The Blogroll Chu-Chu-Chu-Chu-Chu-Changes
See how I did that? A little nod to David Bowie there.
Who’s David Bowie? … … … Okay, you, get out of here, Now. Go. Leave. Kids these days!
Alrighty then. I spent an entire morning cleaning up, organizing, adding, deleting, stuff to the side bar over there >>>
I mentioned in a blog post a bit ago the focus around here was going to be more on writing than on gaming and such moving forward…
“Hey DUMBASS!” you say with self-righteous smite, “Seven out of ten of your recent posts have been about gaming!“
To which I can only respond with a simple, byte me.
Hockey is not a game. Hockey is a state of being. A zen. That being said, in my defense, I’ve been playing Borderlands 2 and I haven’t been writing about it even though I really, really wanted to. So there, neener-neener and all that good stuff.
Back to the issue at hand.
The decision to focus more on writing forced me clean up the sidebar (that one, over there >>> we’ve gone over this already, geesh). I removed the RSS feeds from Major Nelson (f–k him, like he needs me advertising for him) and PreGameLobby where my XBOX Live gamer pals hang out. I’m not very active in the PGL community at present, nothing to do with them, I’ve become a little more introverted since Gina’s passing and writing is higher on my agenda than socializing right now. I still think of them all and will join in games when I see them playing the same. They are not entirely gone from the sidebar, but have been resigned to a meager link under the Gaming section of my Blogroll (over there >>> how many times do I have to tell you this?)
As always, if adult gamers out there are looking for fellow adult gamers to game with, PreGameLobby is the place to go. And for those of you in Europe, I hear tell Dads of Gaming is a pretty cool place to meet adult gamers too. For gaming, not XBOX Live sex or anything like that. Don’t try that. I tried it once. Didn’t go over too well. People just don’t have the appreciation for llamas, little-people and the strategic use of whipped cream that I do. Their loss.
This introverted phase I’m going through has also kept me from posting much on my favorite blogs out there. Rest assured I’m still following and reading you all, I’ve even reserved a day out of the month when I do nothing but catch up on my favorite blogs. It’s just one day though, the rest of my time is for writing. Selfish? Maybe. Deal with it.
As far as the Blogroll goes, if your blog has disappeared you’ve been deleted. I’ve also added a couple more to the list and will probably add a few more in the coming months. It’s how I show appreciation for those folk who, for some strange reason, keep coming back here.
I’ve noticed some frequent visits by some very talented and published/working writers lately, and while I question their tastes, the fact that they keep coming back here tickles me pink to no end–more so than llamas, little-people and the strategic use of whipped cream.
Nothing is more encouraging to a writer than another writer’s endorsement, especially when that endorsement is from people far more talented.
Thank you all for visiting.
Posted on January 28, 2013, in Entertainment, Gaming, News and politics, Productive Pondering, Rambling, Reading, The Dead Console, Writing. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
aj, although i have not been a frequent visitor of late, i still come from time to time and am always entertained, delighted…and…dare i say it…a little tickled at your blunt humor. you are a very talented writer, far more so than myself. i wish you all of the blessings in the world and hope that with time your grief over the loss of your little comfort companion eases, just as i hope mine does over mine. i was so pleased that you liked my gift i made you.
blessings, dear sir,
maradjen
Thank you, Marantha. I’m doing well on the grieving front, Stanley gets spoiled these days. I’m in a “down” cycle I think. I need to start working out again… ugghhh.
Finally! All of this hockey nonsense is done with! I look forward to more of Funky Little Demons!
Hockey is not nonsense. Hockey is zen… and bashing people’s heads in. You might want to ignore the next blog piece then… LOOK! I wrote it two weeks ago! It’s scheduled…
I’m glad to hear you’re going to get back to writing. There’s nothing wrong with writing about gaming if that’s your ultimate goal, and it’s obviously one of your passions, but I ALSO know you’re trying to write a novel and that *gaming takes away from your writing time*! I know this because I had to cut down on Usenet back in the day when I started getting serious about novel writing (Facebook was just something some geekoid in Boston was doing from his bedroom on a campus network). So, if you’re going to complete a novel, GET BACK TO WORK!!!! Now don’t make me go all Simone Legree on you again!!!
Lol, thanks Nicole.