about me

'About me' is a phrase that bloggers use to describe a page on their blog where they share some personal information about themselves with their readers.  For individual bloggers it is normally very informal in tone, often detailing the number of children or pets the author has.  For corporate websites and blogs, the information shared is less personal, but still written in an informal tone, often describing the company's charitable efforts.

The 'about' or 'about me' page is designed to help the reader connect with the author on a more personal level, and therefore view the information delivered on the blog or website as more trustworthy, as is the advice of a friend. 

Many individual bloggers write their 'about me' pages full of humor and satire, and are therefore very enjoyable to read.  No matter the tone, they are a good way to get to know the authors of your favorite blogs.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “about me”

 

• Wherein One of My Wildest Parenting Fantasies is Fulfilled on Mothers’ Day Eve Courtesy of Martin Scorsese

  
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  Tweet Some Mothers’ Day gifts are planned. A hand squished in cement and bejeweled with fish tank marbles. A scarf. The hammock you texted a picture of to your husband and he asked if it was lame if you picked it up while you were at Costco. (You said “no” because you really wanted the hammock and you’d ...
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• Pic a Day in May: Day 11

  
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  Jim of Jims Stuff started the "Pic a Day in May" challenge last year. I did it last year, and felt like Id do it again this year. Day 11. I just left the studio. My buddy Mike stopped by at close. So we decided to swing by JJs for a beverage. Mike is looking at me like Im crazy. It was a long day of ...
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• eeek

  
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  So in the midst of this crazy upside down sort of a week I thought it would be a good idea to fill up the empty bird feeder. The bag of bird seed was sitting, open and upright in the garage. I peered inside before I picked it up, we do live in the sticks after all and mice are a really big bugaboo for me. Ick and yuck ...
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• {Indoor Play Bloghop} Indoor Camping

  
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  I often hear people talking about building memories, and I never really understood what they were on about, but used it as a convenient excuse whenever DH complained about the lack of housework that had been done. This is the story of my discovery of memory-building. We enjoy camping, but The Girls and I are most ...
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• Product Review: Mom

  
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  The only appropriate product review for Mothers Day - which I am still protesting, dont get me wrong - is a review of Mom. Not my mom, no my kids mom, my wife.  As I have said in the past, I dont get paid for these reviews or receive free samples so they are sort of unbiased. If that ever changes I will be sure to ...
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• 5 Passions of mine

  
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  This page is probably my favorite so far. I really liked the look of chalkboard scrapbook pages so I ran with it, downloading some new brushes and fonts. I thought pictures were taking up tons of space on my computer but soon, they’re gonna be fighting scrapbook embellishments over gigabytes. This was Day 8 ...
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• Pic a Day in May: Day 10

  
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  Jim of Jims Stuff started the "Pic a Day in May" challenge last year. I did it last year, and felt like Id do it again this year. Day 10. Well, its still *my* day 10. I just got home from the studio after a full day. Yeah... My waistline is McLovin it. Not. Hey, I was *that* busy. So it was either a picture ...
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• Friday … Bring on the Rain

  
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  Courtesy:Notgunnachangenuthin Once again today they told us it was going to rain. As I was preparing to leave for the evening, it didn’t look like rain, and I hate carrying my big umbrella, so I left it here at home. We arrived at Laurier and caught the bus, and on the way it began to spit rain. It did not last ...
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• Hiding, Resting

  
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  I have started feeling bad for increasingly neglecting this blog and my DID blogger friends, whom I sincerely admire and appreciate.  I apologize, dear friends. For the time being, I am withdrawn a bit into myself, mostly working.  This involves a lot of … Continue reading →
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• Home.

  
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  Tee: c/o The Home. T , Flannel: Target ( similar ), Jeans: Old Navy , Boots: Bass ( similar ), Bracelet: c/o HelloFab Although Ive lived in Utah for about 8 years, I still consider Oregon my home.  I was born and raised in the beaver state.  All of my childhood memories involve this beautiful, ...
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• Yes Im one of those atheists

  
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  This is part of my "Fantastic Primer" series, which incorporates a few fictional elements .  Please read the introductory post , which explains the premise. Why Im not so worried In the previous post of this series , I explained why I had really low expectations of how my atheist readers would react to ...
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• making tracks

  
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  Im off to Joburg tomorrow to spend a few days with one of my  best friends . Its been too long, itll be too short. And I couldnt be happier to be doing it.
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• #ChallengeToWrite ~ When Did I Know….

  
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  When Did I Know…   Writing prompt for Day 8 – When did you know your husband/wife was the one?  My husband and I have been together since high school (ya, that long!). We got married after high school and have had our share of problems.  Having our first two children in our first two years of marriage ...
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• Felt Like This

  
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  This week felt like this portrait by Parker Fitzgerald.It was made better last night by the fun Splendid + ban.do Tee Party with friends, and dinner at The Hart and the Hunter with my best friend. Ive wanted to try The Hart and the Hunter since I read Jonathan Golds write up in Counter Intelligence and we were finally ...
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• #ChallengeToWrite ~ Favorite Activity

  
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  My favorite activity besides blogging…   Day 7 -  favorite activity  - meaning I have to pick just one?  Come on now!  Having to pick just one is so hard, but I guess that must be the fun in all this…. lol How about I list activites I like to do, then tell you my favorite. Okay? I really enjoy (in no ...
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• Pantsers, plotters, and a trip to Liverpool

  
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  Until today, I didn’t realize there were actual terms for people who plot and outline their novels before they write them, versus those who dive straight in and let the book tell itself. I’m sort of in the middle of the road on this one. I put together ideas for scenes and how things will link together but I’ve ...
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• Train to Run: The Redemption Run

  
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  Today was the day. The day that I finally put trainer to pavement again after a ma-hoo-sive stumbling block (in the form of not running) for weeks and weeks...and weeks and weeks! The longer I left it, the more intimidating it became. The more intimidating it became, the less I wanted to go! Then I became ...
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• 20 Random Facts About Me

  
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  J ust in case you were curious about my life. Heres 20 random things about me, ranging from the silly to serious, the mundane to completely random, in no particular order: 1. I just completed my junior year of college. 2. Im a double major in Communication and Media Studies and Graphic Design . 3. I ...
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• @ClarionUSA Contest and #Caribbean Connections

  
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  Im from the Caribbean , if you didnt know. So is Sean Paul. What does that have to do with anything, you ask? Well, I had to think of a shoulder-humping, booty-shaking song for a sound & song contest and this is the one I decided to use. You cant help but get into the beat and the talented dancers. I even tried ...
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• life

  
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  Just plain ol life this week. No trips. No cheesecake. No tropical sunshine. But who needs that when youve got moments like these... Ill take it.
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