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posted 29 November 05 & filed under more me, web-talk
i’ve come to one, hopefully a big one, at least in regards to this site here: for lack of a better term, being a comment whore is .. well, silly.
what’s a comment whore? simple to determine: if you say yes to two or more of the criteria below, you’re one too.
~ you don’t post more than once or twice a week in hopes of gettting more comments
~ you find yourself muttering/praying/squealing “double digits! double digits!”
~ even though you have a long list of daydream posts (to be defined later if necessary), you still don’t post in hopes of accruing comments on current post
~ you look at your log/flappr/bloglines number a lot
~ you ungraciously feel maligned by those who you know are reading but still do not comment (edited to add: i so don’t mean this as a complaint! shoot, i don’t comment all the time on other’s writings, and i totally don’t expect others to either. rather, it’s an example of my comment-obsesssion. funny, right? ha ha? hm.)
yes, i’ve been guilty of them all. i blame it on a un-commented youth blog-wise. bring out the violins, i know, but really! i didn’t get any comments for a long time (months and months) from anyone when i first started this out (except for amanda, who will always have a special place in my heart as a result ;) ) so now, my appetite is just voracious.
but. revelation, right? right. so, yup, it’s all silly. there’s toooo many posts i have already written out, in my head at least, practiced in my car a dozen times, but i just haven’t posted them.
therefore, i’m determined to break this pattern, starting now with a short video i made a whiiiiile back, enjoy!
caveat: having recognized it as silly does not mean i won’t fall off the wagon every once in a while, but know that as i do, at least i’ll recognize it as such ;)
(the film bit takes about 30 – 40 seconds to load, give it time, ok? and yeah, i know i twist my mouth and crinkle my face a lot when i talk, what can i say.)
[if you can’t see the movie, try clicking here]
(also (can you tell i’m a bit nervous about posting this? ;) ), the weird pauses by me in the beginning were due to sounds of fighting i could hear from my window, sounds i hear way too often sadly. for info’s sake, especially regarding hair!, this video was taken in late september. )
I love your video-it’s so sweet and sincere. And YES-knowing how to say a name right is important!! Yours is beautiful!
~ amanda
hi andrea! nice to meet you!
LOVE the video – you are too cute! i’m a comment whore too… shh, don’t tell anyone!
~ kris
Oh! Such a cute video! You’ve certainly taken that ‘coming out’ concept to a new level. Congrats, Ms. Brave! Keep it comin’,
The Video is so, so cute and sweet! I must admit I am one of those people who wondered how to actually say your name.
I know your pain though, 9-10 people cannot pronounce my name or shorten it without trying. Names are really important, one of the reason’s I didn’t take my husbands last name was that I knew no one could pronounce it and gosh darn it I didn’t want two names that no one could spell or say. There were obviously other issues, but I really don’t regret keeping my own individuality and keeping my name.
That is a great video—I loved seeing you right there! What a cutie you are ;) So real! Cat hair and all!
Who isn’t a comment whore? no one can honestly say they don’t care about getting comments… I think that is what keeps us going in this little blog world. Yes, I am guilty of reading and not always commenting. For that, I am sorry. I hope you can forgive me! I still love you and your blog! ;)
~ Lolly
Oh, you are wonderfully cute in the video. It’s so lovely to get a little closer to meeting someone than just text and still photos.
Your scarf is coming along, I swear it…
By the way, did you get the box of goodies I sent you?
~ Bethieee
Hey girl, I can’t “see” the video for some reason, so I’ll have to wait to learn how to pronounce your name, sadly. Still, I have a guess.
I think almost everyone thinks about their blogging popularity at some point or another. I have a pretty big bloglines following, yet I get a lot less comments than most bloggers who have been around for awhile. It used to make me think, why me? Am I not approachable? Not sweet enough? Very silly. What drives commenting is pretty esoteric. It’s a mix of so many factors. You just never know what people will respond to. Personally, I enjoy your blog a lot because it expands my horizons – you always find cool things to share.
xox,
~ Julia
I totally could have written this post :). I have done all of the above. I am sooo glad I am not the only one. and I feel so silly for thinking it’s important, too. oh well.
I loved your video!
~ Moni
Commenting and reading – but mostly reading! ;-)
~ elaine
LOL, pronouncing Andrea was one thing I, thankfully, was not having trouble with…that is because I just assumed it was prounouced the way my family would say it. I remeber telling the kids growing up that I had two names (though only one was truly my name)...
Anita (UH ne da) for them
Anita (AA ni ta) for my family from Chile.
Wonderful post! I know exactly how you feel about commenting….especically when I watch my bloglines subscribers filtting away because I school has sucked up my blogging time.
I love your blog and I thrilled you are going to post more ;)
~ Anita
I haven’t given much serious thought about the comments thing, but then again it does rear its head when I finish a project and more commenters pop up than when I’m just blogging for the sake of blogging. It doesn’t worry me so much, probably because I’m always busy and because of that my posts can be dry! Anyway, it’s all about the knitting. At least for me. People blog for different reasons….
~ MJ