Well I’ve been blogging for a little over a month now – so I thought I’d do a write up on the experience.
First – I am proud to announce that even with a post titled Peeping Toms and Sex Perverts in Thailand, I still haven’t gotten all that many creepy key word searches. In fact, most seem to be cake-related. Which makes me feel bad because I kind of gave up on working in any cake-related content to accompany my metaphor… So my apologies to those people who got here thinking that I had fabulous recipes on offer.
But that doesn’t mean that I don’t get some weird ones… I still wince when I think about that “how big is a piece of poop” search I mentioned in the post referenced above. And there was also a very suspicious one for “big peince” that seems to have originated in Thailand. Something tells me they weren’t looking for cake. I also still get a lot of Darth Vader searches (sorry Star Wars fans). But my personal favorite from yesterday was “a famous mom blogger funny.” Really? After just a month? I’m now famous? Not quite. I clicked on the link to see what Google listed and – surprise – I’m not there. BUT Meghan, the creator of one of my favorite sites, AllMediocre was at the top of the list. So that was nice (you know – in a really happy for you – maybe I’ll live vicariously through you kind of way).
I also got to experience my first round of hate mail comments. Who knew that writing about how you don’t like driving a big car would make people so angry. I don’t get THAT many comments – so I’m really only talking about a handful of haters. But still, I’d be lying if I said it didn’t sting a little.
I would like to commend Mr. T in DC for providing an opinion, but stating it without actual venom. It made me want to read what he said and think about it – not flinch as if someone had slapped me. I said it before and I’ll say it again, “there aren’t enough Mr. T in DCs out there…” Anonymous – you know how I feel about you, but I won’t stoop to your level of meanness.
And I’d like to take this opportunity to point out to the people that say “my parents had three children and never needed such a big car,” that your parents were raising children when car seats were removed once a child could sit up on their own, and the “way back” was considered an area for additional seating. Until you try to jam three car seats across the back seat of a sedan or smaller SUV (or a “station wagon” no less), please refer to Mr. T in DC’s comment for more realistic alternatives to suggest.
Really – it’s been great aside from the few assaults on my pornaphobic sensibilities and tender feelings. Feelings that are still a little hurt, by the way. As Rizzo from Grease said when she sang, There are Worse things I Could Do, “I can feel and I can cry – a fact I bet you never knew.” Okay – that’s not actually true – I’m over it. But I really like to quote musicals. Just ask my husband (I’ll have to write a post on that…)
The better moments have included getting crucified by my friends for thinking mommyhole.com was a harmless sounding domain name, learning how to do domain name searches as a form of entertainment (you play solitaire – I search domain names), crucifying my husband (payback for the mommyhole debacle) for being a creative slob, visiting my parents in Key West, drinking too much wine and not dancing responsibly, taking pictures of my son’s Star Wars underwear, and getting to tell off my friend’s ex-boyfriend Mayank online.
But my FAVORITE blog-related experience to date? Meeting the funny Mormons of course! I thought I was writing a post that only my other friends that didn’t know any Mormons would read, and to direct them to a Kacy‘s wonderfully funny blog, Every Day I Write the Book. It never occurred to me that Kacy would COMMENT. I literally shrieked like a teenage girl when I saw it (and I wasn’t one for shrieking when I WAS a teenager). It was both hilarious and horrifying at the same time. I quickly got over my embarrassment though since all of the comments that I got from Mormons (particularly Kacy, Rachel, “Vern”, Lisa and Bek) were incredibly warm and gracious. And informative – did you know that Jon Heder is Mormon and that there are all kinds of jokes in Napoleon Dynamite that only Mormons get? ME NEITHER!
Anyway – not only have I found some new online friends in the Mormon community, I’ve also been invited to guest post on Light Refreshments Served. I was instructed to keep it clean for the nice ladies that read it. And after slashing all of the curse words and pornographic imagery, I was able to come up with something that I think everyone can enjoy. I’ll be featured next Friday, August 1 – so put it on your calendar. And I’ll post a reminder next week.
So – 31 days….it’s hard to believe. It feels more like 40. Well – here’s to 40 (or 4,000) more! Thanks for reading me and COMMENT so I can read you too!
Design Mom is a Mormon too. Her husband may be one of the funniest Mormons to date.
Now I am wondering about the etiquette of “outing” all the Mormons. Do they care? Should I stop doing this on public comment boards. Sorry, fellow Mormons. I will try to restrain myself.
HAHAHAHAHA 3 carseats in the back of a sedan, YEA RIGHT! We are a family of 5 and I love our SUV. We would have to take two sedans to get around town if we wanted to do things together. Not very gas efficient to use 2 cars as opposed to one in my opinion.
Anyway, thanks for commenting on my blog entry about beading. If you are seriously interested go to beadage.net and look up the drop earrings. Thats what we started with and as of last night I started some bracelets and necklaces. its mostly about learning certain techniques and once you have that down its a breeze. It can be somewhat time consuming, all depends on the project. But I must warn you, it really is addicting!
Congratulations on your first month of blogging! It’s always nice to stumble upon a new blog that is so much fun to read. I’ll keep an eye out for more quotes from musicals. I’ve got a few on mine as well.
Rachel – I love Design Mom’s site and I think that she “outed” herself recently when she talked about going to “girls’ camp” (she provided a link to the one she was going to and it was obviouly LDS). She has a lovely little blog that appeals to everyone – but she also give glimpses of of her life and her family – and that’s what makes it even more appealing. AND she was one of the creators of Kirtsy – you have to admire Design Mom…
Angela – I appreciate the support on the big car issue. Just goes to show how naive I am. I had no idea I would be stirring the pot like that.
Cyndy – I got that nasty musical quoting habit from my Dad. When he moved to NYC after college – he wanted to write musicals. But that’s another story for another time…
Love your blog Kate, congrats and keep it up! From the world of cake: did you know that the Cheesecake Factory is selling slices for $1.50 on Wednesday? and does cheesecake really count as cake? hmmmm….. :)
Congrats on your first month. Its been fun reading your blog.
Yesterday Bubs and I had a conversation about trading in the SUV and buying a minivan when the new baby comes because we’d need more room. So I can relate.
I have been totally out of the loop lately with car-buying drama, vacation preparation, and trying to fit in classwork and being a mommy along with everything else, but I at least wanted to say…Yay! One month! Keep it up!
I didn’t realize you were so fresh and new to the blogging community.
Sorry to hear about your hate comments. I have received a few too, but I am not as smart as you, and I always end up arguing with the person. I once got in an argument about co-sleeping. I really pissed the other mommy off, and she asked me to stop reading her blog. And I sent her an email that included the words “Fuck” and “you.” Not my proudest moment. But I learned a valuable lesson – just let it go.
I can’t believe it’s only been a month…wow. How fun! You’ve make me laugh and it’s been so great to start the blogging thing together.
That’s quite a first month. I’ve really enjoyed being there for your beginnings!
What a month!
I had no idea about Napoleon Dynamite. Learn something new every day. Love it.
You’ve gotten quite a bit of action here for this only being your first month. I didn’t realize that. Congrats!
Kate– I’m loving your blog. Can’t wait to read more! BTW, how do I see what kind of weird searches lead to my blog? Or… am I better off not knowing?
Found your blog through Light Refreshments Served…enjoyed reading the guest post, and this one caught my eye. :) Congratulations on your blogging success!