I fixed your links for you. Just paste the address between the [ url ][ /url ] tags, don't add quotes or anything else.
Also don't worry about people hating your blog. I post links to mine every week and I'm lucky to get one or two direct visits from here. It's still useful for increasing your Google rankings. Do what you love, find your niche and you'll eventually find an audience.
Oh yeah, and I have that Mill Creek 50 pack you're working your way through, too.