Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Have a great weekend,
daisy, Team Vox
In my last Team Vox post, I let you know that we're aware that the Amazon conduit is broken and that we're working to fix it. Many of you want to know when it's going to be fixed and I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to you about that sooner.
Unfortunately, I don't have an exact date to give you, but rest assured, the Amazon conduit will be fixed in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, I'm about to finish my latest book and I could use a few suggestions as to what to read next, so... if you don't mind, let me know in the comments what's on your nightstand and/or what book you think I absolutely must read next.
Thanks! :)
So, Europe... some groups are going to ban the use of every day terms. Words and phrases such as "Gentlemen's Agreement" for being sexist or "Whiter than White" or even "Black Day" for being racist.
Let's just forget that the word black is a color and an adjective as well. Let's forget that ancient clans and cultures referred to the month of January as the "Black Month" as Black signified death and darkness... cause well... night is cold and dark.
It has nothing to do with skin color.
But obviously in our cultures we are going to lose the ability to use certain colors as an adjective just in the off chance that someone is going to be offended.
And whiter than white? Really? That is racist? If someone says your teeth are whiter than white... that is magically racist?
Ok, here is what I propose. Let's ditch White and Black as an indication of skin color, let us take back our colors. Am I really white? I mean, I am kinda pinkish, orangish and are blacks really "black"? More like shades of brown right?
So from now on... when I am filling out the statistical form on an important document and it asks me if I am Caucasian, Black, Latino, Asian or Other... I am going to choose "Other" and write in the Hexadecimal code that best represents my skin tones... which is pretty close to #FFCC66 or #FFCC99.
Course... then... Someone would complain about that I suppose and then we would move on to RGB values until someone complained and we moved on yet to CMYK codes.... ARRRGH A flaw.... CURSES!!!!
Some of you may have noticed that right now you cannot add books from Amazon to your Vox library. Giving people a glimpse into what's on your night stand is important to many of you, so I just wanted to reassure you that we are doing our best to get this bug fixed. I'll keep you posted.
So sorry for the inconvenience.
Hope you have a great weekend!
daisy
Went to see mom and dad, with kids in tow, and had a thin crust Shakey's Special, along with slices of mojos (with garlic dip) and... a plate of siopao. I know, I know... it is a bit incongruous, but that's how some Pinoy meryendas look like at times.
It's a surprising mix that aims to please the palates of everyone around the table, because the food can sometimes serve as just the icing on the cake of conversation.
Yes, conversation. Kwentos. Stories. Shared around the table on a lazy (and thankfully not rainy) Sunday afternoon. You talk about computers and netbooks, or the rules of Scrabble, all while the television blasts the latest showbiz chismis during the airing of The Buzz (Boy Abunda, Ruffa, and Kris Aquino).
The conversation temporarily ceases when Kris Aquino announces that she may not report for work during the coming weeks, so that she can stay close to her mom, former President Cory Aquino, who is continuing her battle with cancer.
I invite you to say a prayer for them...
