So, as of today — right this very instant! — this site is two years old. And boy has a lot changed.
I mean, two years ago who could have imagined that computers would one day be the size of toasters? Or that music would be performed by cybernetic dolphins? Or that men would one day walk on the Sun? Not me, that’s for sure. But here we are, living in the future, cooking food with our cellphones while sexbots do the yard work — it’s a weird frontier and we’re galloping across it at full blast.
Now, those of you who may remember my first post will notice a lot has changed in my approach to this blog (admitting it was a blog was a start). So, after two years, you may be wondering if it was all worth it. “Was it all worth it?” you ask, rather more politely than is usual for you.
No.
No, it wasn’t. It’s a constant headache keeping up with all my new celebrity friends and feeding them excuses why I can’t come out and play. Not to mention the groupies — please, if I was interested in teenage girls I would have put up more of a fight when they revoked my school-bus driver’s license. And if you think being bumped up a few tax brackets from all the cash this place generates is somehow fun come April (gee, it’s time for the government’s annual math quiz!) you’ve got another thing coming. In short, blogging is way more trouble than it’s worth, and not a day goes by I don’t wish I was back living my old humble existence as a Lebanese pop star so I could be rid of this mess.
But, as it stands, I suppose we’re stuck with each other. At least pretend to be having a good time, will you? So put on the silly hat, get the cheap vodka out of the garage, and join me in going through the motions of appearing to have a good time on my two year Blogiversary.
Hip, hip, hoo . . . ah, screw it.
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Aw shucks, you’re all grown up. Congratulations on the blog, and the work you’ve done therein.
But I’m not wearing the flippin’ hat.
You’re no fun!
Here’s an article you may find interesting enough to blog about http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/400000640/post/1160052116.html.
See? I’ve recognized your maturation and applaud your new-found…something er other.
I really wish you’d give me a way to subscribe to notifications of continued comments!
Just as soon as you tell me how, Jason
Interesting article re: the blind reviewing. Wouldn’t be my cuppa, but the idea is intriguing. I just wonder how effective it is, ie. in the case of authors with reputations that might color a review, the reviewers may just recognize them anyway. It does keep an author’s personality and history out of an evaluation of a book, though, which I like as I’ve seen reviews that seem more interested in taking a writer to task for his opinions than reviewing his book.