I know that some of you have been here.
Where you have neglected your online life so much that you are afraid Google will crash when you FINALLY open your Gmail account.
You have so many backlogged entries in your reader you don’t want to read blogs.
Well, it’s not that you don’t WANT to read blogs, but you’ve been away for so long that you’re afraid that Google Reader will turn into a combination of Cruella Deville and one of those “Howlers” from Harry Potter that will start shrieking at you when you open it and then you will be forced to run away and seek shelter deep into the mountains in the cold, dark night and then soon you’ll hear the eerie plucking of “The Dueling Banjo’s” off in the distance and before you know it you are right smack-dab in the middle of a scene from “Deliverance”, complete with hillbillies and squealing pigs, and you will never, EVER be the same.
Where was I?
Oh…trying to play “Catch up” after being neglectful.
You know the feeling, right???
It even wrecks havoc with your favoritest, bestest hobby in the whole, wide world.
You can’t blog.
You have so much going on but at the same time, it seems like you have NOTHING TO SAY. So, you don’t really feel like blogging.
That’s where I feel like I’m at, people. I’m bitching about blogging. Talk about Blogging Suckville. I’m the antithesis of the Blogging Pollyanna. Instead of playing the “Glad” game, I’m sitting here playing the “Suck” game. And while some of you giggle at the fact that I just left myself wide open to comments or perverse thoughts, it fails to make it less true.
Sigh.
It isn’t even that I don’t WANT to blog, I just seem “Stuck”. I don’t want to bitch about sickness anymore. I suppose I could talk about the challenges of having a haircut and color that, while really fabulous when I do it, tends to dangerously resemble Steve Perry from Journey when I don’t.
I could talk about the fact that I have been totally submerged in watching “The Gilmore Girls” yesterday and today and kinda want to move to Star Hollow to be “Mrs. Backward Baseball Cap”, but I have a feeling that you all would think it is boring.
I could write about going to see “Air Supply” in Wendover at a casino on Friday night, but I think that I subjected you all to too much horror yesterday with “High School Musical 2″.
Maybe it’s fine for you all, but I feel out of whack and definitely out of the loop and totally off my blogging game.
I feel blah.
Dull.
Flacid.
Bloated.
Dude. My boobies don’t even seem “Magical” right now.
(I am making myself more and more attractive to everyone, aren’t I?)
Anyway, at this point, I am trying to decide the best course of action to follow.
I could just stick my head in the sand and ignore it all.
Or, I could get off my ass and actually tackle my reader and my gmail account.
Still at a loss for blogging topics currently.
Any ideas, yo?
Sharon says:
We all get into the ‘blah’ now and then. I’m sitting in the middle of one right now… It will get better, dear.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
tjk says:
this sure sounds like “CABIN FEVER”—this takes place when the winter weather is utah cold.
it sure sounds like you and your lady friends need to go to a spa and get pampered for a day.
or make prank phone calls and laugh alot
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Heidi says:
Awwww Loralee…you need some me time. I am in the same sorta state these days, I want to blog, but then I think, ‘oh gosh, what do I have to offer thats of any value?’ You are you, I am me….your blogging will come back when you haven’t been so completely stretched in a million directions!! I think tomorrow, I am gonna go sit in a book store for a while. It always does wonders for me, helps me fill my spirit back up. Hope you are back to your ‘normal’ (what is normal?) self soon!!
Be blessed!!
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
glittersmama says:
Go get a giant Diet Coke and come back. Then we’ll talk.
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Redneck Mommy says:
Do yourself a favor. Clear out your google reader and then start fresh tomorrow.
In the meantime, come swing by my place and have a giggle on me. I mean, how often do you get to see a dog held captive by a crazy woman???
Well, I suppose that depends on what type of neighbourhood you live in, but still…LOL.
Be well friend and don’t worry about blogging. It will all be here when your creative juices start flowing again.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Craig says:
Why don’t you write about your thoughts on the state of the US economy, whether you think Bush’s stimulus plan is a good idea, and if you think the Fed’s 3/4 point rate cut was excessive?
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Bridge says:
I feel the same way… honest.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
loralee says:
Sharon:
I hate the blahs. I just have to keep in mind that they usually hit after I close a show. It’s just been so long that I’ve forgotten!
Tom:
I agree. I want warm weather. I am really hating the cold and snow this year. Ug.
Heidi:
Maybe sitting in a bookstore is what I need. I think part of it is that it is so friggin’ cold outside that all I want to do is hunker down in my warm bed with my laptop and watch “Gilmore Girls” in my pajamas. Maybe getting out would be helpful.
I went to a bloggity lunch today and it gave me a reason to de-Steve Perry my hair.
Glitters:
I think my husband is seeing my ennui because he just offered to get me one. Which, like, never happens. EVER.
Redneck Mommy:
Ug. I just may have to or I will never catch up. I hate it when I flounder in the blogging area. It makes me worry that it will never kick back up. :S
AND? OMG…I must read this dog story.
Craig:
I think that they US economy is in trouble. While we’ve had great employment rates for the past few years, things are obviously taking a turn for the worst. (And as a side tangent, I am often amused when people blame or praise a President too much for the economy. I could talk about THAT all day.)
As for Bush’s stimulus plan; I think it is necessary at this point and I approve of his emphasis of getting cash into the hands of mid to low income brackets…people who live paycheck to paycheck. BUT, stimulus plans ALWAYS come at a cost and I’ve heard estimates that this one could be around 200 billion, which is obviously a concern. We’ll see…
When the Fed made the cut, my main thought was, well I don’t want a recession, but as they were kind of asleep at the wheel when banks were piling up off balance sheet liabilities I worry that now it is making up by drowning America and possibly world economies in liquidity.
Bridge:
Sucks, huh? Sigh.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
katie says:
i already told you what to blog about….ya know those boxelder bugs. yeah pretty sure that would be a GREAT hit!
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Angella says:
Dude.
MARK ALL AS READ.
I did it (once) and it was AMAZING.
DO IT!
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
witchypoo says:
I subscribed to your feed so that if you don’t update regularly, I’ll catch you when you do.
I’ve been in a bloggity slump too, hope it goes away when this sinus infection clears up. I wish the snow was right to go coasting or make a snowman. Then at least, I would have something to take pictures of. Meanwhile, I think I’ll dust off some old stories I have to tell.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:21 pm
hairyshoefairy says:
Ugh. I love my Google Reader, but sometimes, after a hiatus, I just can’t face eleventy hundred posts. I second Angella. Mark all as read and start fresh. You may feel a tad guilty and need to back track a little here and there, but for the most part it will just make getting back on track easier.
XO I hope you’re on your way to feeling better!
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
jen says:
Im right there with you! Absence makes the heart grow sucky, if you ask me.
And, being a HUGE FAN of GG, I say this: I will move there with you. I will be Lady Who Wears a Pink Tutu to your Mrs. Backward Baseball Cap. And, I think we will fit in just perfectly there.
We’re all in this together, Loralee.
Ha!
(Okay. I hope you Got That, or I am just here laughing alone…)
January 24th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Angela says:
I love Gilmore Girls! One of my favorite shows ever. Boy do I know how you feel with the not feeling like writing anymore. It took me all the way to till the new year to start up again. You’ll get back into it.
Plus I for one do not mind one bit hearing about how you feel and your hair situation.
January 24th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Rachel says:
I have a couple of things to say to you: 1)If you move to Stars Hollow to become Mrs. Backward Baseball cap, you’ll have to play second wife to me. Cuz I’m already married to him. 2)You are seriously going to see Air Supply?!!! I’m kind of jealously hating you right now. 3) MARK ALL AS READ AND MOVE ON!!! 4)I love your guts even when your hair does resemble Steve Perry. :o)
January 24th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Emily says:
Blogging blahs suck. I have my google reader categorized by what I can let slide (news feeds, tech blurbs, and blogs about blogging) and things I can’t (friends and family).
January 24th, 2008 at 11:02 am
coolbeans says:
Get back your blogging mojo in three easy steps:
1) Clear the Google Reader. Mark ‘em all read.
2) Skim all emails, reply to none. Those you want to reply to later, mark with a star.
3) Create one of the following posts:
a)Make a list
b)Do a meme
c)Do a random mish-mash post.
If something in any of the above (particularly in 3c) is long-winded or you find you want to say more about it, copy and paste it into a new draft and use it tomorrow.
Tah-dah! All better.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Julie says:
I know how you feel. I have been a very bad blogger too. I am glad I am not the only one who feels bloated and who also feels that they have less magical boobies! You always make me smile.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
holli says:
why do you think I didn’t touch my computer for nearly half a year? I get it. I didn’t need to read this post to understand.
you know where I am… I’m only partially out of that funk… like one hair’s breadth.
I sorry.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Amber says:
I think magical boobies would be a great place to start….
January 24th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Julie says:
It’s always hard to get back to things after stuff like a performance, holiday, vacation, etc. Give yourself a break–you were sick AND busy as heck. I’m not ornery, if you don’t post, I understand, and especially if you don’t visit, I completely understand.
Get a 2 liter of Diet Coke and a box of Gain and sit on the couch and sniff and drink, alternately.
Ha!
January 24th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Melain says:
I find it very funny that you’re blogging about not feeling like blogging.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Melly says:
Hmmmm..your right Gilmore Girls does sound boring..
How about a review…
or lets see an after picture of your house after its clean….
or lets see an embarrasing picture of you…
or do what I do when I have nothing to write about and post a video…
January 25th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Melly says:
oh, you did post a video..duh, Mel
January 25th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Melanie at Beanpaste says:
Dude! I, too, have been slugging around with Netlix’d “Gilmore Girls” discs. How did I miss this show the first time around? And how soon can I move to Star Hollow? It’s OK, I’ll just camp out on the dismantled sets.
When in doubt, make lists. Or tell about the grossest thing you’ve ever seen. Or eaten. Or done.
And remember: the boobs abide. The boobs abide.
January 25th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Aunt Amy says:
I heart Air Supply–but you know this. I’m green with envy!
January 25th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Froyd says:
Loralee, I’m not sure if I’ve ever asked you, but have you tried Coke Zero?
Maybe you should blog about the qualitative differences between the two coke products.
And no, Coca Cola did not pay me to suggest this to you. If they did, I’d have a longer comment about my opinions on the matter.
January 26th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Pink says:
no more magical boobies? the world as we know it shall end.
something to make you smile - my 2 year old nephew calls boobies and booties boogies. knows the difference but calls them the same thing. when i ask him where his booty is he lifts up his shirt and pats his belly. then points to my chest and tries to lift up my shirt. guess he’s thinking it’s only fair to share.
January 26th, 2008 at 3:30 pm