(Translation: small potatoes.)

Unless you’re living under a rock on the internet, you’ve heard of John Chow and Jeremy Shoemaker. You don’t need to be an A lister or move in certain circles to know who they are, because chances are you’ve stumbled onto a picture of Jeremy’s huge AdSense checks, or you’ve heard about John’s fall from Google grace.

So back to the neatest part about this weekend…meeting John Chow. And when I say I “met” John Chow, I don’t mean that I worked my way over to him in the conference room, introduced myself, shoved a business card into his face and called it a day. That’s not my style baby! Instead, I drove John and his wife (who is lovely, and I don’t like to keep referring to as the nameless wife, but I don’t know if she’s mentioned on his blog by name and so I will refrain from doing so for now) to Universal Studios (along with Cass and Marisa) and played tour guide for the day to my new (and old) friends.

How many bloggers would give their right arm to spend 8 hours with John Chow? I could have picked his brain about blogging and what makes him tick, and nagged him incessantly about linking to me, but instead I enjoyed a lovely day with my friends, John, and his wife, and showed them the best Universal Studios had to offer. (Much thanks to Trevor and Andrew from Izea for meeting us there as well!) This whole post makes me sound like I’ve got John up on a pedestal, and a shrine to him in my living room, but I really don’t – I’m just impressed with what he’s accomplished, and it was neat to be able to spend time with someone who has done so much with a blog.

You would think the story ends there, but it doesn’t. In my email tonight, I found this:

Hi, ColleenC.

JohnChowDotCom (JohnChowDotCom) is now following your updates on Twitter. Check out JohnChowDotCom’s profile here:

http://twitter.com/JohnChowDotCom

You may follow JohnChowDotCom as well by clicking on the “follow” button.

Best,
Twitter

How cool is THAT? John Chow has 2,073 followers, but he only follows 75 people…and I’m one of them! (John, you can never stop following me…I’d be crushed.)

I guess the moral of this story is that networking is cool, and you never know WHAT will happen at an event like IzeaFest!

In the meantime, I’ve been seeking out information online about alternatives, and one site I like is SkinRevision. It’s a blog about skin care written by a cosmetic physician (Dr. Joanne Turner) in Brisbane, Australia. (I’m curious as to what the American equivalent would be – dermatologist? Plastic surgeon? Interesting…) This blog is right up my alley, as I’ve been a little self obsessed lately with my skin, and aging. The blog isn’t all business. It’s not all “clinical” talk, and it’s actually a bit refreshing to see a professional let down her hair and share some tips and tricks with the world at large. We women hear a lot of things regarding skincare – from our mothers (don’t eat greasy foods and chocolate or you’ll break out) to our friends, we even get advice from ads on TV or the lady at the cosmetics counter. Dr. Turner cuts through the nonsense we’re told and tells us the truth about skincare. For instance, this post about facial cleanser gives you the low down on why that high priced brand may not be the best thing for your skin. (I use a reasonably priced bar cleanser made for the face that I love, so I think Dr. Turner is onto something!)

And did you ever wonder why your friends swear by a certain brand, but it doesn’t do a thing for you? Dr. Turner fills us in on why all brands are not made for all people. Hint: it’s a little thing called body chemistry. The blog is just filled with advice like this, and I especially loved all of the money saving tips – who doesn’t want to save money and still look good? This blog is a must read for women who want to hear the truth about skincare!

This is a sponsored review.

From neat product reviews like the ove glove to great cookbooks she’s found for kids, this site is a great resource for those of us wishing to turn our houses into homes.

Looks like it worked! That was nice and easy, just the way I like it. Photopress gets 2 snaps up!

I’ve received 150+ unique visitors from Cash Columns since I started my advertising campaign with them – well worth the small amount of money I paid into it.

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• I love it, play more like this
• I don’t really like this song
• I’m tired of this song
• Why is this song playing?
• I want to add more music like this to my station

So after I rated “Room For Squares” (tired of it, for the record) it played Toad The Wet Sprocket, then Matt Pond PA (didn’t Laura just post a song of his for Music Monday?) and now it’s playing Travis.  I’ve listened to Toad The Wet Sprocket before, but not in YEARS, and it was nice to hear something of theirs that I hadn’t before.  I’ve never heard Matt Pond or Travis, but I liked them both.  Oh, now it’s playing “Covered In Rain” - that’s a new John Mayer I haven’t heard yet.  If you’re looking for new music, but don’t know what you want – Pandora gets 2 snaps up.

[tags]Pandora, music[/tags]