Wide wonderful world of Weblogs.

I’ve been a little lost in the wide, wide world of weblogs. So I’m calling out an S.O.S. Does anyone have tips on how to make a blog better? Beautify my blog! I’d love to hear back from ya’ll, specifically; this is what I’m looking for:

-Reading lists, blogs that spark an interest for you, if we’re getting specific I’d love to learn more about fashion/beauty advice, crafts & D.I.Y, Photo blogs, hot spots to shop, and anything entertainment/wine dining in the Toronto area.

-Examples of writing in the horror/ graphic novel genre.

-Foundation articles :How to build a better blog, posts that can built upon

-Requests for future posts.

Hi!

So I've been busy ya'll -Moving and working a ton.

I'd love it if you'd check out the blog I've been working on for work

http://www.getoutsideshoes.com/blog/

Some images from the Blog. Leave any personal comments here and COME BUY SOME SHOES!! :)






So I've been busy ya'll -Moving and working a ton.

A little inspiration.

The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.- Kurt V

Update-athon.

"Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, we want cake and we're here to get some!"

Since my life is back to being dedicated to work and catching up on sleep on the GO train I'll try to do a flash update of all the excitement lately.

-I landed a wicked job at a shoe store in Toronto. There's some actual potential for career growth here so stay tuned! I might get to do some behind the scenes work at the shop, so watch out for that. (Possibly,...blogging?)
-I'm commuting from Burlington to Toronto for work.
-Jade, Andyroo and I found a house. Deposit paid, that baby is ours Oct 15th! (They're ripping up the carpet and re-painting before we move in. Also, because we're moving in so late we get October's rent for FREE! YAY!!!) It's on Queen st west near a really beautiful park. HOUSE WARMING PARTY SOON.
-All of my free time is spent packing, sleeping, working, eating and if I have time, showering. I love the hustle bustle, but one day I'll stop moving and actually settle in one place.

So, that's it boy and gals. Much love. I swear I'll get back to having an interesting blog again. I will..I promise.
xo.

.Good-bye Summer.

Hello new beginnings!

So far loving the new job, it's been pretty excellent. I'm excited for what's next.
Tomorrow Andy, Jade and I are looking at two apartments. Fingers crossed ya'll. I'm really hoping one of them is THE ONE.

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.Oh hello lovelies.

You will be mine, oh yes, you will be mine.

I let of a little steam in my last post and now I'm ready to hit ya'll up on an update of the ol' life.
Toronto has been pretty swell so far. Albeit, I'm still without a place to live. I bit the bullet and started doing the commute from Burlington, which surprisingly isn't as bad as I thought it would be. 40 mins trip, not so bad.
The newer of the new jobs is wicked, so far. Everyone I work with is really chill and the product is great.

Hello, pretty pretty.



Most comfortable shoes, ever.

I'm starting to get that "I know what I'm doing" homey feel and it's only been a week so I'm hoping it just goes up from here. Now, if I could just quit my second job and actually get a day off I'd be laughing. It's nice to be able to see my Toronto friends and be so close to my Peterborough loves too. If we could all have a reunion(ahem,cough,AHEM) that'd be swell.

So, one down, one to go. When I find my perfect apartment I'll let you know.

.No, You suck.

Piss off of the day:

Anonymous said...

Most of the drawings are decent. The last one sucks though.
August 31, 2010 6:52 PM

This was posted after I tentatively posted some of my art work.
It didn't annoy because of the honesty. I know I'm mediocre,and everyone has their personal tastes. Maybe I love something I created and you think it sucks. Whatever, I'm fine with that. What DOES irritate me (and make me wish this person had the balls to not post anonymously so I could call them on it) is the fact that there's nothing useful in this comment.There's no tips on how to draw better,no hints on what wasn't pleasing, no suggestions on how to improve what I made.No feedback, just a lame ass comment and to top it off, it was posted Anonymously. How lame is that? You critique my shit and can't own up to who you are? Anonymous, instead of reading my blog, taking in what you saw and perhaps leaving some constructive criticism, you just shat on my page. Big ol' steamy dump of shit. Thanks pal.
An wise old friend of mine said in response to being called pretentious. "Yeah I may be a little, but I just want to educate people and make the world a smarter place." I never minded when he corrected my grammar or told me a painting I made sucked because it was monochromatic. Why didn't I mind? Because I felt like If I listened to what he had to say I might have walked away a little wiser.

So Dear, Anonymous: "The last one sucks". WHY did it suck? How could I have made it more esthetically pleasing? Maybe there's a media I could have incorporated to make it really pop? People like you piss me off, I'd go as far as saying I hate people like you. You don't take into consideration how useless a comment like "You suck" is. I'm not going to get better from "You suck" No one gets better from "You Suck". You have no desire to educate the world but rather to pass pretentious comments along. Can you draw? Let's see your stuff so I can vomit on it and see how you feel. Fucker. So instead of just telling you, Anonymous, "You suck" I'll offer you some advice on how to be less sucky.Grow up,be accountable for your comments because otherwise you look like a scared asshole who hides behind an Anonymous label. Think about all the things you actually know about and try to teach and coach people and maybe help someone in the process. Make people you come into contact with feel like they can learn from you and become better because of you instead of just shitting over other people.
Love, Lauren xoxo