I’m in another of my notoriously contemplative moods tonight, so I’d thought I’d ask a question to those of you who read this.

Why, exactly, do you blog?

Is it to get traffic, is it to make money, or is it for the love of writing?

I believe that many of us blog for reasons other than therapeutic bliss - meaning we have ulterior motives that drive us to write about things that don’t appeals to us in ways that resonate with what, in an ideal world, we’d really want to be writing about.

So what do you write about? And is it REALLY your passion?

I had some free time tonight, so I went on a mission to sift through 44,000 incoming links to see if I could find some interesting link love.

I’d first like to thank Indigo for the big sloppy kisses she gave me - the bottom line is that I’m glad your readers can finally see your site!

Second, go take a lick over at Lollipop Moments, which is TOTAL EYE CANDY, and the best (if not better) version of my Downtown Java theme I have ever seen. Susan, you did one hell of a job with that!

Lastly, I want you all to take a shot of these photography sites that Meggan and Michelle have developed. It amazes me what people can do with my very basic themes - two masterpieces, great job ladies!

Ok, now that I feel accomplished tonight, I can go to bed. Besides, I need to wake up early and walk 15 miles to prepare for an event that I will be participating in two weeks from now…

This morning I saw that Mark made an an official announcement on Weblog Tools Collection that they are launching a beta version of a WordPress Job Board.

I left a comment on the post, and I sincerely mean it:

Quite the good idea - my biggest hope is that people looking for WP designers do their research on the individuals contacting them for work. (i.e. checking out portfolios before negotiating deals) Otherwise you will get business/individuals upset when people they hire don’t pan out.

I think that this can be an extremely useful too, both for people looking for themes, and those looking to make them. If the job board is moderated well, it can be a huge success for both sides!

I wish the best of luck to Mark and the gang on running it - hopefully it will bring some exposure to designers who are looking to make a name for themselves.

I know that this is old news, but thought I’d write it anyway.

The theme from Copyblogger was released as a public WordPress Theme. Chris Pearson was the guy who designed this killer theme, and he’s the one who will be supporting it.

So if you were a fan of the old Copyblogger WordPress theme, you can download it now for your blog. They also created an organic rendition of the design, which is pretty cool, so check that out as well!

I had an extra few minutes last night, and thought I’d try something out on my site - I added a frame around my content area, and can’t decide if I like it better or not.

So I figured why not ask those who visit my blog what they think?

Do you like the border, or do you think it looks better without it? Please let me know what you think!