I haven't put up a sharing post in a month, so I have a lot of links for you today.
Question: how many is too many when it comes to sharing links? Do you get overwhelmed by long lists like this one and just leave, or do you like having lots of treasures to dig through? Would you prefer that I link to other sites more frequently in smaller batches (maybe weekly?), or do you like having longer lists once or twice a month? Or maybe you never click on any links regardless, in which case you don't care and probably aren't even reading this. I'd love to hear your thoughts, whatever they are!
And now for the stuff:
Martha Stewart Lives in my Head
MOV has a voice in her head that whispers dangerously seductive thoughts: collect those pinecones. You can spraypaint them silver. She can fight it all she likes, but we all know that the inner Martha will not be silenced.
A Squirrel Love Story
Lindsey has wild squirrels nesting in her window at work. And despite the fact that urban squirrels are creepy and probably plotting our doom, the time-lapse photography of the little guy building his nest made me feel all gooey on my insides. (See also Kid Vs Adult Christmas Morning, a laugh-out-loud funny illustrated post.)
Gronk: a Monster's Story
This new-to-me handdrawn webcomic tells the story of Gronk, an adorable little monster trying to live in a human world. Very, very cute. If you hate cute, then consider yourself warned.
Commander Chris Hadfield's Twitter account
Join well over 180 000 people who already follow Commander Hadfield on Twitter. Commander Hadfield is currently orbiting Earth on the International Space Station. He regularly posts pictures of Earth from space and life aboard the ISS. He's also pretty much the coolest person alive.
How a Weekend Sale at the Mall Made Me Feel Like a Granny
Hollister: for the impossibly tall, impossibly thin and impossibly good-looking. Another funny illustrated post from Abby.
Unf*** Your Habitat
I love this tumblr. Love. It makes me want to clean stuff, which is a minor miracle in and of itself. F-bombs, people. Lots and lots of f-bombs, some of them in sparkle text. Don't click if that bothers you.
Quiet Laughter - Choose Your Own Apocalypse
The world still exists. But there's no one paying attention. This beautifully-written and thought-provoking post by Guilie made me feel a bit sad and unsettled. In a good way.
My Teenage Rebellion
How do you rebel against a mother who's done it all? Why, join the Young Republicans, of course!
A Phone-Shaped Hole
A devastating loss leaves Kristin with a phone-shaped hole in her heart. Laugh-out-loud funny post with fabulous illustrations.
The Little People Project
Every time that a new Little People installation pops up in my reader, I'm excited. The posts are few and far between, which make them all the sweeter. This latest one is gory. And also awesome.
The Pope is Tweeting
This post went up on The Oatmeal before Christmas, and the whole world has already seen it multiple times since then.
I loved LIndsey's squirrel story (but it would have been awesome to see it in clay - and that's why I love you) Thanks for the great content!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the timelapse video! I actually made a clay squirrel once:
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Okay, I'm definitely going to hit some of these links, but I will also answer some of your questions with my lovely opinion. Feel free to take it or leave it. First of all, I find that almost all of your links are worth visiting, but I'm rather lazy, so I'd love it if you posted fewer links more often. As in maybe 4-6 once a week. If I didn't love every single one, I'd say post a ton so I might find one or two I liked, but you have great links, so allow us to savor them, IMHO. Happy Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts! I think what you say makes sense. It means posting a new story every week, so that I can sandwich sharing posts between story posts. There! Motivation to make more stuff!
DeleteI love good recommendations - will be checking them out. Thanks, Stephanie!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
DeleteI think it's up to you, but don't take the spotlight off your blog, so once a week is too much I think.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts! I'll have to think about what I want to do. I do want to try to put up a new story every week, and a sharing post at least twice a month. Haven't decided on a schedule yet.
DeleteHahhahaha... Love it! Thanks for including me in the list, so sweet of you :) I love the others--great posts to share!
ReplyDeleteI loved your post! :)
DeleteI love your recommendations, but I have to say that I max out about at 5. Loved the apocalypse one.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. 10 (or is it 12?) links are way too many. Keeping it to five seems to be a good idea.
DeleteI already love MOV and now I'm 'totes' in love with Abby Gabs.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Commnader's twitter? How cool is that?
I know, right? I'm kind of obsessed with Commander Hadfield.
Deletehaha- the pope is tweeting was new to me. thanks!
ReplyDeleteIf you don't follow The Oatmeal, you really should! He doesn't post very often, but they're always entertaining.
DeleteLove MOV. That's how I found you. So post your links, but not too many.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right...this is too many. Will keep it to five in the future. :)
DeleteFor me, I don't think it matters how many links you include; I'll only click on what I think I will be interested in.
ReplyDeleteIf it involved squirrels, there is a 100% chance I'll click on it and my heart rate will probably increase a bit because I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!
I used to adore going for walks through parks to watch squirrels. I've only seen 2 in the last 3 or 4 months now since we moved to the Philippines. One was in a cage. :(
PS It is my birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Yeah, you're the squirrel-lover, complete with a pinterest page. :) Well, for your birthday, you should just keep replaying the squirrels in the office window. Because they're AWESOME.
DeleteWho doesn't like a good link? It's because of them that I have found some gems out there in the blogsosphere.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of The Little People Project and I adore Gronk.
I will definitely be checking out the rest of your recommendations. :)
The Little People Project is awesome. It's the kind of thing that I wish I'd come up with myself. So creative!
DeleteI just like when you post, regardless of the topic! ;-) I like you listies long or short. I generally book mark them then come back to them when I have time. You pick such good ones, they're always good for a laugh when I need one. Thanks, Stephanie!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts, Fran! :)
DeleteThanks for highlighting me. That is very kind of you.
ReplyDeleteStephanie = Rock Star.
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MOV
If I'm kind for linking, then you're kind for writing it in the first place. ;)
DeleteThanks so much for the shout out! You're awesome!
ReplyDeleteI loved your post! :)
DeleteYour links all sound terrific, but let's put it this way. I try to keep up with a bazillion blogs (seems like that many sometimes, anyway) and if only a tenth of them list ten links, that'd be another... well, that'd be whatever the heck a tenth of a bazillion is... MORE blogs to check. No can do. But a few at a time, yeah, I might could do that.
ReplyDeleteOh, I hear you. Just keeping up with the bogs in my reader, and my readers' blogs, in a job in itself!
DeleteLooks like it's all been said already!
ReplyDeleteThe Little People Project thing is very cool - I don't know what it is about miniatures, but I love 'em!
There's lots to love in that list...
I looooove miniatures! I want those tiny little people, and then I want to be the person who came up with the idea to set them up and take pictures.
DeleteLoads and loads of linky love Stephanie...
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I come here for the clay peeps!! Where are they??
The A to Z Challenge is around the corner... will we be seeing more of those delightful clay creatures??
Fair enough! And I THINK I might sign up for the challenge again. I still have a few days to decide!
DeleteI actually love a bunch of links to choose from and weed through - I think this is great!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy them!
DeleteI like your links! I would say 5 at a time being realistic. I always say I'll pop back to a list but we know how that goes.
ReplyDeleteI think the general consensus seems to be 5 at a time. I'm going to do that from now on. Thanks for the feedback!
DeleteGood links there.
ReplyDeleteI would actually say that less is more. If I like what I see, I usually stick around and explore the blog for a while. If there are many links, I tend to not stick around as long in an effort to check them all out.
I think you're right re: less is more. That seems to be the consensus. Thanks for the feedback!
DeleteI like 'em. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteWill do! Thanks for the feedback!
DeleteI know how much work ti can be to leave links in a post because I sometimes do it as well. I don't often check out links myself because I have a difficult time finding time for that and visiting as many blogs that I'd like to visit from my own comment sections. But if a link helps just one reader then it's worth having put it up.
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DeleteI like your links posts. Gives me new stuff to look at;)
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