Month: June 2013

  • The Purge

    A new movie that is out is called “The Purge.”  The setting of the movie is 2022 in the U.S.

    Crime is pretty low in the future and some believe it is a certain policy.
    Every year, for 12 hours there is a time when you are allowed to commit just about any crime including murder and there is no penalty for the crime.  The 12 hour period is called The Purge.  Here is the link:  Link
    If you could commit a crime and know you would not get punished, would you commit the crime?
                                                                    

  • Sharing Your Feelings on Xanga

    I notice that some people mention that they have shared things on xanga that they have never shared with their friends in real life.

    I imagine it is easier for some people to share online than it is to share with someone who is looking at them face to face.
    Have you shared too much on xanga?
                                                                                       

  • Your Xanga Username

    How did you come up with your xanga username?
                                                                                                  

  • How Will You Be Remembered on Xanga?

    Some of you have posted on here for 8 to 12 years.  Others have been on here for 4-5 years.  

    People have had an opportunity to get to know you. They have read some of your private thoughts.  They have read some of your rants.  They have been with you through childbirth and pain.
    How will you be remember on xanga?
                                                                                                        

  • Paying for Xanga

    I have noticed that some people now believe that xanga will probably gain the $60,000 needed to save xanga.  Here is the link to donate:  Link

    But some people appear to think that xanga will struggle to continue on a paid model.  The thinking is that it will be tough for xanga to go much beyond that if people have to pay $48.00 a year.
    I suggested to someone on the xanga team that they should raise more than $60,000 (maybe $120,000) and then allow everyone to continue for free.
    Is paying for xanga a deal breaker for you personally?
                                                                                   

  • When Women Brush Their Boobs Against Men

    I went over to Reddit to support the effort by Shimmer and Cakalusa to help save xanga:  Go vote xanga Up:  Link  (If this doesn’t work, I think everyone should let me write the next Reddit post).
    I couldn’t find the xanga post so I used the Reddit search engine and typed in “boobs.”
    I noticed that people were discussing whether women intentionally press their boobs against men or are they unaware that they do that.  Here is the link:  Link  Are they trying to flirt or is it random.
    Do women press their boobs against men on purpose?
                                                                                                      

  • Xanga: How it All Began

    People have been sort of nostalgic the last few days on xanga.  They have been talking about their time on xanga and how they got started.

    My brother in law helped me get started on xanga.  He asked me if I wanted a blog.  I had never heard of a blog but he walked me through it.  He told me that he always got more comments if he put a question at the end of the post.
    Who got you started on xanga?
                             
                                                                        

  • Your Xanga Anxiety Level

    When xanga announced that they would shut down xanga if they did not raise $60,000 by July 15th, people had all sorts of responses.  (Go donate:  Link)  $18,000 and counting

    Some people acted like they didn’t care.  Others acted as if they were told a friend was dying.
    Lets rate this on a scale of 1 to 10.  1 means you are indifferent.  10 means your life is impacted in a significant way.
    On a scale of 1 to 10, how anxious are you about xanga shutting down?
                                                                                                                     

  • We Will Save Xanga

    The goal is clear. $60,000

    Xanga must raise $60,000 by July 15th.  So lets do it. 
    $60,000.  That sounds like a big number doesn’t it?
    Xanga has already raised $15,690.  They did that with 73 donations.  The average donation is $214.00.  Xanga has said a $240 donation will allow for a blogger to gain a year subscription plus four other year subscriptions.
    We have to raise $44,310 by July 15th or this is over.  That will only take 184 people to donate $240 each.
    I am asking you to donate $240.00.  Now some of you can donate $48.00.  But some of you can donate $1000 or even $5000 or $10,000.
    Go here and lets save xanga:  Link
    Stop looking for other places to blog.  Stop archiving.  Lets not run from the fight.  Lets fight the fight.
    Who is with me?
                                                                                             

  • The Xanga Countdown

    No matter what happens from here, I want to say that xanga was a great experience.

    I must admit times were tough when I started on xanga.  I had just experienced the toughest period of my life.  And the good people embraced me.
    I remember when I posted about a tumor I had.  I had to have surgery and I was a little afraid.  I posted about it on my xanga site and over 100 people commented on that post.  I pulled out of the surgery and signed into my xanga site and I had never received that many comments before.  I was touched by the comments that people left.
    I then posted quickly and once again, there was such an outpouring of support.
    We don’t know if xanga will raise the money. I hope they do.  
    But no matter what happens from here, I am so thankful to everyone in this great community.
    I am thankful for the xanga team and all of their efforts.  I am thankful for the special friends I have made along the way.
    Dan