I wish I would have received How To Be A Geek Goddess before the holidays, because I would have totally regifted it to my mom. How To Be A Geek Goddess is full of “practical advice for using computers with smarts and style” by Christina Tynan-Wood.

Being a long-time blogger, I immediately flipped to the section on blogging (chapter 11, pages 280-283). While I think the section was a little slim, it gives the author an excuse to write How To Be A Blog Goddess someday and contains some great beginning blogger information, like how to start a blog and purchase a domain.

Simple explainations of everything from buying a computer to mastering email and IM to how to connect through social and professional networks is included in the book, plus super cute “Dear Geek Goddess” letters in every section. It’s a melding of technology, parenting, and education that anyone can grasp and you can get a taste of the style by downloading Chapter 5: Shopping!

If you’d like to learn How To Be A Geek Goddess, just leave a comment telling me what you’d most like to learn from the book. You can also Twitter the following and leave a comment with a link to your Tweet for an additional entry:

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Giveaway ends Friday, January 9th at midnight. Winner will be announced January 10 and will receive notification via email; they will then have one week to respond or another winner will be chosen. Please comment using your real first name and a valid email address for your entry to be accepted.

Lets celebrate…today is this blog’s 2nd Blogoversary!

I’ve actually been blogging for four years, but this blog was my first attempt at managing my own domain, and it’s been a crash course in HTML, CSS, and stylesheets since the beginning. After two years, I think I finally have the upper hand.

To show my gratitude to all my faithful readers, I’m giving away a $20 Starbucks gift card! Any comment left on any post before midnight tonight counts as one entry. No need to say that you’re entering to win, all comments will count as an entry, and there’s no restrictions on how many times you can enter, so bring on the comments!

Good blogging karma to anyone who Tweets the following…

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What a seductress she is. Watch her final move at the end. I thought she’d need a suit of armor to survive that fall, but I hear her struggling her way from under the armoire, so I’m going to assume she lived to belly dance another day.

Warning: Before anyone gets offended, there are blurred nipples in this video, but I think we can all handle it, since we all have nipples.

I’d ask everyone who spent the holiday weekend relaxing on a boat to comment, but then I’d just get extremely jealous because that’s where I wanted to be this weekend, but alas, I don’t know anyone with a boat.

I’m hopeful that everyone who spent their weekend on the waterways has the proper Boating Education and understands the responsibilities associated with standing at the helm. If a refresher course is needed, the rules for Arizona Boating apply to everyone and provide excellent information about Boating Operating Under the Influence and staying safe on the water.

Welcome to the 4th of July edition of Four Foods on Friday! Take a break from beer pong and answer the questions on your blog, then leave a comment at Fun, Crafts and Recipes so everyone can stop by. You’ll be a regular in no time, I promise.

1. Name your biggest cooking influence.

The terms of volume of recipes, most can be credited to my mom, but I would like to be able to cook like Paula Dean without gaining 100 pounds.

2. What is your ultimate comfort food?

Mac & Cheese! Mike and I are still on the hunt for the perfect recipe if anyone has one they would like to share.

3. Name one must have tool that you think every kitchen should have.

I’m still in college-mode kitchen-wise, so I can make do with just about any utensils (or lack of). I do really enjoy a good silicone brush for sauces and marinades though.

4. Share a time saving tip.

Buy pre-diced onions in the freezer section! They are cheap, tasty, and you don’t have to cry when making dinner.