tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post114741699601018762..comments2024-02-20T08:24:41.908+00:00Comments on PEAS ON TOAST: the pros and cons of bloggingPeas on Toasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147439753314259942006-05-12T14:15:00.000+01:002006-05-12T14:15:00.000+01:00Z - I'll start a cirrhosis sponsorship now in anti...Z - I'll start a cirrhosis sponsorship now in anticipation. :)<BR/><BR/>It would undoubtedly be the bender of the century.Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147439301007047072006-05-12T14:08:00.000+01:002006-05-12T14:08:00.000+01:00Peas, I guess in blog terms you and I are old frie...Peas, I guess in blog terms you and I are old friends! I think you're great - and I'm sure that the day we find ourselves in the same city (and I'm sure that day will come), an epic bender will on the cards... be still my quaking liver ;)zuzulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529129650106496253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147434943738020932006-05-12T12:55:00.000+01:002006-05-12T12:55:00.000+01:00Jam - I suppose it comes down to the old adage of ...Jam - I suppose it comes down to the old adage of not caring about what people think. It's hard, but I think I've finally got the hang of it! <BR/><BR/>As for my boss, and my job, I haven't been happy for a while. And now that I have been here for long enough, I'm going to keep my eyes open for new things. Overseas as well.Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147434547190508502006-05-12T12:49:00.000+01:002006-05-12T12:49:00.000+01:00Mmmm...I am feeling a bit like you about my blog. ...Mmmm...<BR/>I am feeling a bit like you about my blog. It's become increasingly harder for me to post personal stuff, knowing who is actually reading it. Then again, I have also decided that this is me, there are things I would say anyway and I'm not about to stop.<BR/><BR/>On the boss front - try and communicate with THE BOSS. If THE BOSS fails to reciprocate, pack your bags and find an environment in which someone appreciates you and is prepared to give you feedback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147433296825018772006-05-12T12:28:00.000+01:002006-05-12T12:28:00.000+01:00It is the question - for sure. Lots of people have...It is the question - for sure. Lots of people have somehow nabbed book deals from their blogs. I'd love that to happen to me. <BR/><BR/>serendipity - i thought of doing that. starting a new blog where I get to bitch and moan like a mutherfucker. But the upkeep of two blogs seems like too much hard work.<BR/><BR/>kyknoord - hell yeah! Now I'm off to read about your vasectomy big guy. :)Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147432640684922952006-05-12T12:17:00.001+01:002006-05-12T12:17:00.001+01:00I'm so with you on number one of your list of "Thi...I'm so with you on number one of your list of <I>"Things that made me happy today"</I>.kyknoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376671662670291957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147432637684931262006-05-12T12:17:00.000+01:002006-05-12T12:17:00.000+01:00I recently changed my blog. I had to beacuse too m...I recently changed my blog. I had to beacuse too many people I knew were reading it. I needed to have a huge bitch and I couldnt do so if I knew she was reading. But I needed to get it out. <BR/><BR/>So I changed, and now I've got a new, anonymous blog, i can write what i like. It's great!<BR/><BR/>Good job on the not initiating thing. I bet its not easy. But hopefully soon enough, it'll be hard for him too. Pun, of course, intended!serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03277487156899356659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147432237327992922006-05-12T12:10:00.000+01:002006-05-12T12:10:00.000+01:00_Actually, the book deal's not unattainable. This ..._<BR/><BR/>Actually, the book deal's not unattainable. <A HREF="http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/05/10/badboy.books.ap/index.html" REL="nofollow">This story</A> of a website publisher turned bestseller on CNN via <A HREF="http://ninjamonkeys.co.za/index.php/2006/05/12/maddox_the_pirate_on_cnn" REL="nofollow">Ninja Monkeys</A>.<BR/><BR/>Also, there must be something in the air. First you blog about breaking SB's machinery, and then <A HREF="http://kyknoord.blogspot.com/2006/05/mythconceptions.html" REL="nofollow">Kyknoord shares vasectomy info</A>.<BR/><BR/>Man, us guys are under attack!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://itisthequestion.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">IITQ</A><BR/>_It is the questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934924254713308679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147431691751535252006-05-12T12:01:00.000+01:002006-05-12T12:01:00.000+01:00Ant - you love it :) Suavebona - thanks guy.Z - I ...Ant - you love it :) <BR/>Suavebona - thanks guy.<BR/><BR/>Z - I was ust saying to Ant the other day. You were the first blogger I found when I first hooked myself up. And I've been reading you ever since. You have known about my blog since day 1 and obviously know a helluva lot about me. <BR/>You're the best, no really. And as I said, when in London...I'll bring you over some cane, and I expect you to show me where the party is :)<BR/>And if you ever find yourself in Joburg - you know who to call!<BR/><BR/>Other than that, I have never gone out to meet any of my other fellow bloggers. I met a couple of people at the Blog Awards obsviously, and I found it strangely surreal to be honest, but otherwise I've never perpetrated a meeting. Yet, anyway. <BR/>Some of the bloggers may turn out to be pyscho axe-wielding stalkers see. :) <BR/>(Just kidding...sort of.)Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147430572982763382006-05-12T11:42:00.001+01:002006-05-12T11:42:00.001+01:00i think you're brave - only a few people that I ac...i think you're brave - only a few people that I actually know read my blog, and they were mostly invited (apart from the damned investigative journalist friend who somehow tracked me down... never tell those guys anything!)<BR/><BR/>If I was 'outted' I'd have to close the blog immediately - both for personal and professional reasons. But that said, I feel bad that people like you don't know more about me. We've been reading each other's blogs for ages and sometimes I wish I could at least tell you my real name! <BR/><BR/>Also sometimes people mention where I work on their blogs, and I have to fight the urge to defend it....zuzulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529129650106496253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147430570486392682006-05-12T11:42:00.000+01:002006-05-12T11:42:00.000+01:00Hear hear! Me like the nuttsyness too.Good on ya ...Hear hear! Me like the nuttsyness too.<BR/><BR/>Good on ya Peas!Suavéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968960967201565075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147430352441775662006-05-12T11:39:00.000+01:002006-05-12T11:39:00.000+01:00100% on the button, fly. peas' life is a bit like ...100% on the button, fly. peas' life is a bit like a tornado sucking everyone around her into it, because they're drawn to the nutty fun (and the drama) she creates. And I live with her, so bang I got sucked as far in as you can get... if you're not small bum, that is :)Third World Anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966937101895046400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147429213815187812006-05-12T11:20:00.000+01:002006-05-12T11:20:00.000+01:00Bless. :)Bless. :)Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147428835325325192006-05-12T11:13:00.001+01:002006-05-12T11:13:00.001+01:00oh didnt I mention that ??? ;o)oh didnt I mention that ??? ;o)flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795187396428641233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147428811012200122006-05-12T11:13:00.000+01:002006-05-12T11:13:00.000+01:00Witty and nuts...:)Witty and nuts...<BR/><BR/>:)GoDsGiMphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926172526714567695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147428664396036122006-05-12T11:11:00.000+01:002006-05-12T11:11:00.000+01:00Thanks fly, I'd like to think I'm witty. Most peo...Thanks fly, I'd like to think I'm witty. Most people just think I'm nuts :)Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147428029238776552006-05-12T11:00:00.000+01:002006-05-12T11:00:00.000+01:00Funnily, I've met most of my "net" friends (and ye...Funnily, I've met most of my "net" friends (and yeah some meetings have been pretty strange I can tell you...there are some weird folks out there...)...actually I enjoy the interaction...but sometimes I would like to just throw the worst possible insults out there and just breath in with a sigh of relief...<BR/><BR/><BR/>I had a gay friend (he is still my friend but he is currently living in the UK) and he was the funniest guy ever....he would tell jokes about people that would leave you crying...one day though a friend of his heard a joke that was said behind her back....she went nuts...throwing her toys...."how could you ever say such a bad thing about me, blah blah blah" (it was a very funny joke btw)...she came to me for solace and I just told her to move on and get over it....she was friends with this guy for the very same reason that she was now hurt by...so what, the guy made a joke behind her back ??? ...it was in his nature to do so and you knew that when you became friends with him...you also knew that you would be the butt end of some joke sooner or later....it was par for the course...<BR/><BR/>Its the same with your blog....you write some very witty stuff....and im sure in person you are equally as witty...your friends should appreciate you for this, after all its probably why they became friends with you in the 1st place... ;o)flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795187396428641233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147427817359301442006-05-12T10:56:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:56:00.000+01:00Thanks Ani, what compliments! Thank you!Thanks Ani, what compliments! Thank you!Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147427488435606582006-05-12T10:51:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:51:00.000+01:00I think your blog is awesome. I think you're aweso...I think your blog is awesome. I think you're awesome. And I don't think you should give a damn about who reads it or what their opinion is - what counts is that everyone commenting here digs it and most likely a lot more people than you could imagine (given the number of hits your blog receives daily!)<BR/><BR/>I talent like this is a damn waste if not to put to use as it is here!<BR/><BR/>Just keep it up - stir that pot a little.. it's the only way to live life fully!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147427142035735962006-05-12T10:45:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:45:00.000+01:00Fly - well, as long as we post stuff in a public d...Fly - well, as long as we post stuff in a public domain that is the Internet, people who want to find us, will.<BR/>Someobody important found Ant's blog yesterday. It's just par for the course I suppose.Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147427003174083672006-05-12T10:43:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:43:00.000+01:00Daedalus - thanks for putting it in perspective de...Daedalus - thanks for putting it in perspective dear. People can use my information against me if they wanted to, sure. It's already happened. I just have to thibk my posts through before I just write these days, because now I can envision an audience. Before I couldn't. Now I know who is reading.<BR/><BR/>Che N - good for you china! An impressive iTunes library isn't anything to laugh about that's for sure. Hope you find something better. :)<BR/><BR/>Suavebona - I kid you not. It's really called that. But mine is nothing compared to the Midnight Intruder. I know someone who owns that. Yes I do. :)Peas on Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349482085062035903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147426908328079282006-05-12T10:41:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:41:00.000+01:00and i probably shouldve used spell checker on that...and i probably shouldve used spell checker on that last post... blushflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795187396428641233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147426770522596772006-05-12T10:39:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:39:00.000+01:00The worst is when the suckers start looking up to ...The worst is when the suckers start looking up to you...I run quite a large music forum and have become a bit of a mentor for some...I enjoy helping others and I believe that knowledge should be shared with thos eless fortunate and not kept to ones self (have you seen the prices of a sound engineering courses these days..wtf?!)... but... then you cant be incredibly personal or say things that might be offensive as it detroys their precious perception of you...eck...?!...some even get agro and annoyed if my views vary from theirs... :-O<BR/><BR/>I've now started doing things in secret so I can actually enjoy the freedom of having an anonomous internet lifestyle, blogging under different names, hosting other forums but the sneeky buggers still tend to find me :oP i'm safe hear (i think)...but now that youve mentioned being one of the most popular blogs my secrecy will not be safe forever...ce la vie...<BR/><BR/>start a new blog under a new name ;o)flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795187396428641233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147425261456657642006-05-12T10:14:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:14:00.000+01:00Bushwhacker 3000 - LOL!Bush Whacker, Weed Whacker,...Bushwhacker 3000 - LOL!<BR/><BR/>Bush Whacker, Weed Whacker, HAHA! That's some funny shit ;) <BR/>(I shall keep further comments to myself). Sounds like it packs a hella punch. May it take you to the moon and back! In the words of Rick James: "Enjoy yourself!"<BR/><BR/>Bless your little heart Peas. You just made my day. HAHA!Suavéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968960967201565075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10009339.post-1147424884797557962006-05-12T10:08:00.000+01:002006-05-12T10:08:00.000+01:00Talking about bosses - I have just started the rev...Talking about bosses - I have just started the revolution & resigned this week. <BR/><BR/>It did however take several days before my boss had a space to meet with me for an "important private" meeting & then he still answered his phone during the meeting. How to feel loved, appreciated & respected!<BR/><BR/>He also told me that he was extremely pleased with the work I had produced here over the last year. That is when I stopped & had to ask "You do realise I have not produced anything while being here, except for an exceptional i-Tunes library??"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com