Out with the old, in with the new they always say, and I've changed my layout for the first time in 2 years. I don't feel that bad, my previous layout wasn't written correctly to be seen on a Firefox browser and even I had taken to ignoring my blog because of it.

So, I got one of those shiny new cookie cutter layouts, added some waggets and gidgets and sold out. Yes, I've added ads to my blog. Even if this brings me a nickel per month, it's one nickel more per month than I've got now.

And wow. That's sad. My expectations are a nickel.

At any rate, it's a last ditch effort to keep the bloggerverse alive and kickin' while social networking sites like TweetMyFace are seeing more usage. And why shouldn't they? Now that people can hit each other with pillows, and phone in their mini-blogs (quite literally through text messages) it makes instant communication to the masses, or just your circle of friends, incredibly easy. If nothing else it serves our need for instant gratification while having to do hardly anything for it. And while I do love some lazy instant gratification... I miss the story telling injected with commentary, colorful vernacular, and a sense that people are still thinking.

Need another take on the situation? See this guy: Scribe
I'll warn you now, I pretty much agree with him.

So, that's it. Selling out. If I had any sense at all, I'd be linking up all my MyTweetFace's to this here blog.

I'm still thinking that one over. Even my mother has a MyTweetFace.

You know the old saying goes... "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all."

And I think it completely applies to us.

The husband managed to lose his job over one-15 minute late infraction. Yes, it's true, late one time with nothing else on his record the last 10 months. I had begun to look into getting a job anywhere when last Thursday he calls to tell me that he'll be coming home. Great. Magical. Wonderful. And my search hadn't turned up anything. He doesn't seem to be as concerned with our lack of money as I am, as he has yet to leave the house to look for a job, nor has he gone to the unemployment office. (We've been waiting on a PIN number to come in the mail so he can do it online.) In the meanwhile, I managed to screw up my back again, and after 3 days is finally feeling better. Then our Wii (which I had planned in the back of my mind that I would sell for money if we needed it) decided that it didn't like the power outage the other night and completely quit powering up. Then just when I thought it couldn't get worse... My iPhone quit working.

I am at my wits end. I don't know what he's thinking... And ya know, maybe I don't want to know.

All is not lost though... I did manage to restore my iPhone and it's working beautifully now. I can only hope that it's a sign that the tides have turned... Or I just learned if I want something done right, I'll just do it myself.