RE: Journey to 100k Steem Power!
Congratulations again on more than 500 SP increase since last times. That is more than 5 times what I increased. Still it seems like our upvote is not as strong as it was a week ago. How much SP do you need to add to get one cent more upvote?
BTW I like the book you recommended. I'm reading some of the notes from Leonardo's diary and learning about his inspiration and creativity. It's really funny to read his journal entries. He would have made it huge on Steemit just publishing his journal.
Oddest of all, there is this entry: “Go every Saturday to the hot bath where you will see naked men.” We can imagine Leonardo wanting to do that, for reasons both anatomical and aesthetic. But did he really need to remind himself to do it? The next item on the list is “Inflate the lungs of a pig and observe whether they increase in width and in length, or only in width.” As the New Yorker art critic Adam Gopnik once wrote, “Leonardo remains weird, matchlessly weird, and nothing to be done about it.”
About the ethnic food, there is nothing better for me than Korean. I love the variety of seafood and stews and fermented foods. Totally amazing and healthy. I haven't found many good Korean restaurants in the Chicago area because most Korean people cook at home. Try around Lincoln and Devon and I bet you could find a decent restaurant.
Thanks @mineopoly! I appreciate it! Yes, the price feed has not been good to us in the past few weeks. As the steem price goes up, so shall our upvotes! My upvote is worth less than half of what it was back in early January, but we should see it go up soon, hopefully! At the current price feed, it should be about 50 steem to go up $.01 (provided that you're upvoting when above 80% voting power).
Ahh yes, I love his journals as well! It's amazing how his mind was able to work on such diverse projects at the same time his notes on each are so detailed! He would've been huge on Steemit and maybe we can learn a few things and try to emulate his journals into our posts!
Haha, that entry is hilarious! He does make really funny notes and to-do lists! One of my favorites was when he told himself to observe the tongue of the woodpecker.
I'm not sure if I've ever had any traditional Korean food. There are a few local Thai places that I LOVE. Devon is one of my favorite places to go eat! There's an Indian restaurant there called Khan Barbeque that I seriously dream about (my mouth is watering as I write this!)
P.S. I saw a message from you on discord but I actually haven't been able to log in for the past 2 months since I got a new phone and lost my authenticator. I still get the notifications though, which is strange. Is there any chance you can message me on steem chat or through a comment? I can also make a new discord account if you don't have chat. Sorry about that!
Thanks for reading my message. Good news, the upvote got a little higher today but I also added a little SP. I guess what I was trying to say on discord was two things and I must as well say it on the blockchain although I will try to be as nice as possible here. I am at a crossroads in my blog. I was trying to do this just for fun but it has taken a lot out of me. On one hand I would like to interact more and on the other hand I just kind of want to post quietly and develop my craft for a while and work on how to present it.
I am curious about SP delegations on Steemit and if places like minnowbooster. https://steemit.com/steemit/@financialcritic/the-reality-of-steem-delegation
I read an old post about this and not sure what people think about it now. Is it a risky thing to borrow SP like this?
Have a great day. The fact that you have an appetite like that means that you are really healthy.
That's great news @mineopoly! I totally get it and that's exactly what I've done with my delegations - I spend more time focusing on my business and the way I present it and I love the way I have everything set up at this point, but I'm looking forward to getting even better at my craft and my presentation of these projects (with the help of some camera equipment and a drone in the near future).
But anyways, yes the delegations can be worth it as long as you post a lot and be very very consistent about your activity on Steem. If you're looking to focus on your craft and leverage the extra SP to boost each of your posts, I would say go for it. Especially if you can post upwards of 3-5 times a day - the more the better.
It's definitely a very sizable upfront investment and it's a commitment - only do it if you know for a fact that you will keep posting heavily throughout the duration of the contract.
I go through blocktrades for the delegations, I've tried to buy from minnowbooster before, but never got the order to go through - but I could've been making a mistake. I really love the way blocktrades has it set up as they make it really easy to renew your contracts (just make sure that you make an account beforehand!!!)
I love your attitude @khaleelkazi. While I saw my frustration with craft as a burden you are filled with excitement and congratulations. You are right.
I have an account with block trades but I'm not ready to post three or four times a day yet. Interest rates are high if I'm not posting. To post more than once a day I need my win my wife's heart all over again. I will try. As long as she is on board it will totally work.