# Thing-a-Day, 2011 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523 "2011-01-22T01:09:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/21 "2011-01-31T02:45:41Z")
Okay, I just went to search for some of you, and am not finding you. These are the names I searched for: singular1 (you I think I might have from last year – you’re under your real first name, right?) panache45 Antigen Rahne McCloud limegreen raen If any of you are on there under a different name and wouldn’t mind telling me what it is, I’d love to follow you. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/22 "2011-01-31T05:31:41Z")
OK, not creative here, but I’ve signed up: Time to finish a knit project thingy (basic hat & scarf), plus I bought a bunch of origami books/papers … a hobby I revisit every now and then. NOW … should I get a harmonica AGAIN 🙂 I been trying to blow that for ehhh 30+ years. Always failed. Also got a pocket-sized minivideocam … for my trip to Hawaii. Starts on Friday! Sunburn, here I come 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/23 "2011-01-31T05:41:00Z")
Add cooking experiments to the above. And fashion experiments – I’m tired of looking like a Pendleton lumberjack! ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/24 "2011-01-31T11:57:49Z")
Thanks for the nice words, Twickster. Is it possible you’re not finding us because we haven’t posted anything yet? I did sign up under raen, so I don’t know why else you’d not be able to find me. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/25 "2011-01-31T12:17:52Z")
OK, I just signed in for this year - I didn’t realize it wouldn’t be automatic.:smack: I’m charleywho there, by the way. After I wake up more I’ll start searching for others. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/26 "2011-01-31T13:03:40Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > Thanks for the nice words, Twickster. Is it possible you’re not finding us because we haven’t posted anything yet? I did sign up under raen, so I don’t know why else you’d not be able to find me. :smack: Yeah, that might have something to do with it. :smack: Overeager, much? And yay, **Atomic Mama** – glad you’re joining us. (And, BTW, I owe you a thank-you note for that delicious soap, which got here a week or two ago.) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/27 "2011-01-31T16:38:28Z")
I’m in under ‘Le Ministre de l’au-delà’. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/28 "2011-02-01T15:25:56Z")
And I’ve posted my first creation! I really hope I can keep it up all month! Can’t wait to see what you guys do. Is there a way to subscribe to your posts there like a blog so I don’t need to scroll through a million posts to find them? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/29 "2011-02-01T18:24:23Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > And I’ve posted my first creation! I really hope I can keep it up all month! > > Can’t wait to see what you guys do. Is there a way to subscribe to your posts there like a blog so I don’t need to scroll through a million posts to find them? I think there is, I subscribed to Twickster’s account so it shows up under “My Subscriptions” page. I just searched for her name and clicked the “subscribe” button next to it. I haven’t gotten around to adding everyone else yet. The first of the month is a problem for me as I have some bookkeeping things to get done. I will either get my first thing done this afternoon during a break or much later tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/30 "2011-02-01T19:49:35Z")
It may be because I’m not a posterous member, but I’ve spent the last hour and a half trying to figure out how this all works. I have one post called ‘Introduction and Test’, but the post doesn’t show any identification. ‘Search’ hasn’t turned up any ‘Le Ministre de l’au-delà’, nor has it turned up any of you fine folks. I’m a bit baffled, frankly. Oh, well - off to try and write something; even if it takes me a while to sort out how to read it and share it, I can at least keep up with the creative portion of the assignment. Let me know if you find me, anyone… ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/31 "2011-02-01T20:52:00Z")
I agree that the site is not very intuitive. I searched for your name and got nada. What I suggest is that we all post a link to our first post, and then we can subscribe to each other’s things that way. Here is my first post. I’m not in love with this painting, but I did a thing, and here it is. > **[Thing-A-Day.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=thing-a-day.com)** > > Choose a memorable domain name. Professional, friendly customer support. Start using your domain right away. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/32 "2011-02-01T21:52:33Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > I agree that the site is not very intuitive. I searched for your name and got nada. What I suggest is that we all post a link to our first post, and then we can subscribe to each other’s things that way. > > Here is my first post. I’m not in love with this painting, but I did a thing, and here it is. > > [http://thing-a-day.com/day-1-35#!/](http://thing-a-day.com/day-1-35#!/) Yay! I just tracked you down! It would be very helpful if everyone would post a linky to his/her first post, so we can find each other. Here’s [mine](http://thing-a-day.com/day-1-at-play-in-the-archaic-garden). I couldn’t find myself by searching, either. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/33 "2011-02-01T21:59:58Z")
Now that you mention it I didn’t find Twickster’s by searching, I saw one of her posts on the 2010 TAD and clicked on her name and subscribed from there. My post will be late, I’m on a break from a 12 hour work day and I have to do my thing in parts. May not get mine posted before midnight. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/34 "2011-02-01T22:01:07Z")
This site is really a lot worse than it was last year. Here’s [my first](http://charleywho.posterous.com/tiger-tiger-outta-time). Very cool and bizarre, **Renee**. I like. Lovely, **freckakee**. I like the Before and After. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/35 "2011-02-01T22:25:21Z")
Here’s my [first post](http://thing-a-day.com/distant-ship-a-simple-song). It’s still processing, so I can’t yet tell if I got it right or not. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/36 "2011-02-02T00:42:28Z")
[Here’s my first post.](http://panache45.posterous.com/antelope-canyon-t-shirt) This is a photo I’ve been meaning to make into a t-shirt for over 4 years. Finally did it today. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/37 "2011-02-02T02:04:02Z")
What’s the email for the group blog? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/38 "2011-02-02T02:07:55Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > This site is really a lot worse than it was last year. Here’s [my first](http://charleywho.posterous.com/tiger-tiger-outta-time). Hey, I did a [tiger](http://twickster.posterous.com/) too! ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/39 "2011-02-02T02:13:41Z")
Here’s my first “[thing](http://antigen.posterous.com/day-1-valentines-card)”. Does anyone know how to make it stop sending me a million emails? I tried to turn it off and it’s not stopping. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523/40 "2011-02-02T05:27:24Z")
I went to “Manage” then “Your Account” and then under “notification settings” next to “sites I follow” is a link that says “manage sites I follow” then I edited notification settings under each site to notify never. I don’t know if it worked yet though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523.md?page=3)