File it under “N” for Not Doing This Again Anytime Soon.
There is the distinct sound of internet silence coming up tomorrow as this is the last post for NaBlo… aww, crap. I don’t even want to write it out anymore. The posts have not even just been a “one-a-day” thing because I was trying to make sure I did my Cuppa The Day as well as posting pictures of my shoes. That’s officially three different posts! Even though I didn’t do my Cuppas every day, I did do my shoes. Actually, I started late and I’m sure someone (Chris? Mir? Susan?) will tell me that I owe them a few more days of shoes seeing as there was open lusting after my footwear.
Then, of course, I had to take the dare from a certain someone and title every post beginning with “You Should…”
Aww, crap. I’m even sick of myself at this point. What can be said of daily posting anyway besides the obvious fact that I got to practice my writing? Of course, there is the fact that you now know that I told my mother about my first orgasm and were appalled. Appalled, I tell you! (Not really) Especially amusing to me is that I didn’t describe it here because that story is much better told in person, but that NO ONE ASKED ME TO REPEAT THE STORY. It’s better in person. I do the voices and everything. In any case, should you ever meet me in person I would most definitely tell you the story. Don’t be so prudish. It’s not a pretty color on you. It’s not like you’ve found me in flagrante delicto.
Truly, it is time for some reflection as to what this month has meant to me in terms of writing. Daily writing is quite enjoyable and there are times that call for an in-depth summation of what’s going on. Other times it calls for a tedious litany of events that have no connection whatsoever except for the fact that they are simple observations. [I must interject here to say that I am in the lobby of my hotel using their free wireless that only ranges from the elevators to the bar and an entire Mariachi band just walked by. It's not even 7am] Finally, there are my conversations with friends and family that produce a cackle from me that is now instantly recognized to all who know me as, “Totally bloggable. Must write that down.”
It’s also one of those events that makes you question why you write. For free. It begs the question as to why you put so much effort into it when no one is cutting you a check at the end of the day. This conversation came up when a friend of mine was defending my blog-writing to her husband. She likened it to doing community theatre (Oh, shit. Am I waiting for Guffman?) where people give of their time and energy to put on a perfomance for which they are not paid but get immeasurable pleasure from when it is all said and done. There is applause. There are accolades. There is acknowledgement.
Here, there are comments. There is correspondence. There are connections.
There is also the writing. There is the means of producing psychological relief through an open expression of purgative writing which brings about enormous amouts of emotion and reflection that I’ve only ever done in private journaling. Yet, people comment on it. They have something to say about it. They have their own experiences to share that act as a balm for me. Infinitely more than you may ever know. If not for the connections with readers (whether that’s during this maddening month of frenzied writing or not) then I would surely have been functioning differently. Most likely this would be in equal amounts of bourbon and denial.
So, let me end this month’s writing by saying Thank You for reading. Thank you for commenting and providing tears and laughter. Thank you to those who picked up on something simple I wrote and responded with the sincerest form of flattery: imitation.
You wouldn’t know it by looking at me, but I loved every minute of reading you, too.
And now, I want you to lean in closely and close your eyes and blow me a kiss. I’m taking a much needed break…
November 30, 2006 @ 6:08 am | Filed under NaBloPoMo | Permalink |
Juli Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 7:02 am
Break on sista! You deserve it. You did a fantastic job as always. Kisses are blown now go have fun in Texas and careful not to spend too much money on your new cowgirl footwear, you still have Christmas presents to buy (and wrap).
kfarm Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 7:42 am
Enjoy your break! It is well deserved. After struggling with essays in english I am afraid I will need to start writing more substanital blogs for practice. I will never be as good as you but I am at least going to put in the effort.
Steve Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 8:23 am
YOU SHOULD be pleased with yourself for an impressive month blog looping. YOU SHOULD also know, however, that it might have seemed even more impressive to us if we ever thought that you struggled in any way to express yourself. We never see you sweat. Your writing seems so effortless and offhandedly entertaining that we lose sight of the fact that it’s a difficult thing to do. I suppose that’s part of the art, though. If we saw the ballerina waver and strain to hold her legs in difficult positions, we wouldn’t think she was as good (though we might relate better to how hard those moves are to execute). At the same time, I wonder if Houdini ever picked the lock in the first 10 seconds, but stayed underwater for an extra minute anyway as a bit of showmanship. I don’t know which analogy should apply. What does seem clear, though, is that your audience appreciates reading your many thoughts and funny stories, all rendered in your wonderful, distinctive voice. You really SHOULD be happy about that.
Steve Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 8:26 am
Stupid typos — first line should say “month OF blog looping.”
Ami Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 8:28 am
Though I’ll miss the daily readings, I hope your well-deserved break is refreshing. Of course, that’s if you really can stay away for a few days.
Thanks for continuing to share your life with us, even though we don’t pay you (with money, at least) for your services.
-S. Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 8:34 am
Congrats on a full month. I am not sure that I could have done that. I am even surprised that I still have things to write about every couple of days.
Take a break and see you soon!
-S.
tanilan Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 8:43 am
Congrats! Love Ya!
tanilan Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 8:45 am
P.S. Are you freezing yet here in the great state of Texas? It is snowing here in West Texas, big time! Stay warm and safe!
Much Love
kari Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 9:37 am
definitely will be sad not to have a daily dose of mocha anymore, but i agree you deserve a break. i’m so glad you did nablopomo, though, because it was amazing getting to read so much of your writing. and, of course, there was that post. oh so simple, but oh so imitatable, and thus, oh so helpful. looking forward (already!) to when you come back from your break.
RWA Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 10:48 am
I will also miss the daily dose, but you have more than earned a break. I’ll check in every once in a while to see if something new is up.
Tracey Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 11:05 am
You did a great job! Please don’t be gone too long!! I was loving my daily dose of Mocha, and will be needing some humor once this kid arrives!!!
Anne Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 11:25 am
I found your blog earlier this month, and I’ve been lurking since. Thank you so much for NaBloPoMo-ing; like someone previously commented, you make it look so easy! Enjoy your break from blogging - and I’ll enjoy working my way through your archives.
Belinda Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 1:06 pm
*WWAAAAH!*
Yes, I am also exhausted–it wasn’t just the writing, but the frantic pace of READING!
And once again, I feel I must remind you that nobody can MAKE you take a dare…bwahahahahaaaaaa
Dana Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 2:43 pm
I’ve loved reading you (as always, every day) just as much as I loved writing for NaBlo myself. It really was fun, but ultimately harder than I thought it would be!
Caffeinated Librarian Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 3:08 pm
Whoo-hoo! You’re done, Lady! Congrats! Time for a cuppa and a bit of a break?
Janice Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 4:48 pm
Muuuwaahhh!!!
Smooches! Take a well deserved break!
Thank you for providing great reading on a daily basis. I look forward to it!
Shash Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 5:14 pm
WE DID IT!!!
smooches to you and thank you for a wonderful month of mocha-y goodness.
Shash
javajabber Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 7:49 pm
You and me both. I’m all wrote out. I’ll be enjoying my cuppa in the morning and NOT having to think about the post of the day. My brain can just soak up the Sumatra goodness until it’s coming outta my ears.
MeL Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 10:44 pm
Awwww Mocha Mamacita… How do I love thee? To the depth and breadth and height my coffee cup can reach, certainly, and beyond. I too am feeling the exhaustion of this NaBlo ordeal, and yet there is satisfaction there, too. Because we set the goal, and we did it. And because now? Well, now maybe I will actually get the laundry done and finish my column and get some of these Chrismtas presents wrapped before the kids discover them.
Enjoy the impending holiday season, and don’t worry… if you take a hiatus, I’ll still be here when the Holiday madness is past and you are ready to post photos of all the fabulous new footwear somebody better be buying you for Christmas if he knows what is good for him. (Those feet require their own wardrobe. And? They make my decidedly un-pedicured dogs look even more like something out of a subtitled Mel Gibson movie.)
TTFN, dah-ling. Just don’t be a stranger too long. The caffeine withdrawals give me the shakes, mmkay?
DavidShag Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 6:44 am
On doing the voices from the first O - where the hell were these voices coming from? And the entire mariachi band - different thought, yet strangely linked - were they playing when they walked by? It is funny about blogging; I really tho9ught I was just doing it as an easy way to write - sort of a letter to no one(with real letters, I get all angsty because I am writing to B again when I should be writing to A and C. This way I can just sort of say to hell with all of it, and write what I wanted to write about in the first place. But then folks started coming by - more than once! - and so it turned into a lot of other things. You are right - the comments mean really a lot. There have been a few that actually changed my mood for the day - to a better one. I really didn’t expect that. enjoy your break, but keep it reasonable - you have a hungry public out here…
Alicia Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 2:10 pm
Kelly,
Out of ALL the poeple I know in Blog Land, YOU deserve a break the MOST!! We’ll still be here when you get back!!
HUGS!!
Susan Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 5:45 pm
Yes please more Mocha Shoes. And legs! More Mocha legs!
Big smooch, baby. For you and your shoes.
Missy Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 6:35 pm
Kelly,
WOW! You deserve a break for sure! However, I will miss getting my daily Mocha fix! It may even suffer from withdrawals. No guilt or anything (hehe).
Enjoy the much deserved break!
Take care
Missy
aunttea Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 7:35 pm
If you take a break i will have time to to catch up on my reading here. Enjoy. i bet your break will be shorter than you think. Ü
mizangie Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 8:25 pm
^SMACK^ and >blowwwww
Lisa Said,
December 2, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
I miss you already.. *sigh*
NoBloPoMo was a lurker’s dream.
dragon-mum Said,
December 2, 2006 @ 3:58 pm
You have kept us glued to our monitors for a whole month. Take a good break and come back with funny stories to share. If I DARE you to go lick EVERY member of the mariachi band… will you do it? make sure I get pics too, I want proof of your sassiness in action
LOL
Hope you liked the last email I sent. Now I’m off to go do some more Christmas stuff. Be well, stay safe, Kiss all the kids and Kennimus and Mum from me mmkay?
Love Yvonne xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Okay I am all kissed out now
Lady M Said,
December 3, 2006 @ 12:23 am
Loved reading you every day! Have a good break and see you soon.
I tried to say that I didn’t have enough shoes to do a month of pictures, but . . . well, the closet got away from me. Not that my shoes are all cute enough for pictures though!
jen Said,
December 3, 2006 @ 3:28 pm
a well deserved break - you did it. nicely done.
kate5kiwis Said,
December 3, 2006 @ 7:35 pm
*mwah*
SMC Said,
December 4, 2006 @ 10:54 am
When you started NaBloPoMo, I wondered HOW anyone could manage to post every day!? You made it seem easy. Since I knew you would be writing, I kept reading. I am in grad school myself working on an MA in Education. I have teenagers. I.Get.Tired. You made me laugh and feel . . . not so alone in what I’m doing. Thanks! You also made me realize I don’t have nearly enough shoes.
MommyWithAttitude Said,
December 8, 2006 @ 2:52 pm
Well you did it and there’s something to be said for that… I can’t even fathom posting every day. My goal is twice a week and if I only manage once a week, I call it pretty good!