As you all know I have a little bit of Blogher Envy.

From the comments I received on that post it would seem I am not alone. Kathy, from The Junk Drawer, made a great suggestion. She suggested we all head on over to Tribal Blogs and have our own convention. Why didn’t I think of that? Probably because I have been staring at all the different pasta that is stuck to the ceiling in my kitchen. In true blogger fashion, I can’t remove it until I have taken a picture of it and I just haven’t gotten that far yet. I will post about the pasta next week and I will have pictures as well as an explanation. Though, I am sure most of you already know why I have pasta on my ceiling.

Anyway, this virtual Tribal Blogs convention is kinda on the fly. I don’t have any swag yet so no gift bags, sorry. However, Nicky from We Work For Cheese has offered to donate her half empty can of Easy Cheese to the festivities. Instead of our weekly Saturday Night Slumber Party (for girls only) we are going to have our convention for all non blogher attendees, this will include the guys who are feeling snubbed because they don’t have vaginae. If you haven’t checked out Tribal Blogs yet the virtual convention is a great way to do so. The Screw Blogher, we’ve got cheese in a can Tribal Blogs virtual convention board will be open to the public this weekend. All you have to do is register for the site. Let me warn you spammers that if there is any spam you will be deleted, no questions asked. Got it?

One more thing before I go and get ready for the party. I have updated my eBook and now if you purchase it you will get a free month long premium membership on Tribal Blogs as well as a month of advertising on my sidebar for your 125X125 graphic. That’s a $26 value for the price of $7.

Hope to see you all at Tribal Blogs this weekend.

I’m not packing, I’m not desperately writing a few posts to auto-post while I am gone. I’m not excited.

Because I’m not going to Blogher like every other blogger I know.

I could go to Blogher 2010 but I have better things to do. I have to figure out how to get more than 7 readers in my Feedburner chicklet. I have to referee all the stupid fights the neighborhood girls are having while at my house ( I am pleased to say I made all of them cry yesterday). I have to clean out underneath my refrigerator thanks to the guilt I am feeling after reading what was underneath Cardiogirl’s oven, and how long it had been since she swept that leg. I have to read all of the emails from the people going to Blogher telling me about the swag I am not getting but if I follow them on Twitter and use their hashtag #imaloserwhoisntgoingtoblogher I might have a CHANCE to win consolation swag. I have to bathe the cat.

I could have gone to Blogher but why? How much fun can it be to go to New York City, meet some really cool people whom you adore and respect because they write so damn well, and take pictures with the Jimmy Dean Sun?

It can’t be that much fun. This thing is way overblown.

I’m fine with the fact that I am not going to Blogher 2010. It gives me some alone time that is desperately needed.

Just remember ladies, while you are there hobnobbing with the likes of Dooce, Pioneer Woman, and The Bloggess, I’m back here in the blogosphere, writing my little fingers to the bone, visiting all the other losers who didn’t want to go either. They will be my readers I tell you, mine!

(maniacal laughter)

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Or Why I Hate Miley Cyrus and her alter ego Hannah Montana

I have a seven year old daughter who watches the Disney Channel.  Hannah Montana owns the Disney Channel. If her show isn’t on they are airing a commercial for her show, or for her movie, which plays all the time.

I don’t mind the show, it’s harmless enough. Now that Billy Ray has gotten rid of that horrible hair of his, I can watch it without gagging quite so much. He still needs to shave off his soul patch.

I’m not sure what kind of message he is trying to send with that little bit of eww but it needs to go.

I don’t mind the show, I don’t have to watch it but I do have to listen to it. More specifically I have to listen to the video for Ordinary Girl every 15 minutes because Disney thinks seven year old little girls have the memory of a goldfish and must remind them often of Hannah Montana’s awesomeness.

I can’t embed the video, and that just makes me hate her even more. Sorry, if you want to see it (you don’t, trust me) you can go here.

Miley Cyrus is not an ordinary girl. On so many levels she is not, and never will be, an ordinary girl.

I’m just an ordinary Girl
Sometimes I’m Lazy, I get bored.
I get scared, I feel ignored
I feel happy, I get silly
I choke on my own words
I make wishes, I have dreams
And I still want to believe
Anything can happen in this world
for an Ordinary Girl
like you, like me
for an Ordinary Girl
like you like me

First of all she is the daughter of Mr. Achy Breaky Heart (I really wish I could embed this video). That mullet has got to be a horrible thing to live down, even if it isn’t hers, she’s related to it and that can’t be easy. So I give her credit there. Secondly, she has been in the limelight since she was a toddler and she has had her own Disney show for what …the past ten years or so. It sure seems like it’s been that long. Miley is not suffering with everyone else during this recession. If she wants to fly a jet to some far away place or buy some ugly shoes that cost thousands of dollars she can do that. I don’t begrudge her her fame and fortune, good for her for finding the key to making several million before you hit 20 years of age.

But don’t tell me you are just an ordinary girl.

When Miley Cyrus has her own seven year old daughter, and she will one day, and there is some new kid on the block whose videos and songs get played every 15 minutes and she has to listen to them because if she says her brain is going to explode if she hears that crap one more time that isn’t really being a supportive, caring and understanding kind of mom, then she can join the club of ordinary girls.

I’m just an ordinary Girl
Most times I’m Frumpy, I have chores.
I am broke, I am ignored
I feel bloated, I get moody
Surrounded by these turds
I had wishes, I had dreams
But now I don’t believe
Anything can happen in this world
for an Ordinary Girl
like you, like me
for an Ordinary Girl
like you like me

Not before.

Karma baby, it’s a bitch.

A couple of weeks ago I was approached by Simply Bags. They asked if I would be interested in reviewing one of their tote bags, after taking a quick peek at what they had to offer I was like hell yeah!

After choosing from a bunch of really fun colors (I chose the Fuchsia) I got to choose what to have embroidered on the front of the bag. I went with my blog name because it’s time to tell the world, or at least the beach, about my blog.

My picture doesn’t do it justice, this is a large bag made of jute construction. You all probably know what jute means but I didn’t have a clue and had to Google it.

Jute is a type of plant fiber used to make common items such as rope, twine, chair coverings, curtains, sacks, hessian cloth, carpets, and even the backing used on linoleum. This is accomplished by spinning the fiber into a coarse thread. Despite the fact that jute tends to be rough in texture, fine threads of it are sometimes used to create imitation silk. In addition, jute is increasingly being looked at as an alternative source for making paper, rather than cutting down trees for pulp. -Wise Geek.com

Whatever jute is it makes a really attractive summer time bag.

It’s a large bag measuring 23′W and 14′H. This tote could easily hold a large beach towel, a good size book, my laptop, water bottle and still have room for an extra pair of clothes, shoes and possibly a small dog.

The inside is lined and has one pocket. It even zips closed!

I don’t go to the beach that often, in fact I can’t remember the last time we did that, but we do go to the public pool and this would make a great pool bag because it can get wet and won’t ruin it. In addition to using this at the beach I could totally see taking this to the grocery store instead of using their reusable bags which aren’t all that stylish.

Simply Bags has a ton of bags, they have diaper bags, lunch totes, laptop bags and the even have bags with Betty Boop and Elvis on them.  Their bags are stylish and reasonably priced. Go on and take a look for yourself.

So I started a role playing game recently over at Algadon. Algadon is this fantasy role playing game where you do battles, go on quests and basically hang out with a bunch of geeks. You can even play it on MySpace! I haven’t played any kind of game online in a really long time so this was kinda new to me. It’s not like Halo or WOW, it’s less virtual action and more imaginative action which appeals to me as a writer much more.

Basically the gist of it is you choose your character, and there are many to choose from, and then you start doing things. You can go shopping for armor, which is kinda fun because in real life no one ever wears armor anymore and some of it is really cool. I’d love to walk around with those chain mail things that go on your arms. I bet they weigh a lot, though so maybe it wouldn’t be that fun. But in the game you can wear all the armor you want provided you have the cash or gold for it. If you don’t have enough money fear not, you can search for treasure, or go on quests to earn more gold. And you will need it because armor, spells and healing potions aren’t cheap.

In addition to going on quests, casting spells and wearing really cool armor you can chat with other geeks who are playing the game. You can also send them private messages and join clans.

I’m still new to the game and have spent most of my time searching for treasure and going on low level quests (because I don’t have the proper armor to on big time quests yet). The graphics are pretty cool and the layout of the game is pretty easy to pick up. I like the idea of playing a game such as this because it really stretches my imagination.

Algadon is a free game but they do have a premium membership which costs $25 or 2500 royal credits. In addition to playing the game online they have an app for Myspace, as well as for the iPhone and Android, which is totally cool because you can update your status while mobile.

Go check it out, you can find me easily. I’m the bitchin sorceress who goes by redheadranting.

I take a lot of photos while driving around town. Usually when stopped in traffic or walking. I have been known to take a picture or two while driving but I don’t recommend it.

I took this picture earlier this summer, I wasn’t really thinking blog at the time but I knew I had to have a picture of this. It’s been sitting on my desk top for a while now and I decided to make it into a contest.

I don’t have any prizes.

But, it’s pretty easy.

Where do you think I was when I took this picture?

(You will have to embiggen to get the full picture of what’s happening here)

Wait a minute, I do have a prize. The winner will receive a free month membership on Tribal Blogs, the coolest and funnest blog network out there.