The Tumblr Experiment

So, I tried out Tumblr, and I don’t think I’ll continue blogging there regularly. Why?

1. I’m a creature of habit, and I’m used to WordPress. But, at the same time, I always want to try new things. There were certain perks with Tumblr, it has cool designs and it’s simple to get started. But, when I want to add widgets and customize it, it took longer than I expected, and I’m still not satisfied with the way it looks.

2. While, I’m drawn to the “f*ck yeah” blogs, because well, it is geared to my obsessions in the world of pop culture. It’s not enough to keep me blogging there on a regular basis. I haven’t found the added benefit, besides the community feeling aspect. Everything I do on Tumblr, I can do on WordPress as well, and the added perk of WordPress, I can categorize my different interests. If you can do that with Tumblr, I couldn’t figure it out.

So, my friends, I will end the Tumblr experiment, and resume my blogging on WordPress. I wanted to see if it would make things easier having different blogs for different interests, but it seemed to be more of a hassle than it was worth. Considering my blog is more of hobby, and a way to express my thoughts and ideas with like minded people. I generally blog about three things, just like I tweet about three things, so if you know me by now, you’ve figured out those three things. If not, here’s the gist of what are my topics of interest:

1. Libraries/Librarians

2. Baseball (NY Mets-centered)

3.Pop Culture (geeky at times, but not always: politics/media creep up often)

hey mets, could you bring back six game ticket packs?

I have been on the fence about renewing my ticket plan, and it really doesn’t have anything to do with who will be starting on Opening Day 2010. The first time I bought tickets in bulk and in advance was in 2006, and I bought the “86 Pack, in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the 1986 Mets, and it was fun, and all the promos dealt with the theme. I liked that, and I liked that it was a pack with six games, and it included the always enjoyable interleague play with our crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees. Here’s the link to the press release for those interested:

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060206&content_id=1306917&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

The following year I bought the Jose-Jose-Jose pack, with seven games, all on Friday nights. In 2008, things changed, no more fun themed packs for me to choose from, so I got a plan and made sure I had the option to get tickets at the new Citi Field. And, I did.. and now I’m not sure I want them back. I hate my seats that I had to beg to change. My original seats were in the LF Promenade Reserved, I couldn’t see the warning track, the homerun apple or the out of town scoreboard. I switched my tickets to RF Promenade Reserved, and now I can’t see anything that happens in Right Field, and the seats on in row 13, that’s a pretty steep climb. I’m just not pleased. Plus, add to the mix, that my sister is having a baby in January, I don’t see how she’ll be able to go to 15 games with a newborn.

I have until December 18th to decide, the Mets could make it an easier decision if they gave me my six game ticket pack back… pretty please.

Taming the Hollywood Vampire Craze

This is quite amusing. Old school action heroes trying to tame the Hollywood Vampire craze. And it’s a cartoon.

Check out the video:

Ode to the Nerdy Ninja Turtle

I dedicated my first real Tumblr post to Donatello. The nerdy ninja turtle. ;0) Thought it should be remembered.

Tumblr here I come..

Yep, I’ve been on the fence for a while. But, I think I’m about to open my very own Tumblr.

Here’s my link:

http://www.mstinamarie.tumblr.com

It’s real bare bones now, this may be a good way to filter/update my blog, umm… or this could just be extra work. We’ll see how it goes.

UPDATE 12/07: I’m going to try posting to Tumblr everyday this week, this will give me a feel if I really want to merge my WordPress with Tumblr, or not… This may change. I’m indecisive, if you haven’t noticed.

Toodles.