New Year, New Plan

I can hardly believe I've been doing this blogging thing for a year now. I've learned a lot, so I'm going to do things a little differently in 2018.

🔸🔹 Mark Your Calendars 🔹🔸

Since it is 2018, I plan to make a lengthy, well-written blog entry on the 18th of each month. Each of these entries will have a theme. If you'd like to help determine those themes, there's a very short poll you can take HERE (you just pick your preference out of different sets of items, it's super simple). I will keep the poll up all year, and it's available on the sidebar on the right (the big question mark box). January and December are not included in the poll. January 18th is fast approaching, so I decided to choose that theme on my own, and in December I want to focus on the annual MMO festivals, game sales, and recap the year.

🔸🔹 [+INT] Intelligence Modifiers Team 🔹🔸

Since it's a new year, it's also time to recruit a new team for Extra Life 2018. I have sent out an e-mail inviting past teammates to register for this year, as well as some gamer friends who have been supportive over the last 5 years of my fundraising efforts. If you'd like to join my team this year, send me an e-mail at GamerReverie@gmail.com and I'll send you the recruitment link to register! There's no pressure to raise money if you're on the team -- just raise awareness and be supportive of your teammates. The team also has a private Facebook group for discussing Extra Life, games, and anything entertaining that is game-related. Past years' teammates stay in the group, so the group will grow over time!

🔸🔹 Freebies For Followers 🔹🔸

I miss giving away free games like I used to, but I don't think SteamGifts is going to be the best way to do it anymore. I may still use it, but I'd like to be able to offer goodies to all of my gaming friends and fans (if they exist) even if they don't have Steam. If you want in on some freebies (games, gift cards, etc.), it would behoove you to visit the sidebar and enter your e-mail address to receive my blog entries in your inbox when they're posted. I will be posting smaller blips more frequently, and the freebies will be one of those things I post about -- and they will be first come, first serve!

🔸🔹 The Humble Partner Called snarkqueen 🔹🔸

That's right, I have a fancy new thing to share with you! If you aren't familiar with the Humble Bundle website, you ought to check it out. They have featured bundles of games, books, comics, software and more in which you pay what you want (obviously you'll pay more to get ALL of the pretty loot available), and part of what you pay goes to charity. You can even decide which charity! That's pretty awesome to start with, but they also have a beta program called Humble Partners which yours truly has signed up for. Partners promote Humble games, bundles, etc. using their own unique link, and a portion of any purchases made during that visit will go to the Partner and their chosen charity. My chosen charity is Extra Life, and any portion that makes its way to me I will be applying directly to my Extra Life donation page. That's right -- snarkqueen is non-profit!

If you are a regular shopper of Humble, or have been considering subscribing to the Humble Monthly bundle (which is a fantastic way to get a lot of games for $12/month), or plan to buy from them in the future, please consider clicking my Partner logo below and saving the link in your favorites. There will be a banner across the top of the page that says you're supporting snarkqueen. You can find this link on the sidebar if you ever need to reference it again.

🔸🔹 The Peanut Gallery 🔹🔸

Please comment and let me know you're there! Pretty, pretty please with sugar on top. I want you to comment on my blog entries this year. Tell me what you think of my entries, or talk about whatever my entries made you think of. Argue with me! Correct my mistakes (without being petty) and help me make this a better blog. Share entries with friends. Follow it. Sign up for e-mails. Join the Facebook group for the blog (here's a link, also to be added to the sidebar soon). I'll do everything I can to promote my blog and raise awareness for Extra Life (except pay Facebook to promote my blog page -- that's just ridiculous). Help me do this #ForTheKids!