How Much Time Do You Spend Reading Blogs?

@Danny Brown @ginidietrich @Griddy Secret's safe with me.

@3HatsComm @ginidietrich @Griddy Don't let Gini hear you say that, Davina - she'll start to think she's doing something good over here... ;-)

@ginidietrich Awesome! Definitely share the secret once you've figured it out. ;)

@Nikki Little I'm working on creating clones so stay tuned!

@ginidietrich @Danny Brown @markwschaefer or the opposite. I just did a count, Of the top 100 read blogs I only know about 15 of them in terms of heard of the blogs. I only read 6 of the top 100! Which you three are included in that 6! How special are you? In fact I have 32 blogs and 3 podcasts listed as must reads/listens on my blog. Sorry I am an underground hipster. I don't do pop culture. Chris Brogan is like Britney Spears. Seth Godin is like Vampie Weekend. Brian Solis is like Beyonce. Blecch! Where is the beef? I know where it is but I keep it only for those in the know! =)

@HowieG I think you just insulted @Danny Brown @markwschaefer and me.

@ginidietrich @EricPudalov I LOVE reading things that make me think , or give me ideas, or whatever... so if I hit 'mark all as read' - how will I know I didn't miss something that could trigger something else?? LOL

@EricPudalov Well I stalk - I mean love Gini and she writes stuff here! Glad to know you are unarmed! LOL

@EricPudalov @RandomShelly I do remember, yes. I didn't realize that was something you did all the time. Fascinating! And Eric is right. He's harmless.

@RandomShelly Oh, you stalk Spin Sucks too? And I thought I was the only one...don't worry, I'm unarmed.

@ginidietrich For the ones that I find interesting - YES... I might scan through others... Don't you remember that weekend I stalked Spin Sucks? LOL

@RandomShelly So if you get weeks behind, you still go back to them all??

@HowieG @ginidietrich @Griddy They spell the company name right, they can be as rough and tumble as they like... ;-)

@ginidietrich @Danny Brown @Griddy Bonzai sounds like going to summer camp. No wonder you are all in such a great mood all the time. But I must say your blog commenters are a rough and tumble lot. Unlike the very kind and courteous folk here on SpinSucks.

@Danny Brown Crap. I've been trying not to drink any caffeine with these long days, but it's clear I need to do something. "Weren't." I mean *you* weren't supposed to. Everyone else can. I thought I'd get away with saying something nice about you without your knowing. @shonali help!

@ginidietrich @Griddy Were or weren't? If "weren't", why the heck is it up? ;-)

@Danny Brown @Griddy Dang it! You were supposed to actually watch the video. Now you know...sigh.

@Danny Brown A nice breakdown of your daily activities Danny.

And I'm glad you like the name I gave you and Troy :). It seems like the perfect fit - for the Bonsai Boys certainly are something and then some :).

@sjhalestorm I wish I could spend however much time it took me. But I'm like @RandomShelly . I'll move on to another blog or, if I like a person's comment, I'll go spend time finding out more about them. It's a great ego stroke for everyone else, but hugely unproductive for me. Maybe you can teach me?!

@Elizabeth @wabbitoid What? Twitter is fun? I'm doing something wrong.

@wabbitoid "For many of us, twitter is more fun than productive." -- Great last point. This is where I fall into a trap, because I DO find a lot of good content via my Twitter feed (which oftentimes I end up retweeted or commenting on) but then somehow get sucked into checking the feeds for longer than I should. I think the takeaway from Gini's post and most of these comments is to have structure and dedicate an allotted amount of time to reading/catching up, if possible.

@Krista I will hold your secret close!

@ginidietrich I grew up in Southern Minnesota, so when I see 15 inches of snow, it's no big deal. Not so for the city of Philadelphia...

But I digress-- to your question, yes, I actually do at times keep a ridiculous amount of windows open for the various blogs. Luckily, my screen faces away from others, so no one knows what a blog geek I am ;)

@Krista Oh sure! You just HAD to rub in the snow day! I AM SO JEALOUS! Seriously. I live in Chicago and we've had hardly any snow. Sigh...

Do you keep a bunch of tabs open in your browser like I do? When I speak and people glance my open windows, they laugh at me.

@EricPudalov Doesn't the computer have the in-system speakers? That's what I'm using to listen to Pandora right now. Heck! I have an extra speaker. Do you have a PC? I'll send it to you.

@ginidietrich Well, to answer your question about the computer: I guess there were no speakers installed when I got here; although I've had the opportunity to buy some, I do have to admit I'm a little less distracted without them. But more recently, co-workers have sent me videos and such, so maybe it's about time I found an inexpensive pair of speakers! :-)

@EricPudalov That's pretty much what I say so you don't have to watch later. :) But...how does your computer not have sound?

@SamanthaCollier OMG! That lipgloss is from Victoria's Secret. My sister-in-law gave it to me for Christmas. It tastes good, too! And thanks on the hair. It's totally lazy, so I don't leave it like this often.

That's me too. I get up at 5 and write and read. Then go to work around 8:30. How do we do all of this without getting up that early?

@Griddy @Beamena My mom could make you a girlfriend for him!

@Beamena I LOVE my sock monkey! His name is Alfred. My mom made him for me for Christmas.

@Beamena I have Duckie - he's cute as hell, white and fluffy, amazing listener, doesn't move around when he sleeps. Unfortunately, ever since he met the washing machine a few years back - he doesn't quack anymore :(. Do you have a girl friend for him please? lol Thanks

@ginidietrich @Griddy haha, but that's what I do. I'm an encouraging person. : )

@ginidietrich @joey_strawn Alright, alright I'll stop here :). For now! lol

@joey_strawn @Griddy Please don't encourage her Joey.

@ginidietrich There should be a "Love" button on certain posts instead of just "like".

@joey_strawn @ginidietrich I'm not really loving it - it sort of, kind of, limits me, just a little - but Gini made me do it hahaha. Kidding. I'll crack soon enough though.

@joey_strawn @ginidietrich LOL Joey. I am trying the new Drive-by thing. I hear it's the way to go ;).

@Griddy@ginidietrich
Holy Moses, Ingrid. That's a lot of comments right in a row. You're like a comment Uzi.

I had a sock monkey when I was a kid as well, but I don't think he had a name, oh well. I just wanted to stop by and comment on all of Ingrid's comments.

Great video , Gini!

@JamesDBurrell2 @ginidietrich I have a few stuffed animals I can send your way hehe

@JamesDBurrell2 @ginidietrich hahaha!
I clicked on that link - I was worried lol ;).

@Griddy @ginidietrich www.nittygriddynotes.com is available as an aside. If there were about 4 more hours in each day, I would have found my new hobby (but it seems all these drive-bys would put an end to said hobby), but alas, the rotation of the earth is not about to change. Shucks.

I don't have a stuffed animal so my relevance in this conversation has come to its end. Ciao.

@ginidietrich Until you and @JamesDBurrell2 publicly profess your love for the "The Gid Length" and write individual Cliff Notes for each of my comments on your blog - say hello to DB (not Danny Brown lol) DriveBY :)

@ginidietrich And each counts as a drive-by cause it's on its own hehe

@ginidietrich Hey, they're short and sweet :).

@Griddy OMG! You're doing a bunch of comments instead of one long one. LOL!! You know I love your blog. And yes, his name is Alfred.

Drive-by's all the way! Woohooo
(Damn - those were hard to do haha)

Thank you Aunt Gini.
PS - Does the monkey have a name?

I'm lovin' ya more and more :).

In the same sentence as "The Oh, Great Ones" like - Mark, Danny , Troy and Valeria :)).