No, not my birthday, but the fifth anniversary of the founding of this blog!
Lest you be too impressed, I certainly haven't been posting here for a solid five years, but I did make my first post here in October 2003. I kept that up into February '04, moved to a xanga for a few weeks, and then threw in the towel (or rather, as it turned out, took a very long break).
The fabulous blogs of the online friends I made through Little Red Reading Hood inspired me to return to blogging last fall, and though I chose a new address and name, I kept all my old posts, for the same reason that I fill up old journals instead of just moving on to completely blank ones.
So, taking inspiration once again from a LRRHer, I've been having notions of a blog fête of sorts for you my online friends, to celebrate all the months of good words and thoughts and connections that I owe to having stepped into this corner of the blogosphere - basically, some giveaway love for a couple weeks. Vhat you tink?
Congrats! I'm always in favor of giveaways. If you need help with any of it, let me know.
ReplyDeleteI'm suspicious of giveaways, as I usually expect them to contain letter bombs :-) Bring them on!
ReplyDeleteI don't like giving my address out to anyone I haven't met, so the idea of a giveaway is excellent, but I probably won't enter.
ReplyDeleteUm, hello, free stuff is ALWAYS a good idea. ;)
ReplyDeleteI think congratulations are in order. It's a lot of work maintaining a blog for as long as you have. Pat yourself on the back.
ReplyDeleteWow, 5 years! Congrats! Even if you did take some long breaks in there... everyone needs breaks :)
ReplyDeletecongrats! i think a celebration is definitely in order :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds wonderful! I didn't know you were on/knew about Little Red Reading Hood?! That is so cool. I knew you and never knew (or was just completely oblivious, which is terribly likely
ReplyDeleteFIVE YEARS! Wow! That's huge. I'm on year three and change I think.
ReplyDeleteI still have to google Shannon Hale.
Giveaway love is always fun.
xo,
SL
ah, yes, Shannon Hale! I tried reading Goose Girl but I think I was in an anti-fairy tale mode. I'll take a second look. Her blog is pretty great. (Google->her blog->her post about morals->meander to blog of a commenter->shut that window->back to you.)
ReplyDeletexo,
SL
Sounds ver ver exciting and fun!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a total lurker over there, and in fact I haven't been on in a while. But I love it over there, so many nice people and such a friendly environment. Did you help start it?
ReplyDeleteSarah Louise - Yes, but I have only been posting continually for maybe a year and a half, so this is more the one-year anniversary of the blog's resurrection. :) And I agree, Shannon is a wonderful blogger. You might try one of her other books...she's got a graphic novel and a chick lit-ish adult novel as well as the fantasies. Anyways, I love her books. :) As you can tell.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for all the congratulations. :)
ReplyDeletewell i've never been a part of a blog giveaway, i'm not sure if i can be of yours since i'm a newbie to your blog? but either way i'd love to be!
ReplyDeletei was on LiveJournal for 5 years before I stopped updating it (setting myself false targets of 'must-post-everyday' led me to getting tired of it a couple of years ago) so now i've joined blogger and am happy :) i do make different blogs for different purposes though to keep my main lishlove separate as it's mostly full of crap lol! Xx
Lishlove - Of course! The fête is for all of my blogging friends, old and new. And five years, wow!
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