First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
That word... Albuquerque is very hard to spell.
I had to spellcheck it.
insanity.
So I haven't written here in MONTHS.
I thought for sure my account would be gone or swallowed or SOMETHING.
But it wasn't.
So here I am.
I am thinking of changing the vein of this here bloggy and make it a place to dump my Nanowrimo writings amongst other random more "creative" things... since nobody really cares or reads it anyway, it's a good place to store crap right?
And maybe someone will steal it and make money off of it! *gasp*
I doubt it.
In case you're wondering, the following things have occured in my world:
*My boyfriend moved in with me and suddenly became amazing. I don't know what happened, but he RULES right now.
*I rescued a yorkie and I'm sick of him. LOL. We already have a dog and two dogs is too much. He's not part of teh "family" and I can't find him a home. It's all very sad.
*One of my slutty cats ran away, got pregnant,a nd had 5 kittens 6 weeks ago. I can't find homes for them either.
*Why am I running an animal rescue shelter zoo?!!!!
*Oh, and my youngest brother is living with me because my bio mom is completely insane.
the end.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Have a great weekend,
daisy, Team Vox
So... I forgot about Vox... I'm not saying I've been too busy since my last post, that most definately wasn't the case!! I just forgot. My bad!
So... What's happened to me since April?! Hmmm!!
I had to go back and read my last posts to know where I even was. I wish I could say a lot has happened since April, but in truth... Nah! Not a whole lot!! Sucky.
I had a few "accidents." And by accidents I mean people I wouldn't normally have slept with. I "accidentally" slept with them, haha! Never underestimate the power of alcohol.
I don't know what I last said about The Ex, but I remember saying I was still in love with him some time back. That's gone out the window anyway! I'm getting to the point where I can't stand him.
He got a new girlfriend, and in fairness to her, she is lovely. So we're friends. Well... We have as much of a bond as any two girls who'd fucked the same guy can have. If you follow me...
He brought her to my 21st (which I told him do) and all was fine. But The Ex texts me a lot!! Now I can understand how this is frustrating The New GF, he did the same to me. I even tried to stop him talking to his ex's. Which is what she's trying to do now. She think's he's still in love with me. Which he is, but won't admit to her.
But every so often I get a text... A dirty, flirty text. Which I hate because I've come to realise I'm not attracted to him anymore, whatsoever. I'd go so as to say he repulses me now.
After all the fighting I went through to make sure we stayed friends, I can't just tell him I'm not talking to him anymore. Which I sooo badly want to do now. Let me explain...
He was texting me for WEEKS!!! Asking me to meet up with him. For sex. Of course. I had realised at this stage that I didn't fancy him anymore, but rather than be a bitch about it I made out I was having some massive aversion to sex and I had no interest. Which worked rather well when I mentioned I hadn't had sex in 9 weeks! (I just made him believe this was self inflicted- I wasn't! *sad face*)
I've told him countless times, that I wasn;t going to have sex with him. Girlfriend or no girlfriend. I've told him him wanting me to talk dirty to him, and him texting me bold things makes me uncomfortable! But he's still at it.
I've always wanted a vibrator, but whenever I'm in the store I never have money, and when I have money I can't get to the store or buy something else. Typical. But he know's this, and happened to mention that Durex were running an offer type thing. I don't know what you call it really. They were looking for testers!! Of their new vibrator. So I signed up.
That was over 6 weeks ago... And He's still asking did I hear anything from Durex. I think he thinks he's getting a show. He fucking isn't!!!
So that's The Ex... Or as much as I cna bare to say without putting myself in a bad mood.
But, with weakened judgement, one night I had a great idea! Or so the alcohol lead me to believe.
I was going to a houseparty with some of my friends and The Ex's Brother walked past. We always got on well so I started talking to him. Off the girls went to the houseparty, knowing I was putting the moves on this unsuspecting newfound prey! He knew well what was going to happen. He even said if I didn;t bring him home right that instant he was going to ride me on the footpath!
The other part of the plan, was The Ex's Brother is known as somewhat of a Sex God. So I was going to end the drought and get my secret revenge all at the same time.
And that I did!
"Sex God" was pushing the boat out... Quite a bit actually. Mediocre Semi-God more like! But I did feel better. So I got over the alright sex pretty quick.
Haha, talk about awkward Sunday mornings!!
The week before this, the Sunday night I went out with my Best Friend's Sister. I finished work late and we only had about half an hour before the boys were collecting us at my house, so we downed a bottle of vodka in what we now call The Shot Game.
I was locked!
We got to town anyway, I'm assuming, and went to the nightclub. I kissed a boy there I wish I hadn't because he now thinks I'm mad after him and keeps asking me to go to the cinema and shit like that. His ex girlfriend is pregnant and I was also with his best friend for a while. Now that was some good sex!!
Anyway I don't want to be with this guy. So I avoid him now... At all costs!
After the nightclub, my friend and I were making a hasty getaway when she decided she wanted to go to the chipper. So we went to the chipper. Who should I meet outside... Another friends ex boyfriend/my longtime crush!
Full of Shot Game courage I started talking to him, and within seconds the two of us are mauling the faces off each other. And back we go to my house!
I don't really remember the sex... But I do remember 2 things.
1. It hurt. It wasn't that regular kind of sex people enjoy, it hurt. Accidentally of course. God bless him he was a try-er, but to no avail. He hadn't a notion what to do.
2. I got so bored of no enjoying it, but not quite stronge enough in my weakened state to ask him stop, that I just lay there. I don't know for how long. A long time I imagine. But after what I can only assume was TEN YEARS I realised I hadn't moved or said anything in ages. And by "said" I mean moan... Or groan... Or gasp... Or shown any signs of life.
I decided I'd have to pretend to be alive again. With my best effort I managed to conjure up a quick "well done" and at this point I think I fell asleep.
The Ex's Brother was the last sex I've had... going on four weeks ago now. I think I've lost my touch!
I have this new crush... He was actually with my best friend 4 years ago. I love him. In that kind of "I think you're sexy" love, kind of way! Not real love! Sexy love!!
I may be coming on a bit too strong for him. I'm trying to think of a good name for him... Hmmmm!!! Hahaha... Mr. Golf. Yup that'll do me thinks!
I was at a wedding in June (yes I've been putting the moves on since then) and I was texting him. Subtly, or so I thought, I asked him to come back to the afters.
I didn't realise until the next morning, how drunk I actually was, and how many times I asked him back. 5 times! FIVE!!! Desperate for sex or what!?
We aren't really talking as much as we used to now. Although I'm hanging in there.
He propably isn't even interested... But I'll crack him. Haha... He's my everest! (That'd actually be really funny if ye knew him.)
The reason I though he was interested in the first place was... He was. We were sending awful dirty stories and senarios to each other. Text sex, not really my thing. But for him... I managed it! He just kind of lost interest I guess...
Who knows!? I'll keep ye posted this time!
In my last Team Vox post, I let you know that we're aware that the Amazon conduit is broken and that we're working to fix it. Many of you want to know when it's going to be fixed and I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to you about that sooner.
Unfortunately, I don't have an exact date to give you, but rest assured, the Amazon conduit will be fixed in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, I'm about to finish my latest book and I could use a few suggestions as to what to read next, so... if you don't mind, let me know in the comments what's on your nightstand and/or what book you think I absolutely must read next.
Thanks! :)
