Yeah. I updated the blogroll. Verily, sayeth the Lord, goeth and peruseth.

A brief note about the Cake Eater Blogroll Policy because, invariably, I get a few emails every time I update the stupid thing:

I blogroll blogs I actually, you know, read. If you've made it on there, congratulations! I'm a finicky reader and you passed the test. You should be pleased you have earned the respect and admiration of the Cake Eater. Go treat yourself to an adult beverage and fantasize that I'm at the bar with you. It'll be fun, I promise. I'll wear something low cut just for you. But, no, I won't buy you any shots because shots are eeeeevil and I don't want you puking on my (imaginary) Manolos.

If you didn't make the blogroll {Insert massive, exhausted sigh here} please don't whine and complain about it. Have some pride, for fuck's sake. Don't send me an email asking me to please include your blog on my blogroll. Don't send me an email reminding me that you've linked me so I should return the favor. None of this is going to cut ice with me. Life sucks. Get a helmet.

Why do I have this policy? Because when I make a blogroll, I want to know that it's because someone likes what I've written, not because they thought they needed to emulate Emily Post with the blogosphere etiquette. It's pretty simple.

Don't you want that, too?

Sorry if this is overly snarky, but the expansion this time around was looooong overdue, hence it's jumped a bit in size. I'm just trying to avoid the inevitable if it's at all possible.

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1 "Because when I make a blogroll, I want to know that it's because someone likes what I've written, not because they thought they needed to emulate Emily Post with the blogosphere etiquette." Exactly the way I see it. Thanks for the linky.

Posted by: Pammy at March 28, 2005 10:48 AM (Ew78u)

2 Thanks much for the link!

Posted by: red at March 28, 2005 12:08 PM (qxKkx)

3 I may have to steal that because I never know what to say when I get an email asking for a link. Part of that, I think, is that I'd die of embarrassment if I ever asked someone to link me, and part of it I don't want to hurt someone's feelings. So my nonconfrontational recourse is usually to just ignore the email. I'm such a wimp!

Posted by: Ith at March 28, 2005 01:05 PM (YS7HR)

4 Sure am glad I made the list, that way I don't have whine and complain about it. I can save what little pride I have left when I decide to beg for something else.

Posted by: phin at March 28, 2005 04:48 PM (DGPlf)

5 We're honored. You do great stuff here. I hope to have the chance to meet you at the next blogger bash.

Posted by: Sandy at March 28, 2005 04:58 PM (S01DI)

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The people have spoken!

It was close, but this toon has won. By a whopping two votes. I will, however, take it where I can get it.

Thanks to all who participated. I appreciate it.

Super Sekrit Message to my sister: after much scrutiny and many moments of doubt, I'm sticking with my story. She's not a redhead.

Neither am I for that matter. You and the husband both need to get your eyes checked.

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For the most part, I've dodged this problem since I've been on Movable Type. I've been protected and well by the powers that be. Other bloggers have had it far worse than I have. I know this, but I just got slammed, and I'm wondering what exactly do these people think they're achieving with this garbage.?

Their bots place spams on old posts, so no one sees them before I've had a chance to delete their crap. Then they're not even worded cleverly, so that some unsuspecting reader might actually click over. It's ALLSEXALLGAYSEX, etc. all the damn time. Nothing pisses me off more than having to erase the tracks of people who are, above all, STUPID!

Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

If you're going to make my life hard with this crap at least, for the love of all that is good and holy, be clever about it!

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and for the love of all that is good and holy, I'm a disappointment.

I got nothin'.

I don't think I'll ever be doing this guest blogging business again. I noticed the malaise setting in last week, but thought I could pull out of it. Nothing's tripping my trigger, though. I can't get fired up. Bleh. Hence the lameness at two blogs, not just one.

Yesterday, I had to go over to the Mall of Gomorrah to visit my sister-in-law and my niece, who were in town for some shopping. Today, well, I had high hopes, but around midday I just started to not feel so well, so I went and napped. I'm still feeling a bit bleh, and will be shortly retiring to the sofa to read.

The fact that we are indeed moving at the end of the month does nothing to help, either. The places we've seen don't do a damn thing for me. It might have one feature, but it's lacking another we currently have. And I ain't going back down the ladder, ya dig?

When we found this apartment, we were the first people to see it and we took it, right there and then. It had everything we wanted. A fireplace. Older neighborhood. Archways. Walking distance to many things. A deck. A washer and dryer. But, most importantly, it had a dishwasher. The dishwasher is a non-negotiable item. We can't live with each other if we have to actually wash our dishes. We would have filed for divorce years ago if we hadn't figured out the amount of strife this business of dumping soap into the sink was causing us. But I digress.

Anyway, I've figured out the the solution to all my problems.

Powerball, baby.

The current fantasy I have running through my head is to win the Powerball and be able to actually, you know, purchase a house, wherein I could paint the walls purple if I wanted to. Not like I would, but just the mere thought of finally being able to move beyond rental white is a heady elixir indeed. There are two houses within spitting distance of the Cake Eater Pad that just went on the market and are perfect. We could get either one and I'd be a happy camper. But we'll never be able to afford either place unless we win the Powerball. The mortage on one with a 20% downpayment, I shit you not, would be just shy of ten grand a month.

But if we won the Powerball....

....well, we could purchase one of these two houses, hire packers (and people to unpack the crap as well. I'm not fucking about here.) and could go on vacation while all this business was going on. No muss, no fuss. I could, by the end of the month, finally be the mistress of our very own piece of property and be slurping a margarita on a Mexican beach.

Anyway, that's my roundabout way of apologizing for the lack of fresh content. Hopefully tomorrow will be better than today.

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...you don't post all weekend or most of today and your mother calls to see if everything is all right.

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1 ROTFL! That gave me the giggles

Posted by: Ith at March 07, 2005 10:17 PM (+80Iy)

2 LOL

Posted by: Fausta at March 08, 2005 08:20 AM (G3tVf)

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So, I got this email from Steve-o yesterday asking me to step up and guest blog over at the Llamabutchers while Robbo is in Disneyworld hell.

After much deliberation---at least a whole thirty seconds worth---I said, "heck yeah!"

I've never guest blogged before. I've had guest bloggers, but never have I actually held the keys to someone else's kingdom in my sweaty little palms. It's a bit daunting---posting to two blogs---but it should be fun.

So, if you don't find me here, chances are I'll be over there.

And yes, Mom, that means you finally have to bookmark the Llamas. Wouldn't want to miss anything, would you? Hmmmm?

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