moving

As some of you are aware, once law school ends I will be moving to Regina, Saskatchewan for a year. In the spirit of this move I've decided to move my blog as well. Beginning in May 2009 (with a few advance teasers) I will be posting short tales of my experiences and life in Regina. Think of them as short monologues..in fact, think of them as Regina monologues.

The new blog can be found here.

blog reader

I've added a new blog to the blogs I read section over on the right side of the page. Not sure why this blog hasn't been in the list before as I have been reading it for ages. The blog is called Towleroad. It's named after its founder, Andy Towle, a former editor of Details magazine. Anyways its updated many times a day, five days a week, and includes weekly guest bloggers on music, technology and theatre.

blog share: the guest post

Before I begin my post, I have to thank Mr. Granted Null for the opportunity to write anonymously on his blog. Thanks!

Now for the post. I have been struggling for a while with what I want to write about. I have finally decided that I am just going to make a list of secrets and rants to share with all of you.

1. My boyfriend or husband (let's call him Boyband, as in boy(friend/hus)band - ooh, I'm so anonymous) annoys me in oh so many ways. It appears to be physically impossible for him to hang up his coat. He undresses in the living room and leaves his clothes there. He spends money on all kinds of crazy shit we don't need.

2. Boyband's family is very nice to me, but they are weird. On top of the weirdness, Boyband's parents were extremely mean to him when he was growing up, and I can't forgive them for the way they treated him, even though they are nicer to him now. I won't go into the ways they were mean to him because Boyband wouldn't want me to, but whatever you are imagining, it was worse. Yet Boyband has forgiven them and expects me to forgive them too. I can't.

3. Here is an example of Boyband's parents' current weirdness. They didn't go to Boyband's brother's wedding rehearsal. Nor did they show up early for the wedding, even though pictures were being taken beforehand.

4. I don't trust my dad. He has lied to me so many times that there is no way for him to regain my trust. I still love him though.

5. My mom criticizes everything and everyone. I am afraid that I will turn into her.

6. I feel like I can never do anything right at work.

7. I took a pregnancy test on Sunday morning, and it was positive. I am pregnant. Boyband and I are thrilled.

blog share participants

Just a reminder that I'm participating in the blog share tomorrow. An anonymous post by another blogger will be posted here on granted null. Thanks to -R- for organizing the blog share. It seems like a monumental task but it should be a great experience. The last time this was done there were some incredible posts.

Make sure you bounce around and check out all of the different participating blogs.

The Adventures of Shelagh
Alice's Wonderland
Alyndabear
And You Know What Else
Bright Yellow World
Daily Tannenbaum
Du Wax Loolu
Elise
Everything I Like Causes Cancer
Face Down
Fretting the Small Stuff
For the Long Run
Galoot's Hoot Page
Granted Null
Grumpy Frump
Just Below 63
Lawyerish
Life After AC
Liz Land
Malfeasance
Mamma Ren
Muse On Vacation
Muze News
Nancy Pearl Wannabe
Not What You Think It Is
One New Duck
Rankin Inlet: A Journey Northwards
Red Red Whine
Reflections in the Snow-Covered Hills
The Reluctant Blogger
Sass Attack
Sauntering Soul
Sparkling Cipher
Stefanie Says
Three Carnations
Tracy Out Loud
Way Way Up

PS - Please don't ask or try to guess which of the anonymous posts on these other site is mine. The purpose of the blog share is to post anonymously. I won't confirm or deny any guesses. Thanks!

blog roulette: special sharing edition

Some advanced warning, this week I will be participating in a blog share. In a nutshell, there will be an anonymous guest post here on my blog on Wednesday. One that I write will be posted anonymously on a different blog out on on the internet. The purpose is to write about something that you wouldn't write about on your own blog.

There are more than 30 bloggers participating in the blog share. The little sister participated in one of these before, so many of you are probably familiar with this. Because of the large number of bloggers involved, I may be posting a list of all the blogs involved so you can do some reading of all of the various posts, but this will be a last minute decision.

blog roulette: express yourself

In keeping with the sketching/creativity theme, this edition of blog roulette looks at a blog about painting.

The blog I clicked through to and stopped at today is called "A Painter's Place". There are some really nice paintings on display.

Here's what the blogger has to say about her blog:

I've loved to paint since I found paints and brushes, probably around 9 or 10 yrs. old. I guess not much has changed. So as I contemplate and prepare for my new year's resolution of making a-painting-a-day, I'm enthusiastic about the challenge of smaller paintings. The possibilities for creative experimentation have me inspired once again. Please send comments about my work, as I love and learn from the feedback I get. Thank you for visiting my painting site.

climb every mountain

Well I'm starting a new blog roulette feature here at granted null that will highlight blogs I stumble upon using the "Next Blog" feature up at the top left hand corner of the page. I click on "Next Blog" until I find one that captures my attention and makes me stop. Whichever blog that it is, will be linked to in one of these posts.

The first in this series is Tom & Atticus Hike The Winter Whites For MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center.

The description of the blog is:

When winter started on December 22, 2007, we began our quest to hike New Hampshire's 48 4,000-foot peaks twice in one winter. This year we're using our Winter Quest to raise money for MSPCA-Angell, a wonderful not-for-profit that helps thousands of animals each year. All money raised through our hikes go directly to Angell Animal Medical Center.