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I dare ya! I went through a lot of trouble to sign up for a Notify List. Honestly, I did. Organization and speed do not seem to be their forte. They couldn�t seem to send me a password. As a matter of fact, I think that I probably now have about 4 different accounts with them, using several different email addresses and variations on my user name. It took almost a month of constant pestering to get them to finally send me my password. I�d actually given up on them when I got the urge to send one last password request, kind-of a last-ditch effort on my part�and it finally worked. Not the best service, but it was free, so I can�t complain too much, right?!?!? But see, the list isn�t for me. I am well aware of when I update (and even more aware of when I fail to update for a few days and that guilty-I-am-letting-my-readers-and-myself-down feeling takes over). The Notify List is for you, my faithful readers. I saw that many of you were popping in a lot to see if I�d updated. So, I thought to myself, �Gee, if I sign up for this service, then I can just send them an email when I update. It will save them some time. Won�t that be nice?� Only a few of you have signed up, though. I�m not talking to those of you with Diaryland accounts. You can go to your buddy list and see when I update. I�m talking to the rest of you. I�m trying to be nice here, so listen up, y�all! Some of you have asked me for the link a few times, or told me that you like it when I put the link in my Yahoo messenger status so that you know I�ve updated. I don�t mind doing that, but honestly, I�m an old lady with major mommy-brain and I don�t always remember to do it. So, if you want to read my new entries as soon as they�re posted get your email address on the list. At the risk of sounding like a stalker, it�s not as if I don�t already know that you are reading my random observations about life. See that big hit counter? Yeah, that�s it�the one just above the little-used Notify List sign up box. It gives me information about what cities my hits are coming from, what time, how many pages you view, which pages you view, how long you stay, etc. I�m curious by nature, so I stuck the meter on there to satisfy that curiosity about how often my diary was being read. The other information is simply an interesting addition to the how often do people actually bother to read this crap question. I�ve always admitted to being extremely nosey. I can�t help it. Anyway, aren�t you kind-of nosey, too? Isn�t that why you�re reading? I certainly don�t mean that in a nasty/judgmental way. That would be a major case of the pot calling the kettle black and that would be ridiculous. I�m just pretty certain that you�re not reading because my life is all that interesting or because you�re envious of the myriad of exciting things that happen to me on a daily basis. It�s about being a voyeur and taking a peek into my brain, right? That�s OK. It�s the same reason that I read other people�s diaries. If I didn�t want you to read, I�d password protect my diary. I fancy myself to be a somewhat decent writer at times, and when I write something that I find amusing, I like to know that others are getting a giggle out of it, too. And every once in a while I torture you with a taste of just how boring and predictable my life really is. As I always say�this is my space to write about what I�m thinking and feeling at any particular moment. Sometimes it�s silly, sometimes it�s a jumble of emotions, and sometimes it�s downright dull! I like to put it all out there. And, you choose to read it, whether it�s every entry, or just the ones with titles that intrigue you. Up until this point, I�ve been writing this entry in a pretty tongue-in-cheek manner. Yeah, I was trying to be goofy and silly. I�ve got a bit of a tummy bug, though, so I�m not sure that I hit the mark (hence the flat-out telling you). Now, I�m going to turn serious for a moment. The thing is, I know that after all the shit hit the fan with MTO that there were still people who wanted to keep tabs on the boys (and maybe even me a little bit, but I don�t flatter myself to think that is your main motivation for reading). And I�m pretty sure that is why some of you are faithfully checking in. Perhaps, although you care on some level, you don�t want to rock the boat in the group by letting others know. That�s fine. I totally understand and respect that. The crap that went down was a major blow to the group. For some of you, things really changed that day. I get that, and I realize that it wasn�t an easy time for any of the MTO members. I�m sure that things are back to normal by now, and no one wants to make it all resurface by having this diary become a new topic of discussion. But, you are reading it. If it helps, my Notify List is private. That means that I am the only one who knows what email addresses have signed up and how many there are on the list. The only way that someone will know you signed up is if you tell them. So, if reading my diary is your guilty pleasure, then your secret is safe with me. Really, I am not going to bother myself with going around and telling other people that you are reading my diary. If I�d wanted to do that, I�d have done it already. By all means, if you�d rather stick with your method of checking in randomly when the mood strikes you, there�s nothing wrong with that. I�m simply trying to save you the trouble of wondering when I�ve updated. Succumb to the peer pressure. Revel in your nosiness. 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