1. Alright, I gave in to Twitter… I’m finally understanding its appeal.  It’s pretty useful in the creative realm so you can update the world about your recent works and finds.  I’m following Abduzeedo and Etsy, which I daresay will come in extremely handy.  For example, I saw that Smashing Magazine has a book coming out in September and I pre-ordered it.  (You should too — http://tiny.cc/0Jo7t)  And I think it’s funny that the first day I really want to be on Twitter is the day it’s attacked by DDoS.  Oh well.  Makes for an amusing topic of conversation.  (Quite possibly my favorite headline of all time.)  It’s so sad yet so true.  Feel free to follow me on twitter: rmjohnsonvt.

2. While I was waiting for Twitter to get back online, I was over at ArtBistro.com.  Great site, by the way.  Lots of insightful articles, like this one: http://tiny.cc/artbistrocritique This is a critique of a fast food restaurant ad/coupon flyer, which I’m very excited to have come across.  One, because it’s a smart and detailed critique.  Two, because I do this aaalllllll the time and it’s nice knowing there are other dorks like me out there.

3. I have always made a point to read advice columns when I come by them.  My favorite, though, are the ones with a little bit of sass.  I’m mainly talking about Ask E. Jean over at ELLE.  She tells it like it is, and I appreciate that.  Don’t you?  (Check out this one, it’ll make you laugh.  However, any male readers may not find it interesting.)  Anyway, my point is that I would love to have my own advice column or blog.  I sorta did it as a joke with my college roommates and came up with these: http://tiny.cc/7mgqj I really want to do more, but the problem is that I have no one to write in their questions!  So if you’re reading this, you should send me a question.  Either leave a comment here, or post it on my twitter: dearbeckyj