Such an out-pouring! Feel not unlike Ms. Sally Field at 1985 Oscars. You like me. You really like me!
After mulling over details of current situation, and having received following email from V. Calm Brother Figure,
I'm so sorry. I don't want you to give up the blog. That's one of the reasons I didn't want to tell you that I found it, was because I knew that once it lost its anonymity, that it would lose its reason to exist. I did not go into the archives, and I will not go onto the site at all again. Honest. I'm sorry.
have decided to stay put. For now, anyway.
Those who claim that with J being gone, the reason for this site has also been lost, are missing the point entirely. J was one bicycle. One with busted spokes and a wobbly back tire, to be sure. Certainly, that's not the best This Fish can hope for! True, would not have started this project without the inspiration (?) of J's antics, but the good lord knows, J was not the only proverbial knot this writing therapy has helped to untie. The UMF will still be fucking crazy; SAS will still be full of teen angst; Reluctant Kitten will still be testing abilities of kitten mothering; and there will be bicycles. Lots of bicycles. Perhaps not Indie Rock Boy (though, am beginning to wear down own anti-colleague canoodling rules), but there will be another. And although months and months of J-riding lessons have prepared yours truly to shed obnoxious training wheels, certainly haven't grasped all the rules of the road.
So, until This Fish is collected enough not to deluge herself with this sort of day-to-day ridiculous drama, why deprive folks who need it for entertainment value?
Training wheels no more, am still riding -- but not off into the sunset.
Look, ma... no hands!
Posted by This Fish at April 4, 2003 09:01 AMSo glad you'll be sticking around, Fishy!
Posted by: windowsill wendy at April 4, 2003 09:20 AMWOOHOO!
Posted by: Shaven at April 4, 2003 09:35 AMYay! That's the entry I was hoping you would post! Keep on bikin', Fish!
Yay!
Posted by: Jennifer at April 4, 2003 09:42 AMThat's my Girl.
Posted by: Ari at April 4, 2003 09:52 AMHorray!!!
That was very sweet of your brother to promise that.
Posted by: Kelly at April 4, 2003 10:37 AMCrisis averted, once again. Whew!
Glad you'll stick around, because without you, we'd cry bitterly into our keyboards.
Posted by: Cati at April 4, 2003 10:59 AMExcellent...now my one lost night of sleep is totally worth it!! Looking forward to continueing to read.
Posted by: Drowning Fish at April 4, 2003 11:18 AMoh hooray! good news indeed!
have a lovely weekend!
Office of Lurkers heave collective sigh of relief.
::whew::
Moiré and Company
Yeah and if you left then who would give you pep talks on going ot the gym so you can look your most utterly fabulous??? :) Just do the 646 Guy workout routine and you can look great just like me.... LOL
Don't leave me Fishie. Don't scare me like that... :)
Posted by: Brian, the 646 Guy at April 4, 2003 11:48 AMPhew! That was a close one!
Posted by: michybrit at April 4, 2003 11:56 AMnot dissapointed now ;)
Posted by: hubs at April 4, 2003 11:58 AMNice to read you this morning.
Posted by: Michael at April 4, 2003 12:11 PMThis is the best news of the day. You're great Fishy.
Posted by: Indigo Steve at April 4, 2003 01:13 PMExcellent note from your brother, what a great understanding. And glad you will stick around because you are a sexy writer.
Posted by: greebs at April 4, 2003 01:15 PMYAY!! So glad. Props also to V. Calm Bro, he does indeed sound ....errm... V. Calm (and V. cool)
Posted by: Erin at April 4, 2003 01:27 PMThank goodness I read this first post before the last one or I might well of had a fit.
It sucks to have to censor yourself, but there's also something very cool about it, since you really feel responsible for what you post. Maybe you can set up password protected posts for the anonymous readers.
A
Outstanding.
Posted by: Lex at April 4, 2003 05:24 PMhm. v. scary, having family read your blog. i don't know how i would handle that. but if you do close this one, email those of us who read ya with your new link (if there is one,) pretty please?
Posted by: kris at April 4, 2003 10:48 PMYAY! Was thinking "I'm going to miss the fish" and now I don't have too. :)
Posted by: Jeanne at April 4, 2003 11:07 PMThank heaven! Glad you're still kicking!
Posted by: Bob at April 5, 2003 12:52 AMAdd my grins to the collective. =D
Posted by: Charlene at April 5, 2003 02:45 AMPhew! Blogging's GPA just survived a real scare. Can we buy your brother a drink?
Long live Fish!
Posted by: Ben at April 5, 2003 02:55 AMgood girl! :)
Posted by: mayamaya at April 5, 2003 08:47 AMWhew.
Posted by: Ken Goldstein at April 5, 2003 03:39 PMThat a girl! Stick to your bike handles. Am SO glad that you are staying around.
Posted by: Joe CuttheShit at April 7, 2003 10:53 AMI had a very weird dream a couple weeks ago that my brother found my blog, so its strange to be reading that it actually did happen to someone, but I'm glad you're sticking around
Posted by: dahl at April 7, 2003 04:41 PMBitchen!
Posted by: Ric at April 7, 2003 05:16 PMglad to hear it, Feesh!
Posted by: Lisa at April 8, 2003 07:05 AM