Moving On Up...A Little Bloggy Business
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 6:12PM Mrs. G. Mrs. G. (and Jessie) have been making some blog changes they hope everyone will like. We can try them out for a bit and ditch them if they're a pain in the ass.
First, if you look up below the header, you'll notice some new categories. Next to the Booklog (which will be updated tonight), you'll notice the Derf Assist List. Essentially, this is a message board to help us communicate on specific issues in a more intimate fashion. We're a community and we should be able to talk like one. We can decide how we want to use it and, really, the only rule is to keep it kind, that's it.
Second, next to the Derf Assist List is a category called Whore! No, this is not Mrs. G's autobiography, but rather the spot where she can hawk her Derfwad Manor swag like...
this... 
this...
this...
this (backstory)...
this...
and this (backstory)!
If you don't like it, don't buy it, but if you do buy it, know that it helps pay for blog expenses like hosting fees.
Third, next to Whore! you'll notice a section called Derf Nation and this is Mrs. G's long overdue blogroll. If you would like to be on the blogroll, you must leave the following in the comments section:
1) Your blog's URL
2) Your location
And, finally, Mrs. G. has switched over to the Disqus commenting format. It might take a little getting used to at first, but she thinks you'll like it a lot. If not, we ditch it.
Update: Disqus sucks, so it's ditched.
Dink around a while and see what you think. Don't forget to add yourself to the blogroll if you like (remember: url and location!).
Carry on.
Blogging Business
Reader Comments (52)
This is a test comment.
back at you!
I like.
Please add me to the nation:
www.thebadmom.com
Vancouver, Washington
:D
I'm a shameless whore for comments!
www.yanamama.blogspot.com
Denver, CO
That's what SHE said:
JennyExplainsItAll.blogspot.com
Redding, CA
Holy cats! Lookin' good, Mrs. G.!
noodleroux
noodleroux.blogspot.com
Missouri
I love That's What She Said!
Jenn @ Juggling Life
San Diego, CA
jugglinglife.typepad.com
You know I want to be on your blogroll!
Aunt Snow at Doves Today http://doves2day.blogspot.com
Love the HOLY CATS! shirt. May be a good gift for the MIL.....
You need a list for internationals Mrs G
...not that I have a blog.
...but if I did, I would need a spot.
Deborah J, blogless, Australia.
Deborah J., there's a space, just no takers yet.
I'm in Derfs! I'm in!
holy cats! =^..^=
Gary Edward Rith
Ithaca, NY
http://garysthirdpotteryblog.blogspot.com/
Also, Mrs G, we have talked about a button for Meredith at Whynot and me? Please let me know when that is happening, thanks!
My URL:
http://dragonlane.wordpress.com
Southeast England
Thanks!
Oh yeah!
Meredith Heywood
Seagrove NC
Whynot Pottery
www.whynotpottery.com
Am I the first and only one from Rhode Island?
suzi/smartcat
Southern Rhode Island
http://thesmartcat.blogspot.com/
Digging the Bigger Love t-shirt, but I can't figure out how I could possibly afford three husbands. Just the one househusband is already wearing my checkbook thin! Time to get some more Lotto tickets...
Oh, and please add my (sporadic) blog to the mix:
Peaks and Valleys (Denver, Colorado)
http://peaks-valleys.blogspot.com/
The Other Laura
http://www.lrh-oneofthree.blogspot.com/
San Antonio, Texas
I may be on a blog break, but I'm still reading, just not writing. I really enjoy Derfwad Manor!
That meant please include me on your blogrole.
Barb at Alchemy of Clay
blackmtnbarb@gmail.com
http://blackmtnbarb.blogspot.com/
Love the changes and can't say as I'm sad you ditched the Disqus.
mamaraby
maplecanopy.wordpress.com
Wisconsin
Thank you for ditching Disqus! It is a nightmare!
The More, The Messier
http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com
Virginia
Please add me Mrs. G.!
http://odnealriverrats.blogspot.com
Iowa
Thanks, Kay
Smalltown Me
http://smalltownmom.blogspot.com
Southern California
No blog but if you ever do a Derf Index, add me! Bramble in NJ
I can't decide between Holy Cats and the sundial one ...your Mom is a RIOT! Hey! Did we forget to slap a bird on it?! Just asking!!!
A blog about life, food, gardening, family, stray cats and a duck.
Feeling more like a real (no more lurking) derf every day!
I thought about not including myself on the blogroll since I seem to be on hiatus from writing, but I'm going on faith that at some point, the need to write will override my need to be slothful. It feels so weird to me--I've been writing since I could hold a pencil and now? Bubkas.
sothethingisblog.blogspot.com
Northport, NY
I've really loved reading about your adventures on the road trip!
and the international Derfs are 'plus one'.....Trash, honey, i'm here with ya..sporadic, at best, but i'm here!!
http://www.kuroiwafamily.blogspot.com
nagasaki city, japan
Count me in. I can't wait to check out the rest of the Derf blogs.
fashionablylatetotheparty.blogspot.com
New York
http://legacygenealogyfuture.squarespace.com/
in West Chester, PA
It's a *very new* blog featuring two of my passions - genealogy and the post-growth future resilience of communities.
I won't be posting very often, and it's mostly a way for me to record some thoughts and actions that I am taking on both fronts, and to share some things with friends and family who are doing this stuff with me. But feel free to stop by and say hello. :-)
I'd love to be on. Jewelry, gardening and cooking.
www.jlkjewelry.blogspot.com
Seagrove, NC
Your wonderful writing is inspiring me to be more active with my blog.
Yes please! Sign me up!
http://idiotskitchen.com
Cooking for everyone...especially those who like chocolate.
Claudia
Can I play? Even though I'm still blogless in Fort Wayne, Indiana?
Kristin H
I'll try this again. I'd love to be on the derf nation blog roll.
K of http://bellecurvedesign.blogspot.com/ from the green and lovely Portlandia
I'm coming up on my one-year anniversary of blog-writer's block, but what the hey. I may just start posting random thoughts just to dip my toe back in to the water.
http://www.kelleyscasa.blogspot.com
Overland Park, KS
I love whore nightgown. It's the perfect apparel for a late night trip to Farm Fresh with sweat pants and my two daughters in tow. Oh, revenge is so sweet.
Sign us up, pretty please.
Susan,
http://twodementeddames.com
Arrgh..forgot the URL
A blog about life, food, gardening, family, stray cats and a duck.
http://www.itsabovethewaterlinedear.blogspot.com
Minnesota
Canada is a big country, Mrs. G. Could we be divided by province and listed alphabetically with the states? Like: North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario? Just a thought.
Party of 3
http://itsjustapie.blogspot.com
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mrs. G,
I'd love to be included, I love your writing and blog and it has inspired me to be more proactive on my blog.
Jewelry, cooking and gardening
www.jlkjewelry.blogspot.com. NC
And apparently I can't follow simple instructions...I'm in Florida. Thanks, Mrs. G!
ya know you probably want the blog!
http://whynotpotteryblog.blogspot.com/
There is way more action going on there!
So here we go again.
Meredith Heywood
Seagrove NC
Whynot Pottery
http://whynotpotteryblog.blogspot.com/
www.whynotpottery.com
There is FB too and I always need new fans.
Hugs Galore!
Hi there. I'm a friend of Meredith. (That was the Password of the day wasn't it?) Whistlecreek Pottery is located on Lebanon, Ohio. Blog site id www.whistlecreek.blogspot.com. Thanks
debra from NE OH: http://www.fromskilledhands.com
http://www.diggingmeout.blogspot.com/
Maryland
Thanks, Mrs. G!
Holy cats! Ima need me one of those man cake T Shirts.
www.welcometothemiddleoflife.wordpress.com
Susan in Santa Barbara, Californ-eye-ay!
I'm going to need a job to pay for my shopping list!
1) http://spokalulu.wordpress.com
2) Washington State
Hey, people, check out Vivianne's blog - I think she could use some company right now. Plus, she's a good writer. Leave some comments and distract her from her ex-husband's Facebook page!
Add me to the California Derfs
http://brightside-Susan.blogspot.com
Pleasanton, CA
I'm going to attempt to maintain my newest blog on a somewhat normal basis:
http://iwasbornold.wordpress.com/
Michigan
:o)
www.collectingraindrops.blogspot.com
Colorado
Wow. I've got some reading to do.... No blog yet, maybe I can get Mrs. G to run a 'name a blog' game to come up with a good idea for a blog to test my fledgling writing skills. Hmmm. But first, I'm going to go explore more of derf-ville. meak