After much nagging (by moi) to move from the evil blogspot to WordPress, my blog buddy,Memarie Lane bit the bullet and packed her posts and comments over to her own domain name.

Only problem with that is that she lost her Google Page Rank. So we need to remedy that. Yes, it was my bad, but you all can help. She’s having herself a great housewarming giveaway contest thing with lots of cool prizes.

See the pretty button on the sidebar? You could win one of your own choosing. It probably wouldn’t say Memarie Lane because that wouldn’t be your blog, but hey, you get my drift, dontcha?

A blog header is also up for grabs, and I do love me some blog headers. Also, some pretty cool books. You just get yourself over there and enter her contest, and you can not only help her page rank, but maybe win yourself some cool schwag.

Also? Tell her how pretty it looks over there, because it does. And the same talented designer who made her blog so pretty is offering the button and header. Cool huh?

What are you waiting for? Make sure you tell her I sent you. Scoot!

My Giveaway for a $100 American Airlines voucher has a winner. I went to random.org because I just could not pick a winner without it. In the course of this giveaway, I discovered a new blog or two that I subscribed to.

Random.org selected The Over Thinker. I’ll just shoot you an email, darlin, and I have a US stamp all ready to put that puppy in the mail.

Congratulations, and thanks to all who entered.

I know that some of you may be considering a trip to San Francisco for the BlogHer conference this summer, and some others of you may have other travel plans.

I have a $100 voucher for American Airlines up for grabs. It’s valid until August 03, 2008. Sound okay?

Just link to this giveaway for your chance to win. Tell your blog buddies.

It’s a decent prize for the travel minded.

Winner announced on Saturday next

To those who have been wondering: Yes, I’m feeling poorly right now, but with any luck, I’ll live. I just don’t feel pretty and witty right now.

HOORAY! The Purple Plates site is now working in Firefox and IE7. The IE6 code will have to wait until tomorrow.

The contest for the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival is over, and I have duly entered all of the comments from each day that the contest ran. I stipulated that those who came back and commented on subsequent posts would get an extra shot at the prize. I was hoping that the winner would be someone who would appreciate what they had won, because it really is a beautiful, meaningful piece of art.

To determine the winning comment, I went to the trusty random.org and used the random integer generator.

It selected number 60. And commenter number 60? Drum roll, please…

Is Teeni! I couldn’t be more thrilled! Congratulations, Teeni. Now email me your snail mail info, and that puppy will be in the mail.

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I have a different kind of image for you to puzzle this week. I mentioned earlier that I had begged two photographers from my uppitywomen list for images that I could use, and this one is from Jill in Phoenix. You should go and check out her other amazing images.She just made a big sale to a corporate client, but she isn’t all snooty about it. I fell in love with this image and wanted to ask her if I could use it as wallpaper on my desktop, but she offered it as a puzzle. I’m going to give you a preview of it here, and then you can assemble it. Ain’t it purdy?

Create your own puzzles at PuzzleBee.com!

Tell us your completion time!

I have a confession to make. I have no kind of design talent. What. So. Ever. I can barely dress myself, or compose a photograph. I can’t sing either.

Yes. It’s truly sad to be me. Anybody has problems with their coding, I’m there for them, but all of my attempts to create a nice looking header are just plain sad and sorry.

To the rescue: RS Designs. See my purdy header? So not mine. All I did was select an image, pay a ridiculously small amount for it, and Linda of RS Designs did the rest. Free! It was part of a promotion that I glommed onto via their newsletter. You should go over there and sign up if you want the skinny on the phat.

The previous Bloggy Giveaway Carnival, I entered and won a header from them. It didn’t have to be for my blog, so I chose to have it on my readings site. I really need to update the screenshot, don’t I?

I have been hitting the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival every day to see if there is something I would want to win, and have noticed that each and every day, they are giving away a new pre-made header. Images are included, so you don’t even need to provide or pay for one. Not a drawing, but for anyone who comments. I chose this one.

There are more. Each image click takes you to the page where you comment and get yours free. Really. Not a draw. Just comment.

You can have your pick FREE, if you rush over today. And? They are very accommodating, and will resize to fit your header space.

I want everyone to know that I am not getting paid for this post. I’m just really wowed that I have access to some free header designs, while they are promoting their business, and I want you all to get in on the fun.

WOW! For all you blogspot people that I have been harassing to move to WordPress, here is the ultimate free solution. It includes hosting, domain name, installation, transfer of posts and comments, and all you need to leave the evil blogspot. Please. You know who you are. Enter here. And a similar one here, open til May 6. Do it for me.

One more free thing: There is a free QiGong Healing Session scheduled for Sunday, April 27. The link isn’t translating well from my email, but if you are interested, just say so in comments, and I will forward the email to you. I was in on the last one, and felt results, just with my intention to be included. That’s all you need. Intent to receive the healing.