I missed them both!
On July 21st I had been blogging for one year, and it passed me by, without even a doughnut! To make things worse, I also missed my 100th post. This is my 106th post and I feel thoroughly cheated now.
To improve my mood somewhat, I was given this lovely award for being one of Drowsey Monkey’s top commenters. Thank you Drowsey :O)
Well it helps dull the pain a little, but I would have liked to mark at least one of my milestones with a little celebration post!
You will notice that I now have a pretty signature on my posts. I have also removed Digg and SezWho, and replaced it with a ‘Stumble upon’. At least that’s something to mark a new year of blogging!
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Ana | 23 July 2008 at 11:07
Wow, congrats on 1 year blogging as well as the 106th post!
I love those signatures, yours looks very cool
Babs (Beetle) | 23 July 2008 at 12:34
Ana:
Thanks Ana. I hope you’re packing is going well.
Claire | 23 July 2008 at 13:11
I missed my year blogging too, I had great plans then couldn’t be arsed
Its two years for me in October so will see if I do anything then.
I think I did my 100th post, but I am ah hem on my 1000+ post now (mostly crap though)
Love the signature, how did one do it? Scan and manually add to each post?
Shireishou | 23 July 2008 at 13:27
wah congratz for the awards. I never thought that awards also in international (I thought it Indonesian) weheh So Indonesian blogger get it from others I think ^^
Too bad U miss it
But my first celebration last July my website is DOWN because wrong renewal domain. ahahaha
nice to meet U
Babs (Beetle) | 23 July 2008 at 13:57
Claire:
I just replied to you, showing exactly how to put your signature in. It wouldn’t post my reply. Maybe because it had a bit of code in it. If you Google ’signature image for Blogger’ that should help.
Shireishou:
Nice to meet you too. I think the awards go around the globe eventually :O)
WillThink4Wine | 23 July 2008 at 15:07
Well, Happy Blogiversary & Congratulations!!
MamaFlo | 23 July 2008 at 15:32
Happy Belated Anniversary!!
I can’t imagine with so many blogs to keep up with that you missed your anniversary with one of them.
Babs (Beetle) | 23 July 2008 at 16:27
WillThink4Wine:
Thank you. This post will have to do now ;O)
MamaFlo:
I had a Blogoversary countdown, but it said I still had over 100 days to go! Stupid thing :O)
Claire | 23 July 2008 at 20:07
Okay will have a look now, thanks
LadyBanana | 23 July 2008 at 21:16
Congratulations on your milestones..
I would Stumble your post but it I can’t get SU to work properly for me anymore
Babs (Beetle) | 23 July 2008 at 22:10
LadyBanana:
Oh yes, I remember you twittering that. Do you have the toolbar installed?
JD at I Do Things | 24 July 2008 at 0:11
The saddest part is that there was no donut.
But that’s OK! We’ll have a belated celebration.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Drowsey Monkey | 24 July 2008 at 3:26
Congrats on your one year! That is very coooool!
I really like your signature too, how’d do that? It’s snazzy.
Monique | 24 July 2008 at 7:46
Well congrats on both achievements!!
And remember, its never too late to celebrate.
Kathy | 24 July 2008 at 10:07
That’s OK, Babs. Have a doughnut anyway! No one has to know you’re eating it on the wrong day. Love your signature! Congrats on both your milestones!
Babs (Beetle) | 24 July 2008 at 12:27
JD:
Donut?….donut? You’re on a British blog ‘ere you know!
Drowsey:
If you want it, I can send you details on how to do it :O)
Monique:
Thank you, and I most definitely will have something ‘naughty’ to celebrate.
Kathy:
I’ve had some dolly mixtures – does that count?
Ricardo Bueno | 24 July 2008 at 18:22
[Note: I'm not sure how I found my way here (I mean hey, it's the blog-o-sphere ya know) but I hope ya don't mind...]
I’m sorry you missed the big 100th post! We usually don’t think about it when it happens. You wake up one morning, you open up that draft you were working on, you publish it…the day goes by, then the week and then BAM! You forgot!
But anyway, CONGRATULATIONS on 100, 106 and the award!!!
Black Cat | 24 July 2008 at 18:54
Happy belated Blogoversary and 106th post! I like your signature too, I’m off to Google how to do it:)
BTW, that’s a lovely photo of you in 1968. Pinky found and emailed one of me at about the same age. Perhaps I’ll post it, I certainly looked better then than I do now, lol! How long did the marr… oh, not supposed to ask that, hehe!
Samantha and Mr. Tigger | 24 July 2008 at 19:04
Hey Babs, did you not like the SezWho thing? I had no idea how my thing on the side changed. I haven’t noticed anything other than more EC credits in my account! Got me! I have a Stumble account, but I have never figured out how to make it get more comments and readers! Let me know!
Your FL furiends,
and Chandra
Samantha and Mr. Tigger | 24 July 2008 at 19:07
Geez: Congratulations on your 1st Blogoversay, your 106th post and the cool award!!!
YFF,
For The People | 24 July 2008 at 19:20
Here’s your butter! Great job! Love it!
Babs (Beetle) | 24 July 2008 at 19:28
Ricardo Bueno:
I’m glad you did find my blog and you are most welcome.
Black Cat:
Yes we do look better, before the years tick past ;O) I look forward to seeing your photo.
Samantha and Mr. Tigger:
I have had a lot of problems with SezWho and I don’t think they ever managed to get ‘Beetle’ working. As my sign in for all my blogs is Beetle, I don’t appear to get rated at all. It slowed my page up for no benefits.
For The People:
Yummy! Thank you ;O)
Duck | 24 July 2008 at 21:26
Yay! Congrats! I agree about wishing there were donuts. Maybe streamers??
Yay!
(and Digg? SezWho? Maybe when I get to 100 posts by then I’ll know what this all means
Babs (Beetle) | 25 July 2008 at 1:11
Duck:
Ha ha! I still don’t know what it’s all supposed to do, which is why I removed them ;O)
Lauren | 25 July 2008 at 13:00
Happy over 100 posts!
Swubird | 25 July 2008 at 17:15
Babs:
Happy 106TH! I am so glad that I found your site. Long live “Beetle’s Memories ‘N’ Ramblings”.
Happy trails.
Jeff | 25 July 2008 at 20:04
Cool site! Congrats on your first year. That’s always the hardest part.
I love the picture in your last post. I would have totally been smitten with you if I had known you in those days.
And now after hearing your Voki post, I think I still am!
Liudmila | 25 July 2008 at 20:14
Mmmmm… you are so brave to remember even these dates! And I forget everything in the last times. Maybe it’s the case to go in the drogery to change the head?
Babs (Beetle) | 25 July 2008 at 21:58
Lauren: Thank you :O)
Swubird:
I’m so glad I found your blog too. You tell such great stories.
Jeff:
I’m glad it gets easier. You flatterer you ;O)
Liudmila:
I forget everything now days ;O)
Mandi | 29 July 2008 at 6:39
Wow! You really made me think! I passed both my one and 2 year anniversaries with no notice at all. (2 yrs, 3 months and 9 days) and have 194 entries. I will have to do something special for the 200th. Thank you for reminding us to look at the accomplishment of keeping a blog up and posting with some consistency!