My first job was working as a make-up artist in my mom's cosmetic shop, which was located in "the dead mall" across the street from the mega-mall, where everyone respectable went to shop. The only folks who ventured into the dead mall were those with bizarre fetishes they wanted to try out in "public" without actually being too far out into the public sphere. My four hour shift was often punctuated with high school principals and construction workers in drag, trying out the new high heels they just scored at Payless; a 60 yr. old woman dressed as a naughty school girl being led around on a leash by her husband; your occasional flasher; foot fetish guy who would creepily make me show him the colors of "toenail" polish we carried and on & on...
Anyway, it appears that Vox is now the dead mall. Of course, I'm sure there are still many "respectable" folks on here...but more so, there are a lot just letting their freak flag fly. And I love it. You are my people and I'm happy to be back. But don't send me pictures of your penis. Thanks.
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
Last night was my first ever show with Bloody Burlesque and while over 100 people came out, not one of my friends that said they were coming did... and i'm having a hard time shaking this off. I want to be on a high vibration, but every time I hear about what they did last night I kind of want to stab them in the face... Just sayin.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I actually set my dress on fire... I don't know if you can really see it. My makeup was super raunchy also.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
libra & aquarius
Libra is attracted to the detached cool of Aquarius, and comfortable
with that airy 'friends' approach at first. The Waterbearer oohs and
aahs over Libra's way with style, and graceful public demeanor.
Aquarius is more at home among friends, while Libra likes to do things
as a twosome. They're both social animals, and that colors how they
spend vacations and weekends. But Libra likes to be romantically wooed,
even in a committed partnership, and will want some time alone with
Aquarius to rekindle the spark.
Love Match - Libra and AquariusLevitating Love
By Molly Hall, About.com
I might be a little selfish but being a lone with aquarius just makes me smile.
round two.
I'm addicted to fast cars and aged wine.
It just boggles my mind.
but the curse is still real.
this is my third date I need seven to get her out of my mind.
The one who shall not be named.
third week comes and I'm shattered once again.
A cycle of desperation and sadness.
Likeness comes and touches me teases me
and then just like that it releases me.
whatever it takes.
As long as it is what I can take.
I'll try to track down what I was responding to, it was awful. A child's bike was stolen and his Mother posted these nasty signs around town saying, "I believe in Karma, Idiot! My only regret is that I don't get to see what kind of selfish hell is waiting for you. Your payback is coming..." etc. Apparently somebody has seen too much My Name Is Earl. Still really cool to see your name in print. :)
a new criteria for me to fall in love:
1. has weird name.
2. has good humor
3. has no time
4. gives me three weeks
5. never picks up her phone.
