I have comments disabled more often than not these days, with the following results:
* I’m much less self-conscious about what I write
* My site visits are WAAAY down
* I feel much less guilty
* I spend about 185% less time on the internest
I never thought I’d say this, but I couldn’t be happier about the site visits being down. I kind of have to face the fact that I’m a small circle of friends kind of guy, and have a tough time knowing that so many people take the time to visit/comment, and well, don’t, er, get the 6 to my 9.
Some of you leave comments pretty much every time I have them enabled, and I maybe leave a comment on your site once a month. Maybe. I really, truly am sorry about that. I have asked my mother-in-law to help out by visiting everyone who leaves a comment and leaving a message in kind, but, well, she speaks almost no English. So you might get the following:
I have please to read you vlog and I like vut you say. Good day. –Brandon
I received an email wondering why I no longer visit a certain site, and honestly, 90 people could send that exact same message. Of the sites I visited regularly a year ago, I probably only still visit (on a regular basis anyway) 3 or 4. But I’m a military brat. It is physically and emotionally impossible for me to keep a friend for very long. In fact, I have absolutely zero real life friends from high school, college or grad school. Wouldn’t even know how to contact anyone I knew from before 2001.
Unlike Jack from Brokeback Mountain, I DEFINITELY know how to quit you.
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Speaking of, I ACTUALLY SAW A MOVIE over the weekend. Brokeback Mountain. I left the longest comment in the history of the English language about it yesterday over at Sara’s site. I’d be interested in hearing what you think, but of course, I have comments disabled, so you’ll have to leave your comments over there.
Yes, I am now leeching off of other peoples’ comments boxes SO I WON’T FEEL GUILTY.
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