ManyTheMiles’ Neighborhood

If you could kiss anyone under the mistletoe, who would it be?

Tim Pagnotta or the aussie ha

For a week, I have been prepping the cat for the trip home:

• Pulled out his carrier so he could get used to it before I took him to the vet for his checkup
  
• Took him to the vet - and he was unhappy as expected
  
• Bought a new soft carrier for him to travel to Canada on the plane; he did not like it. He even pooped in it this week to show just how much he detested it.
• Drove to Houston and he was mad at me for 2 out of the 3 hour drive, during the last hour, he came out of the carrier and laid on my lap
• This morning, put him in the soft carrier for the flight and he was meowing/complaining on the way to the airport.
• Since I ignored his pleas to take him out, he was mad at me and turned his back to me whenever I tried talking to him

It made me realize that he didn't see the big picture; he complained every step of the way and even got mad at me. What I did was ultimately take him to place that he loves and where is happy and very much loved.

All this frustration, the disappointments, the heart breaks, the failures... they all lead somewhere. I really need to remember that when something doesn't go my way, it's for a reason.  It's all going to work out in the end. I just gotta have faith.

It's December 3rd

It hasn't snowed in Toronto yet but we're going to get an inch of snow in Austin tomorrow.

What the heck is going on???

I did not sign up for snow here!

I've been headboard-less since I moved here and I haven't found the right headboard. The headboard I dream of is tall, grey, and tufted. I've seen similar ones on TV. I've looked online and found nothing suitable that was reasonably priced. I do not want to spend $2000+ on a headboard!!
Overstock and Amazon were the sites I searched today, but everything was too short. I googled "tall upholstered headboards" and came across a bunch of DIY headboards. This headboard from Domino Mag (RIP :( ) is kind of what I want but in a different colour:

Domino-mag-pink-bedroom

 What’s the first thing you do when you log on to your computer every day?

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Farmville!! Then Cafe World then Facebook, Vox and Twitter

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.

TypePad Micro

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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.

~daisy

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.

~daisy

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,

daisy