If I had a book about “My Firsts,” today I would fill out the page about my first blogger interview. That’s right. Someone thought it would be a good idea to interview me! ME! Insane.

That’s just a snippet of the awesomeness. To read the full interview, check out Daddy Dans blog here. And don’t forget to check out past blogger interviews. You’ll thank me!

Thanks Dan!!

Daddy Dan’s “Ask The Bloggers” series. Each week he asks a group of bloggers a question in hopes to get their best or creative answer. Be sure to check back as I’ll be interviewed by Daddy Dan himself!

My first two guides have gone public at Guidespot. It would mean the world to me if you checked them out:

- Relaxing On A Budget
- Is Apple Bringing Sexy Back? (thanks muchly to Phil for the inspiration.

Shameless plugs should come in threes. Make sure you add A geek in anything but pink to your readers. I have a lot of of great stuff waiting to get posted!

Are any of you Chicago gals attending the Gals’ Guide Apple Store event on November 6? If so, Jamie and I will be there!

Something cute: Anatomy Of A Lego Minifig

A great post you should be reading

Contests:
Dan Mega’s Fact or False contest.
All Things Phil’s Jana Pochop CD contest.
Jamie’s Love September Etsy giveaway.

Any others going on? Leave your link in the comment section.

Blogs you should be checking out:

Confessions of A Chicago Girl
d-blogged
The Maiden Metallurgist
DomestiGals
Nicopolitan
Drew’s Locus
Kyla Bea
So Chic Design
White-Collar Redneck
Girl Jordyn
Parlez-vous moo?

As always, don’t forget about my blog roll. There’s a bunch of great blogs you should be checking out on there.

Must Love Geek has had a makeover! I’m pretty excited about it and so should you!

For those of you who have added MLG to your readers, I wanted to let you know that the RSS feed link has changed. To add Must Love Geek use the following link: http://mustlovegeek.com/?feed=rss2

Thanks again to So Chic Design for the awesome new layout.

I write posts that I’m proud of.

Other times I’m surprised with how many comments a post received.

Then there are those other times when I’ll write a post and feel like I’m the only person laughing at it. I crack myself up.

This is definitely one of those times.

Check out my guest post at A View From 5280Ft.

I wonder how often I reuse blog titles. Some times I recognize it and remember that it’s already been used in a previous post. Other times…meh.

Chicago bloggers: I hope you’re available Sept. 15 because Lacey from Perks of Being a JAP will be in Chicago and she’s treating joining us for dinner/drinks. Details are still being ironed out. More than likely it will be downtown. Right now the BIG Bar at the Hyatt on Wacker is our tentative location. (Unless there is a BIG objection to this place, consider it our final choice.) Plan on getting there between 7-8 p.m. I realize it is a week night so if you can join us, please let me know so I know how many to expect. If not, you will be missed! I’d appreciate it if you guys could advertise this on your own blogs so all of the Chicago bloggers can see it.

Twenty (and thirty!) something bloggers: Please keep in mind that a final city has NOT yet been chosen for our Big Blogger Meet-up. Anyone in Boston, Chicago and New York is welcome to submit reasons why the meet-up should be held in that city. Please keep in mind that you have until Sept. 5th to get your information back to us. Either comment here or on the forum post at 20SB. Once I have all of the information, I will post it along with another poll so we can make an educated decision on which city should host the meet-up. Do what Arielle did and share your thoughts on your blog. Spread the word so we can get everyone’s opinion.

Think you know music? Check out Mr. Mega’s blog post today and share your favorites.

Jamie wants to know why or how you chose your blog name. Click here to let her know and to check out the other blogger’s answers.

I know there’s a significant amount of Blackberry users who read this. In addition to taking out your battery for phone maintenance, be sure you clean your cache. This will help improve your phone’s memory.

Will you be participating in Blog Day on August 31st? I will (if I remember!!) The (short version) of the rules are as follows: Find and share five new blogs that you find interesting and include a description of that blog. Notify those five bloggers that you recommended them as part of Blog Day. This is a great way to build traffic, share content and say thank you to some of your readers.

I’ve recommended Captain Blasto in the past and I know some of you are enjoying the web series (yay!) The Captain Blasto team needs your help to get noticed by the Apple iTunes team. All you have to do is watch and write a review! It’s simple

Recommended Reading:
One Wandering
I’d Blog That
Blog Nosh Magazine
Insert My Blog Name Here
Honest to Blog?

Don’t forget about the other excellent blogs on my Blog Roll

- Renee from A Beautiful Day in the Reneeborhood has just opened her very own Etsy shop. She has some really cute frames, so be sure to check out Rhapsody in Glue.

- By now you should all be aware of the 20SB meet-up. I want to remind you that this isn’t closed to our 30-something friends. Stay tuned for updates here if you’re not a part of the 20SB ning group. Right now, people are researching the top three cities (Chicago, NY and Boston).

- The wind beneath my wings, aka Jessica has bestowed me with an award. My only task was to pass it on to seven other awesome bloggers.

Rebekah
Sizzle Says
Random Reflective Ramblings
Half Deserted Streets
…and hijinks ensued
Ex-Everything
Anonymous Amy

- The kick ass Rachel gave me the “kick ass blogger” award. And I pass it on to:

A View from 5280ft
Starting Over at 24
It’s 3 o’clock in the morning!
Like Spinning Plates
Each of the Two

- Cleveland’s a Plum and her friend Kerri put together a funny video in honor of the Olympics: A balance beam routine…sans beam. Enjoy

- New Blog Launches: Who’s Your Dachshund and Oh! How Lovely Shops.

- Vacations: Jennifer is currently in Amsterdam and will be in Madrid (for a whole year!) before the month is over. Follow along with her travel blog. Brandy has returned from Mexico and Dan Mega talks a bit about his trip to Vegas.

- Lots of bloggers are moving…I’m sorry I can’t keep track. We do have two NEW additions to the Chicago bloggers though! Renee and in a couple of weeks The Maiden Metallurgist will be here.

I think that wraps up this week’s smorgasbord of blogs. If you’re moving, have a new blog or want to share your vacation recap, feel free to leave links in the comments.

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It’s going to be one of those days isn’t it? I’m tapped out folks. I’ve got nothing of substance for you today. I checked in with my associate Seven, seen above, and she told me to go outside and play. So I’m going to. She also told me to bring her some tuna, and I’m so not because she puked on the carpet.
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Anyway, I didn’t want to leave you with nothing, so here’s a few links that I think you should check out:
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Clueless Cat wants to know what we’re grateful for today.
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Responses (I wish) I have given when a man told me he loves me.
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Blah Blah Bex gives us a lesson in what you should never say to a Bikram Yoga teacher.
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Have you checked out Daily Blog Tips yet? If not, you should. It’s like every session from BlogHer wrapped up in a nicely packaged website.
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How do you feel about a blog turning into a book?
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Want to know the secret to writing truly captivating content? I’ve found the answer here.
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If you haven’t already checked out Captain Blasto I highly suggest doing it. It would make me happy \

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Notable Blogs:
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I’d Blog That
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Drew’s Locus
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Blog Nosh
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Lorelle on WordPress
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Mom in Real Life
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Gwen Bell (How adorable is her header?!)

Some of you may have noticed a post titled “Aunt M” in your readers this morning. I left it up for about 10 minutes before I made it private. That is why many of you don’t see it when you click on the link. I made it private because I just didn’t feel comfortable having all of that out in public just yet. I really appreciate the emails and comments I’ve received from you guys. One day I’m sure I will share the post again. In the mean time, thank you.
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You haven’t been drinking have you? A teddy bear that tells you when you’ve had too much to drink. The bear will ask you that while smelling your breath to check. Yeah, that’s not creepy at all. The teddy bear from Japan (that explains it) will act as both a GPS
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device and a breathalyser.
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I wrote a bit about the Wii Fit at Must Love Geek. Please go buy one so we can have hula hooping contests.
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My mom has joined NaBloPoMo and is doing very well! She’s new to the blogging world so I’m quite proud. Go check her out. My grandpa blogs, too! Can you believe an 87-year-old man is a blogger?
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When in doubt, love.
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Can you name the 8 states that begin with the letter N? Everyday Adventures of Me in the City talks about dating deal breakers. My list:
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1. Smoking
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2. Moving to Iceland.
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3. Abusive
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4. Indecisiveness
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5. No sense of humor
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Okay, that’s a pretty short list. I’m sure if I gave it some serious thought I could come up with many more deal breakers.
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The Missus is blogging her way through Rome right now. Color me jealous!
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Did you ever want to be a honey bee? Well now you can. Thanks to the Tattooed Mama for sharing this link
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Brandy shared a beautiful post about love letters. It made me think about my own. I’ve thrown away all of them. My last relationship was via email rather than via mail. So like her, I have an inbox full of “love” letters that I don’t know what to do with. And like her, I crave the dusty stacks touched by his hands as well as mine.
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Deutlich is having a pay it forward contest. Go leave a caption on the picture she posted! Que Sara Sara! is also having a pay it forward contest. Leave a comment about your worst date to win \

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Sandy and Mallory didn’t fall in love with SATC. They both have some pretty good points. On the other hand, Lexiloo loved it!
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Lynn’s post about Boston made me think about all my trips there last year and how much fun I had playing tourist. I wish Boston was closer to Chicago so I could live there but still be close to my family.
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Why it’s important to back up your computer. Assuming I remember, after the gym this evening I’m running home and putting everything on my external hard drive.
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Lorelle defines blog success.
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Addy wrote about a really cool way to waste some time, expand your vocabulary and help a charity all at the same time!
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j*amy wrote about her recent trip to Chicago and included some of her favorite pictures. Glad you had a fun visit! Also, The Maiden Metallurgist wrote about her visit here and here as well. This should inspire more bloggers to visit \

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Working Girl One talks about the bathroom at the workplace. When I lived in a dorm, I would always run down to the basement to use the bathroom because going with other people freaked me the eff out.
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Yay! Wedding pictures!.
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Recommended Reading
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Cusp of Normal
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Toni-Marie
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Half Deserted Streets
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Pseudostoops
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Fabulously Broke in the City
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Like Spinning Plates

Fun websites: Annette from What’s That has shared a pretty fun blog find with her readers. Check out Reasons Why I Dumped You. PB & Razz recommends using Mint to keep track of your spending and help budget better. Quirkology recommends using Swap-bot to scratch your swapping needs!
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Cool finds: Angilio found Cakesicles. Holy Vataha found the Buddha Bowl. I really want one in green.
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Send good vibes to: Nicole Antoinette, Confessions of a Jersey Girl and Ex Everything. They can use some extra Internet love this week.
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In case you haven’t heard, the lovely Binary Blonde is preggers! Send her some good vibes as well!
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Those who didn’t win my PIF contest can try their luck again! Amanda and The Glitter Kid are hosting their own contests! They’re fantastic bloggers so be sure to check out the rest of their blogs while you’re there entering their contest Good luck!!
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The lovely ladies at Two Jews Review have reviewed Jen Lancaster’s new book, “Such A Pretty Fat.” If you haven’t read the book, what are you waiting for?
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Is anyone else wondering where Val (Life of a Valley Girl) has gone? Fabulously Broke in the City shared a letter from Val with her readers.
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Chelsea Talks Smack and Nico talk about their truths. What’s yours?
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JusLisen share a brilliant article about the quarter-life crisis
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Can you type a creative story in only 140 characters? Try it and enter CopyBlogger’s Twitter contest.
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Last but not least: Brainy Jane shares her shallow, but necessary, summer survival tips.

I love Passive-Aggressive Notes. I’m always on the look out for notes I can submit but sadly never find any. I’m not looking hard enough! Earlier this week I found a lovely collection of bathroom etiquette signs that I could not resist sharing. (I didn’t take these pictures. Kudos to GiggleSugar for providing them.)
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I prefer my bathroom doors to swing wide open mid-pee.
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Was this really necessary?!
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