This post is an accident, and my program won’t let me delete it. Please look away.
Thank you.
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August 14th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
WHAT???
August 14th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Are you no longer moderating??
August 14th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
I’m having trouble, P. It’s quite annoying, so let’s not talk about it.
August 14th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
What, you mean you didn’t plan on not naming this post, enabling unmoderated comments and not posting a picture?
I was pretty sure it was all intentional.
Oh well. Good luck. I’m gonna read TTW now. G’night.
August 15th, 2007 at 6:41 am
I don’t believe in accidents, Robin. I believe everything happens for a reason.
August 15th, 2007 at 7:13 am
I agree with Katie.
Commenting on this errant post makes me feel like the member of a secret club. I could of course be reading way too much into this…
August 15th, 2007 at 7:16 am
If it’s a secret club, can I join? I clearly can’t look away.
Heather: Are you the Heather who won a copy of the new Gennifer Chodlenko book? If so, please send me an e-mail!!
August 15th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Kelly, I’m the Heather that won, because I win everything.
August 15th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Patrick,
August 15th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Shhhh - we’re on the 594. Don’t tell anyone, but pass it on.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:19 am
“Please look away” is the same as saying, “Look! Read the comments! Leave a comment!” This is a brilliant blogging strategy.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:31 am
I have one simple question: Who could not love people such as all of you? Seriously, right now I am so charmed I feel like throwing everyone a big party so we can all meet each other and hang out.
Wait a minute, that’s the thing that’s taken over my to-do list these past several days. It’s like getting drunk and ending up pregnant more than once.
Stop making me laugh! Isn’t one kidlit conference enough?
August 15th, 2007 at 9:53 am
I LOVE THIS POST–so non-threatening, so liberating. its about what one would do if visited by a brillant silver and pink (or blue) unicorn and taken to the magical land of the unicorn king (and queen), a flower festooned meadow at the end of the rainbow…ahhhh. but what if a big black poop-covered dog attacked the unicorn or it was captured by jedi, oh its much more complcated that i first thought. please blog mistress come back, this is too much responsibilty.
August 15th, 2007 at 10:31 am
It’s like getting drunk and ending up pregnant more than once.
Ok, that’s not the sort of 594 confession we need to be sharing.
August 15th, 2007 at 10:51 am
These comments are exactly why I can’t look away.
August 15th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Kelly, I don’t think it was me. Sorry.
And what in the heck does 594 mean?
August 15th, 2007 at 11:33 am
heather, don’t you get it! HE wants you to ask that–you totally took the bait and now we will all suffer.
August 15th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Oh.
Well crap.
August 15th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
You guys realize you’re making it impossible for me to ever delete this post, even if I can someday, right?
August 15th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
I will make it purposeful! Congrats to Christen the Pink-Haired Librarian, not only for her article in June’s Library Journal, but for prompting (probably tons, but) two responses that were published in this month’s LJ! Awesome!
August 15th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
How wonderful! Thanks for letting us know, Molly. Congratulations, Christen!
August 15th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Look at the Recent Entries. We’re on the 594, shhh.
August 15th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
It’s like being on Platform 9¾!
August 15th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Molly, thank you sooo much for posting that! My new boss doesn’t like to share her LJs, so I wouldn’t have known those comments were there! And yes, I have gotten *tons* of feedback and even a job offer =)
August 15th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
594 bottles of beer on the wall, 594 bottles of beer!
(Sorry. Couldn’t help myself. But you WERE on a road trip.
August 15th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
for god’s sake christen–get a new boss.
August 15th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
I, too, was sucked in by the question of: how on earth can there be 26 comments to a post that only says “This post is an accident, and my program won’t let me delete it. Please look away.”? If that doesn’t make the Kidlitosphere, and your site in particular, a community, I don’t know what does.
August 15th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Annette… this is a new boss =(
August 16th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Um, hey guys. What’s up? I heard there was a party over on 594, and thought I’d bring some chips & salsa.
Anyone up for Truth or Dare?
August 16th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Eisha, crack. Me. Up.
Jen, my reaction exactly.
Thought you’d all appreciate this: lately one of the spams I’ve been getting–including for this post–says, “I couldn’t understand some parts of this article [spam portion], but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.”
For once that just might apply.
August 16th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
I get that spam, too, Robin. Looks like we’re on the same list.
August 16th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Cool! We made the List together!
Oh, wait–different list.
August 20th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Whatever list you guys are on has something to do with 594 men in little white coats. I’m on that list too. Where’s the campfire and s’mores? Anyone up for pudgy pies? I’m camping out.
August 20th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Keith, never heard of pudgy pies, but obviously they must be included.
August 20th, 2007 at 8:04 am
Never heard of pudgie pies? You haven’t lived until you’ve had a pudgie pie oozing with cherry pie filling. I think I’ve eaten at least 594 of them!
August 20th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
As far as we submariners are concerned, it would be much better to be on the 594 than on the 593….
August 20th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
RM1, excuse my ignorance, but we submariners would prefer 594 because . . .?
August 21st, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Wasn’t there a film?
http://www.submariners.co.uk/Dits/Articles/U593.htm
Most sub guys will prefer to be on one that doesn’t sink.
August 21st, 2007 at 3:32 pm
USS Thresher (SSN 593).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_%28SSN-593%29
Patrick: All of them sink. We prefer to be on the ones that come back up.
That’s the big thing about skimmers (surface ships) - just doesn’t make sense to me to go out to sea on something that wasn’t designed to come back up again after it sinks….