Where IS everyone? I just went through my blog roll and I find that only a few are around blogging like mad, where many blogs lie dormant a week or more. Worse, a few have been deleted, which means that once again, I have to delete a link from the roll.
I hate doing that. It’s as though my expectations, my hopes, have not been realized. See, I’m addicted to news from fellow bloggers. My solitary career existence relies on cyber news from others in my situation. When they’re not there, I begin the stages of blog withdrawal, which are:
Denial. One week without blogging leads me to believe the blogger’s busy. He or she is on vacation, overrun with projects, etc. No need to worry, right? Yet I do…
Acceptance Okay, time for a quick email to the absent blogger. Maybe there’s an illness… or worse. Don’t panic, Lori. Just send an email. And wait…
Upset I mean, really – why put up that blog if you’re going to ignore it? I’ve half a mind to delete you from my blog roll. So there!
Resolution I’ll not take it personally. Things happen. Blogs die of natural causes. I’ll just quietly remove your link and move on. I’ll miss you, but in the spirit of Codependent No More, I’m not going to encourage you or worry about you. Delete. Move on.
I need to delete a bunch of stagnant blogs from my roll. I get totally annoyed if people don’t post regularly — I resent the second it takes to click! 😉
not dead, not ignoring… but busy until now. Finally a chance to breathe, can tomatoes and do classwork for school.