A few more Reverb10 prompts. I guess this means I'll be blogging pretty much every day in December. That sounds like a challenge!
Day Seven - Community - Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create, or more deeply connect with in 2011? (Author: Cali Harris)
This year, I discovered Weddingbee. For anyone planning a wedding, Weddingbee is a necessity. Seriously, it's that good. Not only does it provide a wealth of ideas, inspiration, and tutorials, but it also provides a place to commiserate and congratulate. Though I was not a Bee, I was a frequent contributor to conversations and commented on hundreds of the Bees' posts. The hive (as the members of the site are affectionately known) has to be the most supportive group of women I've ever met...and I've never actually met a single one of them. But as I read their stories, I felt like I knew many of them. I began to feel like these women were my friends, in a weird way. I looked forward to the pictures and recaps of their weddings like I do my own friends'.
As for a community I'd like to connect with, that would have to be our neighborhood. We moved here 3+ years ago. Our second summer here, our house was broken into. The neighbors rallied around us. For a brief time, we were invited to backyard barbecues and July 4th blockparties. But once the excitement of the break-in died down, so did the amount of invitations we received. We kept waving and saying hi, but it didn't seem to get us back into their good graces. We don't know what happened. Maybe they just don't like us. Who knows. But these days, we consider ourselves lucky if we get an unprovoked wave (meaning, we didn't wave first). Last year, we got some new neighbors who moved in across the street. We invited them to our annual Oktoberfest party, and helped them out with snowblowing during the winter. But we've barely spoken to them in months. So that's what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping to connect a bit more with some of our neighbors. We'll see.
Day Eight - Beautifully Different - Think about what make syou different and what you do that makes people light up. Reflect on all the things that make you different - you'll find they're what make you beautiful. (Author: Karen Wolrond)
I'm really good at laughing at myself.
My nose is weirdly flexible. It still freaks Matt out, and we've been together for 5 years.
My left ankle and right thumb can crack pretty much on-demand.
I have an uncanny ability to remember song lyrics.
Secretly, I'd rather watch Jeopardy! than pretty much anything.
Harry Potter makes my heart smile.
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