Words of wisdom:
"I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours."
--Rita Rudner
"My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives."
--Rita Rudner
One thing about having the "MyBlogLog" thingy in my sidebar is that I can see who's visiting me, even if they don't comment. (Of course, if you're not registered with MyBlogLog, I STILL can't see you, but at least this is a step in the right direction.) It's kinda cool to see new faces on the list. I see some people that show up on a fairly regular basis but never comment.
That's ok. Really, I'm totally ok with that.
Depending on what blog I'm reading, I can be a bit of a lurker myself.
It's how I am in real life; I'm not very talkative in social situations unless I REALLY know the people well. Then I can be kind of a nut, a freak, a weirdo, a strange wacky person. [if you know me, please feel free to insert your own terminology here].
Something Mr. Fab said about lurkers on Friday, February 10, 2006: "I know you are out there, peeking around corners, standing back in the shadows, drinking my milk straight from the carton instead of using a glass, not putting the seat down after you use my toilet, putting your drink directly on the coffee table instead of using a coaster, leaving your dirty socks on the floor, and leaving your dishes in the sink instead of putting them away in the dishwasher."
Then he goes on to compare lurkers to poltergeists, saying a blog with lurkers is kind of like a haunted house. Which, in a weird way, is sort of cool.
So keep lurking if you want to, or start commenting if you want to.
I'm just glad you're here. Please keep coming back. :)
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Today's favorite blogger quote comes from Matt-Man over at Bagwine Ruminations.
Every Friday he does a post called "Stream Of Consciousness Friday". He types whatever comes into his head, no matter how disjointed or nonsensical. It's usually hilarious, and makes me feel quite sane by comparison.
Today's post contained this golden gem of wisdom:
"It is always nice to be noticed, well, except when you’re picking your nose or scratching your balls."
Everyone take a moment to write that down.
It is nice to be NOTICED, dammit.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an itch.
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Today's quote comes from Meloncutter, over at Meloncutter Musings. This guy is hilarious, because he has that sardonic misanthropic sense of humor I love so much. I love when he talks about the unfortunate gastrointestinal effects of cheap burritos, and I love his often-discussed theory that extended consumption of soy products has caused his penis to shrink. (Think you're shrinking down there, guys? Give up soy products, dammit! Let the poor thing grow back! Maybe you and Meloncutter can form a support group or something.)
Anyway, on Tuesday Meloncutter wrote this post, titled "Damn, it's hard to be funny all the time." And it started out with these three sentences, which are SO absolutely TRUE I wish I had written them myself:
"It's hard to be funny all the time. Humor for me is like gas, I either have it or I don't. When I do, it's funny as hell, when I don't I am just another grouchy old bastard."
Love ya, Meloncutter. :)
Today's quotes come to us from that legendary intellectual, Homer Simpson.
"Dear Lord: The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it is. So here's the deal: You freeze everything the way it is, and I won't ask for anything more. If that is OK, please give me absolutely no sign. OK, deal. In gratitude, I present you this offering of cookies and milk. If you want me to eat them for you, give me no sign. Thy will be done." --Homer Simpson
"Well you know boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like women. You just have to read the manual and press the right button." --Homer Simpson
"All right, let's not panic. I'll make the money by selling one of my livers. I can get by with one." --Homer Simpson
