Pinch me. Slap Me. KICK ME!!!
Can someone please pinch me? Slap Me? KICK ME?
Err,…wait.
Nevermind. Some of you may find that innocent invitation way too satisfying.
I’m asking this favor because apparently I need to be shaken back to reality.
After yesterdays post, one of my favorite readers Jientje caught me in the act of doing something I probably had no business doing. *insert me slapping anyone with the wrong idea here* Around noon-ish, my Gmail had a new message from the sender- NaBloPoMo Notifications
NaBloPoMo?! Oh how I miss thee and all of the love and attention you gave me over the course of Novemb-aah. I look back on our time together fondly, and think about you everyday…. *sigh*
I frantically opened the message and blindly skipped over ALL of the text in the message and went straight to clicking on the link in hopes of some lingering NaBlowMoLove:
Hey, NaBlo members! Anyone interested in an even bigger challenge than posting every day for a month is invited to head over to the Blog365 group, where members will be trying to post every day in 2008. Here’s the link:
And this is where I lose all recollection of the events that followed.
Somehow I managed to sign myself up for Blog 365. Where you guessed it, members must blog for 365 days straight! Yep, no typo there- Three hundred and sixty five days! 52 weeks! 12 months! 1 entire lap around the freaking sun!!!
Have I mentioned I’m still sore from the NaBloPoMo marathon? And now I’ve just multiplied that times 12….*Please insert pinch, slap, and/or kick here*
Uh, Doctor. I think I accidentally took some crazy pills. If I vomit, will that help?
Allow me to present to you again my fellow bloggy friends, two pills for the 2008 Blogosphere matrix:
The Red Pill
OR
The Blue Pill
The No Way In Hell I’ll Blog Every Day Bloggers Group
Which will you choose???
How about a little nudge? If you join Blog 365, traffic may increase to your blog in the early months while everyone’s pumped up during the first few laps. Traffic to Momisodes nearly doubled in the first 12 hours I became a member.
The Red Pill looks pretty damn sweet now, huh?
C’mon! Join in the insanity and make 2008 the year when we all post until the internet really does explode!
i got that too. yeah. right. i haven’t stopped posting since oct 31st and i’ll see how long i can go but i’m not crazy enough to keep going. that’d be more than 365. at some point i’m going to want to not post!!
jameil1922’s last blog post..Milestones, Milestones, Everywhere!!!
December 28th, 2007 at 2:15 am
You’re ccraaaaaaaaaaaizyyyy. NO WAY Jose. I’m not even going to touch that with a long pole. I’m still sore from Nablo and reeling with a pant. But the traffic sounds pretty damn nice.
Hrmmmmm Should I stay or should I go?! Maybe I’ll think about it. Hmmmm. OUCH. Every single flipping day? As in, even when my boobs have been squished in between glass panes and I’d be doubling over???
Hmm….
Look forward to reading you daily though!!! Yay!
sweetisu’s last blog post..His jolly self / Quote Tuesdays
December 28th, 2007 at 2:48 am
Okay, count me in!
Andie Summerkiss’s last blog post..3 Magic Mantras
December 28th, 2007 at 6:36 am
hehehehe, so Andie joined too huh? Yep! And I was right about Smiler too!
Maybe I should kick you, or slap you or whatever for dragging me into this!
Jientje’s last blog post..All right, who else is up there?
December 28th, 2007 at 7:31 am
A little peer pressure will get you NOWHERE. See, I always post every single day. But, November sucky suck sucked when I felt like I HAD to do it. That whole obligation thing made it so much more painful than necessary.
You can’t make me *blrrrrrrrrrrppppppp*
Burgh Baby’s Mom’s last blog post..There’s a Dutch Oven in My Living Room
December 28th, 2007 at 9:12 am
I’ll take you up on the offer extended in the title, but every day for an entire year. Say What? That’s just damn crazy but for some reason I can’t say no to you. I’ll consider it for a day then maybe…just maybe……
Bill’s last blog post..More Trash Than You Can Shove Into George Bush’s Cowboy Hat
December 28th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Hahahahhahahahah…Hehehehehehe…I just fell out of my chair! This is going to be so amusing…watching you guys pull this off… I shall come over and encourage you all.
Christine’s last blog post..Rats! Out come the chickens!
December 28th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Okay. okay….before you all point and laugh at the idea…here’s my alibi- I must have been hoodwinked by their loosey goosey rules for the event.
Here take a gander:
- Blog everyday for 365 days.
- Feb.29th is a Free Day and will be the Blog365 day of rest!
(Thanks Leap Year)
- You do not HAVE to post to the same blog as long as you post everyday.
- No internet? Write your post locally and post it once you are back on the grid.
- Computer Broken? Grab some paper and do some old school blogging.
- A post is a post, not everything has to be in writing. Photos, YouTube videos, and the like are all considered content.
- Have fun, because that’s the whole point!
See! It’s not THAT bad
December 28th, 2007 at 11:05 am
I must be mad too – I didn’t manage NaBloPoMo, but then I only stumbled on that and blogging in general after the 1st of nov, that’s my excuse and I’m stickin to it!
Marylin’s last blog post..Bear with me…
December 28th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Ummm…crazy lady…it sounds like a blast but I’m afraid my husband would divorce me.
How bout I promise to come read yours and comment almost every day??
Grandy’s last blog post..Back Safe & Sound
December 28th, 2007 at 11:33 am
I’m still deciding what pill to take. What am I thinking?!?!?
David Miller’s last blog post..Tiny Bubbles
December 28th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
I’ll take the red one. I like the rules as there are some days when I cannot get to a computer, but I will just do it the old fashioned way in a notebook and post when I return. Thanks for adding me as a friend. I look forward to 2008!
Barbara’s last blog post..Merry Christmas
December 28th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
I’m online parctically 24×7, so blogging everyday seemed not impossible yet…for me…blogging is something that should be triggered by a reason…and I love reading blogs…if I blog too much I might lose that opportunity of reading more of what is being shared by wonderful people…so I’m not committing to blogging 365 days next year. A month commitment is cool…but the whole year…I don’t want to lose contents.
Mariposa’s last blog post..God Is
December 28th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Well, I took the plunge. I’ll see you in the blogosphere very regularly for the next year.
Eve’s last blog post..A May-born Child
December 28th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Hmmm … I got Eve’s email but haven’t been able to log on to the Ning NaBloPoMo site. If I can’t get on, I can’t sign up right? One thing I know for sure … if I did this thing it would be on ONE rather than BOTH my blogs. I signed up for Holidailies after successfully completing NaBloPoMo, but it’s been a challenge to keep up through the holiday season. Let’s see … I’ve not yet posted on Small Reflections yet today, but I did leave a post worth reading on Sacred Ruminations … so if anyone out there wants to check it out it’s here:
http://sacredruminations.blogspot.com/2007/12/gift-of-gratitude-in-simple-thank-you.html
Hugs and blessings,
storyteller’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen #5
December 28th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
“Uh, Doctor. I think I accidentally took some crazy pills. If I vomit, will that help?”
Rolling! I’m rolling – I loved that!!! LMAO!
Yep – I jumped! And yep – the loosey goosey got me, too. I figure it will be good for me, though – since we can participate with all our blogs. That is groovy!!
Lisa Marie Mary’s last blog post..Simpleology Blogging Course
December 28th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Hi there..
Got this link from Andie.
What is the different between the red pill and the blue pill (365)?
Blogging for 365 sounds very tempting though.. But sometimes I can’t post anything due to my work load and laziness
)
Is there any pill for posting every 2 days or 3 days? Coz it sounds more achievable
Ecky’s last blog post..Love affair
December 28th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
I’ve considered it on several occassions…but I fear failure of something of that magnitude!! *lol* I’m still hedging on it. I guess I should make a decision soon, eh?
Sadie’s last blog post..What can you say?
December 28th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
It was 5.30 a.m. in the morning.
What do you expect?
You really think I can differ between blue and red or read an email properly?
Besides that, I bore people with my stuff since the last three years almost daily, so I might as well keep it up another year and make some new friends (enemies?) along the way
December 28th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
pinch. slap. kick. turning around for you to do the same…
I blog almost everyday anyway and its been a difficult month so maybe this will be motivation to keep going!
December 29th, 2007 at 1:01 am
Sounds like fun….but then again, I’m horrible for finishing things I start.
JoAnn’s last blog post..PhotoHunt: Messy
December 29th, 2007 at 2:09 am
You are a crazy, crazy woman.
I just -
I mean -
No. I just can’t do it. And you can’t make me.
Kelly’s last blog post..The Christmas Tree Story
December 29th, 2007 at 7:21 am
You are really going for this? Should I, Sandy? I don’t know much about this though. What if I miss a day or two?
Jo-N’s last blog post..Karl Lost Something
December 29th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Just surfing through the thursday 13 list when I found you. I just signed up for this as well. So good luck to you and all the rest of you
Randilin
http://betweentheticks.wordpress.com
Randilin’s last blog post..Blog 365
December 29th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
I’m going to join you in this crazy feat. I hope you have as much fun as I’m hoping to have!
Mrs. Wilson’s last blog post..The tale of two babies
December 29th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
When I got this email I thought of you first since you’ve been so good the past two months about posting everyday. I am tempted to join you in the insanity.
December 29th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
NaBloPoMo nearly killed me, but I was trying to do three blogs at the same time. Since the rules say that any post on any blog counts, I have a much better chance.
Good luck.
yellojkt’s last blog post..NaJuReMoNo 2008
December 29th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
i’m sending you a slap…feel that? what are you…nuts? so…where do i sign up…psyche! not gonna do it but, i do post every day…hmmm…maybe i should…oh what to do, what to do…
oops…sorry, babbling…
xoxo
December 30th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Ugh, I saw that….should I? I don’t know, should I make the commitment, or be committed? What to do???
Nap Warden’s last blog post..Visions of Sugarplums….
December 30th, 2007 at 10:43 am
If every one is jumping off a bridge, will you too….yep. Count me in! Thanks for being my first friend on 365. Glad to hear you have had some good traffic–bring it on…
HRH’s last blog post..Happily ever after: year 16…
December 30th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Oh man…every day for a year! I’m thinkin’ about it…should I commit, or be commmitted? Help me decide!
December 30th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I’m blaming it on YOU (and the universe) for conspiring against me to make me join in this madness. Foolishly I clicked the little box at here at Momisodes and kept getting emails for follow-up comments to that post of yours … so (having already tried and failed twice to log onto Ning — once when Eve sent the email invitation and once after reading your “hit me” post) I decided to give it one more try this morning before deciding it just wasn’t for me.
Of course, Ning DID let me on today (3rd time’s the charm right?) so I’ve signed up and added the Blog 365 badges in my sidebar at Small Reflections, but haven’t posted there yet. I’m taking Molly for a walk and thinking it over. I’ve left a similar message to this one at my Ning page and at Eve’s blog. I’m NOT going to commit to BOTH blogs, but I suspect I’ll be posting on both regularly anyway and might as well use this as an incentive, even though I don’t need more pressure in my life.
So … it’s ALL YOUR FAULT … (and of course those who left all those comments share the blame). Here’s to 2008!
Hugs and blessings,
storyteller’s last blog post..All’s well thanks to Peajay who saved the day!
December 30th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Grady…you rock! Thank you for your support
David, Kristi, Sadie, Melissa & Nap Warden- hmmmm…c’mon…you know you want to
You can be “committed” with the rest of us crazies at Blog365!!! I’ll hold your hands if you like 
storyteller-….it was clearly MEANT TO BE!! It was fate
You were meant to join in the madness! At least the rules say you can blog anywhere you like….so you don’t have to blog on both your blogs everyday… 
I’ll leave it to Molly to tell you it’s going to be all right…..2008 is going to be awesome!
Lisa Marie, Barbara, Eve, Mrs Wilson, HRH and everyone else who took the plunge…… I look forward to your posts in ‘08!!
December 30th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Well, I haven’t jumped yet…I might….
Nap Warden’s last blog post..Hey Now!!!
December 30th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
No way, nuh-uh. Not me. Nablopomo did nothing for my traffic, I’ll take that as a sign that I should NOT post every day. Good luck, may the force be with you.
December 30th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
This story sounds convincingly! I agree with you in this case.
April 11th, 2008 at 2:40 am