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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We’re Misbehaving! Well, Sort of . . .

December 12, 2006 by Liz

That One Time I Said I Was Twins . . .

YES, the mic will be open again tonight. So start collecting your thoughts. Remember, you get to bring what you want to talk about.

The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Tonight we’re misbehaving — well, sort of . . .

We might also talk about

things we did as kids
pranks we pulled with our friends
funny stuff that happened
the weirdest situations we got in at school

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Skinny Moose.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic Is On: We’re List Crazy!

Link Leak and Lists — Say that Fast!

December 6, 2006 by Liz

Listening to our Lists

This time of the year, we’re all so innundated with things to do. Many of us make lists and other folks make lists for us. We talked about all kinds of them and what we think about them. Tuesday Open Comments Night was a list of lists.

The Link Leak Virus was with us as well. — The Link Leak Virus is a special strain of the indie virus with blogtipping mutations that occur in threes and keeps Open Comment Night a link free-for-all.

Welcome to every person who came — all of you are on my list of favorite people in the blogosphere.

Cool links were shared. Here’s a list of them.

Twisting the Listing by Rick Cockrum

A list of lists is what you missed
If you werenÃ¢â¬â¢t here for last nightÃ¢â¬â¢s tryst
Bloggers from around the globe
Tipped their hats to those they know
Newfound friends came out to play
As we all had our say

Joe was first as he tries to be
Making lists of what heÃ¢â¬â¢d see
Liz the ever gracious host
Watched neighbors list what they loved most.
Scorpia panned the creation of lists
Stultifying shells to block her bliss
John T Unger sat a spell
But TypelistsÃ¢â¬â¢ called sounded his knell
Carolyn said she loves lists
She may explain to a therapist
Valeria came for the first time
Lists for her, harness the mind
Delphine, too, was also new
Lists for her keep things to do
Trisha stopped just to say hi
To her lists she says goodbye
Chris is in a frigid clime
But with KlondikeÃ¢â¬â¢s heÃ¢â¬â¢s doing fine
Derek came, proud to say
His new blog layout makes him say Yay!
Vaspers returned, with his unique sound
Bearing links and quips, and links round rouÃ¢â¬Â¦.
Char says sheÃ¢â¬â¢s a lover of lists
For holding her thoughs so life she wonÃ¢â¬â¢t miss
Roger surveyed the list on their blog writing time
Was he making a list? I gave him mine
Ben stopped in. We gave him pink slippers
And promised him links if heÃ¢â¬â¢d just send us pictures
Cat is busy, preparing to fly
To England for Christmas – now sheÃ¢â¬â¢s lacking time
Shopping lists are popular at this time of year
Meikah really does hope the list of bills disappears
Christine (sheÃ¢â¬â¢s a P) doesnÃ¢â¬â¢t follow her lists
Resolutions are out, but a yearÃ¢â¬â¢s word can bring bliss
Rodney just joined the BAD blogger club

For Starbucker ice cream supplied the true grist
For a mouth-watering, luscious, flavorful list.
Tony felt bad that he came so late
John R brought books, a list that was great
Troy Worman said hi, Jeff Brown was alone
Douglas winged in and back out on his own
JessicaÃ¢â¬â¢s list gave us food, not just a bone
And 1-800 HART said a last hi from his unique time zone.
David said he’s from Chicago.
Liz said they’d have to meet in town.

As Joe said in his great rendition of Rudolph
And the end of the year comes once more to be
With lists like this
YouÃ¢â¬â¢ll go down in history!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

The Mic Is On: We’re List Crazy!

December 5, 2006 by Liz

It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Tonight we’re gathering lists!

We might also talk about

Holiday Lists, End of Year Lists — too many to name
Best of Lists, Top Ten Lists, Greatest/Worst Lists
Lists we wish we could give away
Wishlists and Dreams

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Moose.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We’re List Crazy!

December 5, 2006 by Liz

He’s Making a List and Checking It Twice

YES, the mic will be open again tonight. So start collecting your thoughts. Remember, you get to bring what you want to talk about.

The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Tonight we’re gathering lists!

We might also talk about

Holiday Lists, End of Year Lists — too many to name
Best of Lists, Top Ten Lists, Greatest/Worst Lists
Lists we wish we could give away
Wishlists and Dreams

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Moose.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Being Smart by Accident: Why Living Your Brand as a Writer Is Everything

December 5, 2006 by Liz

Every Choice IS the Story

In 6+1 Traits — Word Choice, I make the point that we cannot talk without talking about ourselves. The words that we choose to express what we mean also reveal things about who we are and our world view.

The same is true about every choice we make. What we bring to each choice is our experience as a person and a writer. Therefore, each choice we make reflects who we are in a most telling way. Our writing and how we present it says more than we sometimes imagine. That’s why we need to internalize what we stand for, what we value and offer as an entire story. In other words, as a writer, a business person, someone people read . . .

It’s crucial to live our brand to communicate clearly.

I had this brought home to me by a reader, TS, this week. Choices I unconsciously made affected how he saw, not just this blog, but blogging in general. I’ve included an excerpt from his email that tells the story. . . .
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Sunday Link Love: 15 Great Finds on Promotion, Working at Home and Productivity

December 3, 2006 by Liz

Can’t Have You Sitting Home with Left-Overs

I’ve collected 15 more links for you to read or add to your tool kit over the weekend — more help and treasures.

Have a great Sunday!. 🙂

–ME “Liz” Strauss

That One Time I Said I Was Twins . . .

Listening to our Lists

Twisting the Listing by Rick Cockrum

It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

He’s Making a List and Checking It Twice

Every Choice IS the Story

Can’t Have You Sitting Home with Left-Overs

Blog Promotion and Traffic

Working at Home

Productivity