We Interrupt This Blogcast To…
… announce the following.
I’ve been blogging for about a year, I think.
I purchased this domain and let it sit unused for about six months before I began blogging. Yes, I was the epitome of a brazen slacker. For six months I let my thoughts incubate!
I finally started blogging around July 1st, 2008, and the only reason I know this is because a friend almost immediately left a comment after I mentioned my blog (Zandria was the second to comment!!!). And this is important because when 20sb’s latest blog carnival asked, “…pick a post from your first 2 months in blog-land that shows your mentality and outlook from the onset of your blog…,” I didn’t know what to do. I backdated about six months worth of writing from the start of my blog!
My solution? I’m gonna compromise. The photo you see above was posted here, back on July 2, 2008. And the following excerpt was posted here, back on February 28, 2008.
Caution. This may be you.
If you are a serial-texter, that is. You know who you are. When convenience isn’t an issue, and neither is availability, you still desire to degrade the traditional transmittal of information, also known as speaking, into an absurd mixture of emoticons, short-cut words lacking vowels, and abbreviations.
Perhaps it is my unfailing egocentricity, but I actually prefer speaking to women I’ve entrusted with my digits. Call me old fashioned, or maybe even a heartless romantic, but damn ladies, what is the deal. Don’t you know that a key to quality flirtation is a mixture of spontaneity, implication, and depth all modulated with an appropriate inflection of the voice at key points in a conversation? How do I text that? (”Hey, I want to [F]uck make love to you”). And really, I’m no stranger to textual insinuation, but spoken word is simply sexier. People pay loads of money for phone sex, but have you ever heard of people paying loads of money for text-message sex? I haven’t (if you have though, let me know).
For the 1,338 people who have left comments, and the countless others who have stopped by, thank you! I hope I have provided plenty of workplace distractions, and occasionally, a meaningful jumble of words.
… resume blogcast.
(Almost forgot to mention this… “This post is a part of 20SB’s Looking Back Blog Carnival, and Ben & Jerry’s is awarding free ice cream to lucky bloggers and readers!” … PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME… I’ll give away all my tickets so long as I can get one Vanilla/Coffee Heath Bar Crunch ice cream.)
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I like thinking about the passage of time I’ve been blogging. There’s been people from the get go that have been commenting and I consider them good friends today. This blogging this is awesome
k8´s last blog ..Hang On, It’s A Doozy
I agree 100%… this blogging thing is awesome.
Congrats, [F]oxymoron. You have a lot of great stuff on your blog.
Jason´s last blog ..Falsely Accused Yet Again
You’re partially to blame!
I can’t believe I was the second person to comment on your blog! I had no idea! I feel so special (but mainly because you actually remember that, not because I did it).
Zandria´s last blog ..What Would You Do if You Lost Your Job?
C’mon… there is a reason I bought you that cupcake! You’re also another reason why I started blogging.
Happy (sort of?) blog anniversary! I’ve been having fun reading all the blog carnival entries
sleepyjane´s last blog ..Socks: A dilemma
Does this mean you’ve participated too??? I’m off to check…
I am with you on this texting issue. I think it is harder to text than to dial the damn phone. But, again, I remember having to use the rotatory phone back in the day. Then the evolution of the 25 ft cord came along and le sigh. Those were the days.
justjp´s last blog ..Gettin’ down in the kitchen with JP
I’ll stand by my words… I have never seen a phone-text site!
happy bloggersary! And I’ll flirt with you whenever you want
Titania´s last blog ..A trip down memory lane
Ha! Now that’s a gift.
Happy blogiversary! I’ll admit to being a serial texter, but that’s mostly because I loathe talking on the phone…I’m on the phone all day for work and that’s plenty. The fastest way a guy can make me lose interest is to call me up and blather about nothing….if there’s no specific reason to call, leave me alone!
Hrm. Maybe this is why I’m single.
Shannon´s last blog ..The Results Are In…
Ha. You? A serial texter. I don’t buy it!
The single most annoying, off putting, lose-interest-in-a-second deal breaker is a lack of fluency-at-par in the English language.
Fine.
Judge me. I no longer bother to be P.C.
Suhasini´s last blog ..Cheating.