Meanwhile, elsewhere on the internet…

So, I have some exciting news:  I’m now blogging daily on all things art & design at a wonderful little place across the internet called CARGOH.COM.

If you’re a lover of art, or fashion, or music, or design…this place is for you.  My new home away from home, the Cargoh Culture blog is an eclectic mix of the current, the vintage, the obscure, if you can name it, and it was crafted or created rather than mass-manufactured, chances are you’ll find it there.

I’ve been working on this for a couple of months now, and I am so excited to finally get to share it.   This is a dream gig for me – getting to work with people I love who are so passionate about what they do, and truly want to serve and support the independent art community has been incredible.    Getting to learn about new artists and watch the marketplace begin to grow is a true testament to the power of the internet to unite and mobilize, and I’m excited about the possibility that presents to independent artists and craftspeople.  So come visit. I’d love for you guys to see what we’ve been working on.

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In other elsewhere-on-the-internet-related news, I somehow found myself nominated to be nominated for the 2010 Nickelodeon Parents’ Picks Awards for Best Parenting Blog (I’m not totally clear on the nominated to be nominated part myself, but that’s how they’re doing it, and as the old saying goes, it’s an honor just to be nominated…to be nominated.)

So, to be actually nominated, Nick (that’s short for Nickelodeon, we’re on a first name basis ever since they nominated me to be nominated for their award) has informed me that I should “Get the word out online! …let everyone know that you’re a potential Parents’ Picks Nominee! They all love you so they’ll totally nominate you every single day!”

Pssssh. Nick thinks that I can get you guys to click that little icon every single day.   I’d be happy (like, really happy) if you guys would just click it once.   So, if you’ve been visiting The818 for a while, and you enjoy the content, then would you consider giving that button a click?   Then you’ll need to scroll down, look for THE818.com, and click the “nominate” icon below it.   That’s it.   You’ve nominated me.   (And hey…if you really like the content on this site and you want to click it every single day as Nick suggests, I would totally appreciate that too – voting ends June 17th.)    You can nominate as many of Nick’s Pick’s as you want, so if you’re a fan of parenting blogs, you should check out the other potential nominees (including my friend Joanna’s blog RAISING MADISON!) and give them some love too.