Sunday, December 07, 2008

Check Out My New Roommates!


You can read all about them on their blog, The Tigger & Gateway Show.

Yes, they have their own blog and their own Twitter page - not because I'm a crazy cat lady, but because I needed a central place to share their progress and their pictures/videos with interested parties, like The Humane Society of NY (which is where I adopted them). I also wanted a means of illustrating how a blog, Twitter and various Twitter tools can be used to provide that central place, update it on a regular basis, and broadcast those updates to interested parties.

Long story short, after Theo died, I knew from past experience that I would be adopting again. It seems to be what works. The Humane Society had been helpful when Theo died, and there were several cats up for adoption on their site that I wanted to "meet". The big question wasn't whether I'd come home with one, it was how many I'd come home with. I was leaning towards adopting a pair. Well, while I went last weekend, and was totally blown away in a good way by my whole experience there. The folks at The Humane Society are awesome, and really love the animals in their care!

So, here I was being introduced to various pairs of charming cats, when the cat now known as Tigger caught my eye. I asked if they could take him out of his cage (which, by the way, was huge, with room enough for a full-sized cat bed, and then some), and he proceeded to purr, rub up against me, and lick my fingers. I was in love, but my only concern was that he was only 5 1/2 months old, and would be all by himself while I was at work all day. It must've been fate, because that's when someone mentioned that he had made a buddy at the shelter. My eyes lit up and I said "He has a buddy??? Can you let him out, too???" And that's when I met the cat now known as Gateway. Watching them play together, I knew they would both be coming home with me, and come home with me they did. It's been just over a week now, and they've settled in quite nicely!

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Get a Free YOYO Lip Gloss!

YOYO Lip Gloss is giving away lip gloss!

They make cool lip gloss for girls, but what I found most interesting about them was their company goal:
Company Goal - "To Give Back to the World." What are we going to do with all of our money? Let's give it away! As a corporation, it is our duty to serve our world and community and help others. Peppermints Salon will establish the YOYO Foundation, which will be dedicated to helping children and families all over the world.
They're offering a free lip gloss to anyone who blogs about them. Find out more here.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Free Olive Oil Sample

Bedmo Vegetables is launching a new "At Your Door" service, for consumers to test gourmet food products at no cost!

Their first offer - Sabatino Tartufi Black Truffle Gourmet Olive Oil

http://www.bedmo.com/atyourdoor.php

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Pillsbury Giveaway

Pillsbury Home is Calling™ Gift Basket giveaway

Julie's Journal is giving away three of these, and there are numerous ways to earn entries. You can Twitter, StumbleUpon it, blog about it, etc.

They're really cool, too!