Oh, hey.
So the inevitable life cycle of The Blog caught up with me: you spend the first few days fascinated with yourself, writing all the time. “The world now knows what I think about it all,” you say to yourself, keeping them updated on your most recent bowel movements and the like. Then after a week you decide to look up how many people have viewed your page since its inception and realize no one gives a shit what you have to say. That’s when the indifference sets in and, typically, you suddenly find yourself without anything worth writing about.
It happened to me, sad to say. For the last week I have either been rotting at work, driving home, or lying awake desperately trying to cling to the denial that I have to do it all again tomorrow.
Yesterday I listened to two of my comically obese coworkers debate the merits of using a broadsword instead of a longsword when they LARP. Part of me died inside while another part was born, laughing and cooing while they played peek-a-boo with me, briefly flashing their desperate and pathetic lives before hiding them behind the cellphones they were testing.
I realized at that moment that this job is a perfect source of content for this website. What other part of my life forces me to reflect on all that is wrong in the world for 8 hours a day!?
So this is me saying, I’m not going away. Things you can expect in the near future, dear readers:
- Video evidence of my failed career as a child actor
- The tale of my first horrible day as a full-time cog in the machine
- Snide laughter at all the people who voted for Obama not realizing he’s a politician just like the rest of them.
- Thoughts and stuff
January 18, 2009 - 5:03 pm
If I’m ever elected president, I’m going to make you my press secretary. Just make sure you answer people’s questions with either hilarious non-sequiturs or nun-raping jokes.
April 14, 2009 - 12:03 pm
Good thing you stuck with it.
April 21, 2009 - 9:13 pm
OK I bit. I totally had to go to urbandictionary.com to look up LARP because I’m just that out of it. Are these the same co-workers who use a cane just to walk but then can somehow battle to the death on the weekend? As I read definition #2 I thought about how much you must love your job.
“Many LARPers have a very weak grasp of reality, as the game usually carries over into their real “lives.” There are LARPers who do it because they find it a fun pastime, which is okay. Then there are those who let it take over their lives, going so far as to have “in game” sex (often a form of infidelity.) They believe that all actions “in game” are forgiven, and those they may hurt have no right to be mad. Also refer to non-LARPers (normal people) as “plebians,” suggesting that they possess greater intellectual capabilities than non-LARPers. This is usually not the case. LARPers are usually harmless to normal people, as they are easily beaten up. They may also put a “hex” on you, which shows just how deluded they are.”
April 29, 2009 - 7:19 pm
For 30 years I’ve hung out in the same dark, windowless cave for 8 hours a day. For the love of God…run man, run. It was a temporary gig 30 years ago when I was a child at 18. Now at 48 it’s the dungeon of hell with no way out. It’s too late for me. Save yourself.
May 29, 2009 - 12:44 pm
I give a shit about what you have to say! I read through your old Washington DC blog, laughed to the point of almost crying, then came back here and started at the beginning.
I’m looking forward to the rest of your thoughts, ideas, observations, etc.
So keep crankin them out!
May 31, 2009 - 6:45 pm
this post speaks for all of us who are still stuck in the 9-5 dungeon. heck and i’m writing now on a freaking monday morning!
June 2, 2009 - 7:33 pm
Where the fuck are you? Have you completed your move and left us hanging? Well! Thank you for sharing with us for a short time. Yes Adam did not win, but you will be expected to write again when his cd goes triple or quadriple platinum so why stop it is inevitable. Love your negative rantings
June 8, 2009 - 9:16 am
Neil…..I’m worried….has your life become so wonderful you no longer feel the need to rant? Please say it isn’t so!
July 3, 2010 - 11:06 pm
I feel the urge to illustrate “The Blog’s life cycle” as if I’m still in my parasitology class: in order to mature and spawn, blogs must consume years worth of celebrity gossip (or only days worth of Disney celebrity gossips); in addition, blogs will at time consume self-generated “extreme shock value” in order to sustain themselves; blogs are known to cannibalize other blogs; and internet surfers must use extreme caution when encountering them in the wild – the CDC recommends absolute no (eye) contact unless you have hours and hours of time to waste (or an extremely boring job).
Quote:
“Yesterday I listened to two of my comically obese coworkers debate the merits of using a broadsword instead of a longsword when they LARP.”
I cracked up at reading this and immediately thought: 1. what % of the general population knows the word “LARP” and should I be disturbed that I’m (probably) in the minority of people who don’t need to click on that link? 2. I love using a broadsword! (although I mean in terms of wushu, which is probably NOT what your co-workers meant)
August 12, 2010 - 1:58 am
Bereken zelf uw hypotheek. Hypotheek berekenen? Maak snel een indicatieve berekening van het maximale leenbedrag van uw hypotheek.
August 14, 2010 - 7:54 am
Lenen zonder BKR toetsing gaat vandaag heel gemakkelijk. Binnen een paar uur geld lenen zonder BKR toetsing doet u hier, lees snel verder
August 14, 2010 - 6:43 pm
Over de voor- en nadelen van het afsluiten van een lening zonder BKR-toetsing.
August 15, 2010 - 2:43 am
Over de voor- en nadelen van het afsluiten van een lening zonder BKR-toetsing.
September 5, 2010 - 5:25 am
Migraine is hoofdpijn die in aanvallen komt. De hoofdpijn komt plotseling op, soms midden in de nacht zodat u er wakker van wordt. De pijn zit meestal aan