Friday, July 31, 2009

Five Star Friday's Edition #64

Your stuff starts out being just for you… but then it goes out. Once you know what the story is and get it right - as right as you can, anyway - it belongs to anyone who wants to read it. Or criticize it.

   — Stephen King

After a short hiatus — I was away at the BlogHer '09 conference in Chicago last weekend — Five Star Friday is back!

Read, love, and comment on the posts in today's roundup

AND

take a moment to show off some of your own best work by leaving a url to one of your own blog entries in the comments. Shameless self-promotion is the new black!

"Marketing Shark" from Pop Culture Librarian

"They Drag the Kids to Dinner Parties" from Sweet Juniper!

"Michael Jackson's Ghost Tries to Straighten Out Amy Winehouse" by Goon Squad Sarah at MamaPop

"The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Ridiculous Endeavors" from Flux Capacitor

"History" from Stimeyland

"Northwest Indiana, July 2009" from Shakesville

"I Won't Believe in Heaven and Hell; No Saints, No Sinners, No Devil as Well" from No Appropriate Behavior

"'Fellow Travelers, Sharing a Common Life'" from Cafe Yamashita

"Autism Perception: 'A Bump in the Road?'" by Julie Obradovic at Age of Autism

"The Saving Reprieve of Mohawk Lady" from Poor Penmanship

"Proud Owner of a Bazooka" from Blog a la Cart

"Pirates of the Relationship" from 20nothing.com

"Waiting Rooms and Mennonites" from Barefoot Foodie

"Ad-Libby" from I Obsess

"Skip the Ceremonies" from Sun Tzu Says

"I Was Probably About Eleven or Twelve..." from Fever

"MGM Shithole" from Uncouth Heathen

"Having Cake, And Eating It Too" from Let's Have a Cocktail

"Sorry" from La Belette Rouge

"A Woman Walks Into a Rape, Uh, Bar" from Fugitivus

"A Letter to My Son On His Seventh Birthday" from Classy Chaos

"How to Have a Great Summer" from Ambiguously Shallow

"Because He Isn't Jewish..." from In the Pink

"Successful Marriages Are Built On a Freshly Made Bed" from Buggering Crap Monkies

"Quick Fiction: Sally and Chuck" from An Indigo Virgo

"Sleepwalking Through ANZAC" from Spirited Crone

"A Journey" from Starving Artist Ink

"Russians Are Delicious!" from Motherhood in NYC

"Chrysalis to Butterfly" from The Times of Miranda

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22 comments:  uncouthheathen on July 31, 2009 10:26 AM   Thanks for including me, again! :) It's always exciting to hear someone likes something I've written because usually it's just me laughing in my office, alone.  Stimey on July 31, 2009 10:54 AM   Thank you so much for including my post here. That means a lot, especially for this particular piece.  Erin on July 31, 2009 11:04 AM   Wowzers! I'm totally flattered. I don't know who submitted my post, but thanks so much. If you only knew how crappy this week has been ... I just really appreciate the mention. And happy to learn about Five Star Friday! I can't wait to submit a nominee! I know just the one ...  capello on July 31, 2009 11:05 AM   wow, thank you for including me! i am honestly honored.  Lora on July 31, 2009 11:07 AM   Oh wow! Thank you so much, my day has gone from horrible to awesome in ten seconds! I almost didn't hit publish on this piece, due to one of those strange mixes of "holy crap this is so personal I don't know if I can share this" and "no one really cares what happened in 1987".  lildb on July 31, 2009 11:26 AM   Thank you for including my piece. You're lovely. I, on the other hand, am pretty sure I'm an asshole.  mzbehavin on July 31, 2009 12:13 PM   http://jancan-mzbehavin.blogspot.com/2009/07/mother-in-law-diaries.html I don't know if I did that right.... and don't feel as I should "Make the Cut"... you've got some fantastically talented people here, and I'm still learning... Thanks for this...  Fear and Parenting in Las Vegas on July 31, 2009 12:34 PM   Here you go - There is no such thing as provacy on the Internet. http://fearandparenting.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/there-is-no-such-thing-as-privacy-on-the-internet/ Thanks! I'm all about the shamless, especially when it's self promotion!  not undecided on July 31, 2009 12:36 PM   Flashing back to second grade, thanks to people on facebook that apparently know me: http://hardtobehuman.blogspot.com/2009/07/stewing-is-not-good-for-soul.html  Janna Bee on July 31, 2009 12:57 PM   This post has been removed by the author.  Janna Bee on July 31, 2009 12:59 PM   http://jannabee2.blogspot.com/2009/06/hoping-for-bees.html Here is mine about our family's economic crisis, although it's not nearly as impressive as the posts in this edition.  Only Aman on July 31, 2009 1:00 PM   The posts this week are a mixture of hilarity and sincerity... i will let you know when I get to the sincerity part. I made this last night http://onlyaman.net/2009/07/30/questions-and-randomness/ I made this 2 days ago http://onlyaman.net/2009/07/30/5-questions-on-a-tuesday/ I need to re-encode them for vimeo to re-encode them so their audio does not get mismatched - either way - they are comical... well people laughed.  May-B on July 31, 2009 1:13 PM   Thanks so much for the acknowledgment! I really appreciate it.  Another Chance to Get It Right on July 31, 2009 1:16 PM   Five Star Friday is one of my favorite things about Friday! Since I'm getting back into the blogging game after a hiatus, I suppose I'll pimp myself here: This post is called Bright Young Things: http://anotherchancetogetitright.blogspot.com/2009/07/bright-young-things.html  de on July 31, 2009 1:18 PM   Thank you for including me - I am so excited to have found this forum in such a nice way!  Dee on July 31, 2009 1:24 PM   Some great posts this week! Linking to this not because it is the best writing ever, but because it means a lot to me. http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2009/07/30/youre-the-inspiration/  JennyMac on July 31, 2009 1:35 PM   Thank you for the inclusion. I am so happy to be amongst your chosen guests this week.  kel on July 31, 2009 2:43 PM   Wow. This makes my blog slightly less crappy. Okay, wayyy less crappy. Thanks for the shout-out!  La Belette Rouge on July 31, 2009 3:51 PM   Thank you so much for the bloggy love. I can't wait to read everyone else's posts. Thanks again. You made my day. :-)  Brittany on July 31, 2009 9:11 PM   Endlessly, endlessly, endlessly flattered! THANK YOU!  Tam on July 31, 2009 9:39 PM   Okay, this isn't my own post but it is a friend of mine: http://herdingsquirrels.com/ Traci has an honest, no nonsense, yet hysterical writing voice! I highly recommend her blog.  Suburban mummy & Co on August 7, 2009 8:02 AM   excellent I love finding new blogs to love on blog comment guidelines post a comment · Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom] · main