Word.
It always amazes me when I write something that I think is absolute shite and get a lot of positive responses about it. It just proves the point, yet again, that you never know what is going to be a hit and what’s not. You can’t predict that shit, I don’t care what we’re talking about. My last post? I thought it sucked. Thanks for all the cool comments.
I can never predict what is going to get a lot of comments. I never know what videos are going to be funny and what videos won’t be. Sure, you can get an idea that something is funny. But just because it cracks ME up, doesn’t mean it’s going to crack YOU up. My sense of humor is a tad skewed.
With the Famecrawler gig, I can’t predict the big posts, either. I wish I could. I’d hit traffic bonuses all the time and that would be really nice. I try to pick some posts I think will be hits, but I rarely get it right. Mostly, I pick the ones where I can best use my snarky skills. Sometimes the jokes work, sometimes they don’t.
Like this one…I was being a total smartass and got called a racist. Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t bug me. Much. I know I’m not a racist. The readers of Famecrawler don’t know me…most of them, anyway. Sometimes sarcasm translates well via written word, sometimes it doesn’t. Most of the people that read gossip stories are total whackjobs, at any rate. I should know – I read gossip myself nowadays.
Still, I love this job. Yeah, there’s a lot of stuff I don’t care about but there are tons of cute baby photos and the occasional crazy celebrities that I get to make fun of.
I had to go to the dentist yesterday and need a crown. Owch, that’s the fastest $850 I think I’ve spent in a hell of a long time. Fortunately, they took only half down and the other half when I get my crown in a couple of weeks. And there’s a lot more work needed. My mouth is a circus for dentists. To be more precise, it’s the sideshow of freaks. I see many dentist visits in my imediate future…root canals, crowns, fillings. Ugh.
Luckily, this guy was really good. Didn’t feel a thing. Mostly. I still hate the needle part, though. I’d be totally fucked if I weren’t working again. I don’t have insurance and Medicare doesn’t pay dental. Double ugh. Again, that’s why it’d be nice to get a lot of traffic bonuses at Famecrawler. So feel free to regularly click through on my stories there…Digg them, Stumble them, you know…
What I’d like is a brand new mouth full of beautiful straight unstained teeth. That’s my fantasy. Is that weird?
Right, onto a meme since I haven’t done one in a while.
Totally snagging this meme from Winter, who snagged it from Kevin.
Shit, for some reason I can’t upload photos to my blog. Shows up as an HTTP error. Bah, I wish I knew more techy stuff.
The Rule: Answer the questions using only one word.
1. Where is your cell phone? Desk
2. Your significant other? What?
3. Your hair? Reddish
4. Your mother? Cool
5. Your father? Funky
6. Your favorite thing? Tivo
7. Your dream last night? Bad
8. Your favorite drink? Guinness
9. Your dream/goal? Novelist
10. The room you’re in? Living.
11. Your hobby? Looking
12. Your fear? Alone
13. Where do you want to be in six years? Married
14. What you’re not? Happy
15. Muffins? Blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? Car
17. Where you grew up? Westhampton
18. The last thing you did? Blog
19. What are you wearing? Shorts
20. Favorite gadget? iPhone
21. Your pets? None
22. Your computer? Laptop
23. Your mood? Depressed
24. Missing someone? Kinda
25. Your car? Beater
26. Something you’re not wearing? Hat
27. Favorite store? Amazon
28. Like someone? Yeah
29. Your favorite color? Black
30. When is the last time you laughed? Tonight
31. Last time you cried? May
12 Responses to “Word.”
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I’m stealing this. I might actually be able to complete a one-word-answer meme.
Did I tell you? I’ve been selected as the poster model for depression.
And the teeth fantasy? Bret’s, too. He longs to get a full set of those screw-in implants.
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Hey you -
I being a minority myself, am always ready to bust out my signs and sharpies (and pump my fists) to protest against racist motherfuckers, because I truly believe it (being racism) is a cancer that affects ALL people regardless of what color/race you are.
But whatever angle I read this at, I didn’t see any….and trust me, I tried. Really hard.
Shit – I thought it was funny.
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I wish I had pretty straight teeth.
Le sigh I have surgery and braces in my future, well hopefully anyway.
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I had very crooked teeth most of my life. My mouth was too small and my teeth were crowded. I never smiled. I was very self-conscious about it.
My parents could not afford dental insurance as there were 7 of us kids. And as luck would have it, my mother passed on the bad teeth gene to each and every one of us. We all had badly misshapen teeth.
It wasn’t until 7 years ago that we got some dental insurance and I had them redo my entire mouth. It cost me many hours in the dental chair and about $3,000. But I would do it all over again just for the fact that I’m not hiding my mouth any more.
Having bad teeth affected everything in my life. Those who have good teeth just don’t understand how having bad teeth affects how you talk to people, choose to be unseen, and even romantic relationships.
It took a lot of patience (along with a bottle of Vicodin) to get through all the restructuring of my teeth, but I’m glad I did it.
You can do it too. I know it’s going to be painful at times. But if it helps, I am allergic to Novocaine. I can only have Lydocaine. I found out after having to have my wisdom teeth pulled without anything to numb my mouth because the dentist forgot to order the Lydocaine. Yeah, that was fun. He did knock me out cold for it but the minute I came to, the pain was searingly intense.
If I can go through THAT, you can do anything.
Here’s hoping you have a day (after your dental work) where smiling is not something you have to think about because you don’t want people to see your teeth!
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I stopped trying to guess what’s going to pop and what’s not going to pop. It’s just one of those things…
And I totally feel you with the dentist. I’m overdue for an overhaul myself.
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I went and stuck up for you at Famecrawler — not that you need it, but I wanted to.
I’m sorry you’re feeling depressed and that you’re not happy. But I’m glad you laughed yesterday. ((hugs))
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RE: your fantasy
That’s not weird at all. My mom has the exact same one.
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I’ve spent thousands and thousands of dollars just trying to get my teeth to not make me cry out in pain on a daily basis. That whole straight and white thing is just a pipe dream. I feel your pain.
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my most recurring nightmare is about my teeth crumbling like sugar cubes in my mouth. would LOVE straight, white teeth.
sorry you are feeling down, kawol. looking forward to seein you at adam’s soon.
xoxo
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SJ – You’re the poster child for depression? I thought that was me!
Robin – Cool, I’m glad someone got it.
Sarah – Well, you’re gorgeous regardless.
Mattie – Yeah, I feel your pain. You’re right, a bad mouth affects a LOT. I’d kill to have a pretty smile.
NYCWD – Yeah, absolutely. The hits seem to come randomly. Good luck at the dentist.
Finn – Thanks for defending my honor!
Britt – Yeah, I think I’m going to make that a priority in the near future. I’ll be broke as hell, but feel a lot better about myself.
Sheila – God, do I hate the dentist.
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Hello – Can’t wait to see you, too.
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I wish i understood more about how the hits on the search engines worked. The top search subject on my blog? Sminoff Ice. I did one blog post about that and I get almost 30% search results on that one product.
As for the most comments, it’s my posts on politics and my Top 9/Top 5 posts.
Guess I need to write more about the Top 9 reasons why I drink Smirnoff Ice while watching a political debate.
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