal for friends who
passed. It’s called SILENT
KEYBOARDS - J-LAND ANGELS 2. I particularly miss Chuck from
Dribble
by Chuck Farris and Kim from IShaved
My Legs for
This?
     I
also wanted to mention a few journals I enjoy that are not in J-Land.
They are: The
Stupidsheet Guy, Judith
Heartsong, Inane
Thoughts and Insane Ramblings, and Patrick’s
Place.
     Read
and enjoy. And don’t forget to stop at My Way.
GO SOX!

Nice Matters Logo Winner!

I would like to congratulate Raven from Raven's Lament.  Her entry was chosen as this weeks winner and the new offical "Nice Matter's" award Logo.

 

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Nice Matters Challenge:

 

Linda nice matters challenge  from Lost in my own thought

 

Val  Nice Matters Challenge from There is a season

 

Raven  Nice A Concept For Inspiration = Raven's Lament (finalist)

 

Veronica  Taking Up Rosemary on a Challenge from My Paper Cuts

 

mrs t   nice matters challenge  from Eternity (finalist)

 

Krissy   my nice matters sticker  Sometimes I think

 

Me My Submission http://journals.aol.com/attitudeslc/inspiration/#Entry519 from Inspiration (finalist)

 

And Nancy from Notions of Nancy http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/notions-of-nancy/   who submitted hers via e-mail.

 

Next week I will be unveiling all the details of the "Nice Matters" award and how you can obtain it and share it with others.

 

Till then have a great weekend!