but the little man kept digging and digging and never found the center of the earth.
I love those little “Under Construction” images people put on unfinished websites.
And when I say love, what I really mean is loathe.
Not because I don’t support construction workers — heaven knows, someone needs to face the ever-present threat of rebar impalement and IT’S NOT GOING TO BE ME — but because people tend to leave those images up FOREVER.
MONTHS.
YEARS.
As though some tiny cartoon crew continues to dig holes endlessly behind the scenes and take tiny cartoon breaks where they eat from tiny cartoon lunchboxes and ogle tiny cartoon women walking by.
Wait. That’s awesome. I’m putting up a GIF right now.
BUT.
I’ve been so inconsistent about posting lately that I considered putting up a tiny cartoon dude today just to be ironic (or annoying, which is what people become when they consciously try for irony.) But I didn’t, since I can’t really afford cartoon labour insurance.
What AM I talking about?
Oh, yeah. I haven’t been posting much lately.
Which is the OTHER MOST ANNOYING THING SOMEONE CAN POST ON A WEBSITE.
“Sorry! I’ve been super busy lately!”
“Oops, just catching up! Will post soon!”
“I’ve got some posts in the pipeline I’m working on… please come back soon!”
I mean, true, true…. some people are so popular in terms of readership that no one can go longer than a day without hearing from them.
But, save for my dad and his love of “Refresh”, I think everyone is okay if I take a wee break now and then to do what I do when I’m not doing this.
Which is:
1. Sleep, kind of. Sometimes.
2. Eat, kind of. Sometimes.
3. Work. Definitely.
4. Write. See 3 and 5.
5. Laugh. Frequently.
And cookingsingingdancingrunningaroundlikeachickenwithmyheadcutoff.
You know?
I’m kind of up to my neck in life, but that’s no excuse not to tread water like a good girl and tell you how everything is going down.
So!
Here are my four goals and obsessions as of late:
1. California! April! YES! Still working out a schedule with the lovely Eric but I MUST GET TO THE PALM TREES. And L.A. And penguins. All of which are unrelated (but also related.) I. cannot. wait. I need to renew my freckle count and see waves.
2. MacBook Pro! I have to upgrade. I use my computer too often not to. And as a friend was saying to me the other day, “I feel like you’re lacking the technology you need to do the big things.” And to you, my friend, I say YES. But as with Lawrence’s Rocking Horse Winner, “there must be more money!” Which I am also working on. Because that’s how you make money, unless you inherit it or steal it, neither of which really seems an option at this point.
3. Wedding! My brother is getting married in Yellowknife (yes, you read that right) at the mid-end of this month, and… wait for it… the ceremony is in a SNOW CASTLE. So I have to figure out how to pack for both a nice dinner reception and FREEZING TO DEATH LIKE THE TASTIEST MORSEL IN THE DONNER PARTY.
4. Self-marketing. I’m still working on this. I suck at it. Truly. (AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO HIRE ME, HELLO! I WRITE. CAN I WRITE FOR YOU? FOR MONEY? HI! I HAVE MANY WORDS TO CHOOSE FROM!) But I think I could get better at it if I just started operating more professionally and effectively, rather than exceedingly casually. And Other Words That End in “LY”.
(Irony: The first time I published this, I forgot to bold the words “Self Marketing”.)
But enough about me.
How are you?
March 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Use social media, young lady. Social media is the future. (think “plastics” from The Graduate for full effect)
March 5th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I bought a Macbook Pro in September and am an unabashed fan of all things Apple now - you know the kind, with all of the fervor of the recently converted. Money? They do want a lot of it, no question.
Which brings up - have you thought about Podcasting? About stuff you write (so well) about? It seems to me that giving you money for writing and talking would be a transaction beneficial to everyone. You like to do it, and we like to read it/listen to it. You’re witty and entertaining, with a charming self-effacement to your wit. The Macbook Pro could get you started with that!
Just sayin’!
Frank
March 5th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
literally, really, honestly, no shit made me laugh out loud. For a relatively long time.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Whoa. I meant “I HAVE MANY WORDS TO CHOOSE FROM!” literally, really, honestly… Must be careful with symbols. Although that’s my personal motto anyway.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
sshhhh. we need quiet in this section of the library. people are trying to concentrate. sssshhhhh. i have a headache now and might not get to putting a post on my blog.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Me? I’m chuckling hysterically to myself and just totally enjoying this blog post. :-)
March 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Hey Meg - I got laid off 3 weeks ago from my job and my company set me up with some outplacement services. The outplacement services are truly quite fantastic. Anyway, one of the seminars that I’ll be doing in the upcoming weeks is about self-marketing. Email me if you want and I would be happy to share anything I learn with you!
March 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I get the shakes when you don’t post everyday, but my therapist is helping me through that.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Why is everything italicized? Is this a new thing? Is it just my computer?
I’m fine, thank you for asking. I’m thinking of upgrading to a regular .com address and transferring everything over there. Or not. I feel like I’m at that point in my life where all of the crap I used to write doesn’t matter anymore. Are you one of those people? The kind who can just say “Eh, let’s start over” and delete the old entries? I feel like it’s not me anymore, like I’m not being reflected fully. On the other hand, who gives a flying eff? So that’s how I am, trying to decide if I should venture out into the world wide internet with a megfowler.com of my own. Probably not that one, though, seeing as how you have it. But ya know. Something that doesn’t have .wordpress.com behind it.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
And also I don’t know anything about websiting. I wouldn’t even know where to start. So maybe I’ll just stick with my wordpress. Or not. Because I don’t really want to. I also kind of feel like I don’t deserve my own website because a) it costs a lot and b) I don’t feel like I’m popular enough to do so. Is this really a self-esteem thing? Maybe I should start therapy just so I can figure this out and stop ranting to you about it, dear perfect stranger.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Denise, the italicized comments are weirding me out, too. No idea why they would do that. Odd, i tell you. Odd.
And if you want to write, I think you deserve your own site. It’s a cool thing to do to validate what you’re putting out there. I support you in going all MegFowler.com but with your own name.:)
March 5th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
@denise - I don’t even write and I got my own website - just because I might start blogging…or something lol :) it set me back about 20 bucks for the year. not too bad.
@Meg - Thanks for coming back Meg, I’m a new follower but I’m completely addicted already. As your Dad is a fan of the refresh button, I’m always checking my RSS feed so see if there is anything new. *excitement*
Keep up the good work :)
March 5th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Stop that.
Me? I’m super, thanks for asking.
I’m writing an absolutely fascinating product brochure , making soup, looking at the sunny snow-covered peaks (different from the ones you’re looking at), and completely up to date on how you’re doing too.
Oh, and I just wasted ten minutes looking for animated “under construction” gifs that would look good on the same website for five years…
March 5th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Is that the little blue circular clockwise arrow at the left-side top of the page? I always wondered what that did. Cool!
March 5th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Your dad is a funny man!(as is evident in comment #14)I guess that should come as no surprise to those of us who have read silently and laughed aloud at some of the hilarious things you’ve written here…”the tastiest morsel in the Donner party.” Just too funny!
March 5th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
The tastiest morsel, eh? I’d totally nom nom nom you.
Mmm… Megsicle…
March 6th, 2008 at 4:49 am
I’m doing great - in the process of migrating from Blogger to WordPress. Slept most of Wednesday though, not sure why. But I’m awake at 4.49 am Vancouver time. Go figure :)
March 6th, 2008 at 10:47 am
I’m under construction.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I guess I am slightly addicted and must admit that I check frequently and am slightly disappointed when there are no new posts to make me smile or laugh out loud. It’s okay though. I totally understand the need
to sleep, eat, write and the whole chickenwithmyheadcutoff thing. And thus far I have been able to satisfy my addiction by going back and reading some of your older posts, from before I joined the Meg fan club. And besides, I am supposed to be working!
March 6th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
It’s ok Jen
We are all addicted to Meg.
March 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Tks for this..dugg http://digg.com/comedy/but_the_little_man_kept_digging_and_digging