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Ashley Tisdale – Live chat on the Cartoon Doll Emporium

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Any parents reading this site should take note that pop princess and Disney Star Ashley Tisdale will be appearing on the Cartoon Doll Emporium’s chat forum for a live discussion on April 2nd between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. EST. Your kids will absolutely adore you if you tell them about Ashley’s special appearance.

Actually this week on the Cartoon Doll Emporium there will be a contest. Ashley Tisdale fans can submit questions for Ashley. The best questions will be chosen and given to Ashley to answer during her online live chat session. The fans names will be mentioned when their questions are asked too.

If you still aren’t quite sure who Ashley Tisdale is, she stars in Disney’s “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and the movie “High School Musical”. She’ll also appear in the the sequel to High School Musical – High School Musical 2 when it’s released later this year.

I actually really like the Cartoon Doll Emporium. It’s one of those dress up games sites where you can create different dolls by dressing them up in different outfits and using different accessories for them. Kids love to spend time on sites like the Cartoon Doll Emporium and many adults do too as it’s a great place to create new avatars for online chats and forums.

You’ll find over 650 dress up games on the site. You’ll also be able to play arcade games, participate in quizzes too. There’s even a music section and a “cuteness” section.

Check out the site for your own use, and don’t forget to tell your child about Ashley Tisdale’s live chat and the question contest. I’m sure you’ll get good parent points if you do!





Advantages of becoming a top commenter on this site

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In an earlier post I was telling you that I’ve been working on our sites and that I’ve added a few new WordPress plugins as well.

One of the new plugins is one that allows me to show who my top commentators are in my right side bar.

See that area below Recent Comments? Yep, that’s where my top commentators for each month will be show. I can change that to daily, weekly, monthly or yearly top commentators if I want. Right now it’s set to monthly but I might change it to yearly.

One thing that I like about this new plug in is that it gives my top commentators a real link. There is no rel no follow tag added to the link, so Google can pick up the link. This might help you, my visitors and those making comments, build your sites Page Rank. So it’s in your best interest to leave comments on this site and work towards becoming the top commentator each month.

Halloween Express for all your costume and themed party needs

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I’ve been asked to write about Halloweenexpress.com. Now obviously, with a site titled Halloween Express you would expect to find Halloween Costumes, wouldn’t you?

You will, but you’ll also find costumes that relate well to just about any other major holiday, and costumes that could be used when attending costume parties and other themed events.

disco.gif Halloween Express carries everything from Adult, kid, pet and Halloween costumes, to accessories and make up, hats, wigs and masks plus decorations for your costume party. They offer the largest selection of Halloween costumes and merchandise. Just browse through their pages to see what I mean.

The costumes and merchandise sold at Halloween Express are a combination of the latest popular trends in costumes, as well as the tried and true best sellers.

There are so many different types of costumes to choose. Clicking on the adult costume section revealed an assortment of different styles of adult costumes. I see listings for everything from classic men and womens costumes, to horror, career, couples, Disney, fairytale, holiday, humorous, medieval, military, pirate, religious, sexy, super hero, and TV and movie related men and womens costumes.

babybug2.gif Now that’s just one section. Don’t forget they have costumes for children too. Isn’t the baby bug costume adorable?

Oh and don’t forget to browse through the pet costumes. I just love them.

If I had a dog or cat I might be tempted to dress them up at least once a year after seeing photos of costumed animals. How do you like the masked Power ranger dog costume?

petpowerranger2.gif There are just so many costumes that you really must see the Halloween Express site for yourself.

Halloween express also offers a large assortment of accessories, make up, hats, wigs and masks that you can add to your costume to complete the look, or use to personalize your costumed character.

alien2.gif Halloween Express started out in 1990, and has built itself up to become one of the most aggressive and dynamic Halloween chains in the US. That’s 17+ years of experience, and over 140 retail locations.

There are several company owned as well as franchise locations across the United States. If there isn’t a location in your area, have no fear. Just visit their online site HalloweenExpress.com. They ship merchandise across the continental US, however they do not ship internationally at this time.

So remember Halloween Express the next time you get invited to a costume party or a themed event. I’m certain you’ll be happy with the selection.

Are you participating in the Lifecruiser Cyber Cruise?

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Thirteen Things about Mrs. Lifecruisers Cyber Cruise

This is Thursday Thirteen #37

1…. Mrs. Lifecruiser decided to have an elaborate, and I mean elaborate blog party! She’s calling it a “Cyber Cruise”.

2…. The Cyber Cruise starts tomorrow and runs through to the end of the month!

3…. We’ll be hitting ports from all over the world as different bloggers host the Cyber cruise on their own sites.

4…. This is going to be a great way to meet other bloggers, and discover some great new sites. You might even make a friend or two as you mingle at one of the banquet dinners or lounge by the pool.

5…. The lovely Mrs. Lifecruiser had asked who wanted to host the Cruise in their “port”. I opted to be a party goer rather than a host this time round. Perhaps next time round there’ll be a Toronto port on the Cyber Cruise.

6…. I’ve been looking through my cyber closets to find a few lovely evening gowns to wear to the dinners. So far I’ve found a lovely emerald gown that will set off my eyes, hair and fair skin nicely. I’ve also chosen two traditional black gowns – ones a little skimpy! Oh yes, I’ve also got a hot little red number.

7…. I’m hoping that Mrs. Lifecruiser lined up a lot of entertainment for this long Cyber cruise. Hopefully there’s some great rock n’ roll bands. I love mingling with rock stars.

8…. I think that everyone should bring a flag from their Country to hang over the side of the ship. That way we can show how truly international our Cyber Cruise will be.

9…. Now I’m trying to think of what else to pack from my Cyber drawers and closet? Hmmm some bathing suits? yeah I think I’d better bring something to swim in and tan in.

10…. Some of the ports that we’ll hit should be warm too so I’ll have to bring some light clothes – shorts, light tops and some good walking shoes just in case we hit any tourist areas as we travel across the world on the Lifecruiser Cyber Cruise.

11…. I’d like to try some chocolate from every port we hit. mmmm I love chocolate!

12…. Oh and I guess I should try a traditional food item from each country we visit too huh?

13…. I hope you’ll join us on our Cyber Cruise! I’m sure the host of the whole show, Mrs. Lifecruiser herself will drop in at some point today to tell us more about her huge Blog party/ Cyber cruise. I can’t wait to find out if there’s any last minute details?

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PostieCon 07 – attend the worlds largest gathering of bloggers

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Hey readers, how would you like to attend one of the largest gathering of bloggers from around the world? You can, if you register for P0stieCon 07.

The conference will be held on Friday June 1st through Saturday June 2nd in Orlando Florida, with a pre-conference “meet and Greet” day called “Hello my name is … ” on Thursday May 31st.

If you want to become serious about your blogging, and perhaps even turn blogging into a way to make a living at home you should attend this conference. It’s all about turning you into a better blogger. The theme of the conference is “You’re a rock star”, and as I’ve said it’s all about showing you how to become a better blogger and perhaps even rise to the top of the crowd and make a name for yourself as a well known and respected blogger.

A number of the worlds biggest and best bloggers will be attending P0stieC0n, and they will each speak at the conference. You can learn from these well known speakers and gain from their knowledge, experience and perspective of the blogging world. You can also learn how to build traffic and readership, monetize your site, and gain notoriety by attending the discussions and workshops that will be available to all registrants.

Sign up now as space is limited. Plus, if you register for the event now, you can save $50 on the cost of registration.

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