Eric Luper's Random Musings

I fear the current undisputed record of 3 hours 5 minutes (held by both Lisa Yee and Brent Hartinger) will not only be crushed today, but will be pulverized into tiny tiny fragments that no longer resembles a record as much as it resembles talcum powder. Did that sentence make any sense? No matter, because it's time for our next round of Google Ping. And I have a feeling that our author today is one who Googles himself rather frequently.

Our pinged author of the day is Mr. David Lubar. David Lubar is the author of many good books, his most-recent being True Talents.



For those of you new to Google Ping, it is a game I invented where I type a children's author's name over and over on my blog to see how long it takes him or her to find me by either Googling their name or hearing through the grapevine that they have been pinged. The fastest children's author to comment on my blog and prove they are who they say they are (and not some crazed children's author impersonator) is crowned the current champion of Google Ping.

For those of you keeping track of the game, Ms. Laurie Halse Anderson answered the ping in 20 hours 16 minutes.

So here we go:

David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar, David Lubar.

And the clock has started as of 12:50 on 5/23/2007.

It's time for yet another installment if Google Ping, and today we are pinging Laurie Halse Anderson. Ms. Anderson is the author of many great books for young readers, including her new release TWISTED.



For those of you new to this feature, Google Ping is a game I invented where I type a children's author's name over and over on my blog to see how long it takes him or her to find me by either Googling their name or hearing through the grapevine that they have been pinged. The fastest children's author to comment on my blog and prove they are who they say they are (and not some crazed children's author impersonator) is crowned the current champion of Google Ping.

And I know Ms. Anderson will not have the "Anonymous" issue that another author who shall remain nameless has had over the past few weeks. The judges are still deliberating that issue, Mr. Green.

So, here we go:

Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson, Laurie Halse Anderson.

The clock is ticking, Ms. Anderson. The official start time is 10:50 am Eastern time on 5/16/2007.

Yes, it's time for another Google Ping where we post a children's author's name over and over again to see how long it takes them to either: a) Google themself and find me, or b) find out through the grapevine that they have been Pinged.

We'll see who is the fastest of all the authors to answer the Google Ping. The author must respond in the Comment section of the entry and somehow identify themself as being who they really are.

The current leader is Lisa Yee with 3 hours 5 minutes with John Green's time of 42 minutes still in contention since he posted anonymously. This has been a major issue among the judges, but they have decided that since Friday was his brother, Hank's, birthday tribute video that John gets an extension on his proof. The judges have determined that if John Green acknowledges the Google Ping on Brotherhood 2.0 on Tuesday AND he works the word "rhinoceros" into his vlog that his record time of 42 minutes will stand.

Brent Hartinger, the author of Dreamquest and Split Screen: Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies is the next up.





Here we go:

Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger, Brent Hartinger,

And the clock has begun at 5:45pm EST on 5/7/2007.

Yes, it's time for another Google Ping where we post a children's author's name over and over again to see how long it takes them to either: a) Google themself and find me, or b) find out through the grapevine that they have been Google Pinged.

We'll see who is the fastest of all the authors to answer the Google Ping. The author must respond in the Comment section of the entry and somehow identify themself as being who they really are.

The current leader is Lisa Yee with 3 hours 5 minutes with John Green's time of 42 minutes still in contention as he posted anonymously. The judges have determined that if John Green acknowledges the Google Ping on Brotherhood 2.0 today that the record time will stand.

Markus Zusak, the author of The Book Thief is the next up.



Here we go:

Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak, Markus Zusak,

Since Mr. Zusak lives in Australia and they look at their clocks upside down, I've decided to start this Google Ping in the morning rather than in the afternoon. And the clock has begun at 9:33am EST on 5/4/2007.

For those of you who have been following my blog, I have started a new and occasional feature here called a "Google Ping." I am going to post a children's author's name over and over again to see how long it takes them to either:

a) Google themself and find me

or

b) find out through the grapevine that they have been pinged.

We'll see who is the fastest of all the authors to answer the Google Ping.

John Green, author of An Abundance of Katherines is the next up.



Here we go:

John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green, John Green.

And the clock has begun at 3:52pm EST on 5/2/2007.

By the way, I have been emailed off-blog about what a "ping" is. The best I can explain is that it is a submarine term that relates to sonar and sounds bouncing back. If someone has a resource that explains this, feel free to post it in comments or send to me so I can post it.

I am starting a new and occasional feature of my blog. It's called the Google Ping. I am going to post a children's author's name over and over again to see how long it takes them to either Google themself and find me, or to find out through the grapevine that they have been pinged.

We'll see who is the fastest of all the authors to answer the Google Ping.

Lisa Yee, author of So Totally Emily Ebers is the first up.



Here we go:

Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee, Lisa Yee.

And the clock has begun at 5pm EST on 5/1/2007.