Just another publicity stunt

... Except it isn't.

I can say it officially now: County News Online is going to be featured in the one, the only, Annie Oakley Parade!

I went through a bunch of back-and-forth with Bob (he's working with Key Club for this go-round), but by the end of it, he said that if I could manage to find people, then we could do it.

And, because I'm so impressively stubborn (Bob knows this now :P), I've managed to get everything together; my people, my plans, and we are officially accepted into the line-up.

It's my second time ever being in the parade (first time was with FunDay Bunch- Daily Advocate; you seeing a pattern here?) but my first time actually putting a... float... car... trailer... thing... whatever you wanna call it, together. After much debate, and many thoughts, I've come to a solid conclusion as to what I want to do.

Two things that I'll say:

One) I've incorporated two things that I love into this- writing, and Sherlock Holmes. Because Sherlock Holmes always has to be there, right? :P

Two) The people riding with me aren't necessarily part of CNO, but they have an ardent love of the arts, whether it be reading, writing, drawing, photography... and they're all a wonderful group.

If you happen to join the crowds to watch the parade, look for us! Wave at us! We might not wave back... and you'll see why ;) but I very much appreciate all of the fans of CNO that have kept us going, gotten us to the point we are, and I am honoured to have the opportunity to head something that will help to publicize our website.

Looking forward to seeing you guys there!

Now we have a blog!

Or, actually, I have a blog that will hopefully entertain the ones that actually take the time to read it.

Notes of interest:

• The Science of Deduction and the layout (to some mildly impersonated attempt) belong to BBC's Sherlock. I'm kind of trying to combine John Watson's blog and Sherlock's Consulting website. I think it's a wonderful idea. (I realize that pretty much no one knows what I'm talking about! :D)

• I'll work more on the layout, get some entertaining stuff in here, in the near future.

So, there.

Other things to say:

• I don't know how often I'll update. It'll just be on a 'This is on my mind' basis. I'll try to get at least one note of interest every week, though, if I can...

• As stated on the County News Online homepage, all opinions belong solely to the person stating them, and my thoughts do not reflect the views of County News Online alone.

That's all for now. I'll actually post a thought or two later. This is the informational bit of it. Thanks for reading!

(CNO has a blog now! Even if it's run by an eighteen year old! Haha!)