Meme stands for me times two

I've been spotted by an elephant! (Who claims to have tagged me because she wants to know what I have to say. I think it's because my posting has dropped off to horrifically low levels. Heh.)

Why do you blog?
All the cool kids d It's the least I can do for my ador To keep from leaving long diatribes in comments on others' blogs, respond to blogs or stories that don't have comments for me to leave diatribes in, and release some steam from the pressure cooker of frustration once in a while of not being agle to diatribe. If it helps me to express myself better and get over the diatribe thing, that would be fabulous. Don't know how well that's working yet.

How long have you been blogging?
Since January '06. Had two blogs before that, but dropped them as I tried to adhere to a theme (photos! snarcastic photoshop commentary!) and lost interest. I am now, therefore, themeless. It's so liberating to go themeless in public!

Self-Portrait:
I've got something even better! Here's an old clipping from a newspaper series celebrating my life:



Why do readers read your blog?
Ask them! I'm weird in that if I know why, then it makes me all self-conscious and self-pressured to keep up whatever level of something a person likes, which makes me start to suck at said thing and enjoy it less. So, I'd rather not know.

What was the last search phrase someone used to get to your site?
life lessons collection - That's gotta be my number one search term, which is why I don't check stats any more. Geez, it was one stupid, lame post, and now I just increased my chances of hits from it. Ah, well.

Which of your entries unjustly gets too little attention?
Any entry that doesn't mention the life lessons collection.

Your current favorite blog?
Writhe Safely, because I've just recently come across it and all it's psychiatry-stabbing goodness.

What blog did you read most recently?
The Bipolar View, natch.

Which feeds do you subscribe to?
All the blogs on my sidebar, plus at least a dozen more like them. Others would be blogger status, Carolyn Hax, Mike Luckovich, flickr comments, and updates on funded Kiva projects. These are all in my browser's RSS reader.

On my Google personalized page is gmail, netflix queue, flickr contact photos, Colbert Report and Daily Show videos, local weather, a healthy recipes feed, NPR, Reuters, and Christian Science Monitor news feeds. On the news page I have custom feed results for different keywords, such as low vision and bipolar. Seems bipolar is most often used in news stories as an adjective as opposed to a disorder.

What 4 blogs are you tagging with this meme and why?
Hexpletive, Laurelin in the Rain, Den of the Biting Beaver, and reSISTERance, because I just may have gotten tagged early enough to tag untagged people. Whoo! Oh, and 'cuz they rock.