Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Cabin Fever Activity List

Today is Day Two of Cabin Fever and I'm getting extremely restless.  My dog is driving me crazy and actually I'm driving myself crazy.  Here is a list of the things I have done to allow the time to go by:

1.    Sleep
2.    Nap
3.    Half-way Sleep (part-time dreaming/day dreaming)
4.    Drink Wine
5.    Watch a movie (until the cable went out)
6.    Watch TV
7.    Tweet my life away (normal activity and behavior)
8.    Facebook (Finally decided to get on a little more)
9.    Talk on the phone (until I lost signal)
10.   Listen to Music
11.   Ab workout
12.   Clean my Bathroom
13.   Played outside (until I almost got frostbite)
14.   Stalk people online (Yes everybody does it)
15.   Think about all the things I should be doing.

ALIBI:  Laundry!!!!!

And here is my To Do List which I failed to accomplish:

1.    Resume for a job that was emailed to me
2.    CLEAN MY ROOM
3.    Start Packing for Move
4.    Start Clearing out my Work Computer before I leave
5.    Everything Important

Peace and Hearts
Kristin

2 comments:

  1. Hi Kristin,

    Please allow this email to introduce me. My name is Steve Marsel. I’m a veteran Boston Photographer with my current studio in Somerville, Massachusetts. This may seem a totally random email, but I assure you it isn’t.

    About a year ago I started publishing a blog as part of a social marketing campaign to promote my studio. The topics are wide reaching- from humor to fashion to social conscience. On Friday, March 11th – I’ll be planning a humorous post about “cabin fever”. March 12th is National Cabin Fever Day. (This is no longer a random email, is it?) (there are conflicting dates – still fact checking)

    I hope you don’t think me too forward to ask but would you please consider being my “guest blogger” writing some original content and collaborating with me on the idea for the visual. You have a great writing style as exhibited in the courant.com article of yours I found. My blog is very much about making personal statements. By design, I’m looking for interesting, humorous, or/or controversial points of view. I’m seeking points of view that (quite possibly) may not necessarily be appropriate for traditional publishing outlets. In other words – I set not limits!

    In return, I could offer free and unlimited use of the photo, a credit and back link from my blog (currently a pagerank 4 – in one year) to the site or sites of your choice. The blog currently gets 4400 unique visitors a month. My universe is mostly advertising and design oriented.

    I would re-post this blog entry with your article, circulate the web address to 47 top social networking / book marking sites, and post to Facebook as well. You could submit or post the article written with the photograph to any media outlet you wish and “cross-post” to any and all other social media websites or blogs you wish.

    Here are some examples of successful blogs I posted this past year. The first deals with passage of the Healthcare Reform bill last March as it related to mammograms and breast cancer screenings. It can be viewed at the following link:

    http://www.stevemarselstudio.com/blog/archives/105

    Another blog post I am particularly proud of was my New Years post for 2010. It can be viewed here:

    http://www.stevemarselstudio.com/blog/archives/48

    On the more humorous side, this past January’s New Year’s post was fun – and very well received:

    http://www.stevemarselstudio.com/blog/2011/01/14/your-2010-hangover-is-now-officially-over-make-2011-your-happy-new-year/

    I did an e-blast of this image and article as well. My personal list (just over 1500) enjoyed a 59% open rate with a 17% click through rate. The national e-blast (art directors, designers, art buyers) had a 15% open rate with a 5% click through (average). I’ve attached a screen shot of the results of my personal blast.

    Other than the guidelines I have laid out in this email, you have free license to write as much or a little as you wish. I, in turn, will promise to publish your writing in its entirety without any editing. I ask only that we agree on the general subject matter and tone of your proposed article.

    I would need a photograph and short bio (of and about you) to post on the blog as well.

    Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.

    Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. I can be reached on my cell at 617-901-5208 or by email steve@stevemarselstudio.com

    Looking forward to hearing back from you.

    Respectfully,

    Steve Marsel

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  2. I'm horrible! I never realize that I have blog comments. I'm just used to being the only reader. I just read this and think it sounds awesome, but I am definitely late.

    I'm traveling/relocating to East Coast in the next week, but I would love to connect again so I can better understand how it all works. I would love to get my writing out there.

    Thanks and again I am so sorry for being so late.

    Kristin

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