Cheers Alex!!!

I thought that my last post on "class material" would be best described by saying CHEERS to Alex Brown for a great semester and congrats to all of my classmates that are graduating!! I believe that I have acquired the most useful information from THIS class and I am sure it will come in handy in the future! You were a great professor and I wish you the best of luck in all you do!!! Thanks!!

Ryan Isbert's blog

Ryan's blog looks pretty awesome after all the work he has put into it! The pictures add a lot of color and depth to the blog itself and his commentary was quite informative. I think it was interesting to read and I enjoyed the content!!

Trunk Bay Wikipedia wrap-up

Trunk Bay was the first article that I worked on in Wikipedia. It took a while for me to feel comfortable with the formatting and use of Wikipedia but after quite a few edits to this article, I grew accostomed to the work. The picture that I added is finally up there for good and the information I have added to the content section has not been touched, although I have just added a reference upon Wikipedia's request! This article is still very short, but it feels good to have my information still posted!

Sloppy Joe's Wikipedia wrap-up

The edits that I have made to the Wikipedia article on Sloppy Joe's have not been altered!! I have added information to locations, general information and the entire mixed drink menu and no one has touched it! This article is not heavily edited but it feels pretty good to still see my work on the article!!

Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville Wikipedia wrap-up

The Wikipedia article on Jimmy B's Margaritaville was a pretty awesome to edit. None of the edits I made throughout the semester have been deleted or altered, including the 3 pictures I added! Although this article is not heavily edited, I think it's pretty awesome that my work has stuck.... for now!!!

ALS Wikipedia wrap-up

The edits I have made to the Wikipedia article on ALS throughout the semester have been altered only to my benefit. I added the forms of research a few weeks ago and another member fixed it to look presentable. My edits have stayed in tact although this article is heavly edited and worked on.

ALS Wikipedia edit

I just made minor edits to the Wikipedia article on ALS under the "Epidemiology, causes and risk factors" and "Etiology" sections. My first of minor edits but continuity is necessary!

Classmate blog postings

The following are links to posts I have made on classmates' blogs:
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Kids paying their parents taxes?!?

According to a recent ClickZ article (Kids' Chores Turn Wired) posted 14 May 2007, 14 percent of kids aged 8-14 have helped parents prepare their income tax return online. They also have helped with online banking, sharing pictures via email with relatives, looking up movie listings, responding to invitations, party and vacation planning, travel, and getting driving directions. Parents seem to be assigning "online chores" as a "healthy outlet;" a way to control their online time and monitor the sites they are visiting, such as MySpace. Kids spend an average of 3 hours per day online... what happened to playing wiffle ball in the back yard and riding bikes?!?!? LOL

Sloppy Joe's Wikipedia edit

I just added "Sloppy Joe's is open 365 days a year from 9:00am-4:00am Monday through Saturday and noon-4:00am Sundays. They have a food menu, inluding wraps, sandwiches, fish, shrimp, pizza and salads as well as an extensive alcoholic beverage menu, including the mixed drinks listed below. Adjacent to the bar/restaurant resides the retail shop where various novelty items, such as t-shirts and hats, can be purchased" to the Wikipedia article on Sloppy Joe's.

Margaritaville Wikipedia edit

I just made an edit to the Wikipedia article on Jimmy B's Margaritaville. I added the foods/spirits section including "With the great popularity of the Margaritaville brand name, a line of tequila, margarita mixers, and frozen seafood and chicken meals have been created for purchase either through the Margaritaville website or local retailers." A margarita sounds really good right about now!!

The Hollywood Gossip blog roundup

I was reading up on the Hollywood Gossip tonight and thought I would share a couple stories that were in the "news" recently:

1. The MTV Movie Awards will air June 3rd, and recenlty nominations have been all the buzz!For the Best Movie category the nominees are as follows:
300
Borat
Blades of Glory
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
LittleMissSunshine
(Click herefor a list of other nominees.)

2.Elisabeth Hasselbeck is Preggers! I don't know if anyone watches The View but after my boyfriend and I speculating, our prediction was confirmed!! Elisabeth and her husband, NY Giants Tim Hasselbeck are ecpecting their second child! Congrats!!

3. Lastly, anyone watch The Bachelor on ABC Monday night? Tina and Steph W. were sent home and Bevin, Tessa, Amber and Danielle were given roses. I have been pulling for Tessa since the beginning so I hope things go well with her family when she takes Andy home!! ... oh... please don't judge me... the Bachelor is a guilty pleasure I am willing to admit I have!

Sloppy Joe's Wikipedia edit

I just added "Sloppy Joe's also has two other locations: Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Treasure Island, FL" to the Wikipedia article on Sloppy Joes. Looks like the mixed drink menu that I added a couple weeks ago is still there!

Adsense added!

I just added Google adsense to my blog! YAY!! Was anyone having issues with adding a search bar? This was not as easy as I thought it would be!

Diggin it (class comment)

After our discussion in class today, I thought I would check out this site which I knew nothing about called digg.com. I actually thought it was pretty awesome. The most "newly popular" story regarded the rising gas prices, which broke $3 per gallon on national average this week. The article claimed that gas prices have risen 25% since 01 January 2007 and 10% in only the last month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to get a hybrid because my broke self can't afford these prices!! Current prices in the Newark, DE area can be found at wilmingtongasprices.com and are on the borderline of hitting $3.

Overall, the site is pretty cool and I thought it was neat to watch how quickly the HOT stories received diggs!