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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 7:21AM
Yes, I know it has been a week since I posted. Those few of you who read consistently and wait with bated breath for each and every morsel of literary genius that ends up on my site, I send my apologies. As noted in a previous post, the need to take advantage of roaming outside sans the fear of frostbite has overwhelmed me along with my recent engagement in the realm of amateur horse showing. This, in conjunction with an already not so busy life in which attempts at maintaining my suburban vixen housewife chic find themselves at odds with the realities of never ending bouts of vacuuming, scrubbing toilets and picking up various forms of animal excrement, have greatly lessened the amount of time wasted perusing the internet for regular blog post ideas.
I was fully planning on regaling you with the misadventures of those who choose to suck their pocket books (or those of their significant other) dry in the pursuit of seventy five cent ribbons and year end points. But, alas, I fear for those of you who have zero interest in such things your otherwise rapt attention may quickly falter. The tiny subset of equine showing I am involved in can be equated to any other small fringe community of hobbyists. One would not attend a Star Trek convention or choose to read about it unless an overzealous fan or unduly medicated. The same applies to dressage: a sport on par with such things as curling in terms of its degree of anonymity and mainstream appeal.
Luckily for you, I have chosen to spare you from the tedious details of my horse related activities and instead have found something mindless but infinitely more amusing for your consumption. While catching up with the offerings on Slate.com I came across an article regarding the new trend in random single topic blogs. As noted in the piece, these sites pull together "pictures that aim to capture (and usually mock) some narrow slice of life." Many have morphed into book deals, a concept which truly blows my mind. I am not sure why anyone would actually want to spend money on pictures of "spam fries" from the site turning hardcover, This Is Why You're Fat. But, as I waste money on such things as multicolored monogrammed saddle pads for my horse, my passing judgment on such uses of one's greenback would be a tad obnoxious.
Have fun checking out these sites, Awkward Family Photos, Cake Wrecks, and my personal favorite Sad Guys on Trading Floors. Nothing quite says "poor bastards" as much as seeing beleaguered Wall Street traders getting hammered by the markets and then ridiculed on line.
We will return to regular programming momentarily. In the meantime, enjoy the nonsense.
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Reader Comments (14)
I'm the geek who is interested in the ponies! I've never done dressage myself, but it's such fun to watch.
And I would much sooner buy a decent saddle pad than one of those books; I'm mystified why a publisher thinks what works so well as a blog always works as a book. Unless said publisher is reading my blog, in which case, it's the best idea I've heard of.
Well, I can't say that I'd be overly eager to peruse an equine blog, but I'd sure as hell be curious to read about your exploits at a Star Trek convention. Especially if it was an "undercover" piece, where you donned Spock ears or a Shatner mask.
Spock ears? Tell us more! ;-)
A Star Trek convention would have been infinitely more interesting to write about. Sadly, my Klingon is a bit rusty.
Actually I enjoy reading about your horse related activities. It is so far from my lifestyle that I find it interesting.
Yes, I am boring..................
Yes, I am old................
No, I'm not a Trekkie...............
My mother was a Trekkie. I've actually argued with a Klingon once!
Thanks for the SITS love yesterday! Hope you return to the Pond!
haha. thats a great site! ! i feel ya, its been hard to post regularly...errr.. those from the midwest understand
This is like "Secrets of the When Pigs Fly" blog, too funny! Frankly, we think a plethora of 'multicolored monogrammed saddle pads' can be a beautiful thing. For thee.
We attended a college where half the students had their horses, most of them riding english, many doing dressage, so it is not a foreign concept. Actually, it is a sport we love to watch, but one we rarely see, although there is probably a cable channel for what one relatives always referred to as 'the horsey set'. (She was a member of the set so she could say that.)
Every one of those sites is such an excellent time-waster, we love them all.
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would love to hear more about your showing... also just getting back into it, and sometimes wonder what possesses me to wake up at 4 in the morning, pack my car, wake up my 3 year to come with and drive for hours in the rain so that I can ride around a circle for hours in the rain! Any ideas?
Whoopee! It was good to see you this past weekend anyway. But, I think maybe we should think about that undercover Star Trek thing.. In future days gone by it would be fun to have a laugh thinking of us in Spock ears.
Hi, Jen! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog & commenting.
Love the "Sad Guys on Trading Floors" link; I'd never seen that one before.
And I know how hard it can be to keep up your housewife vixen image when you're in the middle of scrubbing a toilet.
Wendi
www.wendiaarons.com
I'm going with the sad guys on trading floor. a former NYer (me), these are the ones that made it impossible expensive to enjoy the place anymore.
jessica - tmh
Hey listen Jen, I enjoy your style of writing whatever you share here.
Very funny you are!
I will now peruse the sites you recommended.
That wall street thing sounds great! I'll have to check it out.