hopemcg

• 12:23 Went to hometown buffet for breakfast and stayed for lunch changeover. Urp! #
• 18:36 {flickr} Saturday morning: hopeandmegan posted a photo:
  bit.ly/6Rpur0 #
• 06:38 {flickr} Wicked: hopeandmegan posted a photo:
  bit.ly/89IdMe #
• 06:38 {flickr} Turkey Bib: hopeandmegan posted a photo:
  bit.ly/5yYtl8 #

hopemcg

• 13:30 Safari is locked up on my iPhone. Is it due to bf traffic or something else? Is there a way to forcibly reset it? I can't do anything #
• 00:39 {feltgourmet} Baked Potato with Butter and Sour Cream - Play Food: $7.00 This is a yummy-looking... bit.ly/8wcYkc #

hopemcg

• 09:19 Finally ready to head out. Kohls & Costco. Where else are the deals? #
• 09:58 RT @karengreeners RT @canadianbabies Cosleeping fears prevented call 4 parents to lose defctve cribs ow.ly/G0At bit.ly/7ZjPqU #
• 10:33 In line at kohls. Megan distracting q elsewhere. #

hopemcg

• 16:34 @emmagrl96 I think that if you could get a brown-haired boy w/ blue eyes, we would have gotten twins to match them. #
• 16:37 Cranky no-nap baby is sleeping in our new (to us) lucky baby sling. Good news, but I can't do what I need to do with him on me. #
• 22:49 {feltgourmet} Veggie Plate - Crudite - 12 pieces: $15.50 Your little felt snacker will love this... bit.ly/5I14Wx #

news [theljstaff]

Tweaks and enhancements

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2. We've launched a new mobile site with an enhanced UI at m.livejournal.com. View spotlights, post to your journal, read and post to friends pages, and more, no matter where you roam! Please let us know what you think, since this will eventually replace our existing mobile interface. You can update your mobile preferences on your account page.
3. We've upgraded from Beacon to Facebook Connect to improve dual posting. If you've already signed up for Facebook Beacon, you're good to go. If you wish to update your Facebook Connect setting, visit Account Privacy settings and scroll down to the option labeled: "Send information about my updates to Facebook." You can choose Always or Ask each time. Remember to save (on the bottom left corner of the page). To learn more, check out FAQ 249. While we're on the subject, if you happen to be visiting that side of town, please join our Facebook fan page for a touch of home away from home.
4. You'll now receive the Writer's Block Question of the Day in the body of email notifications. To sign up for Writer's Block notifications, visit writersblock and choose the Watch Community option. Next, update your Writer's Block notification settings by checking the box to the right of "Someone posts a new entry to writersblock."
5. Paid and permanent users can now view, add, and edit Notes of commenters. Notes will appear beside the username of comment posters (instead of stars) on S1-themed comment pages.

Send some lovin' thanks to your friends with our holiday vgifts!

Photos of the week

We're so delighted with the immense talent of our growing, global lj_photophile community that we've decided to introduce a poll. Each week, we'll choose a half-dozen photos (based on user comments and staff feedback) and ask you to select a photo of the week. The winning photo will be announced in the next newsletter. If possible, please limit photo size to 350x350 to ensure that images display properly on friends pages. We want to thank you again (and again!) for sharing your passion.

Check out this week's photo poll and more fantastic user content after the jump!

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Curtains

Thanks for joining us. To our American friends, have a fantastic Thanksgiving. To all of our international neighbors, we'll eat a little extra for you!

hopemcg

• 08:11 @emmagrl96 dunno, but which one are you getting? We considered the bitty baby twins, but decided we need more dolls like a hole in the head #
• 10:31 {feltgourmet} Chicken Nuggets with Ketchup: $7.00 This is a set of 5 uniquely-shaped chicken (or... bit.ly/74vJ9z #

hopemcg

• 18:00 Figured out how to check my work email on my iPhone. This makes me feel both productive and annoyed. #
• 19:56 {feltgourmet} Challah Bread Felt Play Food: $7.00Your child will love playing with this hand-sewn ch... bit.ly/6Wnfc0 #
• 04:06 Well, Jude stopped screaming finally, but he and I are still awake. It is going to be an impossible morning. #
• 07:00 Awake for 2+ hours during the night. Now that it's time to get up? twitpic.com/qqqn1 #

hopemcg

• 14:21 Lunch at Chili's and then trip to Whole Paycheck. Heading home now. #
• 14:28 @madebyamyD checked out your rack at Whole Foods. Lots of shoppers looking. Pretty sure I saw one go in a cart! :) #
• 19:06 {feltgourmet} Assorted Felt Cookies - chocolate chip, iced sugar, thumbprint, lattice: $7.00 Cho... bit.ly/8SfxME #
• 07:20 {feltgourmet} Chocolate Cupcake with Light Blue Icing: $4.00 This listing is for a single hand-s... bit.ly/5A5mxZ #

hopemcg

• 14:40 I now understand why hampsters eat their young. #
• 15:39 Done at mall and costco. Heading home #
• 05:22 {flickr} Upcycled Sweater: hopeandmegan posted a photo:
  
  
  From craft show - Made by Olive Ewe bit.ly/8Ay9mI #
• 05:22 {flickr} Jude, Quinn and Hope: hopeandmegan posted a photo:
  bit.ly/6NoY6m #

hopemcg

• 18:02 Dinner at Pomegranate. Yummy! Quinn is suffering from whine-itis. Jude is zonked, which means he'll cry the whole way home. #
• 18:40 Q just colored in a picture. Like, actally colored the diff things diff colors intentionally & somewhat stayed in the lines. New skilz! #
• 18:43 @bzzagentjono dude, that's a lot of cat #
• 18:51 @madebyamyD how exciting! You and your aprons are adorable! #
• 18:57 Q: I wanna go into outer space...but I can't cause I don't have a rocketship. Us: maybe you can someday. Q: it'll take a lot of pieces #

hopemcg

• 16:15 RT @sisteroutsider I need votes. Support my idea in the Aviva Community Fund competition. bit.ly/1Pnwxa #AvivaCF #ACF3202 #
• 16:16 So, why wasn't I able to do the cool new retweet think? The link is only on some of the posts in my feed. #
• 16:19 Do they make any diet pop that doesn't have aspartame? #

news [theljstaff]

Postcard winners!

We wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude for sending so much joy our way. Frank is still blushing with excitement over the love notes, proposals, propositions, and occasional intimate photos sent from his admirers around the world (China, Norway, Japan, and Poland just this week)! At his request, we blindfolded Justin, one of Frank's BFFs, spun him around in five dozen counterclockwise circles, and asked him to point to ten random postcards/envelopes pasted to the wall. After a brief trip to the bathroom, he chose the following lucky winners, to whom we will give a six-month paid account token (for paid, basic, and plus users) or, for our permanent account holders, a $15 voucher for the LiveJournal gift shop.

So, without further ado, the winners are:

1. seraphene
2. fotog
3. boykitten
4. seshat_6
5. anti_aol
6. lisalees
7. katrinkacat
8. mistyboston
9. _woody_lein
10. another_slender

Bugs, Tweaks, and Enhancements

1. We fixed a bug from the last release that was causing screened comments to become unscreened if they were edited
2. If you happen to be gaming around the corner, check us out on Facebook and be sure to spread the word!
3. We've added new vgifts to celebrate Thanksgiving! Check out our feathered friend, below!

Give more with charitable vgifts

In honor of national adoption month, we're offering a charitable vgift (priced at $2.99) to support Love Without Boundaries, an organization that provides healthcare and adoption to orphans suffering from life-threatening diseases. LiveJournal will donate 100% of gross proceeds from the sale (we'll cover the cost of credit card transaction fees). To learn more about Love Without Boundaries, please visit lj_cares. You can purchase your Love Without Boundaries vgifts in the Virtual Gift shop. We'll keep you posted on how much we raise!

Photos of the week

We're delighted to showcase yet more incredible photos from some of our brilliant LiveJournal photographers around the world. Keep posting (and tagging). And be sure to show some love by commenting on the awesome view at lj_photophile.

Check out this week's photos and more amazing user content after the jump!

Curtains

Thanks, again, for joining us. See you next week!

hopemcg

• 10:46 A little nervous. OK, a lot nervous. #
• 10:47 @maggiebaxter it'll hurt you a lot more than her. Load her up with Tylenol first #

hopemcg

• 19:26 {flickr} Almost 3 months: hopeandmegan posted a photo: bit.ly/3Ufe7n #
• 19:38 Can't believe my kid gained 12 ounces in the past week (10 lbs, 10 oz). I guess the addition of formula is working. I have a happy sad. #

hopemcg

• 15:05 Saw Patience and Beth at Target! Made my day. :) Too bad Jude was slobbery and had just spit up. Not really rockin' the cute. #
• 16:53 I can't believe that Quinn has ANOTHER cold #
• 22:30 Didn't get the ivp moved to new format. Didn't get J's bedroom set up. DID spend hours snuggling with little boy, so I'll call it a success #
• 22:34 Have work clothes set out & alarm set. Listening to 2 congested children breathing @ shifting in their sleep. Here's hoping we get some rest #
• 07:53 At work. At my desk. 4879 unread email messages. #

hopemcg

• 16:13 There was just a nearly simultaneous poop-, pee-, puke- & lact-splosion. Only Q is unscathed. And us with only 2 wipes. #
• 16:14 Heading home from our visit to Canton. FX that Jude sleeps better than on the way up. #
• 17:51 I used #Shazam to discover New Divide by Linkin Park bit.ly/41jl1R #
• 17:54 wondering if I am too old to enjoy Linkin Park. That last song was pretty darn catchy #
• 21:50 Quinn's tuck-in question o' the night: Why didn't Ariel wear dresses when she had fins? #
• 21:55 @findingchaos I don't know about the distressed or boyfriend part, but we activly sought out "slim fit" jeans for Q when she was that age. #
• 11:06 Today is my last day of maternity leave. I can't believe it. #