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We've all been there... Sitting at your cube, nothing to do, the day's dead, and either the net is blocked or you've so completely exhausted your browsing for the day your brain is melting. The eyelids droop, the Mountain Dew/coffee/Rockstar/whatever is doing absolutely nothing. You're about to fall asleep at work. Again. And nothing seems capable of combating this workplace evil. What do you do??

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Finally got ScribeFire to work with Drupal, didn't realize I had to turn on the BlogAPI module... so it works now. Let's try a test post. :)

I know that sometimes people get carried away with their blogs, putting in all sorts of crap, extra ads, links everywhere, cluttering things up. I switched this site over to a three-column layout because I wanted more space "above the fold" for key items, and while it feels functional to a point, it's slightly cluttered, I think.

I'd like to hear some of your opinions on this site, other sites, examples of what to do and what not to do. Peeves of yours, or favorite ideas on how a blog layout should or could be set up.

I've come to a few conclusions while blogging... One is that I'm usually much more boring than I'd like to be. Another is that I never blog enough and usually go weeks without doing so. But the reason for this one's a pretty good one, I think: Sponsored blogging is NOT for me or my blog. Why?

Simple. Coming back to conclusions 1 and 2 above, I'm not blogging enough to make it worth it, and I'm not insane enough (or whatever) to come up with crazy shit that makes reading sponsored blog posts intriguing enough to keep people reading them.

Digg released the Recommendation Engine into private beta today... Luckily, my account was special enough to get to sneak a peak at the beta, and have been using it all day... I came back from the store, checked Upcoming, and I see not just one, but TWO recommended submissions about the brand new news-to-me Chrono Trigger DS countdown!! omgomgomg!! This is truly a testament to me about how good this new system is.

Shortly after seeing the digg post about the preview of the recommendation engine for digg's new upcoming section, the tab had turned on on my profile, and let me just say this: It's so much better!

Hey guys, I'm terribly sorry for the lack of updates here... Life has been hectic, finding a job has been depressingly futile for the most part, and I've been hooked on Call of Duty 4. Yeah. Fun. Just been doing other stuff, I guess...

Hmm... Apparently I had no clear-cut category to put this in... Either Social Media, or Web, but Social Media I think will get this one. Anyways, I digress... Today, Yahoo released their newest beta for Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta, and let me say so far, it's pure awesomeness! Some great streamlining of the UI, new options including the greatest status/message bar combo ever implemented, I think, and icons for people whom Yahoo calls "All-Stars" or "Power Users", or whatever.Read the whole thing...

So, looks like I'm a genius and forgot to verify my site with MyBlogLog... So I'll do that now.

Undergoing MyBlogLog Verification

And... done! Good stuff. So, be sure not to let yourself forget to do the same for your site(s), with MBL and others that require it. If you do, chances are you're missing out on something cool.

And while you're at it, check out the Featured Site of the Day, PopSense, brought to you by Entrecard. No, not just pointing PopSense because of the name similarities, it's a pretty fun little site with a ton of random and entertaining stuff. Be sure to check it out.

To all you other EC'ers out there, I'm going to try and do more about promoting those sites I like, so please don't feel left out, I'm just very, very lazy at times.

And don't forget about the tip jar to the right of it too! It'd do a ton of good right about now... Tips, or good job offers. I'll accept either. :D

The webernet is filled with schemes to make a few bucks. Most of them end up MAYBE giving you a few bucks here and there, while the company providing the "service" makes a ton. Oh joy. So it is with great excitement that I signed up for SocialSpark. Why excitement? Well, let me explain...