I have decided to post this information again after the sole comment I received on Happy 100 Entries. Please check out all of my blogs, my youtube channel, and my twitter. If you like what read please comment and follow! Any questions, ask away!
ABOUT ME and MY BLOGS
My name is Rita but I also go by Rockin Rita. I received my nickname freshman year of high school from a teacher who gave it to me because I always walked around listening to music on my walkman. To this day that nickname sticks and I've even made it my email handle. Today I am more passionate than ever about music- listening, singing, downloading, whatever!
Besides my music obsession I'm also a crazy, random, fun-loving, super friendly, ordinary, everyday, average girl. I love my friends more than anything else in the world! I like to write poetry whenever inspiration finds me. I enjoy blogging- got 4 blogs, usually updated daily! All of my blogs are just like me- random! They contain anything I feel like posting from stuff people send me to interesting things and blog entries I come across to random thoughts I have and stuff I write. *Randomness is the key to enjoying life!*
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME
blogs (all my blogs are also on Facebook's NetworkedBlogs):
Assorted Randomness: http://rockinrita.xanga.com/
I Heart Randomness: http://20sb.net/profile/rockinrita03
Proud 2 B Random: http://rockinrita03.livejournal.com/
Randomness Rocks!: http://rockinrita03.blogspot.com
YouTube:
The Total Randomness Of It All: http://youtube.com/RockinRita03
Twitter O' Randomness:
http://twitter.com/RockinRita03
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Monday, September 06, 2010
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Known Issues/ Status Update
I've had some computer/phone issues lately so all week I have been trying my best 2 play catch up on all my blogs posting 1 entry 4 each day I have missed. I've gotten Randomness Rocks! back up to date with the exception of one entry "I've Got Cookies." I'm waiting on the sync cable I order to arrive so I can upload my cookie photos to my computer and the entry. Assorted Randomness will be fully updated by tonight. I hope to begin updating I <3 Randomness tonight too starting with Day 12 of "21 Things Hiring Managers Wish You Knew." My newest blog Proud 2 B Random was updated (the 11-part series "11 Crazy Diet Fads" was finished and a new 3-part series "Oat Meals: 1 Ingredient, 3 Recipes" was added) but I didn't have time to post an entry yesterday so that too will be fully up to date by this evening.
Thank you all for your patience, understanding, and of course for reading my blogs and providing feedback!
<3 always,
Rockin Rita
Thank you all for your patience, understanding, and of course for reading my blogs and providing feedback!
<3 always,
Rockin Rita
Saturday, July 31, 2010
In Baseball News...
As updated through Twitter over the course of the last couple of days in ascending order (oldest post first, newest post last).
Sportsgirlpa Nice job #Madson. I trust you more than #Lidge!!!!! YAY Phillies!!!!! :-) #phillies WOO!!!
PhllyPhnPhrvr Can someone please explain to me how Oswalt is better than Happ? #phillies #AmaroAtItAgain
RT @bullpen_talk Roy #Oswalt #trade will be last big move of 2010 http://bit.ly/a1uO5w #phillies #astros #happ #tradedeadline #mlb
It's a conspiracy- first #CliffLee now #JAHapp. #Boo @philadelphiaphillies...http://innews.tv/us/ts/jahapp.php #Astros acquire #Happ via web from Cherry Hill, NJ
May the career of #J.A.Happ as a #PhiladelphiaPhillies pitcher rest in peace! I'll miss u #Happ! :(
Swift5648 Remember 08' when the Phils were 79-0 when leading after the 7th. I miss that. #Phillies
RT @PhilliesDoll The #Phillies are 2.5 behind the Braves in the NL East, 1.5 behind the Giants for the wild card lead, and 10 games over .500. Wooo!
Give up Lidge not my Happy guy Happ! :( U almost make me hate u! RT @Phillies Bodley: Oswalt deal is redemption 4 Phils http://bit.ly/clhZRB
RT @CSNPhilly Roy Oswalt's debut. Have a question for Ricky Bottalico on Pregame Live? Post your take here, and tune in at... http://fb.me/ECrNc6GB
RT @CSNPhilly As far as Jayson Werth's future with the Phillies is concerned, the writing might be on the wall... http://fb.me/CW8cLclp
half-heartedly watchin @Phillies-Not the same w/o #Happ! :( Hope hes pitchin well 4 #Astros tonight! Haha #Oswalt said WTF after bad pitch.
PhllyPhnPhrvr Ibanez's hitting streak seems to correspond to the #Phillies' winning streak. Anyone got the team's record when Ibanez gets a hit?
@PhilaPhillies game is over!Pure #torture!Not just b/c no #Happ,but #Oswalt sucked!Lose 8-1 vs @Nationals.Was this trade really a good idea?
#Oswalt boo @Phillies lose 8-1Commenter/old Phillie #RickyBottalico said"Must b hard 2 come in2 new club¬ no any1"Must b y #Happ is good
http://www.csnphilly.com/07/30/10/Oswalt-Struggles-in-Debut-Phils-Win-Stre/landing.html
http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/landing_v3 (Search "J.A. Happ") Friday July 30, 2010
RT @Phillies Oswalt struggles in Phillies debut http://bit.ly/93vWLB
RT @MLB #Happ exits after stellar debut against Brewers. Making his first start w/ Astros, Happ gave up just 2 hits in 6 scoreless innings.
RT @philliesbuzztap Phillies Nation >> Winning Streak Stops at Eight http://buzztap.com/-CIrnmK
RT @Phillies Oswalt's addition continues Phils' tradition http://bit.ly/bFyMNI
RT @IDTS! RT @Phillies RT @visitphilly Dear Phillies fans: Dbl the Roys,dbl the joys. With Love, Philadelphia XOXO http://twitpic.com/2a2hmg
been watchin @PhilaPhillies game again tonight.They're keepin themselves in it..2-3 in favor of @Nationals.Bot of 6: Nats up 2 bat @mlb #mlb
#RaulIbanez just hit a long homer! 2 runs score...tie ball game. #Werth's aboard. @mlb @phillies @philaphillies @philliesbuzztap @realscores
@phillies game's getting interesting. #Chooch (#CarlosRuiz) has RBI single. @Phillies lead 5-4 bot 9. #Lidge's pitching #FingersCrossed @mlb
cjpete87 Come on #lidge! Quit giving us all a heart attack!
bertestlow We're not in 2008 anymore Toto. #lidge #philliesnation
amstacks my stomach is in knots right now... #phillies #lidge #ohshit
cjpete87 Way to blow the game #lidge! #phillies
ugh #BooLidge #LidgeBlewIt #GameOver @philaphillies lose @nationals after 3run homer #Lidge=BS #MLB @Phillies #TradeLidge #DisappointedAgain
cjpete87 I'm really sick of #lidge he's a joke! Can the idiot! #phillies JShpil26 I miss this #Lidge: http://bit.ly/18C2qh... #phillies #timeforanewcloser?
mgratk Time for the #Phillies to get rid of #Lidge -- If I were R Amaro, I'd replace him with a teenage girl just to make a point. Really.
notkerouac How great is it that the day after #Lidge convinced #Oswalt to come to Philadelphia, he is going to get fired. #irony
scrappled On the bright side, #Lidge has new entrance music: http://is.gd/dVMDw #phillies
GTown_Dave #Lidge is dead weight. It's time the #Phillies accepted it, ate the money & used someone -- anyone -- else. He singlehandedly KILLS his team.
MLB Video: Ryan Zimmerman walk-off homer off Brad Lidge that flew all the way to top of Trending Topics: http://bit.ly/ak405y #nats #phillies
Phillies_Live (MLB.com) Lidge loses lead in ninth-inning defeat to Nats: http://bit.ly/a3yeL5
Philladelphia Inquirer) Phils lose to Nationals in ninth: http://bit.ly/cErmlF
PHILLIESpeeps The Do-Over: Phillies at Nationals Game Thread, J http://FANpeeps.com/-8zYR
Monday, July 12, 2010
How to GAIN FOLLOWERS- a guide
Attention: We interrupt your usual Oh Mah Gah Monday edition for this very important message (Okay it's not really important, it's just that I was having too much fun to remember to snap a picture of that girl with her ass hanging out of her skirt this Saturday night. SORRY!)
Disclaimer: There's a possibility I may say some things in this post you're not going to like so please don't hate me, as I'm only a humble messenger. And for the love of all that is holy, do not unfollow me.
Disclaimer # 2: This post is intended for those who actually want more traffic on their blog and people to follow them and read their posts. Maybe you're even chasing famosity like me. If you don't fall under any of these categories you're welcome to skip this. I still think it's awesome. And free. Awesome + Free = Free Awesome.
Disclaimer: There's a possibility I may say some things in this post you're not going to like so please don't hate me, as I'm only a humble messenger. And for the love of all that is holy, do not unfollow me.
Disclaimer # 2: This post is intended for those who actually want more traffic on their blog and people to follow them and read their posts. Maybe you're even chasing famosity like me. If you don't fall under any of these categories you're welcome to skip this. I still think it's awesome. And free. Awesome + Free = Free Awesome.
HOW TO GAIN FOLLOWERS - A GUIDE
So you started a blog. You wrote down all your ideas on paper for your first few posts, unsure of your expectations as to where it would take you or what feedback you'd receive, putting it all out on the line for your love or writing, or maybe for your narcissistic tendencies, or for your deep desire for famosity, or the need to tell the world what a fashionista you are or how Betty Crocker has nothing on you in the kitchen. We all blog for different reasons, but there's one thing that binds us together and that, is the desire for people to read our stuff.
Below are some rules I've learned along the way on how to gain followers and a few tricks on how to achieve this not-so-simple. Let's get this show on the road, shall we?
NUMERO UNO - NO MUSIC
Please don't hate me for saying this, but if you want readers, if you really want readers, you gotta turn the music off. There's nothing more annoying than trying to read a blog post and having the Backstreet Boys squealing about the meaning of being lonely in the background. If you insist on having a playlist because you have the best musical taste in the world and people have to listen to your shit, then keep it silent. Let your readers choose if they want to hear your favorite songs by Celine Dion or Luciano Pavarotti or Justin Bieber (I love him too).
It's a blog, not a MySpace page.
It's a blog, not a MySpace page.
NUMERO DOS
Don't write incredibly long paragraphs that look like this.
Don't write incredibly long paragraphs that look like this.
No one in their right mind will read something that looks like this. For some off reason I've noticed that when it comes to the internet, people err on the impatient side and have little tolerance for huge paragraphs or continuous rambling. Your blog is not a book. No one is cozying up to it and a glass of wine on a Saturday afternoon under a shaded tree (maybe they are, but highly unlikely).
Pictures and drawings help immensely. When writing your posts, imagine all your readers to be sex deprived men. Men need visuals, and so do readers. I could be wrong, but I just don't feel people are prone to read a post that is just words, especially if they're visiting your page for the first time. I know I like pictures (especially of food and cupcakes I'm not even going to lie) and will read posts that have lots of them.
Well, guess what? Everyone else likes pictures too.
NUMERO TRES - WHORE YOURSELF OUT
It's a fact that the very first people you'll work your blog prostitution skills on are your friends and family (that is considering you actually want them reading your blog, of course). When I first started mine, I begged all my friends to please read and subscribe to it. I texted, MySpaced, Facebooked, wrote letters and sent them with the horse mailman (just kidding about that one but you get my point).
One by one my friends started following and eventually encouraged me to keep on writing. Did all of them read my stuff? Probably not. But you gotta start somewhere, guys.
Please, don't fall prey to the notion that a follower equates a reader because I've learned the hard way that it most certainly does not.
Back to the whoring part. Other ways to get readers is by joining forums and chat rooms. I happen to think that http://www.20sb.net/ is a great site for interacting with fellow bloggers if you're in your twenties, there are a gazillion other sites out there like that. Interact with people by reading their blogs and leaving comments.
Speaking of comments, I'm dead set that this is one of the best ways to expose your blog to others. Leaving comments on someone's blog posts will prompt other people (including the person you left the comment for) to come to your blog and possibly a) read your stuff and b) follow you.
VERY IMPORTANT! You have to actually read their post and leave a comment that makes sense. If someone writes a post about how much they love tacos because they're delicious and spicy, you can't leave a comment about you loving diamonds because they're sparkly and shiny.
Come on, guys. In order to garner readership you have to give people the same common courtesy you're expecting and read their stuff. It's only fair to share in the blog lovin'. I strictly only leave comments on posts I have fully read. Anything other than that is cheating, and we all know no one likes a cheater (that's right, Tiger Woods).
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Yup, you heard right. The key to the whoring of the self though is a bit tricky, since you have to do so with class and in a way where you mask your whoreness to seem natural and deceive people into thinking you're actually doing them a favor by putting your blog out there. Just read on for whoring tips.
First and foremost my darlings, whoever tells you to just write and the followers and readers will come in due time is a damn liar. Besides, you don't have time to be wasting as you conjure up some of your best stuff and it just sits there going unread. Heck no! You have to get out there and find your readers. The internet is not going to do it for you.
It is you, who has to come out with guns blazing and show the internet who's the blog boss.
There's no point in writing if no one is reading, so start with the obvious victims and work your way up the ladder. Obvious victims = family and friends.
There's no point in writing if no one is reading, so start with the obvious victims and work your way up the ladder. Obvious victims = family and friends.It's a fact that the very first people you'll work your blog prostitution skills on are your friends and family (that is considering you actually want them reading your blog, of course). When I first started mine, I begged all my friends to please read and subscribe to it. I texted, MySpaced, Facebooked, wrote letters and sent them with the horse mailman (just kidding about that one but you get my point).
One by one my friends started following and eventually encouraged me to keep on writing. Did all of them read my stuff? Probably not. But you gotta start somewhere, guys.
Back to the whoring part. Other ways to get readers is by joining forums and chat rooms. I happen to think that http://www.20sb.net/ is a great site for interacting with fellow bloggers if you're in your twenties, there are a gazillion other sites out there like that. Interact with people by reading their blogs and leaving comments.
Speaking of comments, I'm dead set that this is one of the best ways to expose your blog to others. Leaving comments on someone's blog posts will prompt other people (including the person you left the comment for) to come to your blog and possibly a) read your stuff and b) follow you.
VERY IMPORTANT! You have to actually read their post and leave a comment that makes sense. If someone writes a post about how much they love tacos because they're delicious and spicy, you can't leave a comment about you loving diamonds because they're sparkly and shiny.
Come on, guys. In order to garner readership you have to give people the same common courtesy you're expecting and read their stuff. It's only fair to share in the blog lovin'. I strictly only leave comments on posts I have fully read. Anything other than that is cheating, and we all know no one likes a cheater (that's right, Tiger Woods).
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NUMERO CUATRO - SOCIAL NETWORK NINJA STYLE
Take advantage of all the free and fabulous services the social network gods have provided for you. Put those fingers to work and tell people without shame that yes, you have a blog and yes, they should read it because it's AWESOME, dude.
MySpace, Facebook, Hi5, Twitter... I could be here all day reciting sites. There are so many platforms to start the blog prostitution it's not even funny. Consider yourself a high class escort of blogs and say things like, "New post!" while including the link to what you've just written.
These tools work, guys. You just have to put in the time and effort, is all.
NUMERO CINCO - FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DON'T
DO THIS
DO THIS
I'd be lying if I said I didn't fall prey to the whole "Follow me and I'll follow you!" phenomenon when I started blogging. Some dude with a blog about office life asked me to do this and I finally succumbed but then realized I wasn't reading his blog and eventually just unfollowed. I read a lot of blogs but let's face it, I can't follow them all (and neither can you). If I'm following, I'm reading.
Pressuring someone you don't know to follow your blog is just bad etiquette and if you think you're helping yourself out you're most certainly not.
Now, forcing friends and family to follow your blog or you'll run their cat over, that's fair game. Do it!
NUMERO SEIS - JUST DON'T
Pretty please with a vodka covered cherry on top, do not write like this:
I like goin' 2 tha store b4 is mornin time and gettin chocolate kisses 4 u 2 eat.
We all have our misspelling and grammatical errors and it's only natural that you stumble upon one on a blog. But with this said, writing like a two year old crackhead isn't going to make you famous.
So don't do it. Hmmkay?
IN CONCLUSION
I'm no expert at this whatsoever. I started blogging about four months ago so you're welcome to simply look at this advice and say, "What the fuck do you know?" And you may be right, its probable I don't know shit, but I'm giving ya'll my humble opinion anyway.
If all else fails you can always sell your soul to the devil or make a sex tape with Ricky Martin, but not before me. I saw him first.
If all else fails you can always sell your soul to the devil or make a sex tape with Ricky Martin, but not before me. I saw him first.
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