No this isn’t a post about Tumblr, although I’m sure I’ll find another spot to throw in a reference. I’m just having a great time with that social network lately. I think it’s mostly replaced my magazine reading.

Oh, who am I kidding, it’s replaced my brain.

Okay, no Tumblr no Tumblr. Not here. This is my blog, my WordPress. And she’s been feeling a bit neglected lately.

I have to imagine there are more than a few of you wondering, “what the hell is going on with your blog right now?” Well to catch everyone up, it basically goes like this:

During the months of June and July, I hosted a So You Think You Can Dance Fantasy League here (which I learned very early on was not technically a Fantasy League… but whatever). There were 29 players, and in the end, only one was victorious. That person was- still is- Marivic Tagala, known affectionately by her online associates as @sorano916. And she played a fierce game. Seriously, she was ruthless.

The prize for winning, is that for 1 month she is a collaborator here at my blog. Her and I will both be writing posts. Not necessarily about the same things but our hope is to eventually get in tune with each other’s blogging style… and then ultimately… to mind meld.

No?….. Okay.

And speaking of style, an important part of the prize is that she gets to decorate the blog itself; add some touches of her own. So she’s replaced all my photography with images that speak to her taste. That means for the next month, no pictures of me being artsy and intense. She also gets to link all her social networks to the corresponding badges in the sidebar. After all, she needs to feel at home here.

Anyway, I asked her to send me a bunch of pics that sort of represent who she is. And so the series you see changing in the header with every page view is what she delivered. Which actually integrates quite nicely, I have to say. Try refreshing the page several times to see different ones from the series (9 images in total). She took all of the pics in Washington DC where she lives… and I imagine they all have some significance to her.

For example, as I was prepping the graphic of the Cathedral (or maybe it’s just a church), I wondered what the story was behind that. Then the following day on Twitter @sorano916 sent a response to a general “how is everyone?” tweet, saying she was off to sing at mass. And a piece of the puzzle locked into place.

I thought it was cool.

Anyway, Marivic, glad to have you a part of my blog. I promise, I’ll be spending more time here during your stay. I don’t want you to think I hit the road as soon as you moved in.

Although… have you tried Tumblr yet? It’s pretty fun. (ha! I told you I’d get it in)

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