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Get with the times, Jem!

I am finally caving to the RSS revolution and subscribing to blogs in an attempt to organise myself, and my browsing, a little more efficiently. I've decided on Google Reader because I'm a Google whore because it's 'net based and I can add the link to the groovy Opera Portal start page, but currently only have myself subscribed to 14 blogs.

So, err... favourite blogs you think I should be subscribed to? Self-promotion only allowed if you bribe me with cake :D

I Need Guest Posters

Yes indeedy, I need guest posters. I have a multitude of projects which I'm desperately trying to get off the ground but don't want to launch as empty websites; I also have a couple I want to boost with traffic before I go back to work (as I'm expecting Nov-Dec to be bloody busy). As such I need some guest posts...

• Are you a geek mum? — I'm after some geeky posts. It doesn't matter what you're geeky about... gaming, blogs, movies, whatever. Can you write a few paragraphs about your favourite subject? Can you review something recently released?
• Are you a WAHM mum with a website? — I'm looking for some WAHM websites to feature on a new site aimed at WAHMs to help them build and promote their business without breaking the bank and without a degree in computer science. Could also do with any basic guides to pwning your niche from SEO experts out there.
• Are you a designer or developer? — the changes to tutorialtastic are nearly done but it needs some fresh stuff to go with the improved older tutorials. If you know about design or developing and have an idea for a tutorial that is not already covered I want to hear from you.
• Are you a whiz reviewer? — rev.iew.me needs some guides to boost the help section. How to write decent reviews, how to accept bad reviews, how to write reviews for specific websites etc etc.

That'll do for now. I may be adding a couple more things to this post so feel free to check back if you're interested in writing guest posts but don't 'qualify' for those above. If you do qualify and are interested, shoot me a mail at jem@jemjabella.co.uk. Include a link to your blog or a sample of your work. Can't pay you because I'm a tightass broke at the minute, but you'll get links to a site of your choice both on the individual entry and here on this blog. Ta sweeties :3

Happy 1000th entry, and 8 years too!

I was just gearing up to write an entry on the best of jemjabella as it's 8 years since it was created on the 29th, so I logged into my dashboard and saw that I'd written 999 entries, making this number 1000!

Strictly speaking there's been many, many more than that. For starters, my early blogging days were not blessed by a content management system and thus are in an archive of html files somewhere. Next, there's the small matter of 2 hackings back in the day, and 2 lots of me deleting the wrong database and losing everything. Yes, my l33t skills weren't always this l33t.

Anyway, on with the show... here's my top 10 posts from over the years (in no particular order):

1. In Which I Poke Fun at Apple — I find it hard not to be smug about the fact that Apple isn't as perfect as the fanbois make out. >:D
2. A Real Example of a Bad Web Developer — in which I pwn a grown man, which results in him removing his website from the interwebs.
3. I'm a Woman, Actually — PMT at its finest. ;)
4. Don't Blame CSS for Your Incompetence — in which I pwn several grown men with my l33t CSS knowledge. I sense a theme occurring here...
5. PHP Includes Aren't What You Think — this needs re-iterating. Apparently people still think that include() is the be-all and end-all.
6. My StumbleUpon Beating — because I'll probably never again get over 20,000 unique hits in 24 hours :( Plus, that made me over £60 in referrals. :D
7. Making Bold Claims The Wrong Way — Mallory cleared the air with me a while back, and I don't hold any sort of grudge against her (or anyone that fucks me off... too little time, too much to do) but I have to LOL at myself because of the lengths I went to, to prove my point.
8. Proper HTML Like Wot I Does — lmfao. There's no other words.
9. Quick and Easy Lunch Ideas? — this is a boring-ass post like whoa, but it brings me shitloads of hits. One day I'll do something useful with it.
10. Pants: Swimchick.net — it had to be in there. Jessica was the only person who ever accepted her award and we're cool with each other, but this post STILL gets her rabid fans all of a fluster. I hope she finds it as funny as I do.

Shit, that was more difficult than I thought it would be. I'm not sure if it's a measure of my awesomeness that there were more than 10 posts I thought rocked, or just an indication that I talk too much? Don't answer that. ;)

Any memorable posts stick out in your mind from over the years?

Where Did Everyone Go?

I've been an avid blog reader for years. As long as I've had my own... possibly longer. I read a huge variety of topics, too. From personal blogs (or "journals") to tech/gadget stuff, marketing, SEO and code to cooking and cats (but not cooking cats). However, it seems that of late all of my favourite bloggers have buggered off and I've got nothing to read.

Last updated: Amber, January 24th; Vixx, January 30th; Belinda, January 17th; Claire; February 17th; Karl; February 8th... what's a girl to do?

Beg for new material, yay! If you know of a blog that you think I'd be interested in — or maybe you read mine and think I should return the favour — please post your links so that I can go on a reading rampage.

Stephanie Told Me To

Stephanie told me that I have to blog. But, I don't really have anything to blog about. Work continues at a reasonable pace bug-fixing and improving BellaBlocks, I'm still mid-way through implementing some code Mat worked on for me, and I'm still all out of sync from the move.

Lucky I already broke my blog-a-day marathon in February because I've totally buggered it up now, eh?