I couldn’t let the day go by without

A Magical List of All Things Awesome on 1990′s Television!

now could I? I loves me a list. Let’s begin:

90210
Obviously. The show that taught us Dylan McKay was the ultimate rich bad boy, Donna Martin needed cave boobs to land a man, the ugly girl will get herself knocked up first, and when your parents move to Japan, you get to keep the house as the perfect crash-pad for your fake university.

My So-Called Life
So what if it only lasted 1 season, it taught us all Jordan Catalano needed was Angela’s shy but aggressive attention to bring him out of his emo shell. We loved Rickie as the first teenage gay kid ever on TV (not counting The Beaver), and everyone needed a slutty friend like Rayanne.

Seinfeld
As a teenager, my dad made us watch Seinfeld with us so he had TV-watching buddies. (That also got us out of being grounded because he’d get bored of us being in our rooms. TV was important to our family. VERY important.) I loved it even when I didn’t “get” all of the innuendos, but the fact that I can turn on a re-run at any time and it still makes me laugh out loud, makes it one of THE best shows of the 90s. And I can “Elaine Dance” better than anyone out there. THAT is a challenge.

Roseanne
Just like Seinfeld, when I turn on a re-run of Rosanne, it’s still relevant and still makes me laugh out loud. Usually I’m in bed and stumble on an episode and feel silly for laughing out loud when no one can hear me (Patrick is dead to the world post-Ambien). My favorite episodes are the David & Darlene episodes just because I was their age at the time the show was on, and I SO wanted David to be my live-in boyfriend. To this day, I’ll take Leonard in my bed any time. I digress.

Which did I miss? These are the best, though there are tons more worthy.

I didn’t want to write another blog post about blogging, but it seems I may have stepped in a pile of doodoo, and now I need to clean off my feet.

By way of reasons I won’t discuss here, I found a blogger (NOT Casey – I discovered the blogger by way of Casey’s post I linked to) and her blog post where something new is happening. The “something new” is not a good “something new” in the Blogosphere. It’s a bad, unethical, icky-feeling “something new.”

The blogger I found agreed to host a giveaway (nothing new) to give away a bed comforter from a company she’s working with. Mind you, I know NOTHING about the company, and I just stumbled on the blog and this particular post, so my research is shallow at best.

Included in her post about the giveaway, she adds a “disclaimer” indicating that “As part of the giveaway your email address and name will be provided to [sponsor name redacted] on behalf of [blog name redacted] so that you will be added to the mailing list for sleep tips, deals, and special offers. In compliance with privacy disclosure (note: I could not locate the privacy disclosure anywhere on the blogger’s site), your information is NOT being sold to [sponsor name redacted] or any other party. You may opt out at any time.”

Essentially, every comment left will have its email address given (not sold?) to the sponsor in exchange for entering the giveaway.

I’m really at a loss for understanding how this is A) ethical, B) allowed to happen, and C) how any blogger would agree to the work of collecting all of the email addresses left in the comments. Aside from it being an arduous task of actually collecting the 100+ email addresses from the comments, it clearly crosses a privacy line within blogging.

I’ve never once (and maybe it’s because my eyes have been closed to it?) seen any blog or site outright say they will collect your private information for marketing purposes without having me separately agree to giving my information. Any time I submit my information to a company and giveaway/contest/survey purposes, it is explicit and a “check box” is included in the submission process so that I am aware that the specific company is collecting my information.

It’s never assumed that your private information left in a blog post or giveaway post will be given to a sponsor for their marketing use.

Is this just a new tactic for sponsors to use bloggers as marketing collection tools?

Is this OK?

Is it OK because a “disclaimer” is included in the post?

Or is this a “new low” in the scrutinized “Mommy Blogging” community?

If you disagree with my assessment that THIS is not OK, please convince me otherwise.

Your respectful opinions and comments will be respected.

I’m notorious for my procrastination skills.

If when I say “notorious,” I mean, “known around my immediate family,” then yes, I’m notorious.

When I do happen to get things done on time, I require copious amounts of congratulations from anyone who witnessed my accomplishment.

I’m needy like that.

I’m like a child who needs constant encouragement to Keep! Doing! Her! Best! so that next time, the same result of an on-time completion will be met.

Hey, at least I know what I need.

I wonder if Patrick knows. If not, he does now.

The point to my story: I procrastinate.

Like right now.

The Shiny is very attractive.

For you, I’m giving you a very attractive Shiny: My face on Superman’s body. Also known as, my Aiming Low post for this week. Hoorah!

Yes, you can request a note from me to give to your supervisor and/or significant other to let them know why you didn’t finish your task for the day because you were busy reading all of my posts here and on Aiming Low.

I’ll get you that note some time next week.