October 18, 2006
My best day ever
Posted by imhelendt under Blogroll, Blogs, Children, Humor, Parenting, Technology and SoftwareToday I am having my best WordPress day ever. Ok, it’s no where near the 50,000 hits a day I got on my best days at Spaces, but it’s my best WordPress day ever. The statistics are such that I don’t even know exactly where the hits are coming from. Most of them seem to be going to an entry I did on rolfing when I first started blogging here. This is a tad bit frustrating, but what I find most most frustrating of all is that they are many “top blogs” that are ranking up in the Top Posts in WordPress or Top Blogs and quite frankly, I don’t know how they got there. I read the content and it….sucks. I even read the content in Spanish to make sure there’s not some elusive blog quality I might be missing. Like today I read the blog Esto es un blog. Ok that’s the description. In English it means This is a blog. And as I go on to read the profile and entry, my eyelids start to sag, I start to lose focus and then I get pissed off. Seriously, he’s talking about eating donuts with some dude named Nacho and I’m sticking my neck out here telling the world I hadn’t shaved my legs in a week! The furryness was so bad, Steve grabbed a nail clipper and was trying to trim it like a smart ass while I’m on the phone. And yet Nacho and his compadres are ranking up at the top of WordPress! WTF?!
I visit Technorati and it’s the same thing. Give me some FUNNY blogs. I want root-beer-through-the-nose funny. I DEMAND root-beer-through-the-nose funny. Or give me something to think about. Thought provoking. And for God’s sake spare me the I love Jesus talk (there really was no pun intended there.) I absolutely HATE when I come to a blog and they’ve got the in-your-face Jesus talk. Like so uncomfortably Jesus oriented that you need to leave immediately lest you get God all over you and your shoes. Oh I love God and all, but yesterday he hated me. He might still hate me today.
I don’t want to hear either about how we should pull out of Iraq, or about which politician is more corrupt. Isn’t corrupt the definition of politician? I’m pretty sure I looked that one up.
I think what this comes down to is I am in search of my peeps. DB Cooper blogged that he went in search of his peeps. Now he’s fricken’ funny. He’s my type of peeps. Maybe we need to share blogrolls.
And I found this new blog called The Underpaid Kept Woman. When she fell off her ladder because Churchie McJesus rang the doorbell to ensure that Jesus Christ was her Lord and Savior and startled her, I literally almost died laughing.
I’ve been reading Scott Adams lately and Scott’s a smart guy. He’s funny AND thought provoking. Ok I don’t always want to think, but laugh, yes, I always want to laugh.
And I found this blog called Anonymous Lawyer that’s pretty damn funny. Ok, it must be because my heart is dark and shriveled and 10 sizes too small that I find it funny. Because Steve just sat there horrified. I told him he needs to get out there and meet more lawyers or something. But he just said “You have your father’s dark and shriveled heart.”
My friend, Becky, turned me onto a blog called The Naked Ovary. I like parenting blogs that view the daily insanity we go through as parents with a sense of humor. This lady is funny because she just adopted a 14 month old little girl from China. And everything you’ve already been through as a parent she finds new, horrifying and shocking. Like the fact that babies can shit UP their backs and manage to soil every clean piece of laundry (yours and theirs) that you own. Or that babies wake up in the middle of the night and want to play. ALLLLL NIGHHT. It’s funny to relive those things through the eyes of someone whose never been there and has NOT been eased into it. I imagine this is much like it will be when my sister has children (you didn’t just see me make the sign of the cross.)
I can just hear the phone calls now, 2 a.m. and my sister on the other end of the phone screaming “WTF IS THIS? HOW CAN SHIT FROM THEIR ASS GET INTO THEIR HAIR? IT’S LIKE THERE WAS A SHIT HURRICANE INSIDE THE PAJAMAS!” and “DOESN’T THIS KID KNOW MY KATE SPADE PURSE IS NOT A BOAT AND DOES NOT BELONG IN THE BATHTUB?” I give her 6 months tops before she tries to put the kid up on Ebay.
But I digress. I am still wondering why certain blogs are at the top and I was searching for my peeps. I was also wondering how some of you lurkers found your way here. Perhaps I’m just in search of people I can relate to. I had an 11 year old girl (allegedly) post today and link to her blog. And I go to check it out and it has her name, her parents and sibling names, her school, where she lives. And in my head I’m screaming “OMG! WHO IS SUPERVISING THIS KID?!” If this kid is truly 11, she’s probably the most literate 11 year old I’ve ever met. That’s not even mentioning the fact that she is Indian so English is her second language. (Ah, now the allegedly becomes clear.) Oh look, all the pedophiles just got up and left my blog….
So here’s a toast to my best day at WordPress. And to finding my peeps. And to stepping on all those people while I climb over them to get to the top.
Salud!
October 18, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Top WP Blogs - I checked ‘em out once. What a load of crap. My Hoover upright doesn’t even suck that much.
root-beer-through-the-nose funny. - One of my goals in blogging is to make people laugh so hard that milk comes out there nose… when they haven’t been drinking any.
Jesus talk - Jesus is just alright with me. Jesus is just alright oh yeah. Jesus is just alright with me. Jesus is just alright. But I prefer the Buddha shufffle.
Share Blogrolls - As long as they aren’t vegetable blogrolls. I like meat!
You mean there are other smartass bloggers out there besides us? I must check them out… although I already struggle to keep up with the one I TRY to keep up with now. Looks like it’s time to quit my job.
October 18, 2006 at 10:31 pm
DB-
They truly suck don’t they?
EWWWAAAHHHHH!!!!!
Jesus talk is fine. It’s just I can’t stand the oppressive Jesus talk.
There are totally others like us. We must make it our mission to locate the other smartasses.
October 18, 2006 at 11:22 pm
[...] I agree with imhelendt, where the hell is funny? Why can’t funny, smart-ass sites rule the web? I would be willing to serves as the first duly elected dark overlord of the Internet, if I were asked. [...]
October 19, 2006 at 2:12 am
[...] I agree with imhelendt, where the hell is funny? Why can’t funny, smart-ass sites rule the web? I would be willing to serves as the first duly elected dark overlord of the Internet, if I were asked. [...]
October 19, 2006 at 4:47 am
More Dark Overlord talk. Damn it, D.B. the first rule of being Dark Overlord of the Internet is to have respect for the position and you are showing no respect by not capitalizing the title.
Sigh…
October 19, 2006 at 8:57 am
Tj-
Dammit. I knew I should have spackled on some make-up this morning. I’m a little hurt you’ve mistaken me for DB. He’s all cranky and bloated, while I am feverish and pale.
October 19, 2006 at 12:11 pm
I wholeheartedly agree. Funny blogs are all I have any interest in reading. Mine sadly is not always funny, but I have a very dear friend who is a hilarious smartass. Feel free to check hers out if you would like at http://www.cassioposa.net.
October 19, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Jeff-
THANKS! Her blog is very funny. I added it to my bloglines. How come your site doesn’t have RSS Feeds available?
October 19, 2006 at 12:50 pm
Two pings from me? WTF? Can’t you delete one of them? I’m a stalker, not a spammer.
Hey, in case I’m not around and someone else stops by here asking for me take a message would ya doll face? That would be swell.
October 19, 2006 at 1:31 pm
I did not mistake you (that was me as “tjotjog” before–more of D.B.’s dark chicanery no doubt). I was merely responding to him.
Cleary, one could not mistake you for him. For one thing, he has webbed toes. And for another, you have a much better fashion sense.
October 19, 2006 at 3:59 pm
Mr Fab-
So how would DB change YOUR screen name? I’m just checking, that’s all.
I just laughed until I cried at you dusting your dashboard. Seriously, poor Mrs. Fab.
Ah, yes, well DB always wears white shirts. It washes him out, makes him a look a little fat and even worse, he wears them after Labor Day. I might have to call the fab 5 and turn him in. I’m thinking he might look nice in pink.
As for webbed toes, don’t be gross. I hate other people’s feet. They’re always so effin nasty. I had to leave my blog at spaces because of the toenail pictures…Let us not speak of feet again.
DB-
I’m scared to delete. Something might go horribly awry. Then I would lose a link. I’m desperately trying to get back in Technorati’s top 100,000 because then you get to see cool stats. I totally took that for granted before. Must…..get…..more……links…….
Oh and I’m NOT taking any more messages for you. I’m deleting them. HA!
October 20, 2006 at 8:32 am
I’m not sure why there are no RSS feeds available from Bebo. I haven’t been very impressed with them as a blog site (remembering your posts on a hunt for a new blog), but they do have one feature that keeps me comming back, their photos. I’ve uploaded a huge number of photos to that site and there doesn’t seem to be any limit to what I can put up, other sites I’ve tried all had restrictions.
October 20, 2006 at 8:48 am
Jeff-
I saw the photos. What about using Flickr and another blog? I think FLickr has a limit unless you pay 4.95 a month or something though….
October 20, 2006 at 8:24 pm
I found you through Maryam’s blog, which I got from her husbands blog (I’m a techy too), and I don’t recall how I got hooked into his blog. It’s been awhile. (How’s that for a few degrees of seperation)
I have to say ditto to a lot of the comments up there. I’ve randomly gone through the WordPress blogs (as well as others) and even searched on a few topics. There were more hits than misses. The hits though were pretty good.
Your great review of the various blogging services brought me to WordPress (WARNING!!! Self Serviing Plug Coming!!!). So, I’m setup at http://polarbearsblog.wordpress.com/. It’s only two months old, but there’s some good stuff, some funny stuff, and some general “did I really post that crap” stuff. (Self serving plug now ending). Hope everyone enjoys.
Glad you’re feeling better …
October 20, 2006 at 8:26 pm
> There were more hits than misses.
Aaarrgggg!!! Too many late nights. I mean more misses than… well I think you know what I mean.
R.
October 20, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Hi Ron,
Welcome! And welcome to WordPress! I think they should be giving me a commission now or something.
Those Scobles are a good bunch of folks to know, they know EVERYONE!
I can’t go online anymore without SOMEONE knowing the Scobles!
Went to your blog, you could have totally had your ass kicked by a very angry Rowan. Glad that worked out for you.
And thanks, I’m glad I feel better too!