Monday, August 03, 2009

appreciation

Dear “Blog” readers,

Nothing is changing here at the “blog” but I was just thinking tonight about how totally lucky I am that you guys read this blog, and write pithy comments, and send the link to your friends, and link from your own blogs. The stats of this website perplex and fascinate me. I don’t really get why you guys keep coming back, and why there are so many of you, but you are really quite fab.

I haven’t told the internet this, but I didn’t work a regular job this summer and lived off of the savings I had mostly from this blog. I’m a grad student, so I live pretty cheap (this isn’t making me a fortune or anything) but it’s because of you all that I had extra money at all. So thanks.

Some of you also know that I’ve been gathering photos for a book based on the blog that I’m trying to sell. I have been blown away by the response rate to my permission requests for that. I’m regularly telling people “my blog readers are SO NICE” so I thought I’d tell you too. You guys rock. Thanks for rocking and please keep doing it.

Affectionately,
Bethany

18 comments:

ShadowJim said...

You're welcome and thank you, I suppose I should say. Your "Blog" is always a nice stop on my "romps" about the internet.

Unknown said...

Bethany, "you" are the reason we keep coming "back!" The pictures alone are amusing, but your "commentary" is usually the "best" part.

American Brat 540 said...

Thank YOU! Being a poor student myself, I'm glad you're able to milk your wit for all it's worth :)

csurname said...

Hey, I'm British; I need something to snark at.

Will said...

I'm not a regular commenter here, but I have been a regular reader for a while. There is no telling what it is about unnecessary quotation marks or your comments on them, but this is the only site I read that regularly makes me audibly giggle. So much so that I unsubscribed from the rss so I wouldn't read it at work and have to explain my laughs.

Now I read it every morning before work.

tommy said...

I "like" you too.

lattégirl said...

You make money off us?

But seriously... thanks for the appreciation, the pleasure is all ours.

-LGirl- said...

NoNo No "Thank" you!

Michelle said...

I read your blog pretty much daily but have never commented. But I just wanted to say thank you for giving me something to giggle at every day! It's your "pithy" comments that I "love"! Keep on keepin' on. And good luck on the book deal!

bryan said...

Yours is the only blog of this nature that never gets old to me. I come here many times a week. Thanks go to you and everyone submitting these. They are all amazing.

Dan said...

Heck if I knew you were working on a book I'd be more inclined to use a real camera and not my cell phone. But congrats to you and thanks for all your work on the blog.

Anonymous said...

Clearly, it's because you're "awesome"! :P

J. B. Crawford said...

"Thanks" for keeping up the "blog"! It amuses me endlessly.

Greg said...

The blog is a fun read and I wish you success with your book and your studies.

Sarah Templeton said...

Where else can I "laugh", point at my screen, and say to anyone who will listen: "Get it? 'Cause it's not--it's--nevermind." Definitely a picker-upper on a gray day. Thank "you"!

Unknown said...

No Thank "You" for this blog... It is totally awesome... Wanna make out later?

bethany said...

MacBoy: I appreciate the offer, but unless you're my fiance in psudonym, I think I'll have to pass.

Anonymous said...

Yours is one of the few blogs I read daily. I also consider you one of the funniest. In fact, you came in at #5 (quite roughly) in my "Top 10 Funniest Blogs Ever" post: http://linkbee.com/CJW1C

Good luck with your book. May you enjoy great sales!