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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Seven Magazine Giveaway!
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
I know...I know...TOTAL FAIL
Stop...
Really...
I am disappointed enough in myself...
Ok c'mon....
LET THE GUILT TRIP END!!
I've been working like a mad man and running around catching up on errands that I have prolonged due to the fact that family was visiting. Now that everyone has parted ways...I find myself with a void and a long list of to-do's that were long ignored. SERIOUSLY!
LOOK UP AT ME!!!
I SAID SORRY...
at least I think I did.
**scroll up**
No I didn't .
So here it is.... I AM SORRY!!!
I have some unfilled time today. Not only will I be working on my new magazine:
www.7themag.wordpress.com
BUT I will be planning and working on my blogs for this week.
PLEASE STAY TUNED...
Monday, February 18, 2013
Poem - I learned
I know...I know. I'm super late in posting this. Long story, but I'm sure you don't want to hear any excuses. (I don't want to make any up anyway...it's late. I want to go to sleep)
I went on www.pathetic.org to post my poem first. Of course, the new password I set up, was declined and the current password that was automatically created did not allow me to post the poem. This is the same thing that happened last time and it ended up posting my poem like eight different times.
AnyWHO...here is what I promised. A couple of hours late...but it's here. I'M WORKING ON IT PEOPLE!!
I present to you.... I LEARNED
You broke my heart.
I'm furious.
Not because you broke it,
but because I let you.
You arrived with a smile.
I melted.
Empty promises overwhelmed me.
I hoped you would change.
You showed no remorse.
I caved.
You shattered my looking glass,
showing me the blackness hidden behind.
You walked away...again.
I stood.
My heart was full of thought,
you weren't the one.
You turned and laughed.
I loved.
Hidden behind the darkness was flesh,
my heart will beat again.
**
Sooo what did you think? Not bad for a couple of minutes of work, huh? Horrible, I know. Now, if you'll excuse me...I have another task to complete for Wednesdays blog.
Me =)
I went on www.pathetic.org to post my poem first. Of course, the new password I set up, was declined and the current password that was automatically created did not allow me to post the poem. This is the same thing that happened last time and it ended up posting my poem like eight different times.
AnyWHO...here is what I promised. A couple of hours late...but it's here. I'M WORKING ON IT PEOPLE!!
I present to you.... I LEARNED
You broke my heart.
I'm furious.
Not because you broke it,
but because I let you.
You arrived with a smile.
I melted.
Empty promises overwhelmed me.
I hoped you would change.
You showed no remorse.
I caved.
You shattered my looking glass,
showing me the blackness hidden behind.
You walked away...again.
I stood.
My heart was full of thought,
you weren't the one.
You turned and laughed.
I loved.
Hidden behind the darkness was flesh,
my heart will beat again.
**
Sooo what did you think? Not bad for a couple of minutes of work, huh? Horrible, I know. Now, if you'll excuse me...I have another task to complete for Wednesdays blog.
Me =)
Saturday, February 16, 2013
This Weeks Assignments w/Publish Date
Hello!!
Yesterday, I published my blog explaining what my goal is for this year. You know to make me a better person... etc. etc. I told you that I was going to make myself accountable for fulfilling what I set out to do this year. Here are my assignments for the week, including my publishing dates. Keeping up with the number Sev7n, all of my post will be available for your review at 7:07am for each publishing date.
Each Saturday morning, I will be posting my assignments for that week. Should you feel like I should do/try something (all within reason), please feel free to enter your suggestions on the comment box and I will schedule it for the following weekend. (oh LAWD...here comes the nervous laughter) He he he..ha.
February 18, 2013 - I will be publishing a poem. It shall also be displayed on my poetry site, where I will be commenting on 7 random poems. (Earning brownie points & becoming more web social) I will be linking each comment so that you can see, I ACTUALLY DID IT.
February 20, 2013 - I will have finished reading The Force of Favor by Dr. Dave Martin. I will be publishing a book review on it and what I learned from the book.
February 22, 2013 - I will attend a yoga class and tell you all about my experience. I haven't practiced in a while and will attempt to make this a weekly ritual.
Ok, there it is. My written contract on what you can expect from me this week. AAGGGHH!! Wish me luck!!
if you hesitate, you die
Yesterday, I published my blog explaining what my goal is for this year. You know to make me a better person... etc. etc. I told you that I was going to make myself accountable for fulfilling what I set out to do this year. Here are my assignments for the week, including my publishing dates. Keeping up with the number Sev7n, all of my post will be available for your review at 7:07am for each publishing date.
Each Saturday morning, I will be posting my assignments for that week. Should you feel like I should do/try something (all within reason), please feel free to enter your suggestions on the comment box and I will schedule it for the following weekend. (oh LAWD...here comes the nervous laughter) He he he..ha.
February 18, 2013 - I will be publishing a poem. It shall also be displayed on my poetry site, where I will be commenting on 7 random poems. (Earning brownie points & becoming more web social) I will be linking each comment so that you can see, I ACTUALLY DID IT.
February 20, 2013 - I will have finished reading The Force of Favor by Dr. Dave Martin. I will be publishing a book review on it and what I learned from the book.
February 22, 2013 - I will attend a yoga class and tell you all about my experience. I haven't practiced in a while and will attempt to make this a weekly ritual.
Ok, there it is. My written contract on what you can expect from me this week. AAGGGHH!! Wish me luck!!
if you hesitate, you die
Friday, February 15, 2013
Fulfilling My Resolution
A while back I posted a blog discussing my 2013 Resolutions. I am sadden by the fact that I too have fallen into the land of despair as so many other people do after New Years. It's like for the first couple of days one is filled with this fire inside to make a change. When the change is not immediately witness, the fire goes away and is replaced with the same things we did the previous year. This is a cycle that I choose to end today.
I am happy to report that I did manage to get one goal accomplished. I finally started my first magazine. She is my baby. I have big dreams for her and a staff to help me accomplish those dreams. What's it called? Seven The Mag.... you can check out our first issue here: 7themag. **enter shameless plug** Don't forget to subscribe so that you can receive, in the convenience of your inbox, our monthly issue. You can also follow us on twitter: @7themag (we follow back) or friend us on Facebook: Seven TheMag. The magazine covers a variety of topics from Politics to Poetry. We are constantly looking for submissions and hope to grow the staff well beyond the number 7.
Now that's out of the way. Let me tell you, starting an online magazine is a lot harder than I thought. First of all, I had to select a blog format to start out. My sister aka The Thought Pusher has a successful blog of her own. Chic loves to read. She joined a site called Goodreads and has made many connections. To say that I am proud of her and her accomplishments is a severe understatement.
Anyway, she suggested creating the magazine on WordPress. I have never used the site before. I was convinced by her expertise on the matter. She believes that it would be a friendlier environment on how to get followers and potential writers for the mag. I, who lack a social internet bone, decided why not? She's an expert on the matter.
The truth is that I have only two experiences on blogs. My previous blog, that shall remain unnamed (I don't remember the site) and this one. Blogger is very user friendly and the fact that I have it linked up to my email address is a severe plus (THANK YOU GOOGLE!) However, the truth remains that I lack followers and I use this more as an online journal. I have no clue on how to build up a fan base.
Ok, enough self depreciation. Bottom line is, my procrastinator self kicked in and I decided to start working on the layout of the issue and all that good stuff a couple of hours before we actually went live. BIG MISTAKE!! I was not familiar with the WordPress layouts and formatting and I had to make due with what I could. Lesson learned. Instead of publishing at 12am on the 7th, as I had previously set as the publishing date and time, we published at 7:07am on the 7th. Even then, it wasn't what I expected. Lesson learned indeed.
This time around I have decided to work on it little by little. I also learned that even though I would love to have a hand in everything Seven....I cannot. For this issue, I have learned to delegate certain task and assignments. I have an overall vision for the magazine. However, I cannot run and write everything. I have two wonderful assistants, who are amazing writers on their own (Tiffany & K.S. Pratt). They are going to be writing amazing pieces for our next magazine...which WILL be published 3/7/2013 @ 12am!
So, yeah. One of my New Years resolution is complete. How about my others? Write more poetry & publish it on my poetry site, write a novel, read a book a week, take a yoga class a week, work on my overall health, start running again, visit the beach more often, a date a week with my Boobie, etc etc... yeah those things are still in the works. In fact, in doing my research for Seven, I have decided to make it happen. How do I do that you say?
Well, so far Seven has taught me that if I make myself accountable to someone other than myself, I actually accomplish things because I feel like I am going to let someone down. So, I actually do things. What better way than to make my blog my source of reliability.
I plan on making a blog post 3x a week confirming what I had set out to do at the beginning of this year....TO W R I T E. I am affirming (oh Lawd) I am VOWING that 3x a week I will...YES I WILL...tell YOU (bless you for reading this) what I did that week to accomplish my goals of this resolution and how it has affected me.
So...if you don't mind, I have work to do...
I am happy to report that I did manage to get one goal accomplished. I finally started my first magazine. She is my baby. I have big dreams for her and a staff to help me accomplish those dreams. What's it called? Seven The Mag.... you can check out our first issue here: 7themag. **enter shameless plug** Don't forget to subscribe so that you can receive, in the convenience of your inbox, our monthly issue. You can also follow us on twitter: @7themag (we follow back) or friend us on Facebook: Seven TheMag. The magazine covers a variety of topics from Politics to Poetry. We are constantly looking for submissions and hope to grow the staff well beyond the number 7.Now that's out of the way. Let me tell you, starting an online magazine is a lot harder than I thought. First of all, I had to select a blog format to start out. My sister aka The Thought Pusher has a successful blog of her own. Chic loves to read. She joined a site called Goodreads and has made many connections. To say that I am proud of her and her accomplishments is a severe understatement.
Anyway, she suggested creating the magazine on WordPress. I have never used the site before. I was convinced by her expertise on the matter. She believes that it would be a friendlier environment on how to get followers and potential writers for the mag. I, who lack a social internet bone, decided why not? She's an expert on the matter.
The truth is that I have only two experiences on blogs. My previous blog, that shall remain unnamed (I don't remember the site) and this one. Blogger is very user friendly and the fact that I have it linked up to my email address is a severe plus (THANK YOU GOOGLE!) However, the truth remains that I lack followers and I use this more as an online journal. I have no clue on how to build up a fan base.
This time around I have decided to work on it little by little. I also learned that even though I would love to have a hand in everything Seven....I cannot. For this issue, I have learned to delegate certain task and assignments. I have an overall vision for the magazine. However, I cannot run and write everything. I have two wonderful assistants, who are amazing writers on their own (Tiffany & K.S. Pratt). They are going to be writing amazing pieces for our next magazine...which WILL be published 3/7/2013 @ 12am!
So, yeah. One of my New Years resolution is complete. How about my others? Write more poetry & publish it on my poetry site, write a novel, read a book a week, take a yoga class a week, work on my overall health, start running again, visit the beach more often, a date a week with my Boobie, etc etc... yeah those things are still in the works. In fact, in doing my research for Seven, I have decided to make it happen. How do I do that you say?
Well, so far Seven has taught me that if I make myself accountable to someone other than myself, I actually accomplish things because I feel like I am going to let someone down. So, I actually do things. What better way than to make my blog my source of reliability.
I plan on making a blog post 3x a week confirming what I had set out to do at the beginning of this year....TO W R I T E. I am affirming (oh Lawd) I am VOWING that 3x a week I will...YES I WILL...tell YOU (bless you for reading this) what I did that week to accomplish my goals of this resolution and how it has affected me.
So...if you don't mind, I have work to do...
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