What's New?

I'll tell you what's new.
For the New year I wanted to add a new photo to my tired little blog to freshen it up.
I received a few compliments on a recent new picture, and many commented that my old pic was too tiny.
So about three days ago, I researched how to do this. Being that I am so forgetful lately, I
hadn't a clue what I did last year. I did remember asking my blogging friends for advice,
(because I had no idea where to start.) Miss Bean gave me great info that led to my last profile picture. This time... Well, I first read that whole help page that those blogger bastards give us. I re-sized my new photo at flickr. I tried taking a photo straight from my computer. I tried editing my html, nervous that I would totally screw up my template. (keep in mind... I am a 48 yr. old hairstylist, I'd never even heard of html, url or template until last year.) I annoyed asked a few blogging buddies in hopes that they had a miracle solution I hadn't read about. What started as -just sitting down on New Years day
to make a change that I thought would take about 5 minutes,- ended up -causing me much frustration, much cursing,
and as I read through "blogging for dummies" much too much feeling insecure & incompetent! I wasn't merely driven anymore because I wanted or needed this stupid New picture. NO, I was driven by insanity...this became my New Year obsession. I had to get this fucking thing to work. Despite STill feeling sick from this cold/flu thing I have that is lingering, despite having to work on wed. and thurs. and in between taking down all my Christmas decorations.... I became CRAZY! I spent WAY too much time at this computer.... Cursing with my 'Marge Simpson" laryngitizy voice! My son tried adding the following
to my url- < imgsrc=" ____" /> I don't know what the hell these symbols mean,( and I had to write them incorrectly here, or my post had a blue box posted instead of these symbols, which means they do DO something) I let him try. No Luck. I then tried to download a new web browser, maybe blogger would be more cooperative with me exploring New options with... ..explorer, No such luck. So, today I sat down with a nice cup of tea and I took a deep breath ( not easy without my asthma inhaler) & said Let me just try One more time copying my url from fucker flickr into this space in my 'edit profile' area. Just one time and then I promise I am giving this shit up forever.... And Freaking EUREKA! The picture just popped right in. Is blogger screwing with me? Testing me... Seeing if I will jump ship to typepad? Is it that flickr fuck, Who ever he is?
Am I stuck with a Christmas picture forever Not to risk this bullshit again?
(I had thought about trying to give up cursing in the New year... but because of blogger,flickr,Earl (url) and all their befuddling asshole friends, I'll keep speaking like a drunken sailor till '09.)

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