blogging: act III, scene 1: an allegory in iambic pentameter (more or less)

NEED MORE MONKEYS

The Big Question

To blog, or not to blog: that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the blogosphere to suffer
The flames and scrapings of outrageous trolls,
Or to take arms against a web of aggro
And by contacting their ISPs, end it? To ban: to delete;
No more; and by deletion to say we end
The meme-pests and the thousand spam comments
That blogs are heir to, ’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish’d. To ban: to delete;
To delete: perchance to start a forum: ay, there’s the rub;
For in that Technorati void what YouTubes may rest unblogged
When we have shuffled off this blogging platform,
Must give us pause: there’s the dynamic ranking
That makes calamity of a dead URL;
For who would bear the Monty Python quotes and casino links of trolls,
The support staff’s delay, the corporate parent’s avarice,
The pangs of despised fandom, the copyright infringement enforcement,
The insolence of office workers and the spurns
That regular updating of the dilettantish LiveJournallers takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a critical keystroke? who would Farkers bear,
To grunt and sweat under flourescent lights,
But that the dread of missing a new meme,
The undiscover’d bit bucket from whose bourn
No blogmeister returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those glitches we have
Than fly to platforms that we know not of?
Thus WordPress does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of e-cool-hunting
Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of doubt,
And blogs of great pith and merriment
With this regard their RSS feeds turn awry,
And lose the name of action.–Soft you now!
The fair Bloggie Awards! Nymph, in thy nominations
Be all my Top Posts remember’d.

Show me the luv at the Bloggie Awards, people!

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Drag Queen name generator

No particular reason I post this, except that it tends to reinforce, and thereby give me a reason to mention, my post about the Bloggie nominations being open now. Vote early, vote often!


Your Drag Queen Name Is:


Connie Lingus

Drag Queen Name Generator

Show me the luv at the Bloggie Awards, people!

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the truth in ad sales

Painful, yet true. Here’s the British version:

And here’s the Canadian version from last year:

and Part Two:

Show me the luv at the Bloggie Awards, people!

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quiz: which alcoholic drink are you?

I know, I know: two quizzes in a row! But this is so me and so flattering to me that I’ve got to post it THIS INSTANT. Because a double Bombay Sapphire Martini, 6:1 with Noilly Prat and a twist of lime, waits for no blog.


You Are A Martini


You are the kind of drinker who appreciates a nice hard drink.
And for you, only quality alcohol. You don’t waste your time on the cheap stuff.
Obviously, you’re usually found with a martini in your hand. But sometimes you mix it up with a gin and tonic.
And you’d never, ever consider one of those flavored martinis. They’re hardly a drink!

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

quiz: which crappy Christmas present are you?

Oh, man; story of my life. Hmmm, not flattering, but I guess it’s still better than an acrylic sweater. Stolen from the highly ripoff-worthy Cindy RedDeer.


You Are a Losing Lottery Ticket!


Full of hope and promise.

But in the end, a cheap letdown.

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?