The Roaming Gnome - An idea

A few days ago @ darkGracie gave me an idea.

I don't exactly remember what she said and I cannot locate the update. At the time I was just browsing Twitter on my phone. I wasn't involved in a conversation with anyone. But she said something along the lines of twitter and a roaming gnome....

--lightbulb!--

If you know me you know I love gnomes. I have quite a few just sitting here on my desk at work and they're all over my house. So anyway, I thought since I have one to spare, I could start this roaming gnome project.

I hope enough tweeps join in.

The gnome I am choosing is about 5 inches tall. I chose him because he is small and postage wouldn't be so bad.

Once I get the word out (and enough people wanna play), we'll set some guidelines. Two things that will be a must, first, is that you take a photo of it either with you or somehow indicating where you're located and second, that you send it on to the next tweep.

I'll also start a blog and whoever has the little guy can write a post about the guy's visit. Add your photo, etc. And of course, we'll start a flickr group. :)

So if you're interested in playing and/or helping me organize this, let me know!

OY... A Meme

ok ok. Fine.

So I got tagged. I haven't been tagged in a long time... way back in my Yahoo! 360° days. I do not know who I'm going to tag, so I may have bad luck for the next 8 years... as if I don't just live bad luck already.

According to Andy, the rules are:

"In this version, tagged ones are to list 8 interesting little know facts about themselves, supply return links to the those that have tagged them and then perpetuate the meme by tagging others who have not yet been tagged."

ok, here we go

Eight things you wanna know about me
1. I like to spell out numbers whenever possible. (see the title)

2. When I was twelve, my friend Diane had spent the night with me. We were bored so we snuck out the window to go to 7-11 for a microwave burrito and a Big Gulp. At 3AM. She turned 40 on Monday.

3. I own seven pair of sunglasses. Three are knock-offs of some brand... one pair I got at the dollar store, the others are just sunglasses. Oh and I don't spend more than $10 a pair. I'm frugal like that.

4. I drive fast for no reason at all. I don't listen to the radio or music in the car. I think I'm getting old like that.

5. I gave my dog away a few months ago. I almost don't miss her anymore. oh wait, now that I brought her up, I miss her.

6. I am too lazy to hit the shift key to make capitals. I use way too many ellipses... and smilies :) and haha and jk, but I never lol. That's sooo 90s AOL.

7. I prefer my desktop to my laptop. I love my ergonomic keyboard. I have a hard time using the keyboard on the laptop.

8. I have gone gnome crazy. They're all over my desk at work. on my balcony at home. and on my window sill in my bedroom. and all over my myspace page.

So now I have to tag someone else...
I may have to dip back into yahoo! 360° for this one. Sorry if I mess this one up.

1. YOU
2. whatsername
3. Her
4. Him
5. whatsisname
6. tom
7. jane
8. dick

(I'll add someone soon. hopefully)

Now this is Wild

This is going to be short and sweet.

I had not tweeted all day today. No big deal. Right? Right.
When I finally do, this is what happens. It blew my mind for a second.

You see it? huh? huh?


Well when I tweet I sometimes want to see it on the public time line. Its like seeing my name in lights or on the walk of fame and its cool. To me that is.

Well, check out what got me OMGing.

Just under my tweet. there is a mystical and a mstickel. right after one another. Now this could not have been planned, right? I mean, they can't be friends and thought they'd tweet at the same time so their names can come up together. right? its impossible. right? there are way too many twitterers tweeting to be able to do that, right? I don't know. I guess I'm still blown away.

ok maybe its no big deal to anyone... but it was to me. thus, my blogging about it. so there it is. Could I be totally sick with twitter? That I am actually blogging about it? and its bothering me? is it time to let it go? or what?



Tell me this is wild, please?

anyone?



anyone?