As long as my internal organs agree
November 1st, 2009 | by TJ |So. Internet. As you know, today is the start of NaBloPoMo.
As you may not know, last year, I was brutally eliminated from the NaBloPoMo challenge.
It started with me asking what my potential random fever could possibly mean.
Then, the fever emerged.
And finally gave in.
Internet, you have NO IDEA. I have NEVER been so sick in my life. It turned out to be a kidney infection, and my fever spent a day or two hovering very near 104. Towards the end, I even called my mother to come take care of me, because I could literally no longer take care of myself. It kind of showed me how completely incompetent I really am.
For the first day or two, I had Phil call me each night before midnight so I could try to get something posted by the deadline, but, as you saw, eventually had to give in. After that, he’d mostly just call to listen to me moan and cry incoherently, and tell him that I was surely about to die.
(I didn’t. BUT IT WAS SO CLOSE.)
I spent 5 or 6 days drifting in an out of sleep with Netflix streaming episode after episode of Law & Order: SVU to my computer screen, sweating through all of my clothes and informing Phil repeatedly of my impending demise.
Obviously, you understand why I had to give in and allow the successful NaBloPoMo’ers to pass me by.
This year, however, not ONLY will I kick NaBloPoMo’s ass, I also have a second November project planned, for those who have been following my attempts to become a Person Who Comments and want to work on their own commenting commitment, too. That will start tomorrow, so you can come back to check that out if you’re interested in not sucking so bad at leaving comments for the bloggers you love.
I trust my kidneys will not be giving me any trouble this year. Not if they want me to keep my end of our agreement, they won’t.
By Awlbiste on Nov 1, 2009
I actually won a prize last year, but this year I have no blog and way less time so MEH.
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By Bellwether on Nov 1, 2009
You can do it! <3
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By Arwen on Nov 1, 2009
That can’t possibly happen two years in a row, right? It would be insane!
Here’s hoping your kidneys cooperate this time. :)
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By Ailis on Nov 1, 2009
Good luck this year! And looking forward to the commenting project.
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By Aunt Becky on Nov 1, 2009
While normally I am all over NaBlowWhatever, this year, I’m letting it soar by me. I normally post daily anyway, taking only Saturday off because, while, you know, it’s the day of The Lord.
Also? I won a prize the first year but my blog was effing down and so I never got it. Sucks to be me.
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By Marylin/Softi on Nov 2, 2009
You know it’s all your fault I started blogging in 2007… you signed up for NaBlo and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about!
Totally your fault that I’m inflicted on the blogoshere. ;)
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By Kestrel on Nov 2, 2009
I suck at the Internet. Again. Or still.
I had planned to do NaBlo this year. I totally forgot about it because I’m in Illinois right now at my son’s, and I have been Doing Other Things. (Never mind the fact I spent hours on the laptop last night playing around with Thesis theme for WordPress when I could have posted SOMEthing on my blog.
Of course today I posted my usual Monday BS post (which isn’t quite automated, so it counts), but since I missed yesterday, phooey. And tomorrow and Wednesday we’ll be driving home. Of course, I won’t be driving 24 hours each day (in fact, we’re taking 2 days for what has been in the past a one-day trek from St Louis to western South Dakota), so that’s not an excuse, either.
Basically, I just suck at the Internet. Game over. I fail. Still.
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By Delicia on Nov 3, 2009
Ok. I admit my noobness. I had to google “NaBloPoMo” having no clue what it meant. An interesting concept, but I wonder as the month ensues if the posts get progressively less and less robust or read-worthy as posters get more desperate for material? Regardless it’ll be a fun month as a reader!
-Del
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