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Thursday, February 01, 2007
The Myth of Anonymous Blogging
The media's job is to build people up only to tear them down. And, let me tell ya, there are a lot of people out there to help with the latter. You can do what you can to try to fend them off, but they will get to you eventually.
I thought I could stand up to them with a vblog, but the wrath of the haters is just too powerful. I thought I was the smartest kid in the class, but little did I know how many clues I left lying around my blog for people to locate me.
Both friends and enemies have e-mailed me in the last twenty-four hours. All of them have successfully listed my real name, place of employment, medical school, state medical licence number, and my memberships in professional associations.
All of them told me they knew this information BEFORE my first vblog. They were just waiting for the right time to let me know. One e-mail even included a picture of my office building (I think it was taken yesterday).
Let this post serve as a message to all those "anonymous" bloggers out there, particularly medical bloggers. No matter how careful you think you are about your information, there's someone out there who can learn everything about you.
I've never had this happen to me, but this only thing I can think of is the feeling of identity theft when that happens. I'm a very shy person in real life, and my privacy is something that I hold very dear. So, an incident like this has shaken me to the core.
I don't know what I'm going to do. Part of me wants to continue to spite the haters. But, I tried that once, and look where it got me. I'm going to have to do some soul searching while all this emotion works out of my system.
I very much appreciate everyone's support and well wishes during this week (has it only been a week since this has happened?). Unfortunately, it cannot overcome the hate that I've been receiving during this same period of time.
I need some time to think and see if I come back to blogging. Blogging is definitely not fun right now, and is causing MORE stress than work. I don't need that. That being said, I've decided that the Doctor Anonymous blog will be taking a brief hiatus. But, I shall return, maybe....
63 comments:
- Rita - Supporting Safer Healthcare said...
I'm sorry to hear that you are getting hate mail, you certainly don't deserve that.
It doesn't matter what your "real" identity is you know, in the blogosphere you are Dr. Anonymous.
And personally, I like what Dr. Anonymous has to say; I hope he keeps blogging. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:26:00 AM
- twilite said...
Hi Dr A! I'm really sorry if you should decide not to blog. It was nice reading that you wrote.
Perhaps you could be a writer or author of some books...
Take care. The peace of God in Christ transcends! - Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:02:00 AM
Well, I think being anonymous has its benefits. If I find something funny going on during my working day, and post it and everyone knows who I am then there is a potential confidentiality issue. So keep it up.
- Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:30:00 AM
- Cathy said...
Dr. A., I am very sad to read this. What is with these people and "Hate" mail? Has the whole world gone crazy?
I will be looking for an email from you! - Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:16:00 PM
- The Curmudgeon said...
I watched the video.
I'm truly sorry for your troubles, Doc, and I hope you work through it in the best way for you as soon as possible.
I worry about anonymity too. I've skated too close, from time to time, to revealing details about my life which would make my identity instantly identifiable to anyone who happened on my blog... as long as that person knew me well. And I don't want that to happen. Fortunately, I don't think I know any people in real life who also blog. And I have a "beard" blog -- a public blog in case someone who knows me on the outside should find out I have visited the Blogosphere.
And there are times when it is soooo tempting to come out on the blog and say something completely revelatory. But then my secret would be out.
And you remember what Ben Franklin said about secrets, Doc? "Two people can keep a secret, so long as one of them is dead."
Moderate away, Doc. Don't feel obliged to post this. You were kind enough to visit my little blog many times. I hope you'll come back -- to my blog to visit and to your blog to write.
Good luck. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:41:00 PM
- Nikki Neurotic said...
I really do hope you return. Have you ever heard the expression..."Don't let the bastards grind you down"...it's a very fitting quote right about now. With everything there is going to be people who do shit like that, and if you let them get to you it'll just make you sick at heart. Just ignore them...so what if they "know you". From the bit I've read on here you've never written anything that would cause MAJOR problems...and the stuff that could be seen as controversial, well, we live in a country that you are allowed to say things that are on our minds, and you've never crossed the line on radicalism.
I really hope that you don't leave. It's something that you enjoy doing, and to let some people get under your skin and take away something that you like...well, you can't let them get away with that.
If anything, I suppose you can try starting a new blog, you could even set it up so that only "certain" people can read it. People that you know and trust. I don't know if Blogger offers that, but Wordpress does so check it out.
As a fellow "anonymous" blogger, I am sending love and support your way. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:41:00 PM
You have to do what you can to make blogging fit, and if your sense of privacy is invaded by what's happened so far, then by all means, do what's best for you.
I have learned from commentary by other popular bloggers though that with a large stat count comes some celebrity, and people tend to view celebrities as public property instead of people.
Do what you must, and if you come back, I will still come here to read. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:18:00 PM
Ahhhh I'm sorry honey. You said it all when you said the following: "I need some time to think and see if I come back to blogging. Blogging is definitely not fun right now, and is causing MORE stress than work. I don't need that."
That is exactly the mindset I've had lately. When I had such stress and anxiety over my blog, including not sleeping for a few nights, I realized that it wasn't worth it. I love to blog, but if I'm worrying about the effect of my blog on my work and my relationships with people at work and in my life, then it isn't worth it. The blog, for me, was created to help fill a void and relieve some anxiety and allow me to get out thoughts I was having that nobody else would ever listen to - but when it gets to the point that I'm actually having more anxiety over it, then it is no longer worth it.
I'm sorry if I contributed to your anxiety and unhappiness over this by knowing who you are and telling you how I knew who you are. I think a post you wrote near the beginning of this blog says a lot because it talks about how sitemeters reveal so much about a person....the location from where they are blogging and so on.
At any rate, I hope you aren't mad at me. Take your time away - I understand, at least, since I'm doing the same thing right now. And don't bother deleting all the posts since they stay on the web forever in the form of google cache... :-/ I wish I knew how to delete them off that!
Hang in there - and let me know if you need anything.
Carrie - Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:03:00 PM
- Janet said...
There is no such thing as privacy in our society anymore. When I started my blog I decided to only be semi-anonymous because I did not want to give the bullies a target. Some people see anonymity as a challenge, something to be hacked.
I hope you come back to blogging. Where would we be without BA?
Bastardi non carborundum est. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:12:00 PM
- Fat Doctor said...
How sad.
- Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:16:00 PM
- NB said...
I feel really bad for you. Mean people just suck.
- Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:55:00 PM
I don't quite understand the problem - I didn't watch the video. But it seems to me it's not that big of a deal if some people know who you are. If some people like to show off that they can figure out who you are, more power to them. If they send you hate mail - why??? - just ignore them. They obviously have low enough self worth they feel a need to prove something to the world.
Keep blogging if you enjoy it! Get good email filters and delete the hate mail before you see it! - Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:43:00 PM
From one who not only was outed, but was stalked, and had professional contacts told that I was nuts and generally the scum of the earth, I know EXACTLY what you are experiencing, and I am so sorry.
If you would like to, you are welcome to come on board my somewhat all purpose healthcare blog. With a change in username, voila! - you can become a brand new you. no need to post this - just email me at univrslhealth at gmail dot com. I'll give you full contact info there. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:11:00 PM
I have been a dedicated rader for several months, but as a non-blogger I've been reluctant to comment much. But now I'm compelled to try & reassure you that people out here want you to continue; that people like me will read your thoughts in whatever form you put them in; that people like me appreciate the effort you put into your blogs and vblogs; & that people like me don't want you to go away. We NEED voices like yours to counter the haters & nasty people. I've enjoyed reading your posts, and the comments you put on other blogs that I read; and I pray that you'll stay around.
What is happening around here -- Doctor Anonymous, Neonatal Doc, Fat Doctor, all having crises the same week. If you all go away, so will I, because you're all on my "must-read" list. Hang in there, stay warm, and GO BUCKS !
Peggy, RN -- a frequent reader & first-time commenter - Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:36:00 PM
Dr. A ... I was afraid that I would see this post when I came here tonight. I'm really, really saddened ... beyond being able to express it in a comment.
I've begun a post that I hope to have ready by the weekend regarding all of this stuff.
Please - do not become a casualty. Take a break, catch your breath, pick up an asbestos suit ... and keep on blogging. A world of Blogaholics is going to be lost without you ... :o(
. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:40:00 PM
- Patient Anonymous said...
I am so sorry about this and it really hurts me. I blog about so many intimate things that I need to stay anonymous but there are people out there that could put it all together and know that it's me. I have thought about it and figure that, well, if they find me then let's hope that they have the decency and respect to let me exist in the anonymity that I have chosen. If not, then I will have to deal with that if/when it happens. But it's the choice I made when I started blogging.
I think it's the choice that we all have to make when we start blogging, even every time we make a new post. It's the internet!
I hope you don't go. Hey, you "made" me *wink* - Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:42:00 PM
- Judy said...
I've always been pretty sure that anyone who knows me well could peg me based on things I've posted.
Fortunately, either nobody who knows me well reads the blog, or they don't care to out me. It would definitely cramp my already wimpy style.
I enjoy reading your blog and I'm sorry you're getting hate mail. I hope you'll find a way to continue to blog. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:12:00 PM
- coaster1robert said...
it's shame you will has been broken,But that's the haters Fault.If your getting threats,that's against the law on the internet.copy all the letter of threats only,right click the properties,in outlook,or outlook express,you need to go into properties look for all IP address,copy and print,take them to local police,they should be able to help,with internet
threats or ( cyber crime). Robert - Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:24:00 PM
- OHN said...
But Dr. A, you are the leader of our support group for blogaholics...you are like our "Bill". You can't desert us!If you don't keep blogging, we will be forced to add 20 more blogs to our blogrolls to make up for our sadness. Can you live with that guilt??
- Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:47:00 PM
- Professional Dreamer said...
I think you should continue to blog, Dr. A. Your page is extremely professional and well written, if you ask me and probably thousands of other people. You have been an inspiration to so many! Plus, like another poster said above, you really are "anonymous" when it comes to the blog-sphere in general. You have a lot of poignant things to say about very interesting topics. If people can't handle that, then that's their problem. Look at Dr. Sanjay Gupta. He's put himself out there on CNN, in a way. He probably gets hate mail all the time! Overall, I don't think you should be forced to stop doing something you enjoy. You seem to have fun with this blogging, so why stop? You haven't said anything that would potentially harm anybody. You have fans, man. Just remember that, whether or not you decide to stick around. Wishing you the best of luck, Professional Dreamer... XOXO
- Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:50:00 PM
I'm relatively new to your blog, having happened upon it via the Dinosaur. I haven't read the archives to know what, if any clues you left behind.
I don't see what purpose people have trying to figure out who people are in real life. What does it really matter?
If you were spilling confidential company secrets, yes, I'd expect your company to hunt you down.
If you were holding the key to some secret subversive enterprise, I'd expect the law to seek you out.
But a doctor? What kind of medical secrets are you spilling that would make people want to hunt you down? Nothing earth-shattering, I'm sure.
Some people have nothing better to do, I'm afraid. - Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:25:00 PM
- Unknown said...
hey doc,
i dont have a lot of time to comment on all of this, but i just wanted to send you some ladybug-love and support.
and to tell you i still have a wicked crush on your voice!!! ;)
hang in there... - Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:30:00 PM
- Saia said...
Just passing through, hope you dont mind, wanting to make new aquaintances... I'll have to stop back by...
- Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:32:00 PM
Im sorry your going through this. Take care.
- Thursday, February 01, 2007 9:30:00 PM
- Awesome Mom said...
Oh dear well if you do end up starting up somewhere else email me with the new address. I promise to keep your secret safe. I am also going to be a lot more careful about my own identity.
- Friday, February 02, 2007 12:08:00 AM
- Liana said...
I'm sorry, Dr. A.
Good luck with thinking and making a decision. I would miss your blog if you choose not to continue, but you have to do what's right for you. - Friday, February 02, 2007 1:37:00 AM
- jmb said...
Hi there,
Please don't go forever. I enjoy your blog very much and it would be a pity for all of us if you don't "keep on keeping on". Take a break and figure out a way to come back, even if it's with a new identity. I'm sure it's hard to deal with all the hate mail, but you know it's more about them than you.
I wasn't sure why you made the video, obviously more was going on than I could see. Maybe you were outed by your podcasts.
Anyway, take care of yourself and good luck whatever you decide. - Friday, February 02, 2007 4:10:00 AM
Coaster1robert is right Dr.A. That's a piece of cake for the authorities. Look at how much love is here for you. We stand by you.
- Friday, February 02, 2007 6:35:00 AM
- Midwife with a Knife said...
Dr. A, I'm really sorry that you're having such a rough time. You are really a victim of your own success.
I hope you come back to blogging, but I understand how you feel the need to be anonymous.
I worry about anonymity too, and so I fictionalize everything a lot, and I'd never do a videoblog.
I hope you come back soon. - Friday, February 02, 2007 6:50:00 AM
- Butterfly said...
Sorry to hear you're getting hate mail. Hate mail is never nice. I just wanted to say I respect you for sticking to your right to be anonymous. That's it really.
The blog shouldn't be making your life trickier than it was to start with. I hope you return to blogging when it seems fun again. - Friday, February 02, 2007 7:50:00 AM
- Donna. W said...
I made a comment (which you rejected) on the video entry saying I know of a cop and a hospital worker who got themselves in trouble this way. The cop was reprimanded and made his blog private. The hospital worker lost her job. Happens ALL the time. Sorry it happened to you.
- Friday, February 02, 2007 7:54:00 AM
- Women on the Verge said...
It's a precarious dance we're forced to do on a tightrope... my husband is active military and I have to be so very careful in what I say on policy issues...
I hope you are able to find your point of balance... - Friday, February 02, 2007 9:25:00 AM
- Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...
well here's the dirt on me doc. i traced you through the site meter early on and googled stuff in your area and tried to find you, but only because that is who i am, naturally curious (translation: nosy) and i found someone i was dead sure was you! i just knew i had it. but it never mattered, it was just fun to do. alas, when i saw your video i was wrong but all that means is i'm not as good as i thought i was.
i am so sorry this has happened to you my friend. i read your blog all the time and have since my first blogging days. i can't even remember how i found you or you found me but i remember hosting the ba meeting when we got to florida in the fall.
i hope this works out so that you can come back, but i know that is a selfish thought. so my friend, i hope whatever YOU want works out.
take care and i will check back often.....
(weak) smiles, bee - Friday, February 02, 2007 10:33:00 AM
this is all i have to say: even if you are not a doctor, i don't care. all i care about is that i believe you. so, go ahead and do the thinking, and when the time feels right, come back and have fun again with us.
blogaholics unite!
www.aboutanurse.com - Friday, February 02, 2007 1:04:00 PM
- Stormdrane said...
Keep bloggin, ignore the haters.
- Friday, February 02, 2007 3:19:00 PM
- It's me, T.J. said...
I get tied up with my schoolwork, drop by to visit, and find a heck of a mess around here.
Sorry for your troubles.
Remember, you're always welcome at my place....
And please, don't be a stranger.
later... - Friday, February 02, 2007 9:11:00 PM
- Unknown said...
I'm sorry you've been "exposed"; you were trying to do good things and I, for one, still don't know your true identity. I also don't care and I say that in the nicest way possible. At one time I was "outed" by a co-worker who thought I was blogging on the job. I wasn't, but it didn't matter. She got me in trouble with my boss and I had alot of explaining to do. Fortunately nobody cares about my little blog and I didn't give away any corporate secrets - yadda, yadda.
Blogging is the norm to you and me who do it each day, but to the naysayers and those who can't put two independent thoughts on paper, it's easy for these small minds to become jealous at your popularity.
Pity, really. I hope you don't give up blogging entirely. Perhaps you should have worn a surgical mask on that video.
You can always lie low for awhile, and come back as somebody else. That's the beauty of blogging! Today's celebrity bloggers end up being the newspaper lining your bird's cage tomorrow.
Cheers, tata for now and please come back when the coast is clear! - Friday, February 02, 2007 9:17:00 PM
- The Beach Bum said...
I enjoy your blogs and it is one of the very few blogs that I have bookmarked.
Five years ago I received hate mail and a death threat from a reader of my website. I too felt like hanging it all and dumping the site. However, through the encouragement of friends, I persevered and kept the site alive.
There are many hateful individuals out there in cyberspace. The stalkers are the worst.
It's very hard to keep one's anonymity.
I hope that you hang in there.
The Beach Bum - Friday, February 02, 2007 11:23:00 PM
- Michael C said...
I am so sorry that something like this happens. Keep on bloggin', I say!!
- Saturday, February 03, 2007 1:40:00 AM
Hey Dr. A, I 'm really sad to hear this. I 'm a shy person too that I haven't started blogging till now fearing the anonymous-less thing, so I can really feel your situation. You said exactly the correct word "shaken me to the core". And I totally understand it!!
But receiving hate mails should not stop you by any means, receiving hate mails means that you are an EXISTING SUCCESSFULL person. Keep doing what you want, and note that if you sacrifice it for people's sake, people will keep doing what they want, especially these type of people. Unfortunately this is how life goes nowadays, no one stops doing what he likes for the sake of caring for other people even if he's just doing a something that will clearly hurt other people!!! Keep blogging Dr. A you are not hurting anyone, and you 're even not revealing any secret info about you, your blog is just discussing interesting topics & sharing it with people. Cheer up Dr. A:) and you'll always be anonymous to us, you know, I always thought that you're the one whose picture is there in the main page of your blog until I saw your video :):). GO ahead with your blog for the sake of the many many friends you have :).
Just a reader. - Saturday, February 03, 2007 6:38:00 AM
Doctor, I sure do feel ya on this one. People can be so very cruel. You must get back on your horse and ride, my friend. I have really been to the point that I deleted one of my favored blogs. It had 25,000+ hits on it. It was a lot off the wall but funny. I did and still do get haters, trolls, downright nasty people, all the time. I then realized that I was allowing them to steal my thunder. When I deleted that blog, I let them win. Don't you give them that,ok?
Dr.Babs - Saturday, February 03, 2007 1:24:00 PM
That sucks. Some people derive great pleasure in doing stuff like that, I agree with others in that it is probably a jealousy thing..
I love your blog,Dr. A- and I won't care if you were Hillary Clinton in disguise, I'd still read it.
(as long as it isn't about politics)
Hoping you can work this out-the blogosphere( somewhere) needs you. - Saturday, February 03, 2007 2:53:00 PM
Please delete this comment.
- Saturday, February 03, 2007 7:16:00 PM
Chin up, Doc. I think the word "Anonymous" in your name just eggs on certain people to solve the mystery, then say "I gotcha." We're all rather thinly disguised on the net, and all I've seen you write should be proudly associated with your identity -- whether true or blogger.
Hope to keep hearing from you. - Saturday, February 03, 2007 9:18:00 PM
- NeoNurseChic said...
Think of it this way - I know it's twisted but those people who sent you hate mail obviously must care about you enough to send it! I know it doesn't make it any better, but if you weren't popular and interesting and all of those other things that apply to your blog, then nobody would even bother!
Just tryin to get ya to smile...even if it's just a little one.
Carrie :) - Saturday, February 03, 2007 11:45:00 PM
- frectis said...
OMG, I'm so sorry to read about this! How strange that people have nothing better to do with their time than haunt you. It isn't as if anything you blog about is a threat to anyone that they'd spend the time on it.
I hope you'll be back. From one alleged anonymous blogger to another...
Hugs. - Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:25:00 AM
Hey Doc,
You know my thoughts on this boil down to this. Fuck em' if they can't take a joke. People will always find a way to become self important by making life uneasy for someone else.
Do what you must but don't let em see you sweat.
I'm sure you'll be back and so will all those who enjoy your blog.
JB - Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:42:00 AM
- PostalMed said...
I am not quite sure from what information I can glean from a quick perusal of the more recent posts here just exactly what happened to you to prompt hate mail, but as one blogging physician to another, I would encourage you to keep blogging.
Just from looking at some of your posts, it's pretty clear to me that you are what you say you are -- a physician. Only someone in the trenches would be able to write about some of the things you discuss. You know about Grand Rounds, for crying out loud! I just found out about that from the American Medical News a couple of months ago.
Those "individuals" who doubt your qualifications should be invited or encouraged to go elsewhere. As to being concerned about some of your comments being considered mean, well, sometimes that is necessary. My blog (which is more polically oriented than "slice of life" like yours) is mean on purpose, using satire and ridicule to harpoon those sacred cows that need to be killed, or at least deflated a little (or a lot).
Regarding anonymity, I actually started my blog under my real name, only to go anonymous shortly after starting it, thinking that I would feel freer to speak my mind under a pseudonym. Actually, I just thought the pseudonym was catchier. I've never had much of a problem speaking my mind or shouting from a soapbox. The chairman of Netscape is quoted as saying, "There is no privacy anymore -- get over it." Why should cyberspace be any different?
You seem to be a dedicated and knowledgeable physician. Don't let the kibitzers get you down.
rantings-of-a-medical-mind.blogspot.com - Sunday, February 04, 2007 5:55:00 AM
Hi dr A yours is an intriguing blog I shall have to come back to it ... I found yours by randomblogbutton by the way.
You're welcome to read my heroin addict confessions I'm at gledwood2.blogspot.com. I try and tell it as it REALLY is not the sanatized version ... feel free to drop by, take care now
gledwood - Sunday, February 04, 2007 8:28:00 AM
- XE said...
I'm so sorry that people are treating you this way. No one deserves that kind of treatment. I hope that everything gets resolved soon.
Xavier Emmanuelle - Sunday, February 04, 2007 9:23:00 AM
We talked about you on our upcoming podcast My Three Shrinks of the Shrink Rap Blog.
Shrink Rap (with varying degrees of anonymity) - Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:28:00 AM
- Ben and Bennie said...
Count me in as one of those wanting you stick around the Blogosphere. I wouldn't care if you were that keyboardist for Prince, I'd read your blog because it is good.
I made a choice early on that I couldn't be anonymous on my blog due to my purpose in blogging but I SO respect the privacy of others who choose not to reveal their identities.
I wish you the best and hope you do return soon. - Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:28:00 PM
- rdl said...
Dr. A. I am so sorry to hear of your troubles!! I hope you can stay with us!!
- Sunday, February 04, 2007 7:28:00 PM
- justanurse said...
I am so sorry your open and trusting nature has been abused by such nasty and unhappy people... peace
- Sunday, February 04, 2007 9:25:00 PM
- Malnurtured Snay said...
Don't let 'em keep you away, Doctor A! Rage, rage against the dying of the light!
- Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:00:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Just a "sorry for your woes" and an "I do hope you can return" comment.
- Monday, February 05, 2007 7:59:00 PM
- ipanema said...
Oh God! People expect too much from other people. When people use real names, they dig. When they don't, they still dig them up. D**n DIG everyone for all we care!
Sorry this happened Dr. A! Take a breather and come back. There are people who read you. Let the others wag. - Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:04:00 AM
- Sophia said...
Well doc as they say"The beat goes on"Hey and don't worry be happy!
- Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:52:00 PM
- Mother Jones RN said...
What can I add to all of these comments? Not much. Mean people suck, they always have, and they always will. Keep blogging.
MJ - Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:13:00 PM
Everybody gets hate mail... I'm also disappointed with blogging... Is sad...
- Wednesday, February 07, 2007 5:27:00 AM
- Sid Schwab said...
I really can't figure it out. I've gotten some pretty nasty comments, which I've deleted, and it's made me question the whole blogging thing, at times. Strangely, I'm totally non-anonymous (because of cluelessness at the beginning, I suppose), and I was also one of the five on that Fox list. Like you, it caused a big bump in visits for a day or two. Reading about your travails, and having gotten the occasional nasty, I find myself discomforted. But for now, I keeping on; and I'm glad you are, too.
- Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:01:00 PM
Holy Shit, what is wrong with those people! I have no idea what's going on, and having a dialup connection I won't be viewing the vlog.
I just don't understand why someone would want to figure out who you are, and even take a picture of your building (but then I don't understand rape and murder either). But I do understand what you're saying, as I too have been attacked recently and it really did take the fun out of blogging.
Now I'm going to read what you have decided to do. - Friday, February 09, 2007 9:46:00 PM
- Extinct and hunted said...
This is a late comment, as I haven't been following your blog because I too needed a break from blogging. I was cyberstalked, threatened and then someone started posting comments on all sorts of blogs that weren't my comments...i.e. they assumed my identity. The hate email and comments after one post about the value of nurse practitioners was obscene in its content. After other problems in my life I decided that it was more trouble than it was worth and deleted the whole blog. However, after a while I missed my blog and decided to start it again.
As some people have said, what is it with people? Don't you think it's sad that they don't have better things to do with their time?
Anyway, I see that you are still blogging, so good for you.
I don't expect you'll see this after such a long time since this post, but in case you do, I thought that I'd add my sympathies. - Friday, February 16, 2007 2:57:00 AM


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Craig Frazier is an illustrating designer who has enjoyed a distinguished career since 1978. In 1996, he scaled down his design practice to concentrate on illustration and very specific design projects. Frazier's early design career encompassed annual reports, corporate identity/communication, and advertising. His broad skill set as a communicator contributed to the development of one of the most distinct and recognized illustration styles in the country. Always witty and simple, Frazier's work continually seeks the high-water mark for clarity and intelligence.
He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and business publications like Time Magazine, Fortune, Bloomberg Business Week, Harvard Business Review, and The Wall Street Journal to name a few. Amongst his corporate clients are Adobe, American Express, Boeing, Chevrolet, Deloitte, MasterCard, Navigant, The Royal Mail, U.S. Postal Service, and United Airlines. Craig has created seven postage stamps including the 2006 Love stamp and the 2010/11 commemorative Scouting stamps.
Craig has published a 176-page monograph titled The Illustrated Voice, (Graphis Press, 2003.) He is also the author and illustrator of several children's books.

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'I just crashed the party': How town crier Tony, 76, announced the royal birth - and he wasn't even invited!
'I got out of my cab and I stood in front of the steps, because I didn't think I would be allowed on them, and did my bit. It was great'
Decked out in all his pomp and finery town crier Tony Appleton brought a touch of tradition to the media melee when he announced the royal birth. And he hadn't even been invited.
Clanging a bell before booming 'Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye' the 76-year-old took wellwishers and journalists gathered outside St Mary's Hospital by surprise.
He declared: "On this day, the 22nd of July, the year 2013, we welcome with honorable duty a future king."
[The Buzz Around Royal Crier Tony Appleton]
Speaking today to Yahoo!, Tony, from Chelmsford, Essex, said he was stunned by how the world had reacted to his role in the announcement.
"I can't believe it, I've opened up the newspapers and my face is all over them," he said.
"I was not invited, I just crashed the party. I got out of my cab and I stood in front of the steps, because I didn't think I would be allowed on them, and did my bit. It was great.
"It was a great atmosphere, it's like the Olympics."
[Related: Livestream from outside St Mary's Hospital]
He said a journalist from the Times newspaper wrote down what he had to say to make sure he stuck to tradition.
Tony, who has been a town crier 25 years and also runs an elderly home, has endeavoured to be part of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's marriage from the start.
He waited outside Buckingham Palace for several hours during the royal wedding to get a glimpse of the royal couple and proclaim their marriage again in the tradition of a town crier.
But his fondness for the royal family started much earlier when he met the Queen Mother as a child during a royal walkabout.
He said: "I love the royal family, I love them to bits."
And he even has a few words of advice for the new parents: "Have some more children! I'm waiting for the next one to do it again."
His full proclamation, in front of the world's media and wellwishers gathered outside the London hospital was: "On this day, the 22nd of July, the year 2013, we welcome with honorable duty a future king.
"The first born of the Royal Highness, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The third in line to the throne.
"Our new prince is the third great-grandchild of Her Majesty the Queen and the first grandchild of the royal highness the Prince of Wales.
"May he be long lived, happy and glorious and one day to reign over us.
"God save the Queen."
After ringing his bell Tony added: "We've had a prince here today."


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Did you find anything exciting on the memory card? Was the watch still keeping time? Just wondering!Sandy, HE, Illinois
How old is Brooklyn?
That is too funny...although I'm sure it wasn't at the time....Let me ask you this, does blogging take the place of the therapy one would need after raising children? LOL....at least you can look back and make light of it later, huh?
By Kristy
What do you do when Brooklyn throws a never-ending tantrum?
...I thought of you - 1) You haven't (apparently) struggled with lack of fertility and 2) Aren't you soon due for another yourself?Holly Maudsley
You mentioned that Austin also threw a few fits when he was younger. Just curious....When did Austin outgrow the fits? What did you do to handle him during that trying time? Are the rest of your kids fairly calm? Hey, I noticed that you call PJ's (pajama's), jammies. Is that a Chicago thing? I'd love to hear all the unique words that are heard in Chicago. I'll give you a whole list of Texas-isms.Thanks for the laughs!!~Lisa, San Antonio, Texas
The sardine one doesn't sound that weird (maybe it's cultural thing, here in the UK that's a pretty common sandwich filling =) but the others.. Wow! I like pineapple and cheese on sticks but as a sandwich? With OLIVES?! =X
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I HAVE GREAT NEWS FOR YOU!!! A few weeks ago you mentioned in a post that you couldn't get your scanner to work with vista. I was having the same problem and have now figured out how to do it. Open Windows Photo Gallery, go to File>Import from scanner or camera. As long as your scanner is connected to your computer you can scan! YEA!
By Darla
Does yours have a list of recipes for invalids too?I love reading cookbooks- this is just one example why.
By Kikilia
Oh......... Looks very proffessional! Will you come and caulk mine. You are so good at it.I'll order the caulk for you. There will be chocolate.
By Brenda
When I signed up for the caulk single, it asked for my birthdate. Is there illegal underage caulking going on that we didn't know about?! Who'da known?
By sandnmyshooz
So I after I use my fancy-dancy finger to smooth it out, how do I correctly clean it off? (I figure I should find out before I try tackling my shower on my own.)
By Pangolin
WOW What a great job are you sure that you werent a plumber in a previous life??????
By roseys madhouse
You are putting me to shame. I need to go do all those things, but I keep hoping I get pregnant instead.
By SuburbanCorrespondent
Sunday sound out Q: Who is the most trouble making, hard to deal with, kid? (If not all of them) (Hee Hee!) :D
By Anonymous
I don't recommend going to the doctor when you're dead. You'll stink up the whole office and make it uncomfortable for the rest of us non-zombie types.
By Rick
PS - do you use an external mouse or do you use the touch screen on your laptop all the time? I had carpel tunnel until I switched back to a mouse - it's MUCH better now.
By Anonymous
Okay, I tried a million times to leave this comment on the SSO post, but unsuccessfully...I really must know, and it fits under "medical"--maybe a SSO question? You mention you had migraines before you had kids. Does that mean they went away after? Because it is the reverse for me. Between pregnancy, lactation, and not sleeping more than two hours in a row for eleven months, my migraines went from twice a year to twice a week. So my question is, do you have some secret? Did you make some healthy, drastic lifestyle change? Did the hormones just work out for you? Or is it that mommies just aren't allowed to get a headache and spend twelve hours in a dark, quiet place? Please share your secret, Doctor Dawn. :)
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Was that the Brookfield Zoo? I haven't been there in a while!
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I take my kids out for the exact same reason! They forget to fight when other people are around. LOLWhat other exciting things do you have planned for the kids?Our town does Concerts in the Park, so we take the kids there (FREE!) and we also do the Wednesday movies for $2!!!By BoufMom9
Aahhh! They took the fountain out? Why would they do that?!?!
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i think Jackson's tongue is hanging out because he's getting gored in the neck by a buffalo horn.
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So do the squirrels just run around wild?
That's a chipmunk, no?
Looks like a fun time!!!!!!! Did Joe go too or did you tough it out alone? If so I will give you a gold star!!!!!!!!
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Ok, I know this is way off topic, but I LOVE the Curious George shoes!!! Where did you find them? I have 2 boys who need those!!! (yes, I know I get inappropriately excited over stupid mommy things...)
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I wanna go to Brookfield Zoooooooooo! I miss Olga the walrus - is she still there? She'd be what, 40 years old by now?
Your kids really are adorable. Did you pay them to take those cute pics so people wouldn't think that they are heathens?
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I have a question. Awhile back you posted about a program to download that lets you blog without using the blogger tools. Another program that lets you do more and not put the pictures on backwards! I downloaded it and love it, but I took my computer in for repairs and clean up and it isn't in my tool bar anymore! Can you remind me what you are using and what I was using!! Pamfellow mom of six!
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I have a question for you. How do you handle the situation when someone else's kid is being mean to your child/children. We ran into this at our local zoo recently. A boy was intentionally trying to ram a stroller into my 3 year old as we walked passed him. His parents were oblivious and only heard me say to him that wasn't very nice. Am I right for correcting someone else's child or should I have just talked to my kids about his behavior later? I just wanted someone else's thoughts about this.Thanks. Shannon
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Pumpkins are in season and really cheap right now so I have a few of them on hand just waiting to be used. When I recently came across this recipe for a pumpkin caramel cheesecake bread on Culinary Concoctions by Peabody I knew exactly what I would be using one of those pumpkins for. How could I resist making this? With pumpkin, caramel and cheesecake all rolled up into one there was no way that I could. I pretty much just used the recipe as it was, though I cut back on some of the sugar and replaced half of the flour with whole wheat flour. One of the things that I really like about quick breads is that they are so easy to make. You pretty much just mix all of the ingredients and then bake it. This quick bread had the added step of mixing the cheesecake filling but it was still really easy to make. While the bread was baking my apartment was filled with an amazing pumpkin and caramel aroma and by the time that it was done I could barley wait for it to cool to try it. The pumpkin caramel cheesecake turtle bread was so good! The cheesecake layer helped keep the bread nice and moist and it went really well in the bread. The caramel and pumpkin flavour combo was simply amazing and of course it never hurts to add chocolate and pecans. I certainly am looking forward to having this for breakfasts this week!
Pumpkin Caramel Cheesecake Turtle Bread
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon golden syrup (or corn syrup)
- 2 tablespoon caramel sauce
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce
- 1/2 cup chocolate sauce
- 1 cup pecans (toasted and chopped)
- Mix the flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- Mix the pumpkin, vanilla, oil, eggs and sugars in another bowl.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Beat the cream cheese, sugar, syrup, caramel, egg and flour in a bowl.
- Pour half of the pumpkin bread mixture into a loaf pan followed by the caramel cheesecake mixture and the remaining pumpkin bread mixture.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until a toothpick pushed into the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes.
- Let cool and then pour on the caramel sauce, chocolate sauce and pecans.
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11:11 AMHellllllllllo my lovelies. I am feeling like I am in a very random mood today so I thought I would just talk about some random things. Maybe a little update on my life. I'm apologizing ahead of time because this is going to be lots of words and not a lot of pics but you can skip this entry if you like. :)
I feel like I've been posting too many pics lately and some random people seem to think I'm narcissistic for it (if they just look at the pics and don't read the words I write). So I think I'll write more, or at least do a few more heart-to-heart entries since I feel like people really connect to those and that's what really means a lot to me.
I was talking with my friend Steph recently about how it's a little strange not knowing who is reading your blogs. I mean, there are so many people out there who might stumble upon your site and plenty of trolls who just go around posting negative comments here and there. It makes me wonder WHY. Is there any reason? Do these people think they will actually accomplish a change when they tell you cruel things or is there really no altruistic reason? It's completely taking for granted that the sliver of a life the blogger shows you is actually a real person underneath. I suppose I don't understand simply because I cannot empathize with these people. The thought has never crossed my mind to go to someone else's site and post something outright mean. I'm just not that type of person.
Maybe I am naive for wanting to simply spread love and knowledge of what minuscule information I know, to make people feel better about themselves. Isn't that what we all want? Just to feel better about ourselves? I was accused of "loving [my]self" when I post lots of pics under the guise of showing products. It's ironic, because in a way that's kind of my mantra. LOVE YOURSELF. Everyone should love themselves because it's not about the makeup or the clothes, it's how you FEEL when you put on the makeup and clothes. The twisted part is that narcissism itself comes from trying to make up for a self-loathing, which I don't honestly feel I fit the description of. I'm not saying I'm perfect, I'm simply saying that I try to accept myself as a flawed individual and I don't feel like I have to "make up" for that. It's human. It's beautiful.
And for that matter, I am still weirded out by seeing a lot of my own face. Isn't everyone? Doesn't everyone look at their own pics and see the flaws glaring out at them even if others don't see it? But I feel like I have to do products justice, especially if they are the products of my friends so in those cases I try to take the best pics I can (which may or may not work out ;). Of course I deal with self-consciousness and uncomfortability but I try not to let that get in the way of my joy of life and who I am as a person.
Okay, now that you had a little peek at what's been on my brain lately, I wanted to give you a look into my home. I live in a little apartment with my husband and since there is a strong possibility that we may be moving soon, I thought I would post some pics. Now this is a little warning: My apartment is rarely this clean. XD But she is mine (well, temporarily) and I love her. Hehe.
Here is our living area. Hubby's favorite tv which we got a ridiculous deal on and split the cost of even before we were married! And my leather couches that my mom found for a great deal on Craigslist. (anyone notice the 2 domokuns sitting in front of the tv? ;)
Next to that is our little dining area. I love that our table expands so we can have friends and family over for dinner. :D In the right corner is an engagement pic that I STILL haven't gotten framed. Lol, lazy.
To the right is our little kitchen. A bit cluttered since we were cooking when I took this pic, but it's cozy. In the middle are his and hers little plush ninja figures that my friend Hannah made for me and Hubs, hanging from our cabinet. ^^
Hubs is probably telling me not to take a pic. LOL. I love that blue shark oven mitt to the left of the stove! Hubs does a hilarious shark puppet show. I treat my kitchen like my clothes. The things in it should actively make you happy. :D
And here is a look from the front door. A few Korean-inspired decorative touches, but mostly young, classy, and cozy.
Since all the other rooms are crazy right now I will leave that for another day. But I hope you enjoyed this very informative tour of the From Head To Toe household. \o/
Have a great weekend everybody! I'm going to go put together some packages that I've been procrastinating on sending now. Dears who are expecting packages, I have not forgotten about you! <3
Love you guys and I'll be back with a real tutorial soon. ;)
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Thanx for another lovely post. I really enjoy your blog and the pics you post. I find more pics make it easier to evaluate a product properly. And maybe you can teach a few of your readers to get over their own photo-phobia, lol. I love your sincerity and that you are willing to share and the pics of the flat are beautiful. It looks like a real home.
ReplyDeleteYou are a true inspiration Jen. I simply love your blog, the pictures you take (of yourself and your house), your writings, and especially your tutorials and your product reviews. And best of all, you're working as a graphic designer and I'm going to school for graphic designing. I feel like I can relate to you somehow, in some weird way. Lol! Again, you are a true inspiration Jen. Keep up the good work and ignore all the rude trolls. :)
ReplyDelete- AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Wow Jen ! I'm totally in LOVE with your house, it's beautiful ! It looks so cozy and the colors are so warm. and your curtains are lovely as well !
ReplyDelete - AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 1:50 PM
I love this entry. It really shows that you're more than just here to help us out with make-up and beauty products.
Haters will be haters. They say hurtful cruel things only because they don't possess what you have. Self-Esteem. They envy you and people like you just because they wish they could only have that happiness and self-reassurance. If only they knew that they DO have it, they just gotta let it shine.
Just remember haters make you stronger. Just smile at what they say and kill them with kindness. It's bound to affect them one day and hopefully it'll make them change for the better and realize that they are just like anybody else out there. Made of flaws but know how to accept them and love themselves.
Love your little abode. It's super cute and the touch of Korean brings me to think my mom's house. I love the little ninjas! Supppperrr cute! Your apartment is so cute!
I love your mantra of Loving Yourself and I love how you help us love ourselves too! People who try to bring you down only do so out of Jealously. I don't get that emotion and feel that it has no use.
CONGRATS on the BodyShop Comp By the way!!! I voted for you and got others to do so too :)
Keep up the great work! I love reading your blog!your house looks really nice! It seems like not long ago, you posted about moving into your house haha, now your already planning on moving? :P
I love all the photos you take! Don't care about haters out there because there will always be those who hate you. But more importantly you must remember that there is also those who love you too! : )Thanks for this post, has inspired me to write my own (: Haters will do what they do best I suppose... but I'm sure if harsh words ever came their way, they wouldn't know what to do! Anyways, very nice crib =) I wish my house was that clean!!
ReplyDelete- RochelleNovember 21, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Jen, props for being brave enough to keep a blog. I have been wanting to, but don't think I could handle negative comments or scrutiny. I suspect that most of the people posting negative things are really young (i.e. they have a lot of time and their own major insecurities). Please try not to take their comments to heart. There are good people out there. I personally do not think you are narcissitic! I know that you post them to inform and because it's just fun, not because you are looking for admiration. I respect you and am glad that you have a blog, where would we be without you lovely beauty bloggers?! I would still be buying crappy makeup and applying it wrong! :)
ReplyDelete One thing that I love about your blog is that you always add a lot of Pictures to your entries :D so please don't listen to those random trolls :(
and I personally never thought that you are narcisstic just because you post many pictures of yourself... in fact I really like watching your photos because to me you are a beautiful person inside and out :)I like your picture flood, so don't stop making them! ;)
and omigod! I'm new in beauty-makeup blogging, but this week I got my first troll. I was "praised" to be a b*tch who loves ranting (about my personal life) and I was (still am) discouraged. Am I really? Should I stick to pure reviews or share my non-beauty related thoughts too?
And this girl or guy wasn't even brave enough to comment with name!
These anonymouses must have a veeeery happy life!^^- AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Thank you for a lovely post Jen!
You are a beautiful individual, inisde and out, your home is beautiful!
Lots of Love,
Blaire. xx You're a really beautiful woman (and I mean it, i don't say that just to be nice^^) so of course, you should love yourself :p ! It feels good to be confident and as long as you don't act like a conceited person (who you are not, i think), it's fine ! These trolls have confidence issues i guess, and they let others pay for it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting us into your beautiful home. The set up is gorgeous. I hope to have something like that of my own.
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to start feeling like you have to justify and defend what you put on your blog, stop now. F*** the haters, they will never quit. You post whatever you want on here-if it's 80 million pics of your face or your toe, it's YOUR blog. You have no responsibility to those people. much love xoxo
ReplyDelete- AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 6:19 PM
People just post negative things about you because they're jealous doll. Don't let them bother you. Just know that there /are/ people that read your blog and don't think you're a narcissist because we know what you do and that you do it for us and because you love what you do! Oh, and you're definitely not vain in anyway. ;D Don't let other people put you down. Just know, that the more they talk about you, the more people will want to know you. Lol.
Oh and your place is absolutely amazing. It looks really nice. (:
Can't wait for your next post and your next tutorial. ^^ What a lovely post! Your house looks really nice and peaceful! I esp like your kitchen. It looks like a place someone would be happy to cook in everyday. I would totally decorate my kitchen too seeing that I enjoy cooking and it'd be the second room in the house that I would spend the most time in! Hehe can't wait to see your next tutorial. xx
ReplyDeletethanks for this cute post, jen! it was really nice for you to open up to us. i'm a subscriber of your blog, and i always look forward to your post. keep up the great work! =))
ReplyDeletepeople are trolls just to be trolls! their own life is so negative that they have to spread negativity into other people's lives who seem happier and more put together than themselves. >:|
keep your head up <3 and keep being wonderful! don't let them shake you! :PReally appreciate for your sharing, whatever your thoughts in your heart, the real you and the tutorials and pictures. THANK YOU JEN!!!! <3
ReplyDelete- AnonymousNovember 21, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Hey! It says I'm an anonymous reader, but I'm actually a 16 year old junior in high school, and I still absolutely adore your blog! You're super gorgeous!
Please do more personal posts like this! I love your tutorials, but I also love seeing those cute kitchen pictures! Sooo cute! ^___,^
Stay strong! Fighting! ^o^ You know..I really love what you do. You should do what makes you happy and ignore all those rude comments. (they are just probably jealous by the way). You inspire and help others by doing what you do and if those people can't see it then that's fine. There are many ways to help others, and you help girls try to make the best of themselves in makeup and fashion and how to feel good with themselves. I admire you being brave and honest to do those things cause many will not have the courage to do what you do. You are both beautiful inside and out. Stay that way!
ReplyDeleteWow, I have exact same Domokun on my top of computer monitor !!!
I got it from Target for Halloween last night :D
I love domokun !!!- AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 6:58 AM
What a cozy home! :D Now you should give us a sneak peek of your dresser/bathroom with all the beauty products on it :) hehe I love looking at other people's beauty stash ^^
ReplyDelete Hi Jen. My name is Em, nice to meet you! I love your little home =) I'm getting married in 8 months and am soooo excited to start my new life with the one I love. I tried your bridal makeup look, thanks for posting it! Don't let those people bring you down, the ladies here love you! You give me inspiration! You have no idea how REAL you are to me. So keep doing what you are doing and we will continue to support you! Have a happy thanksgiving!!! Are you cooking thanksgiving dinner?
ReplyDeletei feel like people only write negative things because either #1, they have nothing better to do or #2, they're jealous. don't let it bother you and please never stop blogging due to haters! i love your blog too much! =)
ps i really love your apartment!! i'm living in a 1 bedroom apt with my fiance right now and it is the smallest, dinkiest place ever. can't wait to move!! hopefully we can find a place as beautiful as yours! =)
pps i'm starting a new blog with a few friends... it's about everything women related; not just beauty but also business and current events that concern women. i hope you'll come check us out when we start posting! we just picked out a name and i'm really excited about it! =D- OLIVIA N.November 22, 2009 at 7:52 PM
HI THERE JEN! I enjoy going to your blog on a regular basis. This is your home page, your personal space so you should post whatever you like and mind less about those nonsense peeps. If you reader doesn't like something, they always have the option not to read/look at it. Plus you look so adorable so i don't understand why people got a problem if you post some pix here and there. I lots of pix while you look young b/c when you're older, you will miss your youthful time:) Keep up your great work.
ReplyDelete Hi Jen
I've always wondered about verbally abusive commenters as well. I know there are people who genuinely have different opinions and concerns, and that's great because I think different ideas should always be shared and considered, and one of the things I love about your blog is that I've seen you welcome different opinions and always try to address people's concerns, and most of all I've always seen you show them mutual respect. But I'm always baffled by people who leave outright malicious comments. There's just no excuse for that.
Anyways, today's post made me feel somewhat inclined to share a bit about how your blog has affected me. Like many women, I suffer from low self esteem. Well, I've always considered myself "low maintenance" and always told myself that inner beauty is all that matters. So sometimes I felt proud about not paying much attention to my outer appearance and thought my self esteem was at a good level. Yet, whenever someone whipped out a camera, I automatically shielded my face or turned my head in the opposite direction. Eventually, I realized that I hardly had any photo memories of some of the best times in my life, especially college. I noticed my own camera was filled with pictures of everything else but me. =(
So now I'm 25, been with my boyfriend/best friend for 6 years now, and plan on getting married in the next year or so…and all I want are some nice wedding pictures. And I felt my biggest struggle would be my monolids (>.<) as silly as it may sound to those who are foreign to the struggle of conforming to the image of double eyelids. Bottom line (since this comment is already too long =P), your blog helped me keep my promise to myself, that I wouldn't get the eyelid surgery, and not only gave me ideas for my wedding makeup, but makeup for special occasions so I won't feel as camera shy =). I don't believe makeup is the solution to my self esteem issues, but I am happy that I can be another step closer to loving my self image. Thank you <3Oh the flamers. The more popular one gets, the more haters one seem to attract too. It doesn't matter if you're mean or nice, the haters would still come in by the dozens.
I never understood either just what could compel a person so much to actually take all the energy to flame someone. Even though I admit there are some blogs I really dislike, I just exit them. So simple.
But anyway, I find it funny how we sometimes just skim over the compliments at times and tend to forget them as time goes by but how ONE nasty comment can stick with us for a long period of time and ignite in us a bunch of self-doubts. All from a faceless stranger. Who could for all we know be a chimpanzee banging away at a keyboard lol.
But its always nice to have reassurance in the midst of rude comments so here's mine :)
Just keep blogging the way you do now. I love the pics. It IS after all a fashion and beauty blog and I would personally be very annoyed if there are only 1 or 2 pics because everyone knows that the more angles the better for one to get an idea of what a certain look really looks like :D
And lets admit it. If we have the looks, we would be happily posting our faces everywhere too LOL. Ok maybe not everywhere... but you get the idea. idk about others, but scoring a nice picture of me makes me VERY HAPPY and I believe its the same for others. Who doesn't want to look good?
I agree about the being weirded out part though and and seeing all the flaws and wondering if the pic is actually ugly and not decent like we think :x But so far for yours, all looked really gorgeous and professional I must imagine you take hours taking them cuz I suck at taking pics for reviews T__T
So just keep up the good work Jen! After all, its us who you intend these tutorials for and not some trolls who probably never heard of makeup :p
PS: I LOVE YOUR APARTMENT IT LOOKS SO COZY <3your home is beautiful :) i love the fact you always put up heaps of photos cause its the one thing i look forward to! :D lol
ReplyDeleteI personally think that the ones that post negative comments have nothing to do, jealous and probably teens. Keep doing what you do best and try to ignore those comments=)
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog a few weeks ago, and have been following regularly ever since. You are so down to earth and easy to relate to - I don't understand how anyone could bash on you like that. You're gorgeous inside and out, and I think you're a wonderful role model for girls everywhere. Keep it up and don't let the negativity bring you down! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post! I love From head to Toe CRIBS Edition!!!!!!!!!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
LOL @ haters being trolls! IT's SO TRUE! THEY ARE TROLLS NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE! If they can think like a mean troll, they must be trolls lol.
In regards to Youtube, it is true how weird it can be when friends of friends or family friends find you! hahaha Last year in school, my project group was watching my youtube videos when I arrived to the group meeting. GAH I wanted to strangle one of my friends who was in the group. lolll I think they like my youtube better than me in person! lol
I hope you have a great Turkey day Jen! I'll send your package out very soon >^_^<
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
StephYou're an amazing person, Jen, and it makes me so happy to find others like you and I on the internet. It definitely helps me feel less naive and less alone. =)
I love your apartment! I hope I get a chance to lovingly furnish mine like that someday soon. I love your shark oven mitts!!
& thanks for dropping by and checking up on me. It's not quite finals yet but the entire quarter has just felt like one bad day followed by a worse day ugh. Trying to stay productive and not let it get to me too much though. <3- AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 8:52 PM
C'mon--of course you can't keep a makeup blog without tons of pics! For Christ sakes, this whole trolling-subculture is getting out of hand. Here you are, nice enough to open a blog for people who need your make-up advice, and there's actually people (or maybe just a person) who waste time reading something they care nothing about, then proceed to waste time trying to make your life harder. This goes without saying, Jen, but you're AWESOME. I love your pictures, I love your personal posts, I love your tutorials--if the thousands of comments you've gotten (and thousands of readers like me, who've remained anonymous til' now, lol) aren't enough to convince anyone who much you're appreciated in cyber beauty....well, nothing will. So screw them, and keep doing what you do best. Don't even give trolls the time of day ;)
ReplyDelete you have such a beautiful home :) looks cozy and huge! don't mind the ugly comments! all that matters is how you're enjoying your life! AZZA AZZA! ^_^ and you look so young! :D Goodluck with your wedding! Hope it all goes well! BEST WISHES! <3 -jhee
ReplyDeleteAww, Jen, I love you! <3 I totally agree, if people can be just a bit more open-minded, warm, accepting, and positive, the world would be a much better place! Yayy for spreading the love! It's funny because I remember we were talking about this before your post! :D You are not naive--I think we all wish for a more loving and peaceful world in our hearts. :) On a sidenote, you made me chuckle when you said "trolls" in your post because not very many people use that word! I love it though, haha! And for some reason it makes me think of those troll dolls haha >:P
Anyway, thank you for letting us peak into your warm & loving home! She looks like such a happy and comfy-cozy abode! I love how you decorated it--bright, simple, elegant, and classic, which is totally YOU! :) You are simply a beautiful person, inside and out, unnie!<3
<3 caroline xoxoHi Jen - everyone else said it so much better so I won't even try. I personally *love* your blog because you like the same stuff that I do - which is the whole reason to follow blogs isn't it? And of course we want to *see* what you mention - even better to see it on a person. Your blog has way less pictures than most other blogs I follow. But I love seeing pictures - the more the merrier. I don't know why those people don't just stop looking if they dislike what they see. I'm sorry those meanies even caused you to waste one second thinking about this. Finally, your apartment is very nice! I hope you will add more korean accents to your new place.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for being so open and welcoming :D I love the variety you have on your blog,, hauls and fotd's are nice but they're even better when you know the person behind them~~ Really thanks so much
God Bless,,- AnonymousDecember 15, 2010 at 3:03 AM
i want to see your husband? if you don't mind. The both of you two should take a picture together and post it on your site!
ReplyDelete Its a nice place to live for happy couple...waiting for more pictures on your apartment..Oh you missed your room n bathroom too :D
ReplyDelete- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 11:11 PM
every time i read someone like you i've been learning from say there have been negative comments my heart drop and i worry to see one day 'because of the negative comments this blog is now closed'. If that were to ever happen i hope those who put those useless comments know they really spoiled for those who have been learning from you. so frustrated with some of the stupid ungrateful people out there. -from new zealand-


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Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson declared his "War on Poverty," President Obama issued his own plan to combat poverty Thursday with the nation's first five "Promise Zones."
All "Promise Zones" will receive a competitive advantage when applying for federal grants, on-site support from federal officials, and, pending congressional approval, tax incentives for businesses hiring and investing in the community.
The Obama administration plans to select a total of 20 communities over the next three years, beginning with chronically impoverished areas in Los Angeles, San Antonio, southeastern Kentucky, Philadelphia, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
"We will help them succeed not with a handout but as partners with them every step of the way," Obama told reporters at a press conference.
The Choctaw Nation first learned of the designation on Tuesday in a phone call from the White House, according to John Jackson, the tribe's executive director of grants and program development, who helped submit the tribe's application for the program.
Their "Promise Zone" includes a mix of tribal land and property owned by local municipalities and private citizens. Jackson describes the area as "extremely rural," with an average poverty rate of about 22.6 percent — more than seven percentage points higher than the national average.
"There's extreme isolationism. There's an abundance of social issues that need to be addressed," Jackson says.
The tribe plans to focus on improving early education and job training programs, investing in local water and sewer infrastructure, and encouraging small business development, specifically among farmers, ranchers and women. The benefits would directly impact both Choctaw Nation citizens and non-tribal members living in the southeastern Oklahoma community.
"We do not see ourselves as a segregated group. We're intertwined and intermeshed [with the local community]," explains Jackson, who adds the tribe will work with local community groups on the various initiatives.
No checks from the federal government have been cut yet, according to Jackson. And it's not clear when they will be. The "Promise Zones" will still have to apply for existing federal grants to receive financial support.
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OK, so this is probably one of my favorite cards I've made. This A2 sized card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") came together in a snap once I got my sizing figured out.
A tip for the newbies: Use the Fit to Length feature key on your Expression or Create to get just the right size you need on a project. I used that to determine what size to cut the label shape behind the birds.
Speaking of label shapes, can you believe this one came from the Twinkle Toes Lite cartridge? Be sure to look at your cartridges carefully - there are lots of labels and shapes on there that are parts of other images. This one was supposed to say "Tiny Dancer", if you cut all the layers.
The love birds ("loveb") are from the Holiday Cakes cartridge and cut at 1-1/2". Remember that the Cake cartridges work in any of the machines and you can use the images to cut paper. Silver gems and glittered big brads are from Hobby Lobby.
I added a red button on my bow, then tied it with Martha Stewart baker's twine and added my sentiment from Papertrey Ink. Button and ribbon by Papertrey Ink.
A finishing touch on the inside and we're done! Paper was by Core'dinations and Basic Grey's Bittersweet line.
Want to see more of my projects?
Click HERE to see my gallery!
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What the Hell Happened to...Blue Edwards?
Theodore was called "Blue" by his sister when he was little because his sister saw him turn that color while choking. (I suppose it's better than being named Anfernee.) He was drafted by the Jazz in the first round of the 1989 draft after having a stellar college career at East Carolina University. Maybe you remember Blue Edwards.
His rookie season for Utah, Blue made the All Rookie 2nd Team, which is the same honor current Celtics Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace attained their rookie season in 1996. His first 3 years in the league he played with the Jazz alongside Stockton and Malone. After the 1992 season, he was dealt to Milwaukee along with Eric Murdock for Jay Humphries (some foreshadowing) and Larry Krystokwiak. His first season with the Bucks he would lead tie the team in scoring, at 16.9 ppg, actually with Frank Brickowski.
When the Celtics acquired Blue along with Derek Strong from the Bucks after the following year for Ed Pinckney, I was psyched, specifically for Edwards. I sort of thought he could play the Reggie Lewis role for the team at shooting guard. Basically he was an undersized small forward at 6'4. My recollection is that his ball handling skills weren't up to par for a guard and for his season in Boston he shot a less than-Rasheed-like 25% on 3's. He was only in Boston for half a season, dealt for the corpse of Jay Humphries and a 2nd round pick in 1995. I don't remember specifically why he was moved. That was the Celtics team that gallantly fell to a far superior Magic team in the first round of the playoffs in 4 games, before the Boston Garden was closed permanently.
Blue would finish out that season with Utah before being plucked by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the expansion draft for the 1996 season. He'd play for Vancouver for 3 more years, and ended his career with the Heat in 1999.
The most interesting thing regarding Edwards since he was last heard from was his child custody case in Canada. Here's the gist of it: when Edwards was exiled to play for the Grizzlies he was introduced to Kimberly Van de Perre, a waitress in Burnaby who sometimes served as a tour guide to introduce NBA players to women in that area (Where does one get a job like that?). Van de Perre and Edwards decided to pursue things between themselves and she gave birth to their son Elijah in June of 1997.
Over the next 2 years there was much back and forth. First the mother had him. Then Blue had his actual wife step in and testify to the court of appeals. Here was that synopsis:
The Appeal Court also dealt with the delicate issue of race, noting that while Elijah was the son of a black man and a white woman, his dark skin colour meant that he would always be perceived as "being black."So after this and the kid was living with Blue and his family, the mother somehow was able to appeal again and in 2001 reversed the decision to the original verdict and received full custody of him. After this Blue stopped visiting and paying child support.
The judgment quoted Mrs. Edwards as saying that Ms. Van de Perre "couldn't teach him what it's going to be like to be black, and how he is going to be seen in the world as being black ... And reading books won't help."
It was a view the judges agreed with.
This caused so much drama that Lifetime made a movie about it, called Playing for Keeps (the US title is What Color is Love?). In it, the actor Roger Cross played Blue Edwards' character, whose name in the movie was changed to Ty Rivers. Ironically Cross (pictured to the right with his wife in real life) is married to a white woman. Oh the irony of Lifetime's producers.
I don't think the guy looks a blessed thing like Blue Edwards. It's too bad it wasn't a story on Eddie House, then this guy could've played him. Or on Mo Williams so this guy could've played him.
Here's the trailer:
Not to start controversy either but Blue Edwards looks half-white to begin with; his skin color is light. So couldn't the kid have remained with the mother? How was Edwards' actual wife able to play the race card saying Elijah needed to know how to grow up black? That trailer doesn't depict it accurately really either. In it the Blue Edwards guy is very black, the girl is white and the kid is pretty black. To the side is a picture of the real Kimberly and Elijah. To me, Elijah looks half-black and half-white, so I don't see how Edwards' wife could've played that race-card.
Other than coaching, Edwards' interests range from testing the stock market to reading books.
***Addendum 11/13: I stumbled upon this tweet from Blue which I must say, really annoyed me:
Watching my LAKERS... not getting it done AGAIN...KB24 putting in WORK as usual. .THEIR d is HORRENDOUS ( notice the small letter)
— theodore edwards (@Tru30Blu) January 10, 2013
Really Blue? Your Lakers? I'm sure the Jazz fans who rooted hard for you back in the day can understand how the hell you became a Laker fan. Pfft. But wait apparently someone asked him how the hell this happened. Here's the response:
@Vinrok44 I'm a Laker fan because of Magic Johnson. Admired him from way back, followed the team since.
— theodore edwards (@Tru30Blu) January 13, 2013
I suppose it's sort of cool if he was a fan growing up of them and then returned to be a fan. I'm assuming he wasn't a fan of them while playing in the NBA. Surely you'd think a person's experience of playing in the league would make them a fan of the team. I mean imagine if Paul Pierce reverted to being a Lakers fan after retiring?
For a complete list of the "What the Hell Happened To" Series please click here.


text: Manny has borrowed the Skeleckian Shrinkanator 3002, an invention with the power to shrink anything down to a very small size. When Marcus and Jessica accidentally get shrunk, The Electric Company has to get the Shrinkinator back from Manny to get them back to normal size! This becomes even more difficult when Manny shrinks himself and is nowhere to be found.