…and by that, I don’t mean Blagojevich! The title of my blog is a play on the word “blog,” obviously, but also on Blagojevich’s name because the guy, as many of you know, lived down the street when I started this blog. We’ve since moved but he still lives down the street — just a different one. And I live in Chicago (well, duh). Hence, “bloggo chicago.”
I would like to make it clear to the public that I did not pay anyone for use of the title.
This blog is not corrupt unless some fucking hackers have managed to infiltrate the server or whatever, because I occasionally get spam comments on old posts, on which commenting has been closed. I’ve also been getting spam users registering; apparently they just love my blog. Fuckers. They’re so obvious.
*cough* Anyways, I’ve had two relapses since August but my condition is improving, which also means I’ve been busy trying to get better, trying to spend less time online. But I miss the blog and I’m trying to find a way to manage reading your blogs again. Admittedly, Twitter is so much easier than blogging. And there’s still Crackbook. I’ve suddenly had an influx of friends and it’s hard to catch up with everyone. Etc., etc.
So here’s an overview of what’s been going on in the past month, and I may expand on them later: Brian’s paternal grandma suddenly passed away in the beginning of November; one cat was diagnosed with heart disease; another cat ate a frickin’ lily and had to be rushed to the animal ER — all of which happened in the span of a week: election week, during which I had the stomach flu! Early voting is a wonderful thing.
As for the blog itself, I’ve decided to shamelessly use Amazon Associates links for past and future book, DVD, etc. reviews. Don’t like it? Don’t read it. Still working on cutting down categories but using tags. Maybe I’ll go ahead and add the tag widget soon, even if it isn’t complete. What the hell.
Here’s a shout-out to one of my oldest blog friends, who lit the fire under my ass to get this thing going again. Hi, April!
i use amazon associates, it’s cool but don’t expect to get much from it. glad to see you back.
Oh, I totally don’t! And thanks. I hope I can “be back” more consistently.
You’re back! I’m happy to see you blogging again – I’ve missed you here. But not wanting to be online all the time makes sense too. Sorry to hear about Brian’s grama and sorry to hear about the kitty woes.
Off to upgrade to WP 2.7 now… wahoo!
Hey, kiddo! It’s great to have you back. You’ve been missed.
Please extend my sympathy to Brian in the loss of his grandmother.
Between losing the Divine Miss Marilyn in March and the Princess Mom in September, I can tell you this hasn’t been an easy year for me, either. You have my complete sympathy… and a couple of giant bear hugs.
It’s great to be back, but I’m taking things slowly so that I can stay back!
Thanks for your thoughts on Brian’s grandma. She was a remarkable woman. I hope to write more about it.
As for the kitty woes, well, it’s not as bad as maybe it sounded, I guess. I hope to write more about this stuff, too. One was a result of aging; the other was a complete fiasco!
MEGAN, good luck with the upgrade! I’m too paranoid, myself. I’m afraid it’ll mess up my template.
DRIVER, I’m sorry to hear about your own kitties. Big giant hugs back!
YAY Barb! I’m glad you’re blogging again. I feel you about self-care. Welcome back!
Thanks for the kick in the ass — seriously! I’m not sure I’ll do much blogging on weekends. I definitely try to stay offline then.
I’m glad to see you’re doing some personal blogging again, too.
Oh, and BTW, I trashed Bloglines and am beginning to use Google Reader! Gotta have a Google account anyway to comment on Blogger blogs!
People who whine about those who monetize their blogs/websites in whatever fashion need to shut the…front door. And don’t let it hit ‘em in the ass on the way out. If someone ever complained to me about such a thing, they’d hear me telling them to take their lame opinion and shove it.
I am in a very snarky mood at this moment. But I don’t think it’s obvious or anything!
If you want, you can find me on Twitter as lilystrange, and on Neopets as crude_cheesy_1 or my neopet, Porux.