<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Product Reviews &#187; Entertainment</title> <atom:link href="http://propsblog.com/category/entertainment/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://propsblog.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:43:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>New Newsletter, New House, And One Year Of Marriage</title><link>http://propsblog.com/new-newsletter-new-house-and-one-year-of-marriage/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/new-newsletter-new-house-and-one-year-of-marriage/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:54:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Awebber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=823</guid> <description><![CDATA[A lot has been going on this week here in Props Blog land.  Today is my first anniversary with my beautiful wife Leah!  We also signed disclosure papers on a house and expect to finish closing by the end of the month.  Last but not least, we&#8217;re expecting in June!  (Talk about being busy) You&#8217;ll [...] No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/home-for-sale-sold-sign_167190117_std.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="Home Sold" src="http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/home-for-sale-sold-sign_167190117_std.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="342" /></a></p><p>A lot has been going on this week here in Props Blog land.  Today is my first anniversary with my beautiful wife <a title="Interview with Leah" href="http://propsblog.com/props-to-leah-waddill-high-fashion-model-interview/">Leah</a>!  We also signed disclosure papers on a house and expect to finish closing by the end of the month.  Last but not least, we&#8217;re expecting in June!  (Talk about being busy)</p><p>You&#8217;ll also notice a lot has changed here at Props blog in the last month.  I&#8217;ve been completely changing up the theme to make it more attractive and easier to navigate (hopefully it has helped).</p><p>I have noticed a steady increase in both traffic and <a title="Props Blog Dot Com RSS" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePropsBlog">RSS subscribers</a>.  I finally manned up and signed up for Awebber as well.  At this point, I don&#8217;t have an ebook to bribe people with, only good content and the promise of a lot more to come.</p><p>As you&#8217;ve probably noticed, I do one or two site reviews/plugs a week.  My gift to anyone who signs up for my newsletter is a free site review.  After you&#8217;ve signed up, just send me an e-mail with the site you want reviewed.  I&#8217;ll let you know when I&#8217;m going to post the review after that.</p><p>You can sign up for the newsletter at the top right of my page (the red box, can&#8217;t miss it unless you are color blind).</p><p>Finally, I&#8217;ve been having a hard time deciding how often I want my newsletter to update readers with my recent posts.  I think it is useful to be able to keep subscribers informed of recent posts they might have missed over the last week or two.</p><p>I&#8217;m conducting a poll about how frequently I should send out post updates.  Please vote what you think is best (even if you haven&#8217;t subscribed).</p><p>Back to our normally scheduled content tomorrow.</p><p>p.s. The Arbitrage Webinar was informative, but pretty weak regarding &#8220;secrets&#8221; of the trade.  I can tell the guy knows what he&#8217;s talking about, but I just have to see more before I can justify $2000.</p><p>[polldaddy poll="2246525"]</p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/new-newsletter-new-house-and-one-year-of-marriage/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Are You Really Trying To Be Successful (or Are You A Schmuck)</title><link>http://propsblog.com/are-you-really-trying-to-be-successful/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/are-you-really-trying-to-be-successful/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:59:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Success]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=801</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is rant time here at Props Blog.  A lot of people think that being successful and &#8220;trying&#8221; just means showing up.  Part of being successful is just showing up, but that&#8217;s only a tiny percent of it.  If you don&#8217;t show up to play, why bother? Sending A Lousy E-mail Is Not Trying After [...] No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-803" title="Scammer" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Scammer-468x374.jpg" alt="Scammer" width="468" height="374" /></p><p>It is rant time here at Props Blog.  A lot of people think that being successful and &#8220;trying&#8221; just means showing up.  Part of being successful is just showing up, but that&#8217;s only a tiny percent of it.  If you don&#8217;t show up to play, why bother?</p><h3>Sending A Lousy E-mail Is Not Trying</h3><p>After reading the responses to John Chow&#8217;s <a title="email of the week" href="http://www.johnchow.com/the-email-of-the-week">e-mail of the week</a>, I can&#8217;t believe how lazy and scandalous people are.  If you think for 1 second that Dan actually tried to be successful, <strong>you are out of your damn mind</strong>.  Stop trying to be so nice and give people sympathy (especially when they don&#8217;t deserve it).</p><p>As I mentioned in my comments on John&#8217;s page, this guy didn&#8217;t actually put any effort into getting his book promoted.  He was begging, not trying.</p><p><strong>Trying is</strong>: Frequently visiting the site, reading and learning how to promote, building a relationship with both John and the readers via commenting (at a minimum, and probably sending an introduction e-mail to John before even considering a request), writing a guest post, blogging longer than 6 months (or being wildly successful in your first few months), Reading John&#8217;s ebook, Reading ANY ebook about how to get a guest post, ebook recommendation, etc..</p><p>This request is like a slap in the face to John and every other hard working blogger out there.  Dan showed no understanding or respect of community, and he asked to put John&#8217;s good reputation on the line at no benefit to himself (and no benefit to John).  If that books sucks (which is probably does, given his lack of experience), John would lose all credibility promoting it.</p><h3>False Endorsements of Lousy Products Caused the FTC Laws On Bloggers</h3><p>As readers of John&#8217;s blog, they should be outraged that some schmuck thinks he should get his overpriced (not free) ebook about something he has almost no experience doing a free recommendation (not honest review) on John&#8217;s page.  I would be pissed if John recommended (not honestly reviewed) a lousy ebook that I had to pay for.</p><p>Guys like this are scammers.  They are the people who put out Acai weight loss programs.  They are the ones that steal hard working people&#8217;s money.  They are the reason the FTC had to create the endorsement laws and require &#8220;typical results.&#8221;</p><p>And instead of defending quality endorsements, many people said &#8220;at least he tried&#8221; or &#8220;you should have taught him how he should have done it&#8221; or &#8220;you could teach him &#8230;&#8230;&#8221;  Please gag me.  This is garbage.</p><h3>Help People Who Actually Try</h3><p>It isn&#8217;t John&#8217;s place to tutor the guy on how to do things right.  There are hundreds of free resources available.  The fact this guy has the audacity to ask for money for an ebook about things he knows NOTHING about is absurd (I know he knows nothing about internet marketing based on how he approached John in the first place).  People pay thousands for consulting from successful marketers like John Chow, Brian Clark, and Chris Brogan.  Why should John waste his time helping a scam artist?</p><p>This all goes back to the fact that the guy isn&#8217;t a part of the community, he doesn&#8217;t have any relationship with John, and he obviously didn&#8217;t do any research.  If he had show that he had tried, maybe John would have reacted differently.</p><p>Finally, some people said &#8220;Its better than The Arbitrager – Sex, Drugs and Lazy Internet Millionaires crap.&#8221;  Is the person who wrote this capable of linking two related things together?  I wouldn&#8217;t trust the person who wrote that with my kids, my money, or even my time. The information in The Arbitrager reports is <em>exposing</em> scam artist.</p><p>I would say sorry to rant, but <strong>I&#8217;m not</strong>.  RAWR!!!! ;-)</p><p>p.s. I love all of you who read this to end.  I&#8217;m glad you agree.</p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/are-you-really-trying-to-be-successful/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crack Up Going Through The Let&#8217;s Play Archives</title><link>http://propsblog.com/crack-up-going-through-the-lets-play-archives/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/crack-up-going-through-the-lets-play-archives/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:34:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cool Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Youtube]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=626</guid> <description><![CDATA[It has been a couple of weeks since I published my article about vNES giving all of us who remember the days a nostalgic kick in the junk.  For those of you who missed it, NES had 5 of 10 of the most difficult games of all time. After a certain point, some games quit [...] No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-627" title="lets play archive" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lets-play-archive-468x83.PNG" alt="lets play archive" width="468" height="83" /></p><p>It has been a couple of weeks since I published my article about <a title="vNES" href="http://www.virtualnes.com">vNES</a> giving all of us who remember the days a nostalgic kick in the junk.  For those of you who missed it, NES had 5 of 10 of the <a title="Play NES free using vNES" href="http://propsblog.com/play-nes-games-free-online/">most difficult games of all time</a>.</p><p>After a certain point, some games quit being fun because they are just too hard, but strangely, we&#8217;re just dying to see how to beat the hardest part and to see what comes after.</p><h3>Let&#8217;s Play Videogame Archive To The Rescue</h3><p>Today, I ran across not one, but two articles on Digg recommending this site as a top 50 and top 100 side worth bookmarking.</p><p>The idea of Let&#8217;s Play is people play through various games and upload them.  When I first heard this concept, I thought why would anyone want to watch this?  Why is it on not just one, but two HUGE 4000+diggs lists?!</p><p>So I went to the site.  I&#8217;m still on the site.  There are of games played from start to finish on this site including some of the most challenging games of all time like Ghouls n&#8217; Ghosts, Ninja Gaiden (Trilogy) and Battletoads (proof that it can be beaten without cheating).</p><p>While the videos are awesome for people trying to complete games they&#8217;ve never been able to beat, it is the commentary that makes this site worth coming to.  Most of the video commentary is hilarious.  Everything from making fun of the game design to cussing endlessly about the difficulty of certain parts of the game.</p><p>Another thing that makes these videos entertaining is the &#8220;challenges&#8221; they do.  For example, in Mega Man, the challenge was to give play by play sports commentary the whole way through.  It is kind of distracting to have to think and talk that way while playing live.  They also put weird limitations like only being able to shoot 1 shot at a time or only being allowed to face left and jump to beat certain bosses.  It&#8217;s hilarious to watch and demonstrates mastery beyond practicality.</p><p>I highly recommend watching the Final Level of Ghouls n&#8217; Ghosts.  That poor guy damn near loses his mind.  (Note: Lots of profanity, beware).  There are tons of other amazing games to watch and enjoy.</p><p>If you come across a video that you think I should check out, post it in the comments!  Until next time, enjoy.</p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/crack-up-going-through-the-lets-play-archives/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Efficiently Use Your Time Reading Blogs</title><link>http://propsblog.com/how-to-efficiently-use-your-time-reading-blogs/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/how-to-efficiently-use-your-time-reading-blogs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:59:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Time Management]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=573</guid> <description><![CDATA[You know the problem with awesome sites?  There is too much information and not enough time.  Since I began increasing active in the social media word and blogging, I&#8217;ve come across countless amazing webpages I couldn&#8217;t stop reading. If you start reading one blog post, end up clicking a link or two, and hours later [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/restaurants-are-more-like-blogs-than-you-think/' rel='bookmark' title='Restaurants Are More Like Blogs Than You Think'>Restaurants Are More Like Blogs Than You Think</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5373720/floating-monitors-and-hidden-peripherals"><img class="aligncenter" title="Featured Workspace" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/10/3787509186_ed2e1892ab_b.jpg" alt="" width="476" height="356" /></a></p><p>You know the problem with awesome sites?  There is too much information and not enough time.  Since I began increasing active in the social media word and blogging, I&#8217;ve come across countless amazing webpages I couldn&#8217;t stop reading.</p><p>If you start reading one blog post, end up clicking a link or two, and hours later find yourself looking at a clock reading 4:00 AM, and you have to be up in 3 hours, this post is for you.</p><p>Since the whole idea of my site started as a review and reference page, it is really important for me to dig into what a site is about, the type of content that can be found, and if it is even interesting enough to keep reading.</p><h3>Check The Popular Posts And About Page</h3><p>The first thing I do when I arrive on a blog is check out the layout.  I look for key components like the About Page and Popular Posts (aka <a title="Chris Brogan's Best of" href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/best-of/">Best Of</a>).  If the post titles are magnetic, I usually go straight for the popular posts. Either way, I check the About Page to find out what experience the author has and what they think their page is about.</p><p>Popular posts give you a great sample of what to expect from the site.  They aren&#8217;t always the &#8220;best&#8221; content, but they are the most popular posts for a reason.  If you don&#8217;t like the popular posts, you probably aren&#8217;t going to like the rest of the blog; don&#8217;t waste your time.</p><h3>Don&#8217;t Chase Too Many Links</h3><p>Links are where I tend to get in trouble.  I follow a link to a different post or another blog, and five hours later, I haven&#8217;t finished reading the original post and have 22 tabs open.</p><p>When I come to an interesting link, I just open it in a new tab (control+click in Firefox) and keep reading the current post to the end.  That way I finish reading and have the link saved.</p><p>The problem is sometime there will be <a title="Usefulness - Principles of Successful Blogging #3" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/10/16/usefulness-principles-of-successful-blogging-3/">multiple links worth checking out in a good post</a>; how do you know which one to read next? I go to the next tab and look at two things.  Is it the same site? Is it the same topic?</p><p>When I&#8217;m reviewing a site and the link is outbound, I simply bookmark the new site and close the tab.  This keeps me on track for reviewing.  After I&#8217;m done with my review, I&#8217;ll go back to the site.</p><p>If I&#8217;m researching a particular topic like SEO or <a title="Magnetic Headlines" href="http://www.copyblogger.com/the-cheater%E2%80%99s-guide-to-writing-great-headlines/">writing killer headlines</a>, as long as the link is on topic, I&#8217;ll read it and bookmark the site if it is my first visit.  Off topic links, I bookmark and come back to later.</p><h3>Only Read Chronological If You&#8217;ve Been There Before</h3><p>One mistake I made when I first started reading blogs was always reading top to bottom. Fact of the matter is, the <a title="Why Everything You Think You Know About Blog Architecture is Wrong " href="http://www.pearsonified.com/2006/07/why_everything_you_think_you_k.php">best and most relevant content</a> isn&#8217;t always at the top.</p><p>If at all possible, go straight for the meaty posts and <a title="Props Blog Dot Com RSS" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePropsBlog">subscribe to the RSS</a> for reading content in chronological order.  Use archives or the search function to find relevent posts if you are researching one specific topic.</p><h3>Are You Effectively Using Your Time Reading Blogs?</h3><p>With all the amazing information out there, you can easily find yourself jumping blog to blog, changing topics frequently, and in the end, forgetting 95% of what you read.  You just wasted a bunch of time.</p><p>Stay on topic or stay on the site depending on your needs.  Make changes to your blog right after reading a post instead of hoping you remember later.  Even if you make a written note, it&#8217;s easy to forget to make the changes.</p><p>By now you should have 4 or 5 tabs open and ready to rock.  None of the links are on this topic, so you&#8217;re free to bookmark and read as you like.</p><p>Did I leave anything out?  What tricks do you use to make the most of your blog reading time?</p><h3>Bonus: Keeping Track Of Conversation</h3><p>If you&#8217;re interested in the comment conversation on the site, you can subscribe to the comment feed.  I don&#8217;t like doing that because my inbox ends up filled with ten million messages, or I forget to check my reader.  Instead, I just leave the tab open and refresh it each time I finish reading a page.  If that&#8217;s taking up too much time, I just come back after the next article is published and check both at once.  I&#8217;m always shocked at how long conversation on popular topics continues.</p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/restaurants-are-more-like-blogs-than-you-think/' rel='bookmark' title='Restaurants Are More Like Blogs Than You Think'>Restaurants Are More Like Blogs Than You Think</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/how-to-efficiently-use-your-time-reading-blogs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>33</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Animators and Icons At War</title><link>http://propsblog.com/animators-and-icons-at-war/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/animators-and-icons-at-war/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:48:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cool Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Youtube]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=529</guid> <description><![CDATA[As you can see by my new logo, I&#8217;ve been playing around with Adobe Photoshop a little bit.  This probably isn&#8217;t going to be my final logo, but it&#8217;s a decent start I would say. During my time working with photoshop, I&#8217;ve had a few major battles trying to get photoshop to do what I [...] No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you can see by my new logo, I&#8217;ve been playing around with Adobe Photoshop a little bit.  This probably isn&#8217;t going to be my final logo, but it&#8217;s a decent start I would say.</p><p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-530" title="Animation vs. Animator" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Animation-vs.-Animator-250x151.jpg" alt="Animation vs. Animator" width="250" height="151" />During my time working with photoshop, I&#8217;ve had a few major battles trying to get photoshop to do what I wanted it to.  None of my problems were ever as bad as this Animator having to defend himself from a <a title="Animtor vs. Animation" href="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf">hostile takeover from the Animation</a>.</p><p>The first time I watched this video I cracked up.  You seriously have to watch it 2 or 3 times to catch all the clever uses for each tool in photoshop.  There is so much going on all at once.</p><p>Occationally, my desktop also gets a little cluttered with icons.  I have a tendency to download stuff to my desktop and sort it out later (anyone else do that?), so from time to time I have to clean my desktop up.  I&#8217;m just glad my icons never get into an <a title="Icon War" href="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf">epic icon war</a> like on this poor guy&#8217;s desktop.  All I have to say is Diablo II kicks ass!<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-531" title="icon war aftermath" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/icon-war-aftermath-468x229.jpg" alt="icon war aftermath" width="468" height="229" /></p><p>I&#8217;m planning on doing  lot more with the design and layout of my blog over the next week or two.  If you see a logo that you like or don&#8217;t like pop up, be sure to let me know.  Also, if you don&#8217;t have a logo for your site yet, I might start help create entry level logos if anyone is interested.  It obviously wouldn&#8217;t be professional, but it will look 100 times better than default text headers.</p><p>Does anyone have working links to any of the old Stick Figure Death Theater videos?  All my bookmarks for them are broken.  Let me know what you think of these videos.  I thought they rocked&#8230;</p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/animators-and-icons-at-war/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Donate to UGM for Thanksgiving and Get a Backlink from John Chow dot Com</title><link>http://propsblog.com/donate-to-ugm-for-thanksgiving-and-get-a-backlink-from-john-chow-dot-com/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/donate-to-ugm-for-thanksgiving-and-get-a-backlink-from-john-chow-dot-com/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:47:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=492</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today, John Chow wrote a post about the Union Gospel Mission which helps to feed several thousand families in need of a Thanksgiving Dinner.  I know a lot of you don&#8217;t read John Chow dot Com, but this is something that I think anyone could support. The Union Gospel Mission is a worthy cause that [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/why-john-chow-will-always-win-referral-contests/' rel='bookmark' title='Why John Chow Will Always Win Referral Contests'>Why John Chow Will Always Win Referral Contests</a></li><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/john-chow-ebook-make-money-online/' rel='bookmark' title='John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook'>John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ugm.ca/ways_to_give/online/default.aspx"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-493" title="2009.08-Thanksgiving" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/2009.08-Thanksgiving.jpg" alt="2009.08-Thanksgiving" width="200" height="150" /></a></p><p>Today, John Chow wrote a post about the <a title="Union Gospel Mission" href="http://www.ugm.ca/">Union Gospel Mission</a> which helps to feed several thousand families in need of a Thanksgiving Dinner.  I know a lot of you don&#8217;t read John Chow dot Com, but this is something that I think anyone could support.</p><p>The Union Gospel Mission is a worthy cause that helps thousands of people get back on their feet with a variety of services including food, shelter, and training.  Apparently they do Thanksgiving earilier in Canada than in the United States, so this dinner will be on October 12th.</p><p>John Chow has offered to <a title="John Chow will match donations" href="http://www.johnchow.com/help-ugm-feed-the-hungry-this-thanksgiving/">match donations</a> by his readers up to $1000.  All you have to do is <a title="Online Donation Page" href="http://www.ugm.ca/ways_to_give/online/">make a donation to the UGM</a> and e-mail John the receipt.</p><p>To make the offer even more appealing, John is going to post a list of all readers who donated on Friday giving you a free backlink to your site.  Links from John Chow are a vaulable commodity and will get you traffic!  All it took for me was one ReTweet from John Chow to almost double my traffic.  I imagine anyone who donates will see some amount of traffic from this link.</p><p>For those considering an purchasing a review from John, you might consider donating $1000 or more instead.  John will write a free review on his site (a $750 value) not to mention all the people you&#8217;d be helping!</p><p>I think this is going to help a lot of people.  I really look forward to seeing how successful this donation drive for a worthy Mission can be.</p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/why-john-chow-will-always-win-referral-contests/' rel='bookmark' title='Why John Chow Will Always Win Referral Contests'>Why John Chow Will Always Win Referral Contests</a></li><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/john-chow-ebook-make-money-online/' rel='bookmark' title='John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook'>John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/donate-to-ugm-for-thanksgiving-and-get-a-backlink-from-john-chow-dot-com/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>5 Flash Maze Challenges to Strain Your Brain</title><link>http://propsblog.com/5-flash-maze-challenges-to-strain-your-brain/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/5-flash-maze-challenges-to-strain-your-brain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cool Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top 5]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Games]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=465</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mazes have always had a special place in my heart.  As a child, always loved solving puzzles and mazes.  Children of the 80&#8242;s can certainly remember doing tons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mazes&#8230; With the invention of Flash and Shockwave, we are now able to play highly dynamic mazes that will make your brain [...] No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mazes have always had a special place in my heart.  As a child, always loved solving puzzles and mazes.  Children of the 80&#8242;s can certainly remember doing tons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mazes&#8230;</p><p>With the invention of Flash and Shockwave, we are now able to play highly dynamic mazes that will make your brain (and your mouse hand) go crazy.  So with out further rambling, I present to you 5 of the most challenging and fun maze games online!</p><h2>The World&#8217;s Hardest Game</h2><p>While I believe that the <a title="The hardest games ever are found on the NES" href="http://propsblog.com/play-nes-games-free-online/">world&#8217;s hardest games</a> are actually found on the NES, this game certainly has made me rethink that.  The object is simple.  Using your keyboard, navigate your red square to collect all the yellow circles while avoiding the obstacles, then travel to the green zone to finish.  If only it was as easy at it sounds!  The levels are almost never as easy at they look at first.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-466 aligncenter" title="The worlds hardest game - level 5/30" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/The-worlds-hardest-game-480x348.jpg" alt="The World's Hardest Game - Level 5/30" width="480" height="348" /></p><p>They do provide check points and other handy planning tools, but when it&#8217;s all said and done, you&#8217;ll be annoyed as hell getting to the last 3 mm before the green zone and dying.  <a title="The World's Hardest Game" href="http://www.addictinggames.com/theworldshardestgame.html">The World&#8217;s Hardest Game</a> is only for the brave of heart!</p><h2>Maze Frenzy</h2><p><img class="size-medium wp-image-468 alignleft" title="Maze Frenzy 1" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Maze-Frenzy-1-480x403.jpg" alt="Maze Frenzy #1" width="290" height="242" /></p><p>Maze Frenzy is another fun and challenging maze game.  The object is to navigate your little red dot through the maze using your mouse pointer as quickly as possible.  The first one is extremely difficult, and the second one will make you pull your hair out.  When you consider that these mazes are timed, it ads extra pressure!  If you think you have a super steady mouse hand and a great sense of timing, check out <a title="Maze Frenzy" href="http://www.mazefrenzy.com/">Maze Frenzy</a> and post your best times.</p><h2>Click Maze 2</h2><p>Click Maze 2 has a lot to do with planning, visualization, and timing.  You can <img class="size-medium wp-image-474 alignright" title="Click Maze 2" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Click-Maze-2-480x416.jpg" alt="Click Maze 2" width="238" height="206" />place your mouse anywhere on the map, and when you click, your red marker travels in a straight line to your pointer.</p><p>Each click counts like a stroke in golf; in fact, the game has a &#8220;par&#8221; number of clicks and rewards players who are able to complete the levels below par.</p><p>A lot of the challenge comes with getting your timing down perfect.  If you could see this image in motion, you could see that the long blue &#8220;tunnels&#8221; are moving rapidly, and you have to pass through at just the right time to not lose a life.</p><p>If you think you can get through more levels than me, try <a title="Click Maze 2" href="http://freepuzzlegames.biz/game/103/Click-Maze-2.html">Click Maze 2</a> and let me know what level you get to (and how many points you get).</p><h2>Eskiv</h2><p>I have no idea what Eskiv stands for, but I do know how insanely addictive the game is!  <img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-479" title="Eskiv 1" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Eskiv-480x362.jpg" alt="Eskiv 1" width="226" height="170" />While it isn&#8217;t your normal maze game, it does require you to have amazing path planning and object awareness.  When the game starts, you have a gray circle that you control using your keyboard.  You navigate through slightly small but faster moving circles while trying to collect as many squares as possible.  Each square you collect generates more small circles to dodge.  It can make your eyes start to cross very fast.  It&#8217;s not complex, but it&#8217;s a blast o play.  My best score in 15 minutes of playing today was 90, but I&#8217;ve gone well over 100. What&#8217;s your best score at <a title="Eskiv" href="http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/eskiv/eskiv.htm">Eskiv</a>?</p><h2>Tilt Maze</h2><p>Tilt Maze is probably the easiest of these maze games to get started.  The object is to navigate your ball or balls to the finishing point as quickly <img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-482" title="Tilt Maze" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Tilt-Maze-480x371.jpg" alt="Tilt Maze" width="255" height="197" />as possible by tilting the maze.  Your mouse pointer is used as the method to control which way and how much the maze tilts.</p><p>As you Progress further into the game, you start to have more balls to work with and more obstacles as well (like holes in the maze).  By the time you get to level 13 you are dealing with 4 balls and/or multiple holes in on each maze.  Give it a try and see if you can become a <a title="Tilt Maze" href="http://www.freepuzzlegames.biz/game/877/Tilt.html">Tilt</a> master!</p><h2>The Challenge</h2><p>If you have time, give all the games a try.  Post your best scores here (links to screen shots are worth extra points) and see if you can beat other readers&#8217; best scores!  Good luck!</p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/5-flash-maze-challenges-to-strain-your-brain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Play NES Games Free Online and the Top 3 Things You Remember about NES Games</title><link>http://propsblog.com/play-nes-games-free-online/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/play-nes-games-free-online/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:34:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Favs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Free]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Games]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=332</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am a child of the 80&#8242;s.  When it comes to video games, I have seen the progression starting with NES and moving forward to now.  While graphics may have become more realistic and mind blowing, and controls may have become more sophisticated and user interactive, nothing compares to the fun I had playing NES [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/crack-up-going-through-the-lets-play-archives/' rel='bookmark' title='Crack Up Going Through The Let&#8217;s Play Archives'>Crack Up Going Through The Let&#8217;s Play Archives</a></li><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/john-chow-ebook-make-money-online/' rel='bookmark' title='John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook'>John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object id="gtembed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="392" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="src" value="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=38283" /><param name="name" value="gtembed" /><param name="align" value="middle" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed id="gtembed" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" src="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=38283" name="gtembed" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" align="middle"></embed></object></p><p>I am a child of the 80&#8242;s.  When it comes to video games, I have seen the progression starting with NES and moving forward to now.  While graphics may have become more realistic and mind blowing, and controls may have become more sophisticated and user interactive, nothing compares to the fun I had playing NES (and <em>maybe </em>a handful of Genesis/SNES) games.  There are three major things I remember about NES games:</p><p>1)  Anyone who had a Nintendo Entertainment System (the original) can remember frustratingly blowing on game cartridges hoping they could insert them into the system in just the right way for the game to play.  It is impossible to appreciate how easy discs are unless you fought with old school cartridge systems before.</p><p>2)  You will remember the insane frustration of not enough save points and games that were <a href="http://old-wizard.com/top-10-hardest-video-games-of-all-time">impossibly hard</a>.  Seriously, I know there are a lot of hard games that have come out over time, but I can&#8217;t think of any that gave me more trouble than Ninja Gaiden (the whole series is hard).  I honestly don&#8217;t know anyone who played Ninja Gaiden enough times to beat it without cheat codes. 5 out of 10 of the hardest games of all time are found on the NES: Contra, Link 2, Ghost and Ghouls, CastleVania, Battletoads, and Ninja Gaiden.  There is no question that the NES was the most challenging gaming system of all time; maybe that is why it was the most memorable and fun&#8230;</p><p>3) Finally, you will remember the excitement of the classics.  Games like Mario, Zelda, Metriod, Contra (you lie if you say you don&#8217;t remember the 30 life code), Castlevania, and dozens of others. I remember playing all those games for hours on end trying to beat them.  They seem so simple now, but when they came out they were the coolest games ever.  I think we&#8217;re all spoiled with so many games available now that it is hard to get excited about new games.</p><p>I decided to bring you on this trip down memory lane for one major reason: <a href="http://www.virtualnes.com">vNES</a>.  This will not increase your productivity in life, but it will let you play 90% of the NES games that you&#8217;ve been dying to play for free!  If you find yourself having a hard time beating them, you might consider downloading emulator with the ability to save the game at any point.</p><p><a href="http://www.virtualnes.com/">vNES</a> [via <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com">MakeUseOf</a>]</p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/crack-up-going-through-the-lets-play-archives/' rel='bookmark' title='Crack Up Going Through The Let&#8217;s Play Archives'>Crack Up Going Through The Let&#8217;s Play Archives</a></li><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/john-chow-ebook-make-money-online/' rel='bookmark' title='John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook'>John Chow&#8217;s free Free Make Money Online eBook</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/play-nes-games-free-online/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Interview with Fashion &amp; Commercial Photographer Jeff Cohn</title><link>http://propsblog.com/interview-with-fashion-and-commercial-photographer-jeff-cohn/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/interview-with-fashion-and-commercial-photographer-jeff-cohn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:58:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High Fashion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leah Waddill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Model]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photographer]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=265</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jeff Cohn is a fashion, commercial, and fine art photographer from Model Mayhem. Leah Waddill: Where are you from? Where is most of your work done? Jeff Cohn: I was born and raised in Delran NJ, which is a small suburb of Philadelphia. I moved to Philly after college and have lived in or around [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/high-fashion-model-interview-leah-waddill/' rel='bookmark' title='High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed'>High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeff Cohn is a fashion, commercial, and fine art <a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/98" target="_blank">photographer </a>from Model Mayhem.</p><p><a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/98"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-271" title="Jeff Cohn Image 1" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Jeff-Cohn-Image-1-1024x614.jpg" alt="Jeff Cohn Image 1" width="480" height="287" /></a></p><p><em><a href="http://propsblog.com/props-to-leah-waddill-high-fashion-model-interview/" target="_blank">Leah Waddill</a>: Where are you from? Where is most of your work done?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn: I was born and raised in Delran NJ, which is a small suburb of Philadelphia. I moved to Philly after college and have lived in or around the city for the past ten years.</strong></p><p><strong>Most of my work is shot in my home studio located in North East Philadelphia. My living room is converted into a studio space, which provides the best of both worlds; convenient location and I have my TV and DVD&#8217;s handy while MUA&#8217;s do makeup.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill:  Do you travel often for your photography?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  My first real gig was tour photographer for the band KMFDM, We did the whole US in 40 days, 36 cities. Since then my travel has been fairly limited. I was co-coordinator/founder of Catwalk Tragedy (Alternative Beauty Pageant) which took me to Orlando and NYC for shows. Other than that I have been very much a homebody, I love Philadelphia but if someone wants to pay me to go visit other places I will gladly jump on a plane.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill: Wow! So, how long ago was your first publicized work? What was it?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  My first real publicized work was a few shots that appeared in Passional Magazine, which was a small magazine published in Philly for Passional Boutique. I had two shots of <a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/299" target="_blank">Jessica Saint</a> in Delicious Corsets, one editorial/one full page. I believe that was around 2004 though I’m not 100% sure. I still work with both Jessica (one of my main makeup artists) and <a href=" http://deliciouscorsets.com/" target="_blank">Delicious Corsets</a> all the time.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill:  What was your first professional camera?  How did you obtain it? (Purchase, garage sale, gift, sold your soul, etc.)</em></p><p><strong>I’ve had a few. KMFDM bought me a high-end point and shoot for the tour, which I loved and got some great results with. My first DSRL was an Olympus D300. Strange story how I got that one. My friends and I went to a computer store one night and while we were standing outside chitchatting over a cigarette a very drunk and boisterous kid came up to us bragging about how much money he had and trying to impress the girls. He offered to buy them both Ipods, I wanted to call him on it so I said “buy me a camera”. After some quick negotiations he said He’d buy me a camera if I did his web site (I did more design back then). I said ok, we went inside and I walked out of there with the camera.  He wound up never trying to collect on the web site but we did become friends and for the next year Eric was part of my life and my circle (He was much better sober). Unfortunately he took his own life later that year; I went to his funeral and thanked him for helping to start my career and helping me achieve my dreams.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill:  It&#8217;s amazing how much one person may help another without knowing the extent of it. So what is your current camera?  If you have more than one, what is your preferred camera?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  I shot with that camera for at least a year and a half, eventually needing to upgrade I purchased a <a href="http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&amp;fcategoryid=139&amp;modelid=11154" target="_blank">Canon Rebel XT</a>, which is still my main camera. Once I have made some real money I’ll probably get a 7D or 5D MII, I’m pretty loyal to Canon now.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill: What camera would you recommend to a new photographer?  Is there a special way of getting it at a good price (other than theft?)?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  I love the Rebel series. Even the older ones produce great results and are excellent to both learn on and grow with. They’re affordable and versatile. If I was in the market I’d be looking on Craigslist first then comparing that to used models at<a href="http://Nycv.com" target="_blank"> New York Camera Video</a>.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill:  I love CL!  Ok, so here is a dream world, you have a million dollars to shoot with one model of your choice, who is it? What genre?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  I’d probably find a TF* Shoot </strong><em>[LW: TF* means time for CD/print] </em><strong>on Modelmayhem and pocket the Million. Then I’d buy the camera’s listed above and a bunch of lights to go in my new mansion.  I’d definitely make sure the model was fed though. Oh and we’d do the shoot at <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/abandonedplaces/1651741.html" target="_blank">Pripyat in the Ukraine</a>.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill: Great job avoiding the question! So then&#8230; What genres do you normally shoot?  Do you want to expand to other genres?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  My focuses have been varied as of late. My favorite genre’s to shoot are high fashion, commercial fashion, editorial, advertorial, catalog, beauty, fashion-nude, alternative, product and artistic nude. I’ve also been shooting food a lot lately and absolutely love that </strong><em>[LW: Yea... I've heard that us fashion models get a bit squirmy and can be difficult on set! Better to avoid us altogether!]</em><strong> . I love all genres involving people or advertising. I’m not much for landscape or weddings, though I’ve done both.</strong></p><p><strong>Right now I’m working on building up my Life style, head-shots, food and product photography. I’d love to shoot full time for a fashion magazine, agency, design house or even an advertising agency.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill: Alright, we hear about them all the time, flakes! (For those of you that don&#8217;t know what a flake is, a flake is someone who unprofessionally cancels or completely skips a shoot last minute)</em></p><p><em> &#8230; What was the best flake excuse you&#8217;ve ever gotten? (no names please!)</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn: </strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An old high school friend of mine was a professional football player, turned  actor, turned host for History Channel show.  We had recently caught up and  planned to do a promotional shoot for his show. I got an email from him a couple  days before saying “The History channel is sending me to Cambodia”. So far no  model or client has come even remotely close to topping  that.</span></span></strong></strong><strong></strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill: Sounds like a cheap excuse to me&#8230;What was your most interesting shoot so far?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  Every shoot offers something new and different. I’d have to say my shoot a year ago with <a href=" http://www.modelmayhem.com/668987" target="_blank">Chanonrf </a>comes close to the most interesting just because we hit a roll and really knocked every look out of the park. I’m still pulling images from that shoot all this time later and I’ve still got whole sets that are completely unreleased. Several shots from it have been published, used in my own advertising and one was even turned into a mirror etching that hangs in my living room (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/244192712 " target="_blank">Mindspand Art</a>)</strong></p><p><em>So, do you have a mentor? Is there anyone whose work you really admire?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  I’ve had and have many. Starting out I learned a lot from Sandy R. Then I had S.Jenx and Jason Messer take me under their wing. I’ve always gone to Jerry Bennett for advice, same with Steve Prue and Philip Warner (Lithium Picnic). My peers and circle of friends are mostly photographers, models, designers or makeup artists so we all kinda inspire, advise and compete with each other all the time.</strong></p><p><strong>Philadelphia is chock full of amazing talent; Corwin Prescott, Kencredible, Jonathan Sorber, Serena Star, Wandering Bohemian, Hyde, James Jackson, Bennett, Joshua Black, Jenx and the Fall Studios, Krazy Spoons, MojoKiss, Redrum Collective, Drewcifer… and I’m sure a ton I’ve forgotten, inspiration is rampant here.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill: Ahhh! I know a few of those hooligans! :)  Great crowd!</em></p><p><em> Help to pass the torch on&#8230; What is your best advice for new photographers?  Any advice to anyone else in the industry?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn: Well, I’m hardly done with the torch, I feel like I just lit it… but, </strong><strong>Marketing, Networking and keeping up with Fashion are just as important as learning how to use your camera and lights. I try to learn a new trick with my camera every shoot but I also try to hit up Barnes N Noble and buy every fashion magazine I can get my hands on every month. Use sites like Modelmayhem for all their worth, the lists feature is a fountain of inspiration, Forums are great for getting both professional and ludicrous advice. Go to local events, Shoot outside your genre. Talk to models, they usually have worked with more photographers than you have and can provide a lot of insight to things they’ve witnessed other pro’s do. Don’t hold back.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill:  Do you have a website that showcases your work? </em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  I hav<strong>e </strong></strong><strong>two websites, <a href="http://Fashionandadvertising.com" target="_blank">Fashionandadvertising.com</a> and <a href="http://jeffcohnphoto.com">JeffCohnPhoto.com</a> and the blog Deep Focus <a href="http://jeffcohn.blogspot.com/">http://jeffcohn.blogspot.com</a>.</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill: Most importantly, if you could only have one for the rest of your life&#8230;. Which would you have, Cake or pie?</em></p><p><strong>Jeff Cohn:  Cream Cheese Brownies</strong></p><p><em>Leah Waddill:  Thanks for the interview.  If anyone has additional questions for Jeff or ideas for new questions in the future please leave a comment!</em></p><p>Contact:<br /> Jeff Cohn<br /> Commercial and Fashion Photography<br /> 267-879-8148<br /> <a href="mailto:info@x-pose.net">Info@x-pose.net</a></p><p>Sites:</p><p><a href="http://www.jeffcohnphoto.com/">http://www.JeffCohnPhoto.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.fashionandadvertising.com/">http://www.fashionandadvertising.com</a><br /> <a href="http://jeffcohn.blogspot.com/">http://jeffcohn.blogspot.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jeffcohnphoto">http://www.facebook.com/jeffcohnphoto</a><br /> <a href="http://xposedotnet.deviantart.com/">http://xposedotnet.deviantart.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/JeffCohnPhoto">http://twitter.com/JeffCohnPhoto</a><br /> <a href="http://www.zivity.com/users/xposedotnet">http://www.zivity.com/users/xposedotnet</a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffcohnphoto/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffcohnphoto/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jeffcohn">http://www.myspace.com/jeffcohn</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pic_id=4a6d246eec664&amp;date=2009-07-26%2020:52:15&amp;id=48023&amp;pid=13471475"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-285" title="Jeff Cohn Image 2" src="http://propsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Jeff-Cohn-Image-2.jpg" alt="Jeff Cohn Image 2" width="480" height="718" /></a></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/high-fashion-model-interview-leah-waddill/' rel='bookmark' title='High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed'>High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/interview-with-fashion-and-commercial-photographer-jeff-cohn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Get High Now-Tripping without drugs</title><link>http://propsblog.com/get-high-now-tripping-without-drugs/</link> <comments>http://propsblog.com/get-high-now-tripping-without-drugs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:54:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Blake Waddill</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://propsblog.com/?p=248</guid> <description><![CDATA[This blog is officially one month old now!  What better way to celebrate than to Get High Now?  Not what you were expecting?  Get High Now will blow your mind.  Featuring audio highs and visual highs, this site has more than enough trippy sound and images to make you hallucinate for a week.  Both what [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/how-upgrade-master-dot-com/' rel='bookmark' title='How Upgrade Master Dot Com saved my life and why I will never buy Dell again'>How Upgrade Master Dot Com saved my life and why I will never buy Dell again</a></li><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/high-fashion-model-interview-leah-waddill/' rel='bookmark' title='High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed'>High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This blog is officially one month old now!  What better way to celebrate than to <a href="http://gethighnow.com/" target="_blank">Get High Now</a>?  Not what you were expecting?  Get High Now will blow your mind.  Featuring audio highs and visual highs, this site has more than enough trippy sound and images to make you hallucinate for a week.  Both what effect you should be perceiving (normally self explanatory) and <em>why</em> your brain perceives it that way are included with every high.</p><p><a href="http://gethighnow.com/" rel="nofollow"></a></p><p>Source: http://gethighnow.com</p><p>My favorite brainteaser is the <a href="http://gethighnow.com/pirouette-silhouette/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pirouette silhouette</a>.  Some say that the direction the silhouette spins indicates if you are right brained or left brained.  I&#8217;ve also heard that you are a genius if you can get her to change directions without glancing away.  Let me know how frustrated you get or if you can change her direction with ease!</p><p>Apparently, the author of this page, <a href="http://gethighnow.com/author/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James Nestor</a>, is also releasing a book October 2009 with over 175 ways to get your hallucination, relaxation, meditation on.  For only $15, you can’t beat that price!</p><p>On a completely unrelated note, I have seen tremendous growth in readership over the last few weeks. My 7 day Alexa ranking is around 260,000 and continues to get better daily.  I expect my posts to start becoming more regular once I have regular access to a computer again (After less than 18 months my power adapter for my Dell laptop died; I have recently found out this is a common issue with Dell.  I will never buy a Dell again, and I would recommend you learn from my mistake).  Thanks for reading!</p><p>Check me out on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/propsblog" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, so we can talk about &#8220;Getting High&#8221; or let me know if you have any Props Blog Ideas.</p><p><a href="http://gethighnow.com/" rel="nofollow">Get High Now</a> [via <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com" rel="nofollow">Make Use Of</a>]</p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/how-upgrade-master-dot-com/' rel='bookmark' title='How Upgrade Master Dot Com saved my life and why I will never buy Dell again'>How Upgrade Master Dot Com saved my life and why I will never buy Dell again</a></li><li><a href='http://propsblog.com/high-fashion-model-interview-leah-waddill/' rel='bookmark' title='High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed'>High Fashion Model Leah Waddill Interviewed</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://propsblog.com/get-high-now-tripping-without-drugs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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