Winners of the November 2009 SOTM:

1st Place – E. Hanson @ Earthquake Hanson
2nd Place – K.O. @ The KO Designs
3rd Place – Julia @ Lmxxnrd

Congrats everyone!! Awards have been given out to all participants. December 09 Voting will begin on November 2nd!

Also, why not sign up for the January 2010 SOTM Contest?

Shameless Plug:
If you would like free advertising for up to a year, sign up for FPA and refer Cianopi!

Sitely: Advertising is currently down and being revamped! Site Of The Month Voting has closed for November ‘09! Results are in, and will be announced in an entry on the 30th! But don’t worry, you can still sign up for the the Dec 09 Contest!

I wish I had time to write a full entry, but I’ve got so much to do!! I just came back from visiting my family out of state over the weekend, I have a TON of homework due by Wed & Thu (yes, I’m back in class again), and I have a Zumba class later today! So, I don’t have enough time to finish this entry, return comments, etc. For a rundown of what I would like to talk about soon, click here. In the meantime how about some music?

Oct. 25: Wanted to quickly say thanks for voting for my design for the VitaminWater FlavorCreator Contest! Wish me luck, they’ll be announcing winners on Nov. 11th. [link] Also, sign up for FPA!

I’ll write a decent entry as soon as I can. I’ve been SUPERBLY busy this past week, but I’ll put all the details in the entry. I’ll also return comments asap!!

Hey guys! Do any of you have a Facebook? I’ve already written this to most of the social networks I’m on, but Facebook and Vitamin Water are holding a contest called the FlavorCreator Contest. The new flavor has already been decided: Black Cherry – Lime. (Sounds really good. ) But now, they want Facebook users to design the new label!

As you can see, I’ve designed mine, and I’d really love and appreciate it if you guys could vote for my design! Either that or you can join the contest yourself and have all your friends vote for your design! The Contest ends on the 20th of October. You can click this link for more information.

Fundraising Pixel Ads is back up! It’s a great way to get traffic to your site. You can read more about the benefits on the site. Also, even though the signup page says “Buy Space”, the first 100 sign-ups get on the grid for free. If you choose to get advertised, please don’t forget to put “Cianopi” and “http://cianopi.org” where it says Referring Website and Reciprocal Link. Thanks in advanced! ♥

Sign Up to be Cianopi’s December 2009 Site Of The Month! There are still 12 slots left! If you want more exposure for your site, sign up! If you didn’t win last time and want another shot, sign up! Why not give it a shot? Your site could be on display for an entire month without rotation or having to link back! 2nd and 3rd Place Winners also get great prizes, as well as all participants in the contest. So hurry and sign up to be Cianopi’s December 09 SOTM!!

In follow-up news, I’ll be posting pics from Makinig II! Be on the lookout.

SOTM Contest is going on now!

Vote for your favorite site, or join in on the fun!

So like I said, my friend Christina and I went to Makinig II on Saturday. The show was AWESOME, we were like jumping out of our seats at some points. There was just a lot of good energy there. Not to mention a lot of hot guys! I sware one of the dudes sitting behind us was singing to me the whole show. (Or maybe he just knew all the words to everything and his lovely tenor vocals happened to make their way to my ears and hook me in like a fish in a bucket of water.) Sigh. I should have snagged a number or two.

It was awesome though, I’d go again in a heartbeat. There was this moment when Kat Badar was taking pics with people, and Christina and I thought there was a line. So there we are taking cell pics and Kat is sort of looking at us like “What are they doing? There’s no line..” So we walked over and awkwardly asked her to sign stuff. You’ve never seen cute until you’ve seen Kat Badar in person. She’s the epitome of adorable.

We also met JR Aquino. Christina created a fan outta me with this guy. He was fantastic in the show and when we went to see him afterwards, he tried to get Christina to buy a t-shirt. Later on she said to me, “I wish I could have, but it was $25.00!” I simply said, “I feel your pain.” And when he was signing my wristband thingy (we had to wear them to so they’d let us in after we paid), he was holding my hand so gently… I think I fell in love. No, but he’s Christina’s favorite, I wouldn’t steal him from her. She got me into him after all. (lol I’m talking like the man is available, he has a girlfriend, he said it a thousand times in the show. But a girl can dream!) He’s still supremely attractive up close though. I will not deny that.

Other favorites of mine included Jay Legaspi, Melissa Polinar, Aj Rafael, Adam Deperio (who messed up but got back out there and did his thing, yea Adam! ), and the amazing Passion. Great show!! Bravo. The ONLY bad act was KPrime. Sigh. Just sigh. I feel bad for the dude, and I wish him luck. lol

In not so spiffy news, I got into a bit of a rift with one of my best friends this past week. But everything’s okay now. If you want the full story and more details, you can click here.

Oh yes, I also saw Paranormal Activity this weekend. All I can say is, don’t go see it alone, and don’t go see it at night. I saw it in broad daylight with a friend, and I’m still freaking out days later. The thing about this movie is that it doesn’t seem that scary, I certainly didn’t think it would affect me this way. But it’s the after-effect… Yea. I’m done talking about it now. I’m going to go grab something to eat. lol

I hate apologizing for (finally) having a life (lol), but sorry for not responding to comments guys. No worries, I will be returning comments later today. And don’t think I’m ignoring any of you, I’ve responded to a few already. I’ve just somehow been ridiculously busy/preoccupied with things. Regardless, I’ve deemed today Return Comment Day at Cianopi!

Anyone else having a hard time getting a job these days? (lol duh) The thing is, I’ve been handing in job applications left and right and still haven’t been getting any calls! It’s so frustrating.. Speaking of which, my friend and I applied at a restaurant called Unos. The day we picked up the applications, there was a very nice girl who worked there. She gave us her name as a reference, so we thought for sure we’d get the job.

However, on the day we gave the finished applications back to the restaurant, it had just been opening. So it’s understandable that the employees were a bit busy trying to set up for the day. We walked in and told them that we had applications to hand in, and one of the workers (they were all women) said, “Okay, I’ll get the manager.” But a minute later, another girl told us to give her the applications.

At first we thought she was the manager and that she might interview us right there or something. But then she and the other workers just went about their business getting things ready for the day. My friend and I stood there for a good few minutes not knowing whether to leave or not. Then the girl who took the applications looked at us and said, “We’ll call.” and gave us a gesture to leave. We were just like “Oh… okay…” Once we left we we both looked at each other and said “What a bitch…” lol

Yes, so that’s just one of the many experiences I’ve had trying to get a job. I must say this recession is utterly ridiculous.

The aforementioned friend and I plan to go to Makinig II this weekend. It’s a show that features Filipino-American and Asian-American singers, songwriters, dancers, and the works. Not among the listed on the above page is Leejay Beats, who I really wanted to see! Those dudes are awesome, and they were in the last show but my friend and I couldn’t make it!! We plan to go this time though, for sure.

I finally bought my .org domain, so I’m slowly switching things over there. You can look at it now to let me know what’s out of place. (Note: it should look exactly like this site, minus this entry. ) I also finally bought a laptop cooler! I’m so glad I don’t have to stop working on projects anymore just to let my laptop cool down so that it doesn’t crash.

I have a new twitter! @Lianopi. I’ve also been trying to tweet more, ya know, to get into the loop just to see what it’s like and then form a better opinion about it.

Winners of the October 2009 SOTM:

1st Place – Chloe @ Berry Kenkou
2nd Place – Shlesha @ Toxic
3rd Place – Cortney @ Jenviousity

Congrats everyone!! Awards have been given out to all participants. November 09 Voting has commenced! Go vote for which site you think should be Site Of The Month. Also, why not sign up for the December SOTM?

Oct 09 Voting has Ended Today!!


Winners will be announced on the 30th of September.

If you haven’t already, enter your site in the contest for the November Spot before voting begins!

In other news, I will be hosting a Free Layout Raffle here at Cianopi. More details will be known to the public as the days follow.

Yesss, I’ve returned to the internet. I think we had it off for a week? I don’t really remember because I was busy with life anyways! My best friend Christina and I were hanging out all week. She took me to her Zumba class on Tuesday– tons of fun, I’m thinking of getting a membership for that class. And on Wednesday we walked from her house to our old High School.

WHAT A WALK THAT WAS. It was hot as hell that day, and we kinda made a wrong turn at one point so that added a good 15 minutes to the trip. We wanted to see people that I know, most of whom are graduating in 2010, but the one guy we relied on to tell everyone else we were going to be there bailed on us. We wanted to kill him!! We walked there on FOOT. Of course, it was partly our fault for setting out kind of late, and also making that 15-minute wrong turn. Ah well, we had fun and it was a good walk. Burned a lot of calories.

We saw Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs yesterday. It was really good over all. Made us hungry. They really did a good job on the graphics in that movie… Then we went to dinner with a bunch of folks. One of my good friends is moving away! So she had this get-together yesterday– tons of fun. I had to take the bus route to get there though, and that was 2 hours altogether. Exhausting, but worth it!! Everything turned out really well.

[ga3bi79nqt] September 24, 2009: Agh, lost my internet connection for a few days. But I’m back on the net now! So I’ll be returning comments and answering emails in the days to come. Just letting you guys know I’m alive!!

I’m proud to say that Cianopi’s been very successful as of recently. This entry will simply highlight some of the site’s areas of success!

First off, these are my affie gifts from Julia and Varlin!

Thanks guys! :]

Topping the Charts:
I know there aren’t too many sites that are a part of HellaGorgeous Topsites, but just the fact that I made number one anywhere made me ecstatic! So, upon first laying eyes on this, I had no choice but to screencap it. It just made me feel like all my hard work at this site paid off! :3

Site Awards:
I recieved these awards from I Peed A Little:

Thanks Justin! :3

I also planned to mention my first TextLinkAds payout. I’ve decided to leave a screencap on my Earn $$$ Online page instead as evidence that TextLinkAds comes through on their promises.

So, that about covers it for the brag entry. I just thought I’d share some of my site’s success with you guys. After all, who knows how long this may last? (Let’s hope I’m not jynxing it. ) Hopefully my accomplishments can encourage you all to keep doing what you do because eventually it will pay off!

And now, some music. On And On by Utada

Oh yes, and if you haven’t, please participate in thePlush’s Layout Contest by voting! You absolutely do not have to vote for me, but if you do I will be forever grateful! And a huge thank you to all of you who already have voted for me! ♥♥

Babysitting: Thursday, August 27 – Friday, August 28
I had agreed to babysitting for my sister thinking that I was only going to be taking care of my youngest nephew. Turned out I had to babysit two of my nephews and my little brother. The only word I can come up with to describe such an ordeal is CHAOS. Here are a few pics of the terrors (they should come with the warning: adorable but deadly ):

Hover for descriptions, click for full view.

Hangouts: Sunday, August 30, & Tuesday, Sept. 1
On Sunday, I went out to see a few of my closest buddies. We usually just literally hang out because we’re all broke and none of us have cars. But it’s all fun and laughs, I love them. Then on Tuesday, I went to see some more friends of mine, one of which I hadn’t seen since I graduated high school! Then there were a couple folks I didn’t know as well who graduated with me also. It’s was cool. And hilarious.

See Charisse, the mutual friend of the group, loves to take pictures and always seems to have a camera handy at crazy and odd moments. There was one moment when we were all at her house where she wanted us to take a picture with us all in a circle looking down at the camera. Well James (the one I hadn’t seen since high school) also had a camera, and he wanted to get the same pics Charisse did. So they both set their cameras on the floor.

We’re all in a circle and ready to go when James realizes he didn’t set the timer on his camera. So he bends down to pic his up and set the timer, meanwhile Charisse’s camera starts going off. No one knew whether to keep the circle pose or to wait until the cameras were both situated…

Then James decides to put his camera back on the floor even though the timing of the flashes are different! We’re all going crazy, going blind from unexpected flashes in our eyes. This was by far the most confusing and chaotic moment of my life. The resulting pics follow:

Hover for descriptions, click for full view.

Babysat again: Thu, Sept. 3 – Friday, Sept. 4
‘Nuff said.

Mom’s Bday Celebration: Saturday, Sept. 5 – Sunday, Sept. 6
Saturday was my mom’s birthday as I said in the last entry. We didn’t do too much, even thought it was a beautiful day. My older sister’s came over for a while, but by night time it was too late to go somewhere we all could go (including the young kids). So, we went out on Sunday!

We went to the mall because my older sister wanted to buy my mom a nice outfit, but it was closing by the time we got there (our family is procrastination central). We went to Target to do some quick shopping. We ate really good frozen yogurt at a place called Yogi Castle. (There’s only like one of those places in the world. Stalkers, you’re welcome. ) Then we went to California Tortilla to eat. I’ve been in love with Mexican Food lately. We had tons of fun, and I met a cute guy there. But I didn’t get his name or number, so… failure?

All in all, it’s been a good and hectic couple of weeks which is more than I can say for this entire summer. In the next entry I’ll cover more about the site + babysitting week 3! Oh, and my best friend asked me to help her make her own blog/personal site. It will be owned by her and her boyfriend. Oh, and School! Again, more details next entry!

I got so many comments on the last entry! More than I usually get within a couple days. And on such a short and compact entry? xD Thanks a bunch guys! I’ll be returning them all week long. Takes me a while to write up comments and blog entries, don’t ask why. lol And on top of that I’m still uber busy with different things. I added a few new pages to the site: Past Layouts, Wordpress Plugins Used, and Why Donate to Cianopi.

Random Note: Just discovered today that Gaia made saving outfits a reality!!

Lastly, please vote in the Plush Layout contest (whether or not you vote for me xD)!!

I also have a few new contest/challenge/award ideas underway. But that’s all the information I can disclose at the moment. Be on the lookout!

Oh yeah, and in the next entry, I’ll be bragging a bit. Mostly about what I mentioned in the last post. But on top of the site’s success, I’ve gotten a few awards, and an affie gift. ♥ All will be mentioned in the next post!

I’ve been babysitting a demon child! He’s adorable though, I’ll give him that. lol I’ve been out with friends twice in the last two weeks. Pics to come, most definitely! It’s my mommy’s birthday tomorrow (September 5th!) We plan to have a vivacious celebration (courtesy of her 6 kids ). It’s also about 3 other people’s birthdays that I know on the 5th. Go Virgos!

News in the online world: I got my first payout from Text Link Ads! Hope my PR doesn’t go down because of it. Everyone should be Binging things now anyway.. The Site Of The Month Contest sign ups will close tomorrow, and voting will begin on September 6th (or 7th, depends on what I’m doing this weekend. ) I also want to boast a bit (I’ve got bragging rights, darnit!) about Cianopi’s success in a few topsites. Screencaps to come– oh, and my daily hits have doubled somehow! I’m amazed, really. And SUPER proud of myself!

So yes, a decent entry is on its way, along with comment and tag replies!! Be on the lookout!