Babette’s Family

Pandora... Oh no!

nobody@vox.com(Halahblue) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:47:51 -0400

A while ago i posted a review of Pandora here. I love Pandora. Granted I never did their pay-for service (because I hate paying money for stuff), but I did use the site frequently. Anyway, Pandora may just be closing their doors after a decision last year forced all internet radio stations to pay insanely huge royalty and (I think) other fees for all their programming.

Here's the scoop(s)
From Gizmodo

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Vox Hunt: Sick & Tired

nobody@vox.com(Joe) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:44:15 -0400

Show us something (or someone) you're sick of.

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Vox Hunt: Salty Snack

nobody@vox.com(Halahblue) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:19:44 -0400

Show us your favorite salty snack.

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ChexMix-CaramelCrunch

These are salty...and sweet. The honey nut is my favorite, but caramel crunch is a close second. Salty snacks with sweet clusters of goodness. A serving is 1/2 cup with 130 calories and 4 grams of fat in the honey nut and 3.5 in the caramel crunch.

Not a bad snack when you just have to have that salty sweet fix.

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Vox Hunt: Like Oil and Water

nobody@vox.com(Joe) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:25:48 -0400

Show us two things that should never be together.

Bono and Me

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Article #2 - The Ambiguously Titled

nobody@vox.com(Halahblue) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:20:05 -0400

Eliminate Work Distractions at Home

There's the second link, as promised. Oh and I also went back and added in all the links I forgot in my last post. It'll will make a heck of a lot more sense that way.

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I have been gone so long...

nobody@vox.com(Halahblue) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:17:59 -0400

Last month I decide to take myself and my writing abilities more seriously. I have never been the type of person to give myself credit for the things I'm good at. In fact, I have a hard time believing that I'm actually good at anything. So this jump into freelance writing was a huge move for me. I probably would have never had the confidence to try it unless someone very close to me made the simplest, most logical statement I've ever heard. Nope, I'm not going to tell you what it was. Suffice to say, it was the kick in ass that I needed.

First I tried Shared Reviews, but found that it really wasn't a source of income so much as a hobby. To be honest, it was a hobby I didn't particularly enjoy. When I asked about removing my content, I was reminded that they own it. (Lesson 1: read the fine print) But my account is 'suspended' or something because that was all they could do, no canceling of accounts. I earned no actual money from SR, but if you look at my account it shows earnings. That is my list of things to email and discuss with someone in charge.

I am blogging book reviews through Today.com. That was the first time in my life I got paid actually money for writing actual words about actual things. No, seriously. Reading is Sexy! I'm not updating that as much as I'd like to. As I get myself into a stricter regimen, that will change. Just want to brag a tiny bit that Brian Turner (author of Here, Bullet) left a comment on my review and we emailed a bit. Good stuff. Made me feel special. =)

Next step, I applied at Demand Studios. I am currently writing How-to articles through them for eHow.com. Those pay $15 each, which is pretty darned decent. DS owns all rights to that work, but it's worth it to me and for what the articles are.

I had been shying away from the many, many, many sites that pay content writers via page views, ad clicks, or profit-sharing. This morning while digging for How-To articles to write, I finally caved and signed up for Triond.com. I have submitted two articles, one that is not my most prized work ever, but it was my test run. The second one I submitted today hasn't been accepted yet, but I will post a link to it later. Here's the first, test run article. This is a quote from Trion.com about how they pay writers for their content:
"Your earnings are equivalent to 50 percent of the net revenue generated by advertising that appears on the pages alongside your content. The Triond income for each content item is calculated as follows:Earnings = page views * eRPM / 1000
eRPM stands for effective-revenues-per-millennium, or, more simply, the amount of revenue generated for each 1,000 page views."

I am still transcribing for one client also, but that is on hold for the next couple of weeks while I pack and move. More about my impending move to California later - leaving on July 10th, so if it's not up by then...it could be another long break before I'm back to Vox. =)

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Vox Hunt: Photo Thursday

nobody@vox.com(Joe) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:33:37 -0400

Show us the very last picture you took. No cheating!

Lucille buried in stuffed animals

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Vox Hunt: Looking Forward

nobody@vox.com(Joe) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:26:02 -0400

Show us what you're looking forward to in 2008.

[Updated 20 June 2008]

I just took a look back at the things I said I was looking forward to this year. I checked off 4 more. Not bad. Of the items remaining on the list:

– My daughter will be two in about two months.

– One car is paid off, the other will be in two weeks.

– I still cheat on the meat-eating periodically, particularly if there is Italian sausage around.

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I've never cared much for making New Year's Resolutions or anything like that, but there are quite a few things I'm looking forward to this year. Here's is a concise list:

A two-year old.
~~A third anniversary.~~
A new house with more space for aforementioned two-year old.
Better playground proximity.
Not smoking for a year.
~~Running as much as I used to.~~
Not eating meat for a year.
Having two paid-off cars.
~~Getting a raise.~~
~~Starting my two-year countdown to ETS.~~

I'm sure there are more, but those are the big ones that came to mind.

Happy New Year, everyone.

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Vox Hunt: Staring at the Wall(paper)

nobody@vox.com(Joe) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:05:14 -0400

Show us the wallpaper on your cell phone.
Submitted by jacolily.

The most gorgeous little girl around...

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QotD: Life is Short

nobody@vox.com(JoeD) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:02:42 -0400

If you had to write your autobiography in 6 words, what would you write?
Submitted by mitzie.

Good life, Great family, miss work

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