Well, I am. All I did was take a little blogging vacation for, like, a week
squared and suddenly everyone in blogland decided to write blog posts behind my back. I thought we had a deal that when I take a break, EVERYONE ELSE, (yeah, I'm talking to you), was supposed to take a break, too. Is it too much to ask that when I return to the bloggy universe I don't have something like 3,938 posts to read if I want to know what happened in my absence?
And, if you must know, I had a perfectly good reason to be gone so long. I was, um... er... abducted by aliens. It's true, I tell you. They've always coveted my rich, blue fur and googly eyes. Everyone does. (Don't think I didn't see you looking at me.)
Also, I have to admit that I was truly touched by the
two hundreds of bloggers who sent me emails or left me comments wondering if I was still alive. In addition to that, I even had an email from someone who said they were unfollowing me because my unexplained absence showed lack of commitment to blogging. Heh. Really? I understand and everything, but when did I ever say I was committed? And, surely, if I said that, I was talking about the kind of committed that involves paper slippers and a hug-yourself jacket. But, hey, I'm sorry if I let anyone down during my alien incarceration.
Anyway, I'm back now, safe and sound, and likely to blog some sort of ridiculousness from time to time, but I'm not committing or anything. I'm just saying it's likely.
By the way, I really did miss you, and I really did read some of your 3,938 posts while I was on the alien mothership. However, it would be very helpful to me if you, (yes, YOU), would just send me an email or leave me a comment with a brief summary of everything that's happened to you while I was away. I'll try not to let myself get sucked into space ever again if you'll promise to forgive me.
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23 comments:
So that's where you were for so long! What was it like on the mother ship? I've always wondered what Richard Dreyfus saw when he boarded in Close Encounters... now, I have someone to tell me because obviously, Steven Spielburg isn't going to do a sequel.
huh - I didn't see you there... but then everyone was blue and furry (so much for the one-eyed-one-horned-flying-purple theory).
the good blogs are worth checking on periodically just to see if the author's come back from outer space. Glad to see you back.
JANE, it's kinda like a big outer-space Starbucks. There's an endless offering of lattes and a bunch of aliens lounging around on couches and stuff.
PAULINE, I didn't see you, either! Dude, you totally should have called attention to yourself.
I remember you! I'm sure you've been reading my blog regularly though (it seems popular with space creatures) so no need to catch you up with my stuff. However, I did stop posting every day out of consideration for your absence.
Hope your abduction was a pleasant one.
Sorry about the aliens; glad you're back. You seriously want a summary of my posts? Here goes: moved to another country, lost my luggage, giant cockroach, no power, electrical fire, lots of burkas... that's pretty much it. Not quite so interesting as aliens, but, you know. Anyway, welcome back. I, for one, missed you.
Welcome home. I always wondered, how do you get back from aliens? Delivered to your door under cover of darkness, or shoved out at the town line with bus fare?
CATE, there you are!! You have some nerve disappearing for months on end. Oh, wait. Never mind.
DONNA, thanks for the update!!
LINDA, they actually threw me out of a moving spaceship. Something about sarcasm and nasty wit and blah, blah, blah. In any case, I was fortunate enough to have a soft landing in a nearby pond.
And she reappears, kinda like she's committed to her blog! Not even alien abduction could change that.
I took a long hiatus myself, checking in just occasionally over the previous three months. I moved from Texas to Florida, finished writing a book, made myself really, really lonely, made a couple trips to Atlanta, and pretty much sat on my ass. And I loved it!
But glad to return to Blogland and see old friends and new faces. You?
Glad you are back! Did someone really send an email like that? OMG! That is crazy...
Welcome back! Did you bring me a t-shirt?
Hey Little Blue Blognut:
Quit whining and man up already.
Otherwise the blogging world will have to recommit you back to your paper slippers and Depends.
You cannot collect unemployment by not blogging, so get at it girl.
If I decided to take that long of a break I would lose my entire half-dozen readers. No sympathy here.
At least you got an e-mail. My vaca resulted in 5 lost followers without even a note.
I feel so used.
Glad you're back from your space trip :-)
Do you have antennas like My Favorite Martian?
Oh,you are probably too young you to remember that.
FRAGRANT LIAR, a book? A BOOK? That's not sitting on your ass!
MISSY, Thanks! And yes!
JCN, I didn't get you a t-shirt, but I'll totally ask for one if I'm ever abducted again.
RITA, whining is what I do. Everyone knows this.
IDGTM, heh. I won't leave you feeling used, I promise.
ELIZA, Thanks!
RITA, I don't have antennas, just a halo. What?
So sorry to hear of your abduction. While you were away the world shifted it's direction and now the sun comes up at midnight and the moon comes up at noon. Did you notice?
I was busy hanging on for dear life. And I finished many art projects...and that was hard since gravity was always an issue.
You have been missed and I am glad you are back home safe and sound.
Hugs
SueAnn
Forgiven. But you must wade through everyone of my posts since you were gone...or not.
Committed. Heh. I always put 'Blognut' and 'committed' together in my head. In my half, anyway (the other half's nuts).
welcome back ;)
You're baaaaa-aaaaack.
But I'm not. This comment is just a figment of your imagination.
Also? If you're not going to follow the rules of committed blogging, then the committed bloggers aren't going to follow you. Obviously. Moreover, the bloggers who aren't committed bloggers but who should be committed will always love you. Obviously.
Are you still following the bouncing ball? That should be pretty easy since you are a blue fuzzy ball yourself.
ILY. AAL.
So, um, are you gonna post pictures of the mothership or are you going to leave us hanging?
Congratulations on your abduction! And welcome back!
Where did you go? I still wonder. Hope things are alright and that you have just gone on to another hobby or are too busy with good things.
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