# Thing-a-Day, 2012 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126 "2012-01-30T00:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 30, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/1 "2012-01-30T00:24:03Z")
It doesn’t look like anyone else has started a thread about this, so I will. [Thing-a-Day](http://thing-a-day.com/)is ready for its 6th edition! Thing-a-Day is described as a “creative sprint” in which you commit to doing one creative thing a day for the month of February and posting about it. It’s a huge amount of fun. The absolute best part is seeing what everyone else does. Your creative “thing” can be anything – art, craft, writing, music, design, computer animation, you name it. For those of you who participated last year, it looks like they’ve abandoned the Posterous platform and have gone back to WordPress. YAY! Sign up before Jan. 31 and let the creating begin! ---
**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:** [January 30, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/2 "2012-01-30T01:11:51Z")
I just came here to post about this! I just signed up and I hope the Wordpress set up is easier to use. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/3 "2012-01-30T04:02:12Z")
Yeah, Posterous was a mess last year, I ended up doing very little posting – and not much reading, either, which is the other thing that’s so fun. Looking forward to it! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/4 "2012-01-30T06:01:13Z")
I’ll try it! ---
**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:** [January 30, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/5 "2012-01-30T18:25:20Z")
Anyone get their invitation for Wordpress yet? I’m wondering how long it takes. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/6 "2012-01-30T19:07:11Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Anyone get their invitation for Wordpress yet? I’m wondering how long it takes. They said they’d send them on the 31st, which is tomorrow. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/7 "2012-01-30T20:08:09Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > They said they’d send them on the 31st, which is tomorrow. Okay, I guess I misread it, I thought it said “by” the 31st. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/8 "2012-01-31T00:10:01Z")
Yeah, I saw that and thought “yikes, everyone gets signed up at once? That seems a little last-minute.” ---
**Author:** ![missouri65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@missouri65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missouri65)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/9 "2012-01-31T00:53:28Z")
Thanks, freckafree. I tried to find it earlier in the month, and couldn’t. I thought maybe they weren’t doing it this year. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/10 "2012-01-31T01:13:48Z")
I’m in! With the cruise in a couple of weeks, I may not make the whole month, but I will definitely try. Would artsy-fartsy sunset photos from the ship count? 🙂 I hated the format last year, so I mostly posted things on my own blog. I will try the WordPress thing and see how it goes, but if it’s a pain, would it be okay with you guys if I share links to my creations here? I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s talents last year! How will we find each other on the official site? ---
**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:** [January 31, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/11 "2012-01-31T02:13:53Z")
I’m doing another of these collaborative kind of things (the [Year of Jewelry Project](http://www.bleilysgems.com/YearofJewelry2011/)). It’s on WordPress and I find it very easy to post stuff. I just downloaded a WordPress app for my iPhone, too. **Antigen** , I think artsty-fartsy sunset photos sound faboo! ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/12 "2012-01-31T12:47:47Z")
Crap! It’s not allowing me to sign up (at least on Mozilla). I’ll try again late. I missed this last year, and I have been thinking about this quite a bit over the last few days. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/13 "2012-01-31T17:07:12Z")
I just got the login email, and have done so. Since I have another blog page at Wordpress, I’m participating under my real name this year. Said name is not a huge secret, but I don’t go out of my way to post it here, so if you’d like to make sure you can follow me, and you don’t already know it, PM me and ask. Any Wordpress pros out there – do we want to set up a subgroup? Would it be hard to do so? ---
**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:** [January 31, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/14 "2012-01-31T19:07:50Z")
I just got got the e-mail, too. I’m subscribed under the name “bebopbeads.” **twicks** , as I remember, it was a whole lot easier on the WordPress platform to follow other posters, and there really wasn’t a need for a separate sub-group. ---
**Author:** ![rebecca333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@rebecca333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rebecca333)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/15 "2012-01-31T22:12:54Z")
Last year was my first try, and I loved it! Hope to participate again this year… ---
**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, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/16 "2012-01-31T23:14:28Z")
I’m up for this … I have a Creative Writing class scheduled to begin TOMORROW … I desperately want to KILL my Writer’s Block … ---
**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, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/17 "2012-01-31T23:17:12Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > I’m up for this … I have a Creative Writing class scheduled to begin TOMORROW … I desperately want to KILL my Writer’s Block … And it’s time to get started AGAIN on my “learn how to knit” project … there’s at least $120 worth of beautiful yarn stashed in the garage, mouldering ☹ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/18 "2012-01-31T23:24:09Z")
Today’s the last day of sign-up, don’t procrastinate! ---
**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, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/19 "2012-02-01T06:53:54Z")
I am Wile E SongDog on wordpress. Let’s try to remember to tag our stuff “SDMB” so we can also find each other that way. I need to read up on how to use wordpress. ---
**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, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126/20 "2012-02-01T13:38:24Z")
Last year’s was really fun! I don’t think I’ll be able to do anything this year; I have a one-man cabaret show coming up on the 12th, and a concert on the 13th, both of which are rather occupying my time at present. Still - I look forward to seeing everyone else’s work this year! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2012-edition/611126.md?page=2)