Upside-Down Sconce + Upside-Down Chandelier + Famousness

Hey Jammers! Sorry for not posting yesterday, but here I am today, with the two new items from the April Fools' Party, and, funnily enough, it is no longer April Fools' Day (but the party continues to be updated), and the two new items are upside-down. The two new items are:
The Upside-Down Sconce

...and the Upside-Down Chandelier.

*pic credit to Snowyclaw's Animal Jam Spirit* (there was no party on at the time)

Hmm. Personally, I don't really see the point of these items. Why? Well, there is no "Upside-Down Den," and unless you like your chandeliers on the floor and fire falling out of the sconces, these are kinda one-time only items, for April Fools' Day. Although...that would be a good April Fools' Day joke: Host a party in your den, your  buddies come, and everything is upside-down. >.<

Anyway, time for another little post-talk thingy. This time, on famousness (a made-up word).
*lame statement alert*
There are many famous people around Jamaa. There are also many famous bloggers.
*end lame statement*


For some Jammers, it is their dream to become just as famous as, say, Julian2, WootMoo, etc. They want to have 100 different outfits comprised of all rares, be followed wherever they go by desperate fans, hold flash trading parties in their dens, and much more.
For some Bloggers, it is their dream to be like Snowyclaw: have fun parties, have hundreds of thousands of pageviews, get over 150 comments per post, and have 500+ followers.

Really?
Come on, people.

First, rares should not, although they do, make someone famous. Unless, of course, you were renowned as a Jamaa-famous Sky High player. But, some people, in their desperate attempts to be "rare," resort to hacking and scamming. This is exactly like real life. People murder, cheat, and steal so they will have nice clothes, a lot of money, a good house, etc. (Don't worry- no murder on Animal Jam.)
Even if you became famous (or possible infamous), would you be willing to descend to that level?
Many people (in real life) would, which is why society today is deteriorating. (sorry for the kinda off-topic rant there)

For Bloggers:

*please note that I am not hating on Snowyclaw's blog, I am just using it as an example*
Okay. Pretend that, no matter what I say, you want to have a blog as famous as Animal Jam Spirit.
Now, you get hundreds of followers, thousands of pageviews every day, and all of that "good stuff."
Is it really that good?
Hundreds of followers:  hundreds of people who read your blog on a daily basis, depend on you for AJ updates and contests. They depend on you to be on Animal Jam, answer questions, give interviews (Okay, not really), and so much more. Do you really want all of that?
And, of course, with hundreds of followers comes hundreds of haters. Not to mention the jealousites (ones who are jealous of your popularity), the spamites (ones who spam to get your attention) and second-in-commandites (people who are your stand-in unnoffical, unnapproved comment answer-ers).

Rethinking it much?
Plus, for you non-bloggers who did not know this, all comments are sent to your email. Imagine if your main email (the one you used for blogging and other stuff) had 100+ emails a day. That's one way to slow your computer down...

And, believe it or not, there are a lot of benefits of having a small-time blog, like this one.

1. You can relate to your followers/readers, because you actually have time to chat on the blog and on Animal Jam. You may even make some new friends! (I know I have)
2. You don't have to worry about responding to all of the comments. I know that I try to respond to all comments (that require response or agreement), and it would kill me if people asked questions and I didn't answer them. That's just the way I am. ^.^
3. Not as much pressure. I still feel pressured to post every day, but that is just my personality. :)
4. No (or not as many)  haters. It's hard to hold a grudge against a tiny little blog with only 15 followers and a couple thousand pageviews. Unless, of course, the blog owner is just looking for trouble by accusing someone famous of hacking, scamming, mean-ness, etc., because they know they will get a lot of comments and pageviews for it.

So, for you bloggers out there dreaming super-big, I just want you to know that I have nothing whatsoever against big blogs, it's just sometimes, you should be careful what you wish for, because it might come true, and you may have more to deal with than you thought you would have. 

Happy Jamming!

~vms915

*new signature coming soon!*

P.S. 

Poll question:

Should I hold a party for 5,000 pageviews when the time comes?

Should I add blog music?

Should I add a "Animal Jam Lingo" page?

Diamond Birthstone + April Fools' Party (one day late)

Hey Jammers! One of the new items today came out yesterday, but it is the Diamond Birthstone.

Are you collecting all of the birthstones? What if AJHQ had a special prize for the people who had them all at the end of the year....I missed January's. I can't wait for September, though!

What other shapes do you think there will be? (credit to Kinyonga for that question)
Maybe:
> Circle
> Diamond (the shape)
> Oval
> Dodecahedron

There is another new item today, which actually came out today. It is the Upside Down Tea Set, which is sold at the April Fools' Party.

This makes perfect sense, seeing as April Fools' Day is past. But, as a part of the running jokey-ness, the price is a little odd. 

Speaking of odd, there are three new items this year sold at the April Fools' Party: Wacky Item, Zany Item, and Silly Item. They all look like this:

They are all 500 gems. You don't know what it is until you place it in your den. This is what you get:

These are actually pretty sweet items. What do they do? Buy them and find out! Or, if you can't, you can always come to my den and test them!

Here are some more pictures from the April Fools' Party:

They must have made a mistake, because this game is normal, unlike the other two.

Here is a little unrelated open poll question: Should I have a party for when we hit 5,000 pageviews ('cause we're pretty close), and if so, what should the theme be?

Happy Jamming!

10 Million Jammers Update!

I'm taking a break from the AJ Guide for today to post the big update, so hold onto your wand, there are a lot of updates!

The new item today, to kinda-sorta go with the one from yesterday, is the Surfboard for land dens.

Although this one doesn't have a chunk missing. ^.^

Speaking of items, all of the winter items are now on clearance.

Hmm. About time, don't you think? Although we still have snow on the ground. Weather is not kind to us where I live...

Anyway, on to the big update! You can tell when there is a big update because there are usually 6 pages in the Jamaa Journal instead of 5. 

Well, this update is all about how Animal Jam has reached 10,000,000 users! 

That's not too shabby! To celebrate this, if you enter the promo code "10MILLION", you get a special den item: The 10 Million Banner!

How original. But, it does make a cute den addition, and who knows? When AJ reaches 20,000,000 users, it may become rare!

There are also random 10,000,000 banner around Jamaa, and if you click on one, a random fact pops up!

Next page!

Finally! An awesome monthly member gift! This is the first time since October that the gift hasn't been a pet. So, the Spring Egg Hunt has returned! Instead of hunting plastic eggs full of candy, you are finding real, actual eggs! I noticed that all of the eggs are in the same spots as they were last year.

All of them are pretty easy to find, with the exception of the Canyons Pathway egg, which is in the Canyons Pathway, by Coral Canyons and Crystal Sands.

If you find all of the eggs, you get a special prize: 

The Nest of Eggs! How cute. Credit to Snowyclaw for discovering this:

If you click on the eggs, creatures pop out! How cute!

But what is a snake doing in there?

I won't ask.

So, what do you think of this prize compared to last year's prize? 

Now, for the next page.

Wow, double gems! This is the perfect opportunity to stock up on gems with games like Falling Phantoms and Best Dressed!

Aww, koalas are leaving? Well, make sure to make a koala before they leave on April 11th, to go searching for a new land! What could it be?

Personally, I think it is this land:


This is the header for Animal Jam Spirit by Snowyclaw. Notice how Cosmo, the koala alpha, is standing somewhat in front. Is that a sign?
Next, we have the April Fools' Party, and Graham's joke contest.

Lastly, we have this mysterious page...

Does this have anything to do with the mysterious quests that have been talked about?


Well, that's all for the big update. I may get a YouTube account soon, so I may be able to post videos of the big updates, so until then...

Happy Jamming!

~vms915

Baseball Gear

Hey Jammers! Today's new item, which looks to be the second in a continuing line of items, is the Baseball Gear.

Hmm. This kind of goes along with the item two days ago, the Croquet Set. Notice a pattern, anyone?

So far, the sports released have been: 

> Basketball

> Soccer

> Football

> Croquet

> Baseball

What will come next? Water polo? Volleyball? Skiing? Well, there shouldn't be skiing, because it is not winter anymore. However, for some reason, AJHQ has not put the winter items on clearance yet.

Maybe because they are still having cold weather, like we are. I am about to go play soccer...and it is 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Joy.

I apologize that I don't have time to post more, but I am trying to keep up with all of the blogs I am an author on, so...

Happy Jamming!

~vms915