Oh, coffee! I am out of iced and should make some now.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jun 24, 2012 3:36:27 pm PDT #11067 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ ita § - Jun 24, 2012 3:39:33 pm PDT #11068 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's a huge chasm between I do this to keep the site paid for and continuing and I am looking to grab whatever shred of advertising monies that I can
Aren't the people who want to make a living blogging more like the latter than the former, almost by definition?
Part of me airily opines that stories either never should or cannot be told exactly the same way twice, but I guess I look at the extinction as the end of a particular story, and because of the way things work, we don't really know/notice when the stories are being started, so it feels like all loss.
sarameg - Jun 24, 2012 3:52:07 pm PDT #11069 of 30001
Met my new neighbor tonight. He's SO excited about the place. Funny thing is, he's friends with Mary Washington, our newest statehouse rep, who lives around the corner (and had come over to see the place, not having realized it was Ben's until she saw it.) And in turn, she is also friends with Ben (former occupant) from working on the Obama campaign together back when. And she knew the other Sarah on the street from the same, and another of new neighbor's friends' kids are friends with Sarah and Mark's kids down the block. Smalltimore it is!
Burrell - Jun 24, 2012 4:18:14 pm PDT #11070 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Before coffee, it's hard to make coffee.
Can you tell that to my husband so he appreciates me more?
Cass - Jun 24, 2012 4:21:52 pm PDT #11071 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Aren't the people who want to make a living blogging more like the latter than the former, almost by definition?
They are. And, hey, if you can make a living doing that, I think that's great. I just am not always going to be the person going to that site and giving you the clicks unless I am getting a benefit from it as well. It's like how I only shop at places I like. Or something like that. When I am the thing being advertised to, I only feel compelled to go places that are worth it. Like Gmail. I am clearly not paying for that. But they give me something awesome and, in return, they can shove ads at me. It's the deal I accepted.
Part of me airily opines that stories either never should or cannot be told exactly the same way twice, but I guess I look at the extinction as the end of a particular story, and because of the way things work, we don't really know/notice when the stories are being started, so it feels like all loss.
I'm not as saddened by past extinctions but ones that hinge on what humans have done? I do think they are a loss. Evolution is so fascinating. It's sad to me when the only reason a species doesn't exist is us. And not even on purpose, we just blunder like toddlers that break a vase that was in the family for generations. It was on accident but it can't ever be fixed.
Um, I have feels.
Zenkitty - Jun 24, 2012 4:24:41 pm PDT #11072 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
It's sad to me when the only reason a species doesn't exist is us. And not even on purpose, we just blunder like toddlers that break a vase that was in the family for generations. It was on accident but it can't ever be fixed.
I have those same feels.
Sheryl - Jun 24, 2012 4:30:28 pm PDT #11073 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Two blogs I know of that do not do advertising(they rely on donations/subscriptions) are Shakespeare's Sister and The Flick Filosopher.
Typo Boy - Jun 24, 2012 4:37:01 pm PDT #11074 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
It's sad to me when the only reason a species doesn't exist is us.
Also, from a selfish point of view, probability says the species we destroy include some of immense value to us. To take one example, there is a good chance that the Silphium plant, accidentally wiped out under the governance of the Roman Empire, was an effective birth control and aphrodisiac. No way to know for certain, but a fair amount of evidence. [link]
Who knows what else with medicinal properties we have wiped out. For various reasons a cure for cancer is unlikely, but more effective pain control is not.
Aims - Jun 24, 2012 4:38:25 pm PDT #11075 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jilli - perhaps an email to The Bloggess to ask her how she went/goes about it? I read her almost daily and she is exceptionally picky about what she'll advertise on her site. Hence, the Wil Wheaton coalating picture.
javachik - Jun 24, 2012 4:44:43 pm PDT #11076 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I don't mind advertising when it fits in the page and is presented elegantly. And I actually like ads when the stuff fits the page I am looking at. A good example of a blog I frequently read is Young House Love. They're done a great job, I think. [link]
I would actually like to go to the GCS site and see ads for nail polishes, etc that you like, Jilli. It would help me if I were going for a certain look. As long as you're not hawking stuff you wouldn't personally use, I don't think there's anything yucky or dishonest about it.