The 25th Hour ~karenjcardoza.com~

I guess most of my day revolves around coming and going… and my favorite place to be: Home!

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If you’re reading this entry in an RSS Reader then you’re probably saying “Not Again!” because you’ve seen this video posted over and over again on the blogs that you subscribe to so this is NOT for you! (You’re most likely a geek and if you’re geeky enough to be into rss then you’ve been Twittering for a long time for sure!)

This post is for you: family, friends, and Pats fans alike who have stumbled here or purposely come here for other reasons and wonder “Just what the heck is Twitter, anyway?” Commoncraft explains it so well that I couldn’t even begin to compare so just sit back, watch, and see you on Twitter! (I’m mrsb so be sure to add me if you jump into the Twitter pool!)

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Early Sunday morning and the dogs are playing while I wait for the coffee to brew. Vacation week went by really fast (as they always do) and it was a good one save for one thing. I was going to post midweek but started to write it then had to leave to give Jake a ride. So, the draft sat there but I decided to delete it because it was extremely negative and re-reading it only dragged me down. Of course, it was about how I was feeling at that point, due to the Assessment. I’m not going to get into it here but let’s just say it was the low-point of my week.

Other than that, it was a good week and I did get to accomplish a lot of what I set out to do.

• I exercised most days and while an hour walking on the treadmill was long and boring it’s what I need to do since running is out. (I’ll be jumping on for the Long, Slow, Burn after this post and my morning cuppa.) I’ve begun lifting weights again (gently… don’t want to re-injure my back) and doing some deep yoga stretching after my walk which is loosening things up nicely. Scott would be proud.

• One of my goals was to get rid of the pee-pee pads and be diligent about taking Chloe out so as not give her the opportunity to have any accidents in the house. While the weather was not the most cooperative and I made lots of trips outside in the rain at the beginning of the week and icy snow at the end, she’s getting the concept that it’s not OK to pee in the house. I haven’t cleaned a puddle all week, and while she’s not ready yet to “tell me”when she’s got to go out, if I keep a close eye on her, I can catch her sniffing and head her off at the pass.

• I did manage to get some reading in, and although I didn’t finish any books, I put a dent in my magazine pile and made progress in The Freedom Writer’s Diary. I also started A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and will be joining in with the rest of the Oprah Book Clubbers for the online seminar beginning on March 3rd. For my final day of vacation, I would love to just lounge out and read, read, read!

• Jake’s wrestling season has come to an end, so by mommycab duties will now be reduced greatly. It’s time to start heading out with him to practice driving since he’s gotten his permit but has been so busy and hasn’t had a chance to get behind the wheel yet.

• Managed to do a closet purge and got rids of lots of things that just don’t fit or I don’t wear anymore. Nice to have room in there! I need to hit up the cabinets this week as well.

Yesterday, I attended NewBCamp in Providence. It was the first un-conference that was geared towards the real beginner. It was a small group but was manageable since most folks were starting from the ground up. I ended up being a mentor in one of the sessions and explained blogging and podcasting and helped someone set up her first blog. Many of the people there were brand new to computing and used it for email and the occasional google search only, so I give them a lot of credit for coming out to learn something that was completely foreign to them and for trying to understand the online world of their children and grandchildren. (Photos tagged Newbcamp are here.)

After it was over, we headed to AS220 where Matthew Ebel played for 90 minutes. As always he put on a great show and gained quite a few new fans along the way. All of the women that I walked back to the car with had never heard him before and raved about his music and stage presence the whole way. I have a feeling that more than one Beer and Coffee and Goodbye Planet Earth CD are being played today for the first time. Here are some great shots by Chris Penn. (I was trying to embed one here but Flickr is not cooperating for me on this computer.. can’t see any embed links.)

Got lots I want to squeeze in to this final day but for now… more coffee!

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Look up. Yes, way up to the top of this page and read the blog’s title. I could use that 25th Hour. In fact, I could actually use several extra per day.

Being back at school means 6 weeks of playing catch-up and bringing work home. Life with a new puppy means not being able to sit at the computer because I need to keep an eye on her. Of course, my Pats are in the playoffs and have home field advantage so the games have been at Gillette. I’m walking the fine line between doing it all and over doing it.

While I managed to finally update the website this week to reflect current news, the podcast hasn’t even been thought of and the tailgate report has yet to be done as well. (Unfortunately, there was no memory card in the camera so there won’t be any pictures to post this week which does cut down on time but I would have preferred to have them.)

So, although I’m behind on things it’s not because I’ve been spending time online playing it the Social Mediasphere. My Twittering is sputtering and my message board surfing is minimal as well. I can’t even tell you the last time I logged into Seesmic and my Google Reader is bursting at the seams. (Actually, I do know the last time I logged in. It was for a conversation about Twitter which was captured in this SeesMix episode.)

Right now, it’s all I can do to let my body heal, catch up at work, and care for my family and puppies…. Sometimes I wish there was a magic wand to wave to get everything done, or at least that 25th Hour to help me squeeze some more work in before finally heading to bed each night.

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This is my new avatar for awhile; something that a group of Twitter buds and I are calling a PEAvatar. If you take a look at my Twitter friends’ list on Fridays you’ll see that many, many of my friends are sporting peas. (Some are keeping them up all the time.)

No, we’re not touting the benefits of increasing your fiber or green vegetable intake, rather, we’re banding together in support of Susan Reynolds who is fighting breast cancer.

See.. that’s the thing about social media that people who don’t “get it” just don’t get. It’s not a bunch of crazy internet people wasting time on here talking to people that they don’t know. I’ve found that it’s generally a group of like minded people who are interested in using new media (through the use of Twitter, blogs, podcasts, Second Life, videoblogging, Seesmic, Utterz, and a whole host of social media sites) to get a point across, make connections, share content with others, and in this case do something very, very good.

I don’t personally know Susan, but many of my connections do and in that way we’re connected. (That’s the way its supposed to work, you build connections with your connections’ connections!) I’ve gained lots of new Twitter followers this week and have been connected with many new people as well.

Follow Susan’s journey on her blog, Boobs on Ice and find out what’s up with the peas but more importantly, jump over to the Frozen Pea Fund and make a donation in Susan’s honor to help fight this terrible disease. In the first 15 hours alone, the Twittersphere, Bloggersphere, Podcastingsphere, and Seesmicsphere raised $3500 to fight breast cancer. This is an example of Social Media at its best.

Check out some other Peavatars in the Flickr pool and join us for more Frozen Pea Fridays!

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I got up this morning feeling REALLY tired and sluggish and thought it would be a rough day but maybe that sleep did me some good because it turned out to be a pretty good day (yippee!) There certainly was no shortage of Media Stuff that’s for sure. It started off with Today’s Seesmix #29.

On Manpurses and Online Conversations….

By the way if you follow me on Twitter as mrsb I’ve set up a separate account for Seesmics so as not to clutter up the stream too much. Follow mrsbvideo for that content if you so desire.

Later in the day, @Noebie tweeted that I was featured on this week’s Podfinder

This week, the podcast was featured on Adam Curry’s Podfinder, Episode 33 which was about sports. Please check it out and if you happened to come here to subscribe due to hearing about it there, THANK YOU! Stay subscribed… I’ll be back soon!

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GO PATS!!

Then….Chel asked me if I would mind posting my Seesmic about opening my Matthew Ebel package over on the Matthew Ebel fan site. Now…. if my Goodbye Planet Earth CD would just get here soon, then I’ll really be a happy girl!

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I’ve been keeping up with my updates via Utterz, which has been a godsend for me. (You can listen in to previous posts below or on the site.)

I did make a major milestone today in which I was actually able to make dinner with Kelsea’s help and had enough attention span and energy to make it through most of my email inbox without having to stop for a nap tonight.

Website updates and podcasts are still on hold as sitting the other computer is still out of the question. I’m (generally) comfortable sitting up on the couch so I have been keeping up with the latest happenings on new start up Seesmic and have enjoyed the video conversations happening there. So, apparently, has Bella!!

Incidentally, Bella has been a good girl during my recovery and her little sister, Chloe is growing fast!

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Hey Folks,

As many of you may know, I took a pretty serious fall down my outside stairs on Monday night and I’ve injured my back and will be laid up for awhile. I have access to the internet via my laptop (when Al helps me to and from the couch) but many of the other things that I update on a weekly basis can only be done via my desktop PC (website and podcast).

Unfortunately, I can’t sit there yet so I’m not sure if/when it will get done anytime soon. Just be sure that I’m not fading… just taking time to heal.

(Watch for Twitter, Utterz, and Seesmic updates throughout though since I can access those through my laptop…. between naps

Go Pats!!

Karen

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