Before I hit the Publish button for the first time, I retro-dated the first post (by about 48 hours) to coincide with a significant moment in my life, which also marked the exact moment the previous version of this blog died. A few of you know what I'm talking about.*
I'm not going to get all serious and preachy about personal stuff--at least, not yet (feel free to skip my life lessons at the end if you like your Rider carefree and aloof)--but suffice it to say I'm glad I had a blog (or two) to help me through the mile of crap I had to crawl through at the time. I've come through wiser and relatively intact.
I promise Gordon Jump won't make me take off my shirt in this very special episode. Instead, for old and new readers, here are a few "highlights" from the past half year.
- This post has attracted literally thousands of Google searches for Beowulf--yet to this day it hasn't earned a single comment from lurkers.
- I began a series of posts featuring my solidarity beard for the Writers Guild of America strike, and no one seems to know exactly when I stopped using my real face.
- Searches for quotes from the movie Hard Candy continue to drive Ellen Page fans to the Block.
- When Marvel Comics retconned the marriage of Spidey and MJ, my Photoshopped classified ad brought in hundreds of hits from geeks seeking a fictional, newly single, redhead.
- I told the true story of a phone call I received from Morgan Spurlock's production company asking me to participate in the TV show 30 Days.
- I was particularly proud of my "Cloverfield Monster Revealed" post and accompanying image. I contributed in a tiny way to the viral marketing, making me part of the problem.
- My most controversial post centered around my review of Roger Ebert's review of Cloverfield, and I had a joygasm when an anonymous commenter from Edmonton defended Mr. Ebert and said my opinions don't matter. The best part? I provoked an actual reaction from a Canadian.
- I mounted a soapbox and voiced my official boycott, after 33 years, of The Amazing Spider-Man.
- I introduced a blog mascot (who has run away from home twice now). You'll see more of Boxter soon.
Here's to six more months.
* What most of you don't know is I've been on Blogger, in various incarnations, for almost six years.
6 comments:
Sweet, a Cancer Boy sighting. You know, he was born with his heart on the outside of his body...
I didn't know a lot of those things, but then, I'm relatively new to the Block.
Someone told the HR Manager of my company that I have a blog. That's why, from time to time, you see a "Hi, Amanda" worked into a post. She claims to have never looked me up. But, yes, given the lingering fear hanging over my neck every time I hit the 'publish' button, never tell your co-workers that you blog.
Happy half-blogiversary.
I was told there would be cake.
I think I've written it before, but my neighbor friends don't know I blog. I think I've only ever blogged something about a neighbor once, but I really don't want them knowing the stuff I blog about. And I definitely have regrets that family members know about my blog...oh well.
Congrats on six months...it doesn't feel like it's been that long since this blog started.
MJenks: Is the person who told HR about your blog a rival who has it in for you? That'd suck. I speak from experience.
McGone: You shouldn't have kept passing the cake down the line. You missed out, Milton.
Valerie: It doesn't seem that long to me, either. Maybe I should be trying harder.
Are your other blog incarnations still up and running? If so, I'd love to read them...
Valerie: I can only drop one hint.
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