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Number 20

November 9th 2008 13:28

My good friend CherylJ today alerted me to the fact that i broke the TOP 20 writers!

Thanks to all my readers from MySpace, Facebook, the Orble community, and the random Googlers!

1) 22152 charles
2) 6779 Ian
3) 6698 Cibbuano
4) 4537 ZPages
5) 4312 Jack
6) 3762 Tyronne
7) 3033 Blighty
8) 2969 Arnold
9) 2923 Harry
10) 2208 MelissaA
11) 1686 peeker
12) 1556 JohnDoe
13) 1528 Tracy
14) 1443 KylieW
15) 1262 Dexter
16) 1255 Spree
17) 1107 Aimzster
18) 1073 Evenard M. Panes
19) 1035 Bryn
20) 1029 Morgan Bell

I joined on March 4, 2008 and i did THIS progress report a month later when I moved Deep Pencil to its own domain

I did THIS post on May 13 after CherylJ made the banner for Deep Pencil, and i finally bit the bullet and braved the formatting and banner uploading on my other blogs

I did THIS post on May 26 when i was very excited to have nearly made ten whole dollars from adsense!

average earnings per day during the month of March = $0.02

average earnings per day during the month of April = $0.10

average earnings per day during the month of May = $0.25

I just did a check and its on $82.18 today . . . about 8 months later . . . not too shabby, but not exactly rolling in riches! haha

average earnings per day during the month of October = $0.52

I just thought i would do a bit of an update for any new users who are wondering how long it takes to get established as a writer on Orble, and a realistic example of how adsense builds up over time.

Im working on a post with some Orble tips, but until then if you are new and have any questions please stop by the Writers Forum and ask away - i regularly check to see if i can help anyone out with operational queries or advice.

Thanks again to CherylJ for reminding me of my progress and her continued help and support!

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A Special Message: Is This A Text Message Break Up?

October 19th 2008 12:52

*channeling Kelly*

no i think its worse than a text message break up, its a third party blogging post break up . . . so tacky!

i had to find out through the homepage that you are seeing not one, but TWO other men!

Norm, you scurvy diva, how could you break up with me to date David and Troy???
(of all people)

like omg how dare you!

i dedicated a whole post to you! (remember "How many Norm's does it take to change a lightbulb?")

wheres the loyalty man?

i supported you even with one eye!

NOT HAPPY JAN!

i dedicate this clip to you to express my smouldering rage:

think of this face next time you are in the shower!

"ill be like mace in your face on myspace"

"get a clue, ill go Alanis Morrisette on you"

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how many Norms does it take to change a lightbulb?

September 11th 2008 07:10

a tribute to the Norms of the world . . .

i have started my very own collection of Norms . . . they are the Norms that have shaped the way we see the world, enriching our culture and entertainment with their contributions to our quality of life . . . my aim is to collect the Normiest Norms i can get my hands on!

Norm from Cheers

Norm MacDonald from The Norm Show (USA 1999-2001)

Norman Gunston

Normie Rowe

Norm Smith (AFL legend and namesake of the Norm Smith Medal)

Norman Bates (film Psycho)

Normal Distribution (statistics)

Norm from Life Be In It

and Orbles very own Norm, master of the universe, expert mumbo jumbler and alleged "footballerist", he has crafted his own unique brand of cutting poetic prose which continues to thrill the masses . . . unfortunately i do not have a picture of the Norm (other than a sink) due to his deeply mysterious ways, but i do have a picture of this lightbulb which features in the rhetorical question of the title of this post:

so find your local neighbourhood Norm and give him a big hug . . . hes most likely a jovial sort of bloke . . . he may be a footballer . . . or he may be the psycho that stabs you in the shower!

three cheers for the Norms! *hooray*

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The Fool

September 5th 2008 04:58

things to remember when confronted with a fool . . .

"Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Mark Twain

"Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him?"

Obi-Wan - Star Wars

"Answer a fool with his own stupidity, or he will think he is wise."

or (alternative interpretation)

"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes."

Proverbs 26:4-5

"I pity the fool."

Mr T

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its a banner bonanza!

May 13th 2008 12:06

its taken me a couple of months but i think im finally getting a handle on the orble formatting and have been sprucing up my blogs a bit!

the lovely and talented Cheryl J was kind enough to design the banner you see here on Deep Pencil . . . but then my other blogs felt neglected and i had to whip out the Microsoft Office Publisher program to create something nice for the poor little darlings

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NEW Orble channel: self indulgence?

March 24th 2008 11:55

When i write on my Orble blog i often cant find an Orble channel to accurately represent the overall dominant themes of the post . . . i cant find the "most correct" category for my blog post listed in the drop down menu for the Orble channel selector . . . this may not be an Orble technical issue, it may just be the self indulgent nature of some of my posts . . .

I think what im really scanning the drop down list for is something along the lines of

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i love it when people use my full name

March 21st 2008 05:09

i know it it just courtesy to write a fellow bloggers user name as displayed when responding to comments but there is just something about it which makes me feel special . . . like a B-grade celebrity who everyone knows their name . . . its kind of like getting your name called out at school assembly for some merit award or prize!

in sydney i rarely knew any of my friends surnames unless they were people i had been to school with. i knew peoples mobile numbers and workplaces and how to get to their apartments by foot but long gone is the days of recording a friends full name and address in a filofax or address book. some people in sydney i didnt even know their REAL names, just a nickname or a drag persona. i knew their faces, and even then i had terrible face recognition skills

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