When I was looking for a picture of Secret Squirrel for my last post, I discovered that wikipedia has an entire category titled “Fictional Squirrels.” Who knew there were that many (37) and that they needed a category? Do you think there’s a category of “Fictional Walruses?”
I haven’t written an entire, start-to-finish story since I finished my novel. I’ve started three, and another novel, but I’ve been banging my head against a wall on all of them. Makes me wonder if I can still call myself an “aspiring author.” Perhaps I should stick to writing greeting cards and warning labels. I suppose I could still call myself a writer then, eh?
Because of the 50+ spam comments I’m now getting on this-here blog, I installed a new anti-spam plugin. I don’t know if it’s working yet, but it seems to me that page loading is now slower. So I ask you, my readers: could all three of you leave a comment and let me know if it’s loading more slowly for you as well?
I’m listed on alltop.com now, though I didn’t submit myself. It’s nice to know that somebody thought well enough of this blog to submit me. What’s funny, though, is that I was originally listed in the “twentysomething” category. I had to email them and ask to be moved to the “humor” section, since not only have I not seen twenty in a few years, but all of the other “twentysomething” blogs seem to be written by disaffected young women, and I am not a young woman, disaffected though I might be. Wonder if I belong in the “humor” section, though…
I didn’t have to collect the poo. My wife did it for me.
July 9th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I didn’t notice the homepage loading slowly, but when I clicked to leave a comment, that was slow. But, I have a fast connection so it didn’t bother me.
Cool… you have Froggy on your links? I didn’t know he was blogging again! *off to visit*
July 9th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
There’s an excellent article in the Economist about trivial entries on Wikipedia.
http://www.economist.com/search/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10789354
I’ve been noticing spam even on flickr!
Glad for you - and sorry for Becky - about the poo!
July 9th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Doesn’t seem slow to me, of course I’m used to getting loaded slowly, er, I mean, well, you know.
I think you could possibly write warning labels and still stay in the “humor” section, from some of the ones I’ve seen lately…
By the way, I congratulate you on your choice of a wife!
July 9th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
wordvixen: I googled him a few months ago and found his new blog. Always worth a read, if you ask me.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Heidi: that was an enlightening read. Makes me want to go be a wikipedia editor (not.)
July 9th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Montucky: you’re still on dial-up?
If I can write warning labels in English, translate them to Swedish, or maybe Swahili, and then back to English, I think we’ll have humor.
And the wife: yeah, she’s a keeper!
July 10th, 2008 at 9:24 am
umm… I might know how you got into the all-top category 20somethings…
July 10th, 2008 at 9:25 am
and we’re not all disaffected young women, but gee, thanks for the compliment.
July 10th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Sorry, Lea - no offense intended. That’s just the impression I got from visiting most of the blogs listed, and I don’t necessarily think it’s a bad thing to be disaffected. Hell, I’m disaffected!
And I do thank you for submitting me - it’s definitely appreciated.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Maybe 20something is how many readers they thought you had.
Kidding!
July 10th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Har de har har. The sad part is that I don’t think you’re that far off.