Maybe I’m getting older, but it seems like time has been passing by a lot more quickly than when I was younger. It seems nearly unfathomable that Halloween is only three weeks away and we all know what that means… Christmas is just around the corner. Before you know it, you’ll be sipping on eggnog, loitering around mistletoe, and singing your drunken rendition of Jingle Bells.

Before we get to that, we still have over three months to spend dabbling around in the blogosphere to see what’s going on, what people are talking about, and how you can spend your holiday bonus. For dot com entrepreneurs, like freelance writers, the only holiday bonus is the one you give yourself. I wonder how much my boss will give me this year.

Anyways, on with the ‘sphere!

Ms. Danielle is celebrating the seventh anniversary of her very pink blog, talking about all the different rankings that have developed over that period and offering five blogging tips to get there. It’s amazing what the California-based blogger and Internet marketer has accomplished in such a short time. Great work, Danielle!

Top Gear‘s Jeremy Clarkson had the opportunity to take a very unique concept car out for a test drive. Volkswagen decided to rip semi-random components from three vehicles, tossing them all into a compact hatchback. The net result is the VW Golf GTI W12 650. Why the long name? Well, this beast of a vehicle contains a 6.0L biturbo W12 engine, developing 650 horsepower and 530 lbs-ft of torque. Holy schmoly! Here’s the Top Gear video for your viewing pleasure.

Cash Quests poses the question as to whether you can make money guest blogging. I can tell you from first hand experience that you can indeed make money blogging for others, as evidenced by the paid reviews I happen to write for an evil panda slayer and proclaimed root of all evil.

HR World addresses the issue of employee depression. It may be more obvious to look at physical injuries and ailments, but depression is one of the most costly conditions for employers due to all the productivity lost as a result of it. HR World writes, “Depression not only makes employees difficult to work with, but it lowers productivity and affects the entire staff.” Given the time of year, we could be in for some seasonal affective disorder too.

Stephen Fung has proudly announced a new design for FutureLooks and he’s celebrating the occasion with eight crazy weeks of free stuff. Might I interest you in an Antec Veris MX-1 Actively Cooled Hard Drive Enclosure? Or maybe a Samsung SyncMaster 206BW 20 inch Widescreen LCD Monitor is more to your liking? Eight weeks, plenty of prizes. Check here for more details.