Queen – You’re My Best Friend
I just want to tell you how fun it is to visit your blogs. You make me spill my coffee when I spaz-giggle before setting my cup down. Sometimes I just choke and chortle or spit-laugh at my monitor.
Also, I feel like we have alot in common. I salute the playfulness in all of you. That said, I’m letting you know that I’ll still be visiting everyone while I take a half-hearted hiatus from blogging.
My cat Trixie convinced me this morning, while she laid luxuriously on the bed, that I have to get on with my other projects, by which I mean, sleeping — and “napping” when I’m not sleeping. It’s not that I’m narcoleptic, though I’ve been accused. I just wish my chosen art form was “hammock-tester” or sleep researcher.
So I’m still going to be around – you can’t shut me up that easily. I just don’t plan to post on a regular basis, until I can complete some of my other goals that I’ve set for myself this year. I actually have several entrepreneurial ideas I’m toying with and need to focus on. Most of them are not internet-based.
As I’ve mentioned, I’ll be frequenting your blogs and commenting as usual. Hey, you can’t get rid of me without an enforceable restraining order. 
Meanwhile, feel free to comment on any of my past posts. I’ll always respond to all comments. And I truly enjoy hearing about YOU. By the way, I totally like it when you leave longer comments – because that’s what makes me feel like I actually know you. It’s also cool when you “talk” to each other here. I like that cocktail party atmosphere!
Also, be sure to check out the blogs on my sidebar. I’ll definitely be adding the rest of you who have been regularly commenting. But being the obsessive-compulsive categorizer that I am, I haven’t been able to put all you square-pegs into the right holes, so I have to get creative. But I’ll get you in there soon.
Anyway, til my next post (which might even be tomorrow) take care and keep playing. Don’t get old – I’ll be right back!
Here’s the link, if you have trouble viewing the video:
51 kids playing along so far ↓
1 Chris
// May 13, 2009 at 1:13 am
We’ll miss you! You make us laugh and spit too so thanks for all the good reading. My eyes and brain are appreciative
Have a good blogging nap and good luck with the entrepreneurial projects.
Hope they come off and you become a millionaire (you can help me pay my credit card if you like).
Come back soon even if just to let us know how you’re getting on.
Chris’s last blog post..My funeral song
2 Otin
// May 13, 2009 at 3:44 am
We won’t miss you, because you are not going anywhere LMAO! Who are you kidding? There will probably be a new post before I finish this response! (Maybe just wishful thinking on my part!) You are always here in spirit!!!!
3 Jim @ CoolStuffForDads.com
// May 13, 2009 at 5:21 am
I agree with Otin “who are you kidding”? But really, we understand where you are coming from, and I certainly understand the entrepreneurial projects. I wish you well and look forward to seeing you on here still from time to time (probably this afternoon). I wasn’t expecting that from the video, that was a good find!
4 Shawn
// May 13, 2009 at 6:10 am
Boooo! Hisssss!
All riiiight, take a break if you must. Become an internet gazillionaire. But then come right back.
5 Old School
// May 13, 2009 at 7:21 am
Will definitely miss you, Marissa. Your posts are something I look forward to.
I am glad you will continue to visit our blogs because I also enjoy your comments.
Please come back soon and please do stay in touch. Will miss you much.
Old School’s last blog post..Back to the 80s: Flashback Videos – Steve Winwood 1986 – Kickin’ it Old School
6 ReformingGeek
// May 13, 2009 at 7:51 am
Come back, soon! In my best country voice, I’m singing “You will always be on my Sidebar (Mind)”.
Good Luck with your projects!
ReformingGeek’s last blog post..A Ghost Jumps Over the Moon
7 Winky Twinky
// May 13, 2009 at 7:53 am
Hey, don’t we get to vote? Ooooookayyyy… *I* probably more than most understand the need for tournament napping…
Winky Twinky’s last blog post..Are Kids Priceless or What…..
8 grannyann
// May 13, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Oh no, just when I was getting to know you, you go and skip out on me. I know its because I didn’t get my childish attitude picture made. Please enjoy yourself and try not to feel all guilty that we are out here without you. Don’t worry about us not laughing as much or enjoying your comments as much. Guess we can suffer through life for awhile as you take a nap and get rich.
Love ya
grannyann
grannyann’s last blog post..Works-For-Me Wednesday tip
9 marissa
// May 13, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Chris:
Yeah, I’ve been stretching myself too thin lately and have to re-calibrate. I like that – “blogging nap”! I should put up a sign on here: “Shhh…Blogger sleeping.”
Otin:
You’ll find me on your chatroll! Now that’s a cocktail party scene. Maybe this weekend?
Jim:
Just like Husband said when he walked by right now: I know you’re putting up a post!
Well, if he’s gonna DARE me, I just might! (The video cracked me up too.)
Shawn:
I think there’s a bigger chance of me getting killed by a shark than becoming a gazillionaire. A bazillionaire, maybe. Wait – which one’s more?
Old School:
I hope to post at least a couple of times a month. And I expect to be back on a regular posting schedule in September.
Your site’s awesome for satisfying my 80’s nostalgia! I recommended it to my eldest daughter’s fiance. He’s 24 and digs 80’s pop culture.
ReformingGeek:
LOL – I know you sounded much better than Willie Nelson singing that song! Thanks and I’ll be seeing you. That GeekFish Mermaid is so cute – and looks like you!
Winky Twinky:
Hahahah – “tournament napping”! I hold the title. I guess I never outgrew it as a baby. But at least I’m potty-trained.
GrannyAnn:
Ha!! If only I can take naps AND get rich. It sounds like the perfect infomercial.
Basically, I had given up the time I’d use for napping in order to blog. Then I started getting black circles under my eyes (without looking as cute as a panda).
Then I realized 6 months had gone by and I wasn’t any closer to my other goals. So something had to give. Why does it have to be the thing that’s most fun! Waaahh! Adulthood sucks!
10 alantru
// May 13, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I always wanted to be a mattress tester. Really! I hope you have all kinds of success in your future endeavors (listen to me getting all form letter and cozy). I will, of course, keep swinging by and hassling you. (In a form letter kind of a way – not!) I’ll miss your posts, for sure. I always enjoyed how you can pluck moments from your life and make them so funny. Good luck. Take your time. Hurry back. Wear a sweater and sensible shoes. And watch out for those sea monkeys. Those little guys will only break your heart.
alantru’s last blog post..Let’s All Go On A Business Trip!
11 That Sneaker Wearing Entrepreneurial Cartoonist Internet Guy
// May 13, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Here’s what you do… set up a twitter account, paste that code into your Wordpress blog, keep us updated by phone with your entrepreneurial progress. 140 character limit makes updating a cinch.
Much success!
That Sneaker Wearing Entrepreneurial Cartoonist Internet Guy’s last blog post..Kids Say The Funniest Things…
12 Bee
// May 14, 2009 at 9:06 am
Listen, I’ve been around a few blogs who are hiatusing too and what the hell? People have lives outside of blogging? ;o)
I too have so many projects to get done around my house. Usually every year, I’m the first one to plant my flowers and then have to cover them up when frickin mother nature decided to take a dump of snow in April but this year I’ve got a couple of sad looking petunias waiting on my back porch… did that sound nasty?
Have fun!
)
Bee’s last blog post..I’m down with OCD! Yeah you know me!
13 Rich
// May 14, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Marissa,
WhaHappen? I hardly got to know ya! But in life there are priorities. Glad to see you can put things in perspective. I have really enjoyed your blog and imagination too. See ya on the other side of the summer. Much success to you and your family.
P.S. I think you should be honest and tell your daughter’s fiancé that the phrase “80’s culture” is an oxymoron.
Enjoy,
Rich
Rich’s last blog post..Caught in the rain?
14 Otin
// May 14, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Post one week a month and rename your blog “That time of the Month” LOL!
Otin’s last blog post..Crazy Eights! Tagged again!!
15 marissa
// May 14, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Alantru:
Hahah! Thank you for your efforts and contribution to my blog. It is my hope to continue to provide outstanding service — what the hell am I saying?! And the sea monkeys always die on me, just like the chia pets.
That Sneaker Wearing Entrepreneurial Cartoonist Internet Guy:
I set up a Twitter account back in November but never did anything with it — in true Slacker form. I’ll get back in the saddle and will play around with it!
Bee:
I, too, have my garden to get back to. I’ve been telling all my flowers that I’ll save them from the invading weeds really soon. Some of them died before I could get to it — just to make me feel guilty, I’m sure.
Rich:
Hey, you invoked “WhaHappen?!” perfectly! I think a break will do me good. I need to manage my other obligations and goals, so I don’t feel like I’m totally flaking out and just blogging my life away. Although, it’s an enticing thought….
Must balance adulthood responsibilities and goofing off. Ugh, it doesn’t even sound like a good thing. lol
16 marissa
// May 14, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Otin:
Hey, how’d you sneak in there? I just finished my comments. LOL. Yeah, THAT blog name will make everyone flock to it.
Everyone will say, “Hey, it’s that time of the month, let’s go hang out and listen to a bloated person bitch, whine, cry, ask if she’s fat, and then watch her eat chocolates and potato chips for a few days.
17 The Constant Complainer
// May 15, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Marissa, I’ll miss your daily posts. I always look forward to them. But like I told Chris a little while back, a little R&R is good for us bloggers! Have a great weekend.
18 Betty
// May 15, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Did it tell you about the sell at HEB? It’s our grocery store. They have these deals they call loco. Very loco. Say you buy barbacoa, you get like fifty eleven sides for free. Anyway I got a chicken, macaroni & cheese, bag of salad, and soda all for 6.99. Very cheap.
So… my shoes, yeah well I got them at Nordsroms shoes sale. Cute hut?!
Did I ever tell you that I hate cooking? I love baking I just hate cooking…
Oh I got a sunburn on my shoulders and I’m growing watermelon… not on my chest, in my back yard!
That’s all I have for you now. Enjoy your break and do fun stuff.
Betty’s last blog post..Random Friday
19 marissa
// May 15, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Constant Complainer:
Tanx! You know, it’s ALOT harder to not think about blogging then I expected. But missing it will make me more eager to get back into it when I’m ready. And congratulations again on your 1 year blog anniversary. Good job!
Betty:
LOL. You never fail to crack me up. I love your randomness.
20 Otin
// May 15, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Otin peers out over the horizon, looking for signs of life. Whahappened he asked himself, while a tear welled up in his eye, this was a place that he used to come and see all the kids playing, but now there were only dusty memories of what once was. Hopefully Marissa will not forget about us, going away to the big city and leaving us to wallow in blogger mediocrity, oh woe is me, for I must now wander the zombie filled swamp of blogland without my greatest allie, oh now the child in me is gone and I must now become a man, excuse me while I go masturbate! LOL!!!!!
Otin’s last blog post..Aloha Friday #10
21 marissa
// May 15, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Otin:
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Stop that! Stop that now young man!
Oh Lordy…. Otin – what am I gonna do with you? lol!
Okay – once again – NOBODY better get old while I’m on hiatus! I’ll be stalking all of you, so you best behave. Especially you, Otin!
22 Joe
// May 16, 2009 at 2:16 pm
You’ll be back.
Joe’s last blog post..So…
23 Otin
// May 16, 2009 at 3:37 pm
The world is in ruins, what were once monuments to the ingenuity of mankind had been reduced to a smoldering heap of ash and debris. Otin sticks his head out of his shelter, hoping to once again hear the chirping birds or at least Marissa’s LOL’s, but finds only a grey sky, completely void of any life signs. Otin sighs, realizing that this is not a dream, but instead a nightmarish reality, made worse by the dissappearance of his longtime blogging sidekick. Otin starts walking, not knowing where life will take him, but he keeps glancing back, at the place where he had so many good times, hoping that someday it will be rebuilt. Until then he will be a man without a home, a lost ship on a God forsaken sea, a flea on a mangy dog, sweat on an athlete, pus on a zit, ham on rye lol!
Otin’s last blog post..More Jeff Foxwothy inspired "You might be an addicted blogger"
24 marissa
// May 17, 2009 at 9:31 am
Joe: Just like Arnold! And General MacArthur.
Otin: Armaggedon! Nuclear disaster! Jason Statham got married?! Say it ain’t so. Now THAT would be a bad dream.
Lol – “longtime blogging sidekick”. Ham on a rye! How can you miss me – I’m on your blog everyday, pretty much!
BTW – you’re quite the wordsmith. I’m thinking you should write a book. Oh – I know! A ROMANCE novel. There’s a lot of money in that, you know. And from what I can tell about your readership, you have PLENTY of female fans!!
25 Otin
// May 17, 2009 at 11:43 am
OK, I am going to pretend that you posted a new post and comment as if you did, here goes:
Yea, Archie bunker was the best, you couldn’t get away with that these days, with everything being so race sensitive! Good memories,thanks for bringing that up!
Otin’s last blog post..More Jeff Foxwothy inspired "You might be an addicted blogger"
26 marissa
// May 17, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Otin:
LMAO!! You KNOW me and my posts so well!! LOL!
27 Otin
// May 17, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Excerpt from Otins romance novel: She stood in the moonlight, her long dark hair cascading across her shoulders, her subtle breasts being covered by only the flimsy piece of fabric that was supposed to be a bikini top. The waves were pounding the beach in a rhythmic fashion, sounding like a soothing symphony on a starry night. I decided at that moment, that she was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen, a Goddess for no one elses eyes, but my own. I knew that I would have her on the beach that night, I grabbed my duct tape, ropes, and various dismembering devices, and I made my way toward what was surely going to be true love!
Otin’s last blog post..More Jeff Foxwothy inspired "You might be an addicted blogger"
28 ReformingGeek
// May 17, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Thanks, Marissa. I’m glad you like the mermaid.
Come check my blog and end your weekend with a smile!
29 Otin
// May 18, 2009 at 5:24 am
Once was a girl named Marissa
said “goodbye, I’m gonna miss ya”!
now there are ghosts
where there used to be posts
when you come back we will all kiss ya!
Otin’s last blog post..I’m funny how?
30 Otin
// May 18, 2009 at 5:24 am
LOL I am bombarding you with bullshit hahahah!
Otin’s last blog post..I’m funny how?
31 marissa
// May 19, 2009 at 7:54 am
Otin:
I can’t believe it hasn’t even been one week since my hiatus! I’m sooo missing working on this blog! There are cobwebs everywhere here and tumbleweeds rolling by to the theme from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
Oh, I know, maybe I’ll put a quick post up this weekend and insert that theme song. Miss y’all! See you soon.
PS – You’re going to have to put up a page on your blog, solely dedicated to all your poems and romance literature. Oh – and updates to Days of our Lives!
32 Nate Fakes
// May 19, 2009 at 10:12 am
Hey – just dropping by (as you did). Hope you get back on your blogging endevours! It’s a good read.
Nate Fakes’s last blog post..TFC 5/19/09
33 The Stabbing Pen
// May 19, 2009 at 10:50 am
Thanks for the continued support as always. Look forward to future posts from you…..Oh, and how dare you have other goals and neglect us….
The Stabbing Pen’s last blog post..5/18 – Facebook funeral photos
34 marissa
// May 19, 2009 at 11:33 am
Nate Fakes:
I’m already itching to get back in. Must fight the ADD and fo-cuussss. It doesn’t help that I keep finding more blogs to read, including yours. Thanks for coming by!
Stabbing Pen:
LOL! I’ll never neglect y’all. (Famous last words, right?)
35 eileen
// May 19, 2009 at 4:13 pm
I popped over from the Wizard of Otin’s site. I hope you have a great break!
Your kitty looks just like my cat – baggins!!
36 marissa
// May 19, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Eileen:
Thanks for visiting. I’ll be getting back in the swing before too long. Baggins – that’s cool. Did you name him after Frodo from LOTR?
37 The Constant Complainer
// May 20, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Marissa, I’m just checking back in on you. I’m sure you’re getting the itch to do a new post by now! But I hope you’re enjoying your R&R in the meantime!!!
38 marissa
// May 20, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Constant Complainer:
Heheheh. I even want to do a post of me getting my R&R!
I think I’ll put up a post on June 1. I feel like I just have to EXPLODE. Has anyone ever quit blogging cold turkey? I’ve got the shakes. LOL.
And thanks for checking in!
39 Otin
// May 20, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Otin screamed in pain as the razor sharp barbs tore at his flesh, ripping his skin like it was mere tissue paper. He wondered why Marissa had not come to save him? He was all alone standing on the precipice of hell, grasping the razor wire to keep from falling into the bowels of all that was evil. “Marissa”! , Otin Screamed out in agony, “please save, me! Don’t leave me in this blogging hell all alone”! There was no answer, and Otin’s bloody grip began to slip, but he no longer cared, he was already prepared to exist amongst the zombies and Goblins that ruled over Hades! Otin Let go and tumbled, bloody and bruised, into the jaws of the monster that he had himself created, and now he would have to wait until someone would save him. Otin, curled up in a fetal position, whimpering, hoping that some day Marissa would come back and find him, until then, he would walk the wastelands alone!
Otin’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday
40 marissa
// May 20, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Otin: Heheheh! I love your descriptive phrases.
“The precipice of hell” – So you’ve been to the Macy’s After-Thanksgiving Sales?
“The bowels of all that was evil” – Paris Hilton takes a dump in a Porta-potty.
“Bloody grip” – Are we British now?
“Zombies and Goblins that ruled over Hades” – That’s just the members of the L.A. City Council.
“Jaws of the monster” – Jay Leno is NOT a monster!
“Walk the wastelands” – So you’ve been to Compton?
41 alantru
// May 20, 2009 at 11:25 pm
The chia pets die on you? Too much water? Not enough?
Are you giving them beer?
alantru’s last blog post..Omaha: The Aftermath
42 marissa
// May 21, 2009 at 8:17 am
Alantru:
Oh, I was supposed to WATER them? Actually, I was giving the sea monkeys beer. And then feeding the sea monkeys to the chia pets. I guess I should have read the directions.
43 Otin
// May 21, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Marissa that shit was funny!!!! Really Funny!!! I actually started laughing when I got to the compton line! LMAO!!!!!!
Otin’s last blog post..Theme Thursday- Vacation
44 Otin
// May 22, 2009 at 7:50 pm
ew ssim ouy assiraM! OAML!
Otin’s last blog post..VGNO (Virtual Guys night out!)
45 marissa
// May 23, 2009 at 1:56 pm
!ahaH !ynnuf os er’uoY
46 Otin
// May 23, 2009 at 6:12 pm
How is your back? LOL!
Otin’s last blog post..More Boatin" Otin!
47 Extreme John
// May 29, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Bah! I just finished a long journey here and your taking a vacation now….
I feel ya, enjoy some personal time it’s good for you and who knows you might come back and write more than you ever have before.
Extreme John’s last blog post..Extreme Tan and Smoothies Pool Party Pictures
48 marissa
// May 29, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Extreme John:
Thanks for coming by! I’m enjoying my break. Partly because I can slack off on posting, but am happily visiting everyone else’s blogs. And of course, I’m responding to all comments. It’s all SO good!
I’ll check out your site. I’ve seen you around before though. I like your Gravatar!
49 San Diego Realtor
// Jul 30, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Hope you’re having a great summer and accomplishing those entrepreneurial goals. It’s been a great summer in San Diego. Things are looking up with the real estate market, and hopefully this will be a great year for you to start a business. Blog again sometime. It’s been two months!
50 marissa
// Aug 30, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Hi San Diego Realtor:
Thanks for visiting and commenting. I LOVE LOVE LOVE San Diego. Wish I could retire in La Jolla.
Work, school, family, and trying to develop some business projects are eating up all my time. BUT – I plan to start blogging in about 2 more months.
51 San Diego Realtor
// Aug 30, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Thanks for your reply. La Jolla is a great place. I hope to retire in Del Mar, just one community further North. It’s a bit more laid back.
I know what you’re saying about time… there’s rarely enough of it. Let’s make the most of what we have!
Peace. Geoff
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