Maybe you noticed the change, maybe you are one of the people who keep emailing me with complaints, and sending me your bills from the Lasik clinic. After over two years of listening to you ingrates pissing and moaning about the black background/ white text, I'm changing shit up. But MM the change is as dull and plain, as the other look was retina burning and annoying.
Quit your bitching, this is only temporary. Since I don't want cartoon blue birds or note pads and sea shells on my template, I'm working on having some geek fix up a template for me. So just hold your horses, put up with the current look, or I'll go back to a template with a background as black as my ex wives heart, with text so dazzling white, your face will melt off.
Anyway, any of you who have ever told me to change the template, should now be able to sleep better at night. You were heard, I hope you will shut your soup holes and return to posting smug comments. The next person who complains in an email, gets bombarded with Farm Porn and Nigerian emails promising millions.
Quit your bitching, this is only temporary. Since I don't want cartoon blue birds or note pads and sea shells on my template, I'm working on having some geek fix up a template for me. So just hold your horses, put up with the current look, or I'll go back to a template with a background as black as my ex wives heart, with text so dazzling white, your face will melt off.
Anyway, any of you who have ever told me to change the template, should now be able to sleep better at night. You were heard, I hope you will shut your soup holes and return to posting smug comments. The next person who complains in an email, gets bombarded with Farm Porn and Nigerian emails promising millions.
To be honest I've been sick of the old look for at least a year, I just hate to cave in to reader demands.
I've got some other news that I've been sitting on. I don't want to jump the gun on this, and I can't reveal too much, but I'm going to let you all in on a little news. Beginning Dec. 1st, you will have to venture to another site to read my pearls of wisdom. It may be a once a week thing, or possibly more frequently. I've yet to iron out all the details, but it's a paid gig, and I'll expect my traffic to follow me. Otherwise I'll turn this site into a mommy blog, or something equally repugnant. I can't reveal much else at this point, as I don't want to piss in my Wheaties before I get em in the bowl. Suffice to say, like me, it's kind of a big deal, and should make me even more annoying and opinionated than I already am. I'll still be doing whatever it is that I do here, so don't get your shorts in a wad.
Now, it's on with the show..................
Woo hoo, you're gonna get paid! I often read what you say here VIA google reader, but when you get the paid one started, I'll make sure to go all the way to your site.
ReplyDeleteUpvote for google reader. Don't leave home without it.
ReplyDeleteMy money is on a deal with the Pitch... they can always use some talent, and MM is proven page hits.
I caved much quicker with the format change. Many of my readers are old fogeys like you and I and complained about it being hard on the eyes. Since I never actually went to my blog and tried to read my own drivel, I put it off as long as I could. It is definitely a change, tho. Hey, I'd love a paying gig. That would screw up my whole anonymity thing tho and I would probably get canned by the state. Pfui.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the paying gig, MM.
ReplyDeleteI wont label you a sell-out.
Great news!! Can't wait to hear what it's all about.
ReplyDeleteMM is buying lunch!
ReplyDeleteMM was hired by Cordish to do P&L press releases.
ReplyDeleteI liked reading those dark stories in a dark background; I could just feel the knife around the corner waiting to stick someone.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the new gig!
"...should make me even more annoying and opinionated than I already am."
ReplyDeleteYES! That is my favorite part of you! :P
Looking forward to hearing more. (And oh wow, how my eyes thank you for releasing them from the pain!)
Congrats on the paying gig! Your obvious talent is being rewarded. Just remember to lead us by the nose to the right spot.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think the black was that bad--in fact I set up my sports blog in black. Should I reconsider?
Congratulations! Can't wait to hear the details! You earned this.
ReplyDelete@ the observer: YES. It hurts the readers' eyes. At least the majority of us, anyway. Black background with white font shouldn't be an option, dammit.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's much more obvious at work than a white background. And let's be honest...it's all about being able to be sneaky at work, eh? :D
Congrats to you on your gig!
ReplyDeleteI have the whole "I want a new blog look" fever. I'm going to change my publishing platform and host at the same time so I'm putting it off.