cathy i changed my default icon, THERE I TOLD YOU, do not be all grrr like last time

[gyzym]

I was going to do a whole post about my wild and crazy weekend, but, uh, it seemed like a lot of work. Also I have the flu! It snuck up on me in between all the drinking, I guess, in like a. Um. A Crouching Tiger Hidden Influenza kind of way? I think they poured it into my long islands. Long Islands contain everything else, after all. THERE IS NO REASON THEY WOULD NOT CONTAIN LIQUID FLU. Augh, I don't know, ignore my rambling, I'm dizzy and watching Veronica Mars in my tie-dye PJ bottoms trying to decide if I can make it to the grocery store for more juice or if the path to the store is fraught with too many obstacles. Obstacles like: pants wearing. Obstacles like: walking. THE THOUGHTS OF A SANE PERSON, THESE ARE NOT.

In thoughts that I had and wanted to ask you guys about before I was struck down with plague: I am thinking about starting a blog about like. My crazy family etc etc. Basically, the non-fandom posts I do here, only somewhere else. I have lots of reasons for this, but when I try to pop into critical thinking and explainyness right now my brain makes sizzling noises and then dings like the microwave door, so I'll have to...explain later. SUFFICE TO SAY I'm wondering about like...good blogging clients and whether or not you guys would read it and also the title. SO HERE IS A POLL:

[Poll #1664587]

THIS POST BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER AUGH I WANT TO DIE AND THE NUMBER FJDSFNSDFKS. *FALLS DOWN STAIRS/DRAGS SELF TO GROCERY/GOES BACK TO SLEEP*

Comments

[neomeruru.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry mine is the monolithic no of your only response so far (I AM ON LJ CONSTANTLY SHUT UP i read all the things so fast), but the only reason I wouldn't read your blog is because I am terrible at reading blogs, and I like having all of my reading come through LJ. I would make an effort to read all the things if you did move, though. <3

Sorry to hear that you are sick, but on the plus side you are HILARIOUS when sick, I hope you come back and re-read this and consider yourself amazing.

(eta: thank goodness, more responses, now I don't look at the results and go D:)

[gyzym.livejournal.com]

dskjfnsdjkf things you should know in no particular order:

-I AM LITERALLY SO BAD AT THE INTERNET THAT IF YOU HAD NOT SAID THAT YOU WERE THE NO I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN HOW TO FIND OUT. Which probably says things about starting my own blog. Things like "don't."

-Maybe I would do a crossposting type thing? Although I wouldn't want to cross the stream of this journal and a blog. DON'T CROSS THE STREAMS was sage advice from Ghostbusters, after all. I WILL THINK ON IT.

-I am so sick that I didn't realize it had snowed until like...two seconds ago. Even though I am surrounded by windows. I WAS OUT OF MY CHAIR TO GO GET JUICE, SAW THE SNOW, AND SAT BACK DOWN. *musters energy again*

-jfc, sorry about this comment. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT IT IS INVALUABLE, AND I PROMISE I WILL LIVE TO BE SANE ANOTHER DAY :D

[neomeruru.livejournal.com]

I don't think you can actually track votes in LJ polls, which is obviously a good thing. I just wanted to fess up in case that response was the first thing you saw and it crushed your will and desire to blog, you know, in your altered state.

I had much the same response this morning, actually; I was home literally doing nothing but drawing and playing WoW for two days, went to my first day of work after vacation today and it had fucking snowed, like, that's the kind of thing you think I should have picked up on.

[angelgazing.livejournal.com]

*pets*

I will teach you the ways of the LJ poll when you are feeling better, dearest, because you can both view the results-- and who said what-- and track them to a certain degree.

But! This sort of issue could best be solved by a RSS feed. Which... I do not know how to do, but have extreme confidence in my ability to figure out. People could track your blog posts through LJ, basically. I have one for the fuck yeah Inception tumblr.

[elrhiarhodan]

I was going to be a snot (yes I can, if I want to) and remind you that the only thing not in a Long Island Iced Tea is, well, Tea, iced or otherwise. But I'm not going to be a snot because, well, if you have the flu, you probably have more snot than you want at the moment.

Some day, if you are up to it, and REALLY WANT TO KNOW, I'll tell you the story of the invention of the Long Island Iced Tea. I wasn't there - but it did involve the Oak Beach Inn (may its name live forever in the glory of hang out joints that no longer exist), and a challenge to create a tasty drink made from equal parts of five liquors. Come to think of it, that's pretty much the entire story.

Feel better soon, because I've got porn I'd like your opinion on. And reading porn while under feverish conditions may lead to nightmares of epic proportions.

[augustbird.livejournal.com]

<3 I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON BB

also lmfao growing up assholes
WILL THERE BE ANY TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CONSISTENTLY ATTRACT THE CRAZIES IN THIS NEW BLOG?

[sionnach-ayame.livejournal.com]

Long Islands are pretty much my favorite.

I hope that you feel better soon!

[cherrybina.livejournal.com]

I love that you included ticky boxes, but now I am just all slgjlsk TOM HARDY. I KNOW THERE WAS OTHER STUFF IN THIS POST BUT I HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT IT WAS.

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

I read blogs using an RSS feed reader. I sometimes have trouble staying on top of the ones that post a lot of really depressing news all the time. Aside from that, I read them all.

Sometimes I sign up for a blog, the person doesn't post for ages, and suddenly they do and I'm like, "What's this one again? Holy shit this person is funny! Wha..." and they go away again, but I don't unsubscribe. I hope you won't do that.

[postcardmystery.livejournal.com]

UM YES BUT I WILL READ ANYTHING YOU EVER WRITE EVER. YOU KNOW THAT.

IF, IN YOUR FEVERED STATE, YOU WROTE A THIRTY PAGE ESSAY ON WHY YOUR FEET ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU, I WOULD TOTALLY READ THAT. SO IN RETROSPECT I DON'T KNOW HOW USEFUL MY INPUT IS HERE.

(ONE TIME WHEN I HAD A FEVER I WROTE THIRTY PAGES - I AM NOT EXAGGERATING HERE, I WISH I WAS - ABOUT WHY THE JOKER WAS THE BEST BATMAN SUPERVILLAIN EVAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR, WHICH KIND OF DESCENDED INTO SCRAWLY INSANITY. ONE OF MY FRIENDS SERIOUSLY ASKED "WAS IT GOOD? WAS IT COMPELLING? WOULD I HAVE BEEN CONVINCED" AND I HAD TO BE LIKE, "WHAT DO *YOU* THINK?! NO.")

[cobweb-diamond.livejournal.com]

YOUR BLOG WOULD DEFINITELY GO ON MY GOOGLEREADER. but then would you not get pageviews and thus miss out on a potential book deal? huh.

wordpress, right?

haha good luck on choosing a title -- exactly 50/50 at the moment.

[two-if-by-sea.livejournal.com]

JIZZY HONESTLY I am sort of not really into EITHER ONE of those titles. But I would love to read a blog from you. Also definitely wordpress if you go off LJ.

[knowmydark.livejournal.com]

DARLING, I HOPE YOU GET BETTER SOON. And I would totally read the hell out of that blog. ♥

[chaoticallyclev.livejournal.com]

It was very hard not to say noodles. And the next time I am at work and the stirfry lady tells me that we are out of noodles, I will probably laugh like an idiot. Which is fine, actually, since that's pretty much our defualt interaction. She talks, and I laugh for no reason. And then she smiles back and it's like some understanding is happening, except she doesn't speak english well, and I haven't had a voice for the past 5 days, so, it's a shitty comedy routine, is what it is.
I've had...not the flu. Some wierd mutant illness that is still working its way through my system. so i feel some form of your pain. Mainly that I am a very talkative person, and I haven't been able to speak without incurring the fiery wrath of PAIN pain PAiN in my throat since Saturday night. i don't even know. :(

FEEL BETTER SOON.

[davyjonessays.livejournal.com]

erm, I normally lurk your journal but I just wanted to say I'm very proud that I evened out the blog title votes. Like a boss, etc.

[wattle-neurotic.livejournal.com]

I feel like such a semi-stalker by answering this poll since I'm not on your f-list, but just dropped on by to read your Sherlock fic *lol*

And I do read your blog on occasion (we shall blame Inception for that, as it is to blame for most things these days). Truth be told you have a way with words, and I would totally read your non-fandom blog, because the entries I do read amuse me.

Now I'm going back to lurking and...reading.

I hope you feel better soon :)

PS: As for blogging clients, if you want to not use LJ there is always wordpress and perhaps blogger, both of which are popular. My brain is adding words I think but don't mean to type, oh my god. Sorry! No more editing!

[erdbeerasche.livejournal.com]

Hi! I am a lurker, not a stalker! Really!
I hope the poll says the truth, because Tom Hardy would cure your flu, I am sure!
Questionable humor aside, I hope you'll be feeling better soon! <3