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10 seconds in The Word Cellar

The Word Cellar — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:45:16 -0500

I'm a freelance writer and editor who until recently thought I had absolutely no talent in the visual arts. But I've been painting and no one has laughed yet. I long for the sea and feel most like myself near large bodies of water. (Yet I live in a nearly landlocked state.) I need everyday beauty to feel whole. I'm not sure if I've ever been stung by a bee, and my very first cavity at the age of 23 involved a root canal. I'm currently reading The Artist's Way and it's changing my life. If you like good food, deep conversation, and thinking for yourself, let's be friends!

(Why do I feel like I just wrote a personal ad?)

~Jenn
www.thewordcellar.blogspot.com

Bird...in 10 seconds...

The Birds Nest — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:30:35 -0500

I'm 40, separated, raising my 15 year old daughter, i love living near the water, sometimes i forget to capitalize my "i"s, i adore CSI: Las Vegas, I'm a floral designer, I love to eat crusty french bread, ice cream, peanut butter fudge and my mom's meatloaf, which, incidentally, never turns out the same way twice. Stay away from her pork chops, though... they could put a hole in your wall!

Ten Seconds of Deaf Mom

Deaf Mom — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:19:05 -0500

I was born with normal hearing, grew up hard of hearing in a family with five generations of hearing loss. When I was 19, I was barefooting (waterskiing on my bare feet) and slammed into the water sideways. I thought I had water in my ears for days--turns out I had become deaf.
The hubby is deaf, my three kids are deaf and hard of hearing and we live with a dog who can hear a rabbit breathing a half mile away and barks to let us know.
Before you clutch your heart and sigh, I should share that we live a full life--a nice house in a nice subdivision in a nice town in the Midwest--we just can't hear. Most of our communication goes on via lipreading or sign. So if we ever meet, plop yourself front and center, slow your speech down just a tad and I promise not to bite.
I'm a Leo who enjoys books and hot baths and the occasional margarita or grape-flavored Koolaid.

Karen
"Life is too short to pout all the time."
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World
Hands & Voices

Birdie, as you might have

Deaf Mom — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:08:18 -0500

Birdie, as you might have guessed,"what" is my middle name. :) I hope you'll be sharing more in your writing!

Karen
"Life is too short to pout all the time."
A Deaf Mom Shares Her World
Hands & Voices

Ten Silent Seconds, Eighteen Out Loud

cindyfey — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:09:56 -0500

Read me at http://cindy-weallfalldown.blogspot.com/2007/07/ten-second-introduction....

See you Saturday on Navy Pier! Notice the Ferris Wheel? Our friends Deb and Scott got married in one of the cars. Whee!

Me, In About 10 Seconds

stellarself — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:54:11 -0500

I just joined BlogHer this week, and am very happy to have found this amazing community! Thanks for the meme – it's a great way for a newcomer like me to join in. I've posted my intro on my blog .

Mary Kearns
StellarSelf | Growing Toward Balance

Okay, I finally finished this ten seconds business.

lauriewrites — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:49:33 -0500

I always write too much. Greater economy of words is a skill I'm hoping to enhance in J-school....

See y'all tomorrow!

Laurie
LaurieWrites

ten seconds of moi

laurie — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:30:53 -0500

My friends gave me this trip to Chicago as a 40th birthday present.

My birthday is on August 4th.

I am a full-time cancer patient, living a really full life.

I have been with my spouse for more than 16 years.

It was NOT love at first sight.

I must not have been wearing my glasses.

My sons are as different as two boys can be, except that they are both brilliant, beautiful and loving.

They also drive me crazy and I love them to distraction.

I love Scrabble, wine, dark chocolate, knitting and a really good book.

I love the way my dog smells.

I am completely bilingual in French and English.

I am happy.

This was more than 10 seconds.

laurie
www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com

ten seconds of moi

laurie — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:27:01 -0500

My friends gave me this trip to Chicago as a 40th birthday present.

My birthday is on August 4th.

I am a full-time cancer patient, living a really full life.

I have been with my spouse for more than 16 years.

It was NOT love at first sight.

I must not have been wearing my glasses.

My sons are as different as two boys can be, except that they are both brilliant, beautiful and loving.

They also drive me crazy and I love them to distraction.

I love Scrabble, wine, dark chocolate, knitting and a really good book.

I love the way my dog smells.

I am completely bilingual in French and English.

I am happy.

This was more than 10 seconds.

laurie
www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com

10 Seconds If You Read Slowly

littlepurplecow — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:41:49 -0500

What a great idea! Looking forward to meeting you all. Here's mine.

10 copy and blog paste: As

Liz Thompson — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:00:05 -0500

10 copy and blog paste:

As if I could do ANYTHING, in ten seconds - besides shave my legs, hide under the covers and make up flimsy excuses for the amount of dirty laundry, or dust bunnies of enormous size, of course - but, Mocha Mom has this great way of knowing just what it takes to make a person feel, you know, welcome.

So, what can I say…about myself…that sums me up in a nut shell - shuddup! - well, since I’m already late for an appointment (I know, act surprised) how about this?

* Mother of 4, subhuman caretaker to 2 cats and 1 sock-eating Doofus-dog.
* Lover of multi-functional gadgets and slayer of all appliances proved either slow and/or inefficient.
* Wife, of nearly 17 years, to The Hubs - rarely photographed, but is said to be a cross between Dennis Miller and Garth Brooks.
* Born under the sign of Gemini and a very proud twin sister to a Sgt. 1st Class - Go Army!
* Daughter to a doer and a dreamer.
* Loved by many; even though she’s a total DORK!

Sounds more like a epitaph - I know! - but, I haven’t flown in nearly 15 years and I do believe that the 2 1/2 hour ride just may kill me!

If anyone needs me, I’ll be cleaning, packing and white-knuckling my way through the week!

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Family.com
Imperfect Parent
This Full House
This Full House of Reviews

10 second copy and paste: As

Liz Thompson — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:58:28 -0500

10 second copy and paste:

So, what can I say…about myself…that sums me up in a nut shell - shuddup! - well, since I’m already late for an appointment (I know, act surprised) how about this?

Sounds more like a epitaph - I know! - but, I haven’t flown in nearly 15 years and I do believe that the 2 1/2 hour ride just may kill me!

If anyone needs me, I’ll be cleaning, packing and white-knuckling my way through the week!

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Family.com
Imperfect Parent
This Full House
This Full House of Reviews

BlogMe2007

Gidge — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:50:04 -0500

Gidge
Mine is up at http://livefromthewangofamerica.blogspot.com

also be sure to visit me at my booth in Blogher Second Life for rockin Freebies from Coconut Ice and Gift cards, plus some lovely chocolate martinis!

Be sure to visit the VIcious Booth (you can't miss it) for some more great freebies, really really really cheap hair and clothes (do you have something cute to wear out to see Toe'd Up?) as well as Linden Raffles!!!

See you in Second Life! I can't wait to do Blogher in my jammies!

Me in Ten Seconds (but count slowly)

littlepurplecow — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:17:46 -0500

My ten second introduction is posted here on my blog.

Looking forward to seeing you all!
-Stephanie

randomness of me

elysa — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:32:53 -0500

hi i’m elysa, betcha already knew that. i have a weird love of technology. i am a blonde computer nerd (is that an oxy moron). i am a 25 year old graphic designer. my favorite color changes every time someone asks. i suck at sports and all things requiring athletic abilities. i don’t even know how to ride a bike, how ridiculous is that? i am a born and raised texas girl but i don’t know that i’ve ever worn a pair of cowboy boots. i believe there are lessons to learn in every aspect of life.

so there is the randomness of me - i am a daughter, sister, fiance, friend, student, designer, and i am me.

ps - i like to type in lowercase :D

****
GenPink | A New Generation of Women

Updated: You in Ten Seconds: Join the BlogMe2007 Meme

Lisa Stone — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:57:58 -0500

They're ba-a-a-a-ck: The wonder women who brought us BlogMe last year have returned with another great meme for BlogHers to meet each other.

And so, once again I say: You. Need. This. Button. Whether you're going to BlogHer '07 or not. There are more than 13,000 women on this site who want to know you, girl.

Plus, it's easy and fun. Here's what you do:

1. Copy this tag into your post so we can find you:

<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/blogme2007" alt="blogme2007 introduction meme">blogme2007</a>

2. Intro yourself in a few short sentences (examples below).

3. Use the logo if you want some bling:

<img src="http://www.blogher.com/system/files?file=BlogMe2007Logo.JPG">

4. You're done!

The creator, Mocha Momma, launched the party yesterday by describing why she changed last year's ten-question interview into this year's ten-second self-introduction:

"[I]t really helped in knowing some things about the women I was going to meet last year at the BlogHer conference, but I was overwhelmed in trying to read everything about them. This year the number of women attending has doubled which means that much more amazing writers will get to mingle and learn from one another. What if I wrote a post that took 10 seconds to read and then you could go on your merry way or click on another attendees blog to read about them in 10 seconds? Wouldnâ€™t life be much happier?

"Thatâ€™s what I thought..."

Mocha closes with huge props to Blogger Rocks in My Dryer for the marvy logo, and then dives back in with her own ten-second intro. (Note: Don't worry if you have trouble getting to her site -- methinks her poor servers are groaning under her popularity :)

Folks are already diving in. Check out Assertagirl:

"When I was sixteen I was EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR at the McDonaldâ€™s restaurant I worked at..."

...and Leahpeah, in classic humor:

"Leah Peterson is a freelance and sometimes professional writer, photographer, artist and crafter. She is a compulsive starter-upper and now hosts two reading series, a craft-trading site and a blogger network. Leah also believes in sustainability, conserving resources and is herself made from 100% recycled material.

...and Blogography, whose testimony to La Mocha comes with logo:

"Because I love Mocha Momma more than life itself, I'm joining in..."
: Editor's note: Image removed.

So, kids, what are you waiting for? Tapping foot. Join in below, or participate on your own blog. I'll put mine below as soon as I post...