Today is the five year anniversary of the day I started my original website on Vox. I moved over here to WordPress when that platform shut down. If you combine those two sites with the PfSB one, it looks like I’ve written exactly 1,200 posts. That’s about 1,175 more than I thought I’d write when I started.
Now that I’ve reached this anniversary and posting milestone, I think I’d like to unplug and take a break. I’m going to see if I can refrain from posting anything for the rest of February. I’ve already given up most of my favorite things this month, so I’m hoping it won’t be too difficult to step away from WordPress for awhile. I might even drop coffee while I’m at it.
Sincerely,
Well, if you must, you must. Recharge your batteries and come back.
I look forward to March.
Happy blogiversary (or blogoversary, whichever you prefer)!
Indeed. Happy Blogiversary! And happy battery recharging!
I understood your minimalist lifestyle until you said something ludacris about giving up coffee…don’t be silly
He was quoting Ludacris? That’s ludicrous.
I’ve got my brother’s childhood mattress down in the basement. You’re free to use it if you need a place to stay tonight. Just bring your own sheets.
Happy Outgoing Signals Anniversary! Ugh 2 more weeks without a post from you? phooey. WP is quiet enough as it is. But yeah, I understand. Though these days sometimes I feel like I have to make myself write something. Does this have something to do with Whitney Houston’s death? Or maybe the Greek austerity thing? Or maybe the spam hate you are getting about your book tire chock by William Gaddis or whatever his name is? Are you going to be a contestant on Survivor and are practicing going without? The possibilities are endless.
lolz @ ludacris/ludicrous
This is my first hiatus that wasn’t born of frustration or depression or burnout or tears or lack of inspiration. This one comes from a smug feeling that I’ve accomplished something great and should sit back and chill for a bit. I think God did something similar in the Bible.
[It is good!]
Thank goodness. Wouldn’t want to think of you in a darkened room, alone and weeping. Look at things, observe things and tell us about it when you get back.
Everything is really quiet lately. I’m feeling sort of quiet myself.
I blame February. It really is our worst month.
Codependency wont be the same without you.
Hahaha!
As usual, Paul puts it perfectly!
Where will I get my book reviews, RDiRI, new music, etc.?
Oh well, it’s only a couple of weeks.
But giving up buying, posting, and coffee all at the same time? That’s crazy talk. I’m sure Ludacris would agree.
Oh man I spell one word wrong and now my husband has to move out and I’m mocked by a stranger.
This sucks. For the record Charlie owns a Ludacris CD if you want to borrow one.
I can (sort of) understand your spelling mistake. I see the word “beetle” most often in a Beatles context, so I always have to double-check when I’m writing about my car or the insect.
Charlie owns a Ludacris CD? I don’t think that one’s ever turned up on DJ Night!
Just don’t drop coffee on your foot. That would hurt. I suggest you construct a suitable landing platform first.
And happy VoxWordBlogPressiversary.
I specifically chose the awkward verb “drop” so I could later claim I’d only been announcing my intention to spill my beverage or have a drip coffee. I haven’t been able to give up coffee, by the way. I finished a gigantic mug’s worth just a couple minutes ago.
It’s just us now… Can we still post comments or should we take a break as well?
Or maybe M—-l will come back with a post for Valentine’s Day. One can only hope.
Let’s have a party while he’s gone! *opens a bottle of wine*
Did you say “wine”? If it’s the sweet kind I’m already there.
Happy Blogivoxiversary! I think mine is coming up, too, actually. Anyhoo, enjoy your break!!
I swear it happened just like this:
The struggle to open the potato chip bag attracted a circle of squirrels to the park bench.
The bag ripped as suddenly and as violently as a potato chip bag.
Meaning none then all.
Back to the squirrels, are we?
M-methadone-l
1. King Crimson
2. King Missile
3. Carole King
4. Ben E. King
12″x 10″
on oak floor
Nice job, Paul. It’s tided me over this afternoon.
1.
2. detachable penis
3. makes me feel like a natural woman
4.
That didn’t take long.
Blue Babo Blues
Do ya think yer ship has sailed?
Don’t need yer walkin’ shoe?
Postcards wont get mailed?
Babo yer already blue
This is definitely the next song from the Band of Babos. I just hope the teeth don’t get in the way of the obligatory harmonica.
Things read
th(INK) red
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Is this one of those no-spam codes? Or are you babysitting the parents’ cat and it walked across the keyboard?
I love how Paul has gotten The M—-l Experience down to minimalist summaries.
That code was supposed to shut down a site that’s been mirroring my stuff, but I don’t think it worked. Let’s try again:
tsCdHvMs9U5Z5hnxGVW5
Maybe it needs to be in the title of a new post, or all by itself or something.
The site in question is only copying the comments (thus making it the most boring site ever), so I thought I’d try inserting the code into the comments here. I’m not all that concerned with it.
Presumably they’ll get bored and confused since hardly anyone understands what we’re talking about here, as Lauri says below.
Ooh, it worked!
Now I can quit goofing around and get back to my hiatus…which hasn’t been much of a hiatus at all considering that I’ve been spending a half hour each day trying to figure out what Paul is saying.
I don’t think about it, I just feel it. He’s giving us a written representation, in a minimalist impressionistic form, of your usual visual posts.
It’s very artistic, actually. Evocative and playful.
Well, I’m sure out of the loop…..
*waves to everyone*
*winks an exaggerated wink while making futuristic shooting sounds and waving hands in the air like they’re little laser guns*
Wow. If taking a hiatus is this much fun I should definitely try it!
But you don’t have an artist uncle who would write little descriptions of dogs and chickens in your stead.
That is very true. I do not!
I dreamed Jonathan Borofsky fell from a hammock.
OOPS! too much unrecognizable?
I dreamed that Andy Kaufman was a secret adult film star. Or rather, I dreamed that someone told me Andy Kaufman was a secret adult film star. I disagreed and said he’d actually been a wrestler.
I didn’t actually dream about Jonathan Borofsky
It’s a meta-comment tying the Borofsky dream image in your header to an image of a hiatus: a hammock
My way of asking, “Am I disturbing you?”
A joke explained isn’t a joke, it’s ART
Holy crap, was that an explanation of the header image I just heard? I’ve been wondering about that thing for years.
I can’t believe that I missed your blogiversary! Belated Happy Blogiversary! Hope you enjoyed your break in February. Five years in the blogosphere – you must be one of the veteran bloggers now.