I really regret not having any time to blog today because I really wanted to enter into this Photo Friday meme. It really peeked my interest and thought it would be a great way to test my creativity. But this week’s challenge was ‘Oddity’ and I really don’t have any ideas for that. I’d like to start that challenge with something a little easier.

But, the reason I wasn’t able to blog today… I got a message from my friend Lina. She was totally wigging out. She had a project that had to be done and, while it was done, it was having some issues in Internet Explorer. Like, basically, it straight up didn’t work. She asked for my help. It took me 8 hours to recode 6 pages and fix minor issues (that were originally from the PSD).

The site was for MTV. Yes, MTV! It was for their Staying Alive Award thing they have going on in Vegas in September. You get to bid on some stuff for charity, like seats at the MTV Video Music Awards. See it here. Aren’t you so proud of me?

These questions are for the Friday Five. It’s a new meme I’ve started because I wanted to try it out and 5 feels so much better than 13. Not only that, they give you the questions. Too cool.

• You’ve always wished for it, and your wish has come true: There’s now a twenty-fifth hour in the day, but you have to spend it the same way every day on something you don’t have enough time for now, and it can’t be for sleep. How will you spend this extra hour every day?
  - I would spend it exercising. That is exactly what I need, an extra hour a day to exercise.
• As if that weren’t enough, an extra day has been added to the calendar, and you can insert it anywhere you want, except the day immediately before or after a holiday, and you have to spend it the same way every year. How will you spend this extra day each year, and when on the calendar will it appear?
  - I don’t care where in the calendar, but I would spend it resting. One full day to myself!
• Someone is giving you an extra twenty dollars per week (or its equivalent, if your country uses a different monetary unit) to spend any way you want, but you have to spend it the same way every week, and it has to be on yourself (no charity or gift-giving, and no investing or saving!). How will you spend this extra twenty dollars per week?
  - I would go to the movies and buy myself a bottled water, a hot dog, and some raisinettes.
• Wow! When you woke up this morning, you noticed that someone snuck in and added a new room to your living space! The room is for your exclusive use, and it can serve only one FUN function (and it can’t be used as a bedroom or storage). What fun activity will be reserved for this new room?
  - An indoor pool. It was 105 degrees here today..
• A magic backpack appears at your doorstep. It will hold any one thing you can normally carry by yourself, it will render that item weightless, and it will collapse to the size of a small pack of gum. What will you carry in it?
  - I guess my laptop. What else would I need? 

1. E-Starr - Probably my favorite site. Not just because it’s how I make my living, but also because I put my heart and soul into the company. I even recoded the website from scratch and redid all the images. If you haven’t been there lately, check it out.
2. The Blog World - Teaches you how to make the most of your website and even make a little money with it. Specializes in blogs, obviously, but you can put many of the methods to use on other types of sites.
3. The So Called Me - Jenny is a sweetheart and made a beautiful design. I really think it paid off for her. I love the soft colors and I love her blog content. I think she’s doing a wonderful job.
4. Blockbuster - I love my Blockbuster Total Access account. Maybe a little too much. I love the free games, the constant movies, and my new Blockbuster card.
5. ING Direct - Where else can you get 4.5% interest on a savings account? I don’t care, I love my ING savings, CDs and orange electric checking account with and overdraft charge account.  And if I refer people, I get free money.
6. Reinvigorate - These must be, by far, the best stats I have ever used. For the first time there’s a statistics program/site that has an attractive design and great functionality.
7. Weblog Tools Collection - They showcase some awesome Wordpress themes and plugins. This is the only real reason I go to this site at all, but I’ve also seen warnings and recommendations there.
8. Teh Sheriff - Syd is the sweetest chick and she has those wonderful webands. Her blog is always wonderfully designed, she has a lot of talent with pixels.
9. December Rain - It’s really the only connection I have left with my friend Bobbi, I don’t know where she disappeared to. She’s a really good artist and shares in my love for Final Fantasy.
10. The Rumbles - This competition holds a place in my heart, for some reason. They’re a ‘family’ and there have been times where I’ve needed that kind of support.
11. MySpace - I hate MySpace, but I have to admit, if not for that site I wouldn’t have backstage passes to Three Days Grace. So I have to give them a little credit.
12. Happy Mix - This site is just adorable. It isn’t updated any more but it has a lot of neat stuff still. Reminds me of my Lala Land days..
13. Lala Land - My baby, my first real site. I have a lot of trouble letting it go, though I probably should. So I’ll be working on resurrecting it. Without Lala Land, there would have been no E-Starr. Think about that one..

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