Wednesday, July 15, 2009

"Business As Usual" Meets "Girl At Play".

First of all, I would love to send a very big, very warm “thank you” to Miss Molly Ford, the genius behind http://www.smartprettyandawkward.com/ . I started reading “Smart, Pretty, and Awkward” last semester, and it quickly became a daily thing. As you may have gathered by now, I may not be the most tactful person, and Molly’s tips, hints, and advice smooth out my rough Vermont girl edges quite nicely. (There are even rumors about integrating me back into normal society shortly!) Running a blog is never an easy thing—I wish I could convey to you what comments, page views, and feedback mean to (especially a new-comer like) me, but unless you blog as well, it’s hard to comprehend. When someone does you a solid, as Molly did for me today by featuring me on her blog, I only know one way to respond: heart-felt public appreciation. I swear to god, if you don’t already, start reading http://www.smartprettyandawkward.com/ EVERY DAY. It doesn’t even matter if you already have the social graces of an English aristocrat—if you’re a quote-whore like me, the quote headings each day will fill you with glee, too. So, thank you, Molly.

Second order of business: It has been brought to my attention, frequently, by numerous people, that my blog posts tend to be a little long to get through. The person who may have said it best would be my trainer Alli (not to be confused with my roommate, Alli,) back at home. I believe the comment was, “And you said Stephenie Meyer should be shot for killing trees.” Granted, I publish electronically and the only reason Alli was getting the printed-out version of my blog was because she doesn’t have internet access (yes! Places like that, where high-speed internet can’t even be brought to exist, especially in the Northeast!), but I get the point. (Apparently it totaled more than forty pages. Yikes.) I will try to get to-the-point in a more condensed manner in the future.

Another Alli, Alli The Roommate, started a wonderful Facebook group after being goaded to it by some rather wonderful people; namely, Yours Truly. “I Dated A Douchebag” is a group where survivors, regardless of gender, orientation, or level of significant other’s douchebaggery, can go to rant, rave, plot, and sympathize with other ex-victims. Here’s a link to the group—if you have something you feel you can contribute, be it an ironic, blood-boiling, or he-got-his-comeuppance story or if you need someplace to be the Crazy Bitch or Crazy Bastard you never let your Douchebag see, please visit and/or join. We love new people. (Some of us more than others.)” I Dated A Douchebag”: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105042186747&ref=mf&__a=1

And I think that’s all for Bloggery Business, so I will get back to working on the next two columns I have in the works, and your previously scheduled programming. It looks like you can check back within the next twelve hours for a column on tips, hints, tricks and anecdotes about being the most stellar girlfriend (or boyfriend) your significant other has ever known, as well as another column on what is happening in the Perfect world, as people (even other than myself!) are starting to get confused. Plus, some recent developments on the Hostage Relationship front have panned out, so we have to delve into that, right? (Dear readers—holding a relationship hostage—it apparently works! Shocked, rather pleasantly.)

Until then, keep your pants on and stay close to your monitor. Also, tell your friends about this blog, really. I’m an attention-whore, if not any other type of whore. (I am also not shy, or shy about complete strangers knowing the inner-workings of my love-life, or lack thereof.)

XOXO

2 comments:

  1. I discovered Molly's blog a while ago and fell in love with it too--- that's how I found out about your blog!! I'm a quote whore too.. hence my own website that I made a few years ago (I'll blame half the quotes on the "age"). Www.freewebs.com/fatimahsquotes

    Thanks for blogging, I enjoy reading!

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  2. Thank you so much for the comment-- I'll be sure to check out your website!
    XOXO

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