// November 30th, 2009 // 9 Comments » // Challenges, NaBloPoMo, November 2009
I DID IT! I’m pretty surprised at myself, considering I usually blog every 3 or 4 months.
30 days.
30 posts.
About 5 hours of staring at a blank screen. Approximately 10 hours typing without proof-reading (because it was 2AM).
Having the courage to become a commenter instead of a lurker. I’ve realised it’s less creepy to comment on a blog I visit often, because my IP address shows up in their logs anyway, and it’s nice to put some numbers to a name.
Leaving hundreds of comments. Getting loads (compared to the big fat zero I usually get) in return. People actually read what I write now!
Finding new blogs to read. Different opinions cause interesting debates in the comments.
Talking to new people.
Learning about… stuff. From terms of endearment in Russian to infertility-related medical acronyms (no links here, because there are many, many blogs)… I’ve read many blogs that I would have never come across if it wasn’t for NaBloPoMo. I’m gonna be awesome at pub quizzes. That is, if there are pub quizzes on building a family, what people did on Black Friday and butchering a cow.
Thank you!
I might try to keep this daily blogging thing up for a while. We’ll see how it goes. December’s an interesting month. My birthday’s on the 14th *cough cough hint hint*, Christmas is on the 25th, Boxing Day (and a certain someone’s birthday) is on the 26th, and soon the month will be over.
For all those I’ve ‘met’ during NaBloPoMo, thanks for letting me into your blogs. I love reading them and will continue to do so. I will also try to occasionally overcome my lurking tendencies to comment and say hi. Joining the Comment for a Comment group was the best decision I made this month.
Now, all that’s left to do is eye up the 2009 Prizes and hope my name gets drawn for something like a sock zombie or a Twitter background from @caffeinatedelf. *drools*
Whee! I did it!
