FOG'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!!
June 19th 2008 06:13
Pathetic of me I know, but, one has to sound one's own trumpet, otherwise one is destined to remain in the penumbra of life! I turned one year old yesterday, as an Orbler. My 'emotional age' is quite different of course; sometimes reaching my physical 52 years of age, sometimes a pathetically co-dependant childish six months old, and at other times a very grumpy 156 years....
I have had up to 200 odd readers (on the odd rare occasion) and get some comments from Orble pals every now and then, which is always nice, as it makes it feel more like a community.
I once rated in the top 100 Orblers...that is..ONLY ONE TIME...
I was sooo delirious with joy at finally reaching the heady heights of the top 100 Orblers, I almost threw a garden party, almost...
Instead I tossed a thesaurus across the room with glee, laughed slightly hysterically, and pondered upon just how low and insignificant my place in the writing world really is!!
These thoughts often lead to an inevitable conclusion... WHY BOTHER???
To that conundrum I have no answer; or is the real truth, unconsciously at least, I do not really want to know...how utterly pathetic of me if so...
Over the past 20 weeks, my stats were;
Total
HITS: 43651
READERS:15544
LINK READERS:7455
RANK: 3225.72
Which averages out per week as;
Average
HITS: 2182.55
READERS: 777.20
LINK READERS: 372.75
RANK: 161.29
As of today, I have earned the princely sum of.....
.....$19.69!!
I hope to break the $20- barrier this week....I said I HOPE to...
Going at this rate, I shall be receiving my first $100- cheque after five years continuous Orbling.... and what a joy and a surprise that will be when (if) it happens!!!??!!
WISH ME LUCK....I'M GOING TO NEED IT!!!
I have had up to 200 odd readers (on the odd rare occasion) and get some comments from Orble pals every now and then, which is always nice, as it makes it feel more like a community.
I once rated in the top 100 Orblers...that is..ONLY ONE TIME...
I was sooo delirious with joy at finally reaching the heady heights of the top 100 Orblers, I almost threw a garden party, almost...
Instead I tossed a thesaurus across the room with glee, laughed slightly hysterically, and pondered upon just how low and insignificant my place in the writing world really is!!
These thoughts often lead to an inevitable conclusion... WHY BOTHER???
To that conundrum I have no answer; or is the real truth, unconsciously at least, I do not really want to know...how utterly pathetic of me if so...
Over the past 20 weeks, my stats were;
Total
HITS: 43651
READERS:15544
LINK READERS:7455
RANK: 3225.72
Which averages out per week as;
Average
HITS: 2182.55
READERS: 777.20
LINK READERS: 372.75
RANK: 161.29
As of today, I have earned the princely sum of.....
.....$19.69!!
I hope to break the $20- barrier this week....I said I HOPE to...
Going at this rate, I shall be receiving my first $100- cheque after five years continuous Orbling.... and what a joy and a surprise that will be when (if) it happens!!!??!!
WISH ME LUCK....I'M GOING TO NEED IT!!!
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Comment by Michaelie
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Happy Birthday, keep it up, look forward to your glee when you crack $100!
Michaelie
Comment by Mountain Fog
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Tanx for the well wishes... you are definitely unique in that!! tee hee!
see you around
fog
P.S. I think the world may be ending before the five years are up anyway!!!
Comment by Lilla
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CHEERS MISTY!
(still having technical diffulties : internet dropping out, hackers wiped system, laptop keyboard blown away... will visit again soon.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Happy birthday!!
It is indeed something to celebrate, I have learnt much from you: new words, world facts, plus enjoyed your poetry and had many,many,many laughs.
It's been great!!
Best wishes to you and Stella,
Tracy
Comment by Cibbuano
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Comment by Mountain Fog
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thanks very much for the good wishes, particularly since you have such difficulties with your pooter!! You must re-format it I think, it is the only way to rid those pesky viruses and whatnot and re-sets your system. Just save your work onto disc, then wipe and reformat, and before putting your work back in, load up AVG virus checker, its free. (I sound like I'm an expert..NOT!!)
And tanx for the cake and champers!! tee hee!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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TANX muchly, and I am humbled with such compliments!!
If only I could turn all that around to spin a buck out of it all...sigh..
I have loved been a part of Orbleworld.. well often.. sometimes not!!
And there are many fascinating and interesting people out there. What a brilliant invention is the internet!!
cheers
fog
P.S. Stella is woofing in the background, I am presuming she is sending her best to you.. not ordering me off the pooter.. as usual!!
Comment by Mountain Fog
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yes it is a milestone of sorts, and a millstone in other ways....tee hee!!
But, the characters on Orble make it worthwhile! And it's good mental and creative exercise too.
cheers
fog
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Pop Rock Factory
You're a gem.
It would be remiss of everyone not to click on a Google Ad via your page to honour such an achievment - and thereby granting you your birthday wish of cracking the magic $20 ceiling.
Stay well old boy.
Comment by Lara M
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Ditto! MNG
Comment by Louie
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well done, a) for making it twelve months and b) remembering. I forgot mine.
Comment by Mountain Fog
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tanx for the champers, and this is as close as I will ever get to sipping it ...well.. unless I pick up drinking again!!
Oh, and I also just found out, that because my PIN number has not been entered in time on Google's Adsense thingy (so I believe), I now get no revenue until I get a new PIN, what an absolute load of crap that is!!
anyhoo,
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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tanx muchly!!
and love those baby toes avatar of yours!!
cheers
fog
Comment by KylieW
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100 readers or 10,000. I've read blogs that at either end of the spectrum.....and 10,000 is no guarantee of quality!
Congrats on the milestone
Comment by Mountain Fog
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tanx muchly for deee singalong... birthdays must have been interesting in your home!! ! hehe!!
and you must do a post entitled;
"FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY..sniff sniff"
and you will get all the sympathy and good wishes that you so richly deserve gurrlish person!!
Maybe wait until tomorrow, so I can feed like a vampire for a moment longer... sigh.. sooo pathetic that I am!!!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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tanx for the (as yet) unspecified compliment on my work so far on Orble...hehe!!
but I will assume I am one of the ones you like reading...there..now I feel better..
I'm soo self deluding....ha!! I gotta do whatever it takes to make it to the end of my day..every day!!!
cheers
fog
Comment by Kim L
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Gee... you've earned how much???? Well, since you are flushed with cash... how about you lend me a fiver????
Comment by Anne Tootill
Happy Orble birthday.
Comment by Mountain Fog
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hehehe!! Ok SURRRRRRee thaaaannnggg!!
that is only equivalent to one quarter of my entire year's Orble salary, but hey, between pals..OF COURSE!!!
i hope you don't mind, but it will be in Zimbabwe dollars..exchange rate being.. two MILLION Zimbabwes to one Oz... so tharrr yah go gurrlish!!!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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(sorry, love doing that with friend's names, ask poor Trace de Face!),
well... YOU GOT ME!!
I'M SINGLE!!
but just one small problem..well a few actually, but no need to go into that here!!
I AM A GAY LARD!!!
So, you have heard of "gaylord", which used to be a silly playground euphemism for "gay", well, I'm the bigger, older, and 'mush' fatter version... sad but true!
So not only am I gay, worst luck, I am 52, big tummy, (great legs and arms though), near penniless, no prospects, and tied to the emotional umbilical chord of one 14 and a half year old VERY demanding pug dog!!
You don't mind that she snorkel sleeps between us I hope...??
HOWEVER, if all that still rocks your boat, then...
ANNIE I"M ALL YOURS BABE!!!
cheers
fog
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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here is a present!
(i hope this doesnt make your post "mature" because then you wont be able to look at it!)
i personally think Orble should give you a goodwill anniversary bonus, you have been a valuable mentor to me and i think you help retain new writers with your friendly attitude and helpful advice!
Comment by Cheryl J
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Enjoy your one year Obleness
Comment by postmoderncritic
Postmodern Critic
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Here's to another year~
Go the mushies!
Ooh, I like the look of Morgan's present... very nice!
Comment by Mountain Fog
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Bogan Queen of the South Land,
tanx for the compliment..I...(stutters...t hen chokes into an emotional silence...small rivlet of tear seen running down his left cheek, or was it drool running down chin..ahem!)
anyhoo,
your very kind sentiments are much appreciated, and thanks for the recognition, I try to do my little bit...
And the photo!! Oh the memories...such sinuous synchronisity... not seen since my twenties... I am all but sagging mammaries with flagging memories now...
time for bed.. alone.. betwixt chilled sheets, one beat of heart to hear, two pillows, one bare.
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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tee hee!! TNAX muchly, Perth real estate..heavens! Remember old fool Lang Hancock and his bride, in their Prix de Amore, the ugliest monstrosity of a house I have never seen the likes of before or since!
thanks for the well wishes
cheers
fog
Comment by Morgan Bell
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i didnt know gays reached the age of 52 . . . you must be a rare extinct species . . . i thought the gay scene was like Logans Run and you all got killed off when you hit 30? haha
the gay mafia and all that . . .
you need a faghag and/or a cat that acts like a faghag!
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Go the mushies...hehe..
WOW! I didn't think you would be posting while OS..where are you? what have you seen? what are you going to see tomorrow? Can you give it a pat for me and say fog says hello?
tanx for the well wishes too!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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Very nice...very charming.. VERY BOGAN!!
However, sadly you are right!!
All gays over the age of thirty start running away from the cities, or lie about their age until there just is not enough plastic left to disguise the horrid fact they are no longer young and virile!
The others die on the disco floor I believe, by overdose of amyl nitrite up the hooter, and gyrating too fast, boogeying to some gay anthem of the 70s, surrounded by gorgeous hunky men.. all keeping their distance.. what a way to go... except once one did collapse in such an enviroment, there would be squeels of annoyance first,
"WHATS SHE BEEN DOIN? WILL SOMEONE CLEAN THIS OLD WRECK OFF THE DANCE FLOOR!!
And then, once the queens realised you were dead, the place would clear to the bar till your body was ignominiously dragged across the under-lit dance floor, dumped in a body bag, and sent down the garbage shoot to the rear lane,
'so as not to upset the customers'..the EMCEE Queen would hiss at all who enquired..
Then the drag act, on later that night, would take up the theme, and send your recent demise up gutless, to the roaring approval of the crowd!!!
Oxford Street does have a rather gladitorial aspect about it...
I don't go to discos anymore...
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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why thank you!
You epitomise the saying;
brevity is the soul of wit!!
tee hee!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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your statement that, what if you had their body with your brains, reminds me of that dear old curmudgeon G.B.Shaw, when asked at a party by a high society dame (I think it was Lady Ascot actually),
WHY MISTER SHAW, IMAGINE OF WE HAD A CHILD TOGETHER? WHAT, WITH MY LOOKS AND YOUR BRAINS..
Shaw immediately retorted,
But Madam, what if it had your brains and my looks?
An oldie but a goldie... and it actually did happen!!
cheers
fog
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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oxford st is exactly like gladiators!
great analogy!
i doubt i could ever actually kill your ago . . . besides in 3 years im gunna be banned from oxford st too . . . ill be banished to write poetry in the mountains with you!
im quite the mooch . . . you will LOVE having me around!
Comment by Morgan Bell
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i was talking more about my diabolical charm than my smarts . . . theres so many evil ugly people, i think we need to genetically engineer more evil hot people!
Comment by RubySoho
Music Zone
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My shout next time...
Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
Always love reading your work and please keep it up, sooner or later the numbers will be attracted to your site. More importantly you serve to inspire me frequently which is the most important thing about the written word after all.
Well Done!
Comment by Mountain Fog
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yes I am extremely precocious for my age!!!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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I agree! All evil people should be gorgeous looking, in fact ALL people MUST be FABULOUS LOOKING, the rest must shop at midnight, under large hooded garments, scurry to their cars and diappera again.
Maybe our local councils could apss a pedestrian pathway beauty bylaw?
Oh, and EVERYONE on TV must be drop dead gorgeous too...please let Johnny Depp know that I have a QUEEN size bed and he is welcome...next time you see him, you know!
cheers
fog
P.S. Plenty of room on the mountian top for another boganesque personality, you woudl be welcome!
Comment by Mountain Fog
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thanks for the thought... oh..that's right.. you didn't.. (sob)
So I will wait till next year to receive a sentence of congratualtion, maybe? (sniff sniff) tee hee!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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wow! I am touched.. really!
I think that must be the best compliment I have ever been gvien by anyone! And to think I really thought I was one of the many who were largely disregarded!
cheers mate,
fog
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She is my hearts delight.
Comment by Mountain Fog
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Anne...sooooo cuuuuuute!!! I want to pick her up and give her a bog smooch on the schnooz! (nose that is...hehe)
A delightful animla is the French Bulldog, with suspiciously puggy features I must say!!
They are so sweet!!
How old is she?
My pugsy Stella os 15 on December the 3rd... but still going storng!
cheers
fog
Comment by Mountain Fog
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HOW VERY DARE YOU!!!
Johnny is MINE MINE MINE!!!!!
And as for that awful little bogan rodent Corey...pahleeeeeesssssseee!!
I had to watch him on Big
UdderBrother, to see whta he was really made of and just as I suspected, he was a complete little doofus wimp!!No..Johnny is mine...pant..hufff...wheeze...
fog
Comment by Anne Tootill
I've just been into the Sydney Fish Markets and had a feed of mornay oysters and fish and chips (and wine of course) at Doyles. Came home, made coffee on milk and had a Drambue on the side, I'm feeling very mellow.
I know I should be doing the right thing and saving petrol and not eating out but stuff it, I might be dead tomorrow.
Comment by Mountain Fog
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wow whata great way to spend the day!!! I miss having a slurp of Drambuie, such a nice drink! Actually, one of my favourite cocktails was a "rusty nail", which was a shot of Drambuie and a shot of Bénédictine, rather a delicious drink, and rather powerful too!
My poor liver...
it is better now...just..
cheers
fog
P.S. There ar ephotos of Stella, my pug, here on my site, ages ago I did a post entitle Pug Persons or some such, and had a few photos of her, oh, and a tongue in cheek post, about a Tibetan and Chinese incident at Wentwork Falls, (just after the awful demos in Canberra with the Olympic flame) but it was my pug (of Chinese ancestry) trying to attack a Tibetan terrier!!
You had to be there...
Comment by Ash
Flashes of memories
Sorry I missed the festivities, still trying to get back down to earth after two months on the road!
I hope there is some cake and champers left... although I did bring some of my own just in case
HAPPY (Orble)BIRTHDAY XXXXX
smooches
Ash xxx
Comment by Mountain Fog
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TANX a MILLION Orble DOLLARS...I think they are like Zimbabwe bucks at the moment, well, in my neck of the woods!
cheers
fog