celebrate.
This is the last day of April. That means the last 10 words you just read qualify me for having posted an entry every day for 30 days! Take that, NaBloPoMo!
You:
Would you like to try that again?
That’s more like it.
Let me be honest for a minute: it sucked. It required writing posts on the weekends. Hell, I even wrote a post while at a party, because I knew that since I had forgotten to write that morning, and was guaranteed to be heavily intoxicated within the next couple of hours, the last 23 days would have been for nothing if I failed to get something up.
It was a chore. Somebody owes me a drink. Anyone? Bueller?
Actually, maybe I’m not the one who deserves a drink. Maybe it’s you. Do you do this 7 days a week regularly? If you’re there, let me see a show of hands. *waits*
credit: PrimoVox
Drop your hand if any of the following doesn’t apply to you. You work approximately 40 hours a week. You have friends that don’t blog 7 days a week. You go out at least one night a week. You are in a relationship you’d call “serious.”
If your hand is still up, I’m convinced: you’re a superhero. Miss Bianca would [insert unfortunate situation] me if for the next 335 days, I was guaranteed to be sitting in front of my computer every night. [Insert unfortunate situation] me.
Also, having to write that much content made me suck at blogging. The number of unread posts in my reader was absurd. I was always at least a day behind to return the commenting-favor to way too many people. The creativity fell to pieces some days.
But all in all, it was a great month. You made it a great month. All of you (*aww shucks*). Look at just a little of what happened because of you:
- I guest-blogged for the first time.
- A cheetah found a home.
- You accepted my Paul Rudd man-crush.
- We asked DC — actually all of the cities we’re from — to get out of the funk we were in. And the City Paper listened.
I even met hundreds of you in real life. Ok, maybe just a couple dozen, but still: awesome. Thanks for putting up with this here blog.
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don’t let me catch you.
This is post # 2.
And this goes out to the asshat that messed with the wrong goddess, er, uh, lady and recently hacked into a certain celebrity’s MobileMe account:
Hey asshat,
Did you know that this woman jump-started my puberty?¹
And you what? Tried to steal her identity… like we could possibly confuse you for her because you had her list of contacts. Or maybe you just wanted some VIP access to events.
You think my anger is completely manufactured solely because it gives me a reason to mention Salma Hayek?
Whatever.
Don’t let me catch you on the street. Salma is off limits to you and your innerwebs-freak ways.
That is all.
-f.B
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¹TMI? What? It’s Thursday anyway.
Congrats on completing NaBloPoMo- I do not have the determination. Now where is your drink?
Exactly. Where is it? It’ll have to wait until Saturday night.
Maybe I can ace nablopomo because I do post EVERYDAY. lol. But that’s because I like it. Nobody should do it if it feels like work, you know?:)
I bow to you. I think it was the right thing to do even though it felt like work, because the exercise of generating content was really good. But I’d have to think hard about doing it again.
I average 2.3 posts a week.
It’s sad, I know- but whatever.
I’ve been wondering about the daily thing. But until I have a better idea, I’ll stick with it.
I do it everyday…
I’m not in a relationship BUT I do have school and crazy situation at home.
I’m proud of you.
Thanks. But you have more willpower than me.
It feels weird if I don’t blog.
So it’s like second nature. I can understand that it might feel like work for others
Oh, blogging isn’t work. Forceful blogging is work. And being in a relationship means time I take to sit in front of a computer is time we’re not doing something better. That was one of the biggest factors; the fact that it wasn’t only taking my time, but hers too.
I think NaBloPoMo is the first time I haven’t posted every day. In years. I have issues with authority.
Congratulations to you on a month’s worth of posts. I enjoyed them and wish I would continue to see them daily but, alas, it’s not to be. I’ll just have to come back to DC, restart the walking and get stories firsthand.
“Issues with authority.” I think that’s exactly why this was so hard. It was the “being told to” aspect.
And thanks. I’ll see you soon.
I would totally go gay for Salma.
That is all.
It would be unavoidable, right?
Congratulations! And given the news lately, I am stealing that totally appropriate picture of Homer Simpson and spreading it like the Flu.
Do it. I actually passed up on a series of Homer-celebration pictures before that one.
Congrats… (you should write a song about it!)
… and Salma … don’t get me started.
That’s a good idea. I need to write something a little more light-hearted.
Congrats to you, f.B. I couldn’t do it and I admire anyone who can (actually didn’t know it was this month to be honest!) It takes effort and content to blog every day and I don’t think I have enough of either to do it justice. Kudos!
PS–I love Salma. She’s so pretty.
I think they do it every month. Though, apparently November is the big deal? Or is that for NaNoWriMo? I have lost count of the challenges.
Oh Salma, how I love you!
I just became a lesbian I think. At least for a minute. And I’m with Matt, I average 2-3 posts a week, and that’s all I really have in me. I think NaBloPoMo is an interesting experiment but just a lot of work.
Agreed. Experiment was cool. But now that I know the result…
I’m going to start it for may. I try to post every day, but I also work as a full-time writer, freelance and do arts criticism on the side, and work about 55 hours a week, minimum. I find the more you do, the more you find you have time to do things.
And for everything else, there’s adderall.
I will gladly cheer you on. Love your posts. And I agree about how you can make things fit perfectly, actually. Maybe I’ll try again, at a much later time.
I find I write better when I’m not forcing myself. And let’s be candid here. I started my blog to learn how to write better.
Sometimes forcing works. But that’s usually for songwriting; forcing myself to sit down and do it because it’s been a while, or because if not, I’ll convince myself I should do some work otherwise, or something. But posting because NaBloPoMo said so? Quickly became less fun than imagined.
Selma jump started mine too! Oh, btw the Cheetah post, the best ever!
There isn’t even a word for her. Well, maybe “yes.” Maybe just straightforward, raw affirmation.
Congrats! I know I can’t blog everyday….weekends are “me” time. More power to you. (Especially for the at-the-party post. *That’s* dedication.)
Right? I need more separation than I’ve had this April (read: more outdoor-drinking time).
Congrats!
But you can’t stop now. We’re spoiled. Wish it were different, *shrug* but what are ya gonna do?
No stopping? But, but… What about a big red balloon instead? I can get you one.
Congrats! Sometimes it all seems worth it, eh?
Yep. And as long as that happens more often than not, I’ll be here.
Damn you blogged while at a party?!?! Wow! 10 points to you man! I don’t think I can blog everyday for 30 days, so cheers to you.
I was down for the cause.
“What about a big red balloon instead? I can get you one.”
*perks up* Really?
Great going on the NaBloPoMo. I really should have entered this month, since I almost did post everyday.
I’m proud of you.
Salma is the one woman I would go completely, totally, 100% gay for.
I am not even kidding. B gets jealous.
Oh, and congrats and stuff.
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That’s my lame ass version of a sideways balloon.
I was super impressed this whole month and looked forward to your posts.
Why doesn’t hallmark make cards for this? Congrats should not merely be confined to comments boxes and buttons/badges for your sidebars..
Writing everyday is tough. i’m starting to think i suck at it.
i’m impressed at your ability to write so many posts AND still manage to read other blogs…
good job!
i think i do 2 or 3 posts a week…it’s comfy for me
thanks for coming by rockjessie.com every now and then, though