Not to even mention the fact...
That, from everything I've seen, read or heard, when one of your fellow soldiers/brothers stumbles or maybe trips a little and falls to his knees for a brief moment, if he just gives it about half a second, there'll be about 40 other people converging from all directions to help him back up on his feet and back on his way. (Just like they did...here.)
So, how d'ya think it feels to see a guy has tripped and by the time ya get turned around to go back and help him up, he's kneeling there with a gun to his head? Now to go abruptly from allegory to literal... Especially when the considered 'suicide' is because of something as trivial as rankings or hits...Is this the new version of 'suicide by the numbers'? I mean, Jesus...why do people live and die by this stupid shit? All those numbers can be manipulated. Hell, they ARE controlled and clique-ish and mostly dumb... All these contests and competitions...what the hell do they really mean, anyway? When I first started this, I saw all that stuff. I didn't enter them then, because I didn't know how to email links or any of that shit. Plus, I was pretty certain I didn't have anything worth submitting to these places. Then, I learned how to do the technical stuff and STILL stayed away from it all, instinctively. Then, I forgot myself and tried it, after all. Then...pfffft. I remembered real quick WHY I don't sweat that crap. I'm really not doing this to win contests or fame or any of that kinda shit and I certainly do NOT choose whom to read and keep reading based on any rankings or 'wins'. For instance...I've read that Glenn Reynolds guy maybe 5 times total in the last almost year that I've known what blogs are. I don't give a damn who he's supposed to be. I'm sorry, but he's dry and boring. I've read more exciting, insighful and helpful stuff in Chilton's manuals. That Lileks guy ain't so friggin' hot, either. He whines too much.
In short...the people I'm expected to automatically be impressed by don't even register on my radar. You don't get my attention just because ya got everybody elses. Ya gotta do something, say something or BE something worthwhile to get me to look. Let alone keep looking.
Like...Donnie, or Paul (yes, I know it's been a while since he's been able to post regularly but #1. He's worth waiting for and #2. He still has lots of exciting, insightful and helpful (among other things) things to say to people.), or this guy, or her, or her, or her.
(And, noooo, these are not the only ones I feel are 'worthwhile'. I just wanted to get a fair and balanced representation out here as my example. 95% of the blogs I have 'rolled are special to me for one reason or another...) All I'm trying to say is...Damn, Donnie-Bro...screw the stupid numbers. They don't even begin to tell the story. They don't show what makes a blog and it's author special, they don't tell ya what it's about, they have no heart, soul or depth. They don't mean shit. But....you do. Your blog does. And, in ways that can't be measured in stupid, trifilin' numbers.
Hell, Hon...if I ever thought that all this is is a stupid popularity contest, I'd have never started blogging in the first place.
Hang in there, Bro. Remember...you're more than a number to some of us.
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Dear Stevie,
I like you So Very Much, and not just because you link me. Your growth in this medium has just been incredible. You were a bit stumbly when you started (as we all were), but you consistently put out worthwhile content these days.
In short, 'You's Purdy Niftaaay', and (my favorite, personal motto) 'Fuck All Naysayers'.
Thank you and good night.
Warmly,
That Jett Grrrl
I like you So Very Much, and not just because you link me. Your growth in this medium has just been incredible. You were a bit stumbly when you started (as we all were), but you consistently put out worthwhile content these days.
In short, 'You's Purdy Niftaaay', and (my favorite, personal motto) 'Fuck All Naysayers'.
Thank you and good night.
Warmly,
That Jett Grrrl
Posted by: Jett at December 11, 2003 04:07 AM (Pepwk)
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Oh yes, and: You Totally 'Get' It.
Posted by: Jett at December 11, 2003 04:08 AM (Pepwk)
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Thank you ever s'much Kind Lady. I just kinda cringed when I read this, because I just posted this...this 'manifesto' that gave even me a headache.
So, other peoples, I'd like to hereby reserve Jett's right to modify or simply rescind these wonderful sentiments when she gets a load of the load I just posted.
That is all.
So, other peoples, I'd like to hereby reserve Jett's right to modify or simply rescind these wonderful sentiments when she gets a load of the load I just posted.
That is all.
Posted by: Stevie at December 11, 2003 06:55 AM (etOiU)
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