Dear Blog,
I'm writing you to express my concerns about our relationship. For quite a while, we were getting along so well. But lately, I must admit that communication between us has been one-sided. I've been doing an awful lot of work to maintain our relationship, and you refuse to cooperate with me. You've been quite selfish. Blog, I'm hurt.
I understand you've been experiencing mood swings. Oh, heaven knows I suffer them too. However, I don't feel it's quite fair for me to suffer as a result of your wacky emotions. You see, if you need some time to yourself every once and a while, that's fine. I can save my posts and submit them at a better time. However, when you start affecting my timeliness and my homework, I must stand my ground.
Thursday night, I tried to post Friday's homework assignment, but no, Blog, you just wouldn't hear of it. And when I tried again, TWICE, Friday morning, you were too busy or lazy to make time for me. Hey, this isn't just about you. Dr. Jerz could lower my grade if you don't cooperate with me on this. I don't demand much of you, especially now that I have less free time on my hands. All I ask of you is that you behave and work with me.
I realize that criticizing you in an open forum may be a bit harsh, but I thought that other misbehaving blogs could look at you as an example of the consequences that come to bad blogs. Please forgive me if I've been cruel in my words. I simply wish to repair our fractured relationship.
Your dedicated blogger,
Kate
Kate, you've got problems that only a piano-loving tattooed colonist can fix. ;)
Posted by: Julie at November 3, 2003 10:57 AMDear Kate,
I miss you dearly when you are away. I spend all that time re-reading your old blog entries, trying to remember the good times.
I was talking with the Rainbow Hector Weblog the other day, and was reminded that when the blog site is down, Dr. Jerz is inconvenienced, too. I don't think he will judge anyone too harshly for posting a late blog entry here or there.
I remain your devoted and humble servant,
Adventures in Blogging
(with help from Dr. Jerz)
Posted by: New Adventures in Blogging at November 3, 2003 1:27 PMI feel your pain, but you are the bravest blogger of them all. Putting your feelings into words is one of the hardest things to do. Trust me (my blog entry on being a coward).
Posted by: Amanda at November 4, 2003 2:09 PMI just found this today, and if I may say, I think that this is wonderful, I usually just rant because the thing won't work. Kate, you capture the emotion and frustration found in blogging when the blog refuses (or can't) cooperate.
I'm still giggling :)
Posted by: Karissa at November 12, 2003 3:39 PM