I hate when people do that "Goodbye, everyone ... it's been nice BLOGGING, but it's time for me to start keeping a paper journal instead ... I'm going to miss you all ... I really am ... You've seen me through a lot of heartache, a lot of joy, a lot of ups and downs ... I really hate to go, but ..." nonsense.
Every time I see that, I say to myself, "O ... kaaaaay? And ...???" and sit here with my palms up, doing that sort of "rolling" thing with my hands the way people do when they want someone to get on with a really long-winded, boring-ass story.
Sometimes it doesn't bother me. Candi, one of my best "online" friends, for instance, has taken off for a while. Decided to get in a little bit of much-deserved sunburn time. And I hope she is handsomely rewarded. But she'll be back.
Other times, however -- in fact most other times -- I feel like saying to the coughing Camilles out there, "Oh, for fuck's sake, just die already. Stop clutching the hankie, lying back in your quilted pink satin bedjacket, propped up against fluffy pillows, and expire. See ya. Bye. Get out."
If there ever comes a time when I've had enough of the cold, cruel world of "blogging", you can bet your sweet bippie (whatever that is) that I won't make a big deal out of it. I'll just post that ol' GONE FISHIN' sign and be on my way, quilted pink satin bedjacket and all.
*cough*
Wooha! First Jodi says she loves me, then Kelly says I'm her new hero! A revolutionary could get used to this! ;)
Offered by: revolution9 on August 3, 2002 11:01 PMGlad to hear it Anita! I'm still reading you!
Me? I blog for myself. If anyone wants to read it, that's great, but if they don't, it's their loss.
Offered by: Max on August 3, 2002 9:25 PMI'm never leaving...
unless moveabletype, blogger, live journal, and greymatter all die at the same time, or I don't have a computer.
Offered by: Anita on August 3, 2002 4:29 PMClark: YES. That is a perfect way to describe it.
And ... I'm not sure but ... wait, yes I am: revolution9 is my new hero.
Offered by: Kelly on August 3, 2002 12:58 PMyup! they want you to beg them to stay and after reading all their goodbye drivel all yah want them to do is go..
Offered by: shannon on August 3, 2002 11:38 AMDitto. And........Oh.....wait. No. I'm done.
Offered by: Joan on August 3, 2002 5:35 AMOh criminy. If there's anything in the world of which I have had about enough, it's the Jerry Springer-ish melodramas of the blogging community and those fainting divas who tell a big sob story about how much they enjoyed blogging and all their beyoootiful friends but those BIG BAD MEANIES that persecuted them so badly (how COULD they?? the injustice!) just made it so that they couldn't go on... *schniff* *wipes away solitary tear with a sweeping gesture*
Generally these are the people for whom the boundaries of online and RL are not well delineated. *gasp* Online people whom you've never met have meltdowns and turn on you even when you were (as Candi herself put it once) vewy best fwends (even though you'd never met, talked on the phone, or so much as exchanged birthday cards)?!? No WAY! Say it ain't SO! That would NEVER happen! The betrayal! The angst! All the reason one needs to get together a whole orchestra of sad violins for his or her blogging swan song, I suppose.
Yeah, whatever. File that under "Give me a fucking break."
Offered by: revolution9 on August 3, 2002 12:51 AMDAMN.
a) We had this discussion on another blog I read.
b) The second sentence should have read, "I couldn't agree more..."
Offered by: Max on August 2, 2002 10:29 PMDidn't we have this discussion here a few weeks ago?
Anyway, I could agree more. There's someone who's blog I used to read who did exactly this. The whole, "no one's reading my blog." (not the case), "I don't feel like there's any point in going on." etc..etc..
I think Tess is on the money. It really is as if the blogger is hoping for someone to shout out, "No! Don't go!!!".
It's like one of those really lame-ass dramas, where the unwanted person shuffles off, bottom lip sticking out, scuffing their feet along the ground, occasionally looking back, and saying, "I'll be off then?"... "Don't try to stop me."....
I want to grab these people by the lapels, shake them and tell them to get the fuck over it. It's just a blog for fuck's sake! It's not The Times, or The New York Times, and you're not Dave fucking Barry.
No-one cares if you stop dribbling on about your pathetic existence. You write the blog for your own amsument/creative venting. That's all. Anyone else reading it is a bonus. Get over yourself.
Offered by: Max on August 2, 2002 10:27 PMhahaha. that's hilarious. i agree. seeing a post like that is like being broken up with, by someone you didn't realize you were dating.
Offered by: clark on August 2, 2002 8:36 PMExactamundo. Nothin' like a little passive-aggressive melodrama, eh?
"No no no, don't leave us, O Blogger!"
"No, I must. It's better this way."
"No! Don't do it! We beg of you!"
"No, I ... must. I ... have to."
"No! Please! DON'T!"
"Well ... OK ... if you really want me to stay ..."
"We do! We do!"
"OK! I'm back!"
"Yay!"
Feh.
Offered by: Jodi on August 2, 2002 6:45 PMAgreed. Buh bye, already! Geez... I think a lot of these people want to be begged to stay or something. Blech!
When I'm done, I'll say a brief "see ya" and then the 'ol "404 - Document Not Found" will say the rest. :)
Offered by: Tess on August 2, 2002 6:26 PM
