News and new to this blog

I suspect that some of you have seen the Linky Follower on my left sidebar where you can sign up to follow me now that Google is getting rid of its follower service sometime in the future. I understand that those who are NOT on Blogger will be affected first, then Blogger members will be affected sometime down the line.

Now I don't really care for this Linky thing because you have to go to the Linky Follower site each time you change posts. And I change daily! I have enough trouble linking at my challenge blogs: CED on Monday morning (EST), Kimmie's for Tea Tuesday, Julia for WOYWWednesday, and Inspiration Avenue, which I choose to post on Friday. In between, I have three days to post other interests, such as Silent Sunday.

So, why would I be willing or find time to change the Linky thing each day? And you can't use your blog URL or individual post URL, like you can when linking up to Mr. Linky and other links like Mr. L. I promise to continue to keep the Linky Followers on my sidebar, but I will only update the blog link each week on Monday when I post my Altered Book class, or other CED related post. If that prevents you from visiting me, I apologize. I just don't get the hang of Linky Follower yet, I guess, although I understand they don't have any way to update anything through their software.


On a brighter note, I was stalking visiting Seth Apter's blog and saw he has received an advance copy of his book "The Pulse of Mixed Media." I saw a link to Amazon, where I could look inside the book.


Lo and behold, Bleubeard and I are part of this collaboration. I know a lot of people ask, including Seth, why I use the name Bleubeard and Elizabeth. There are SO many Elizabeths on the internet and many of them just use their first name when linking to a post. By including Bleubeard as part of my blog ICON and icon name, I set myself apart from others. It may sound silly, and it may be in vain if one of us gets run over by a truck, but until then, both Bleubeard and I will dance in the street (as long as there are no trucks present) for seeing our names in print. BTW, this book is available for pre-order at several internet sites. See Seth's blog for details.

And finally, a tidbit for you to ponder. I have seen this UIU at various sites this year. I almost clicked to learn more about it, but felt I could use things up on my own, and if for some reason, I had to buy something, I wouldn't feel guilty about it in the event I was being monitored by the UIU police (grin).

OK, in all seriousness, I agree with the concept, but never decided to join the blog. I guess I'm a bit discrete when it comes to joining collaborations (she says now that WOYWW has grown to nearly 200 blogs each week). Of course, those collaborations have all proven good for my blog and good for me, such as Julia at WOYWW, who is a big advocate of my AB class, and Seth, who knows how to get collaborations into print.


Possibly NOT the kind of print some of you were thinking when you put that link on your sidebar. I found this image in one of my monthly trade magazines and thought I would share. So, which came first, the chicken or the egg? Plagiarism or public domain photo?

UPDATE: Claire, with paint in her hair, pointed out that the image was a stock photo in the public domain. When I did an internet search, I found it on several internet sites, including Photobucket. These images were free, although a few web sites wanted a fee for the same image. Thanks for the info, Claire.

I hope you are having a great weekend, and if you live in the States, have a lovely three day holiday.