have i no shame? i guess not.

i have read posts before of bloggers who, in my opinion, were begging for comments. though i could relate to their feelings, i honestly considered that to be a bit, well, pathetic. and beneath me. (i know, i'm kind of a jerk. sorry.) but the funny thing is that prideful thoughts such as those usually have a way of coming back to bite me in the butt. when such things happen (and they do with some frequency) i like to think of it as the lowercase version of god's justice.

all of this is leading somewhere. and that somewhere is here...

why you no write me no comments?

that's lulu-speak for "i miss my comments". or more accurately, i miss my commenters. i know i say this blog is just for me, but apparently, it's not completely true. deep down, i would be perfectly happy to be a pioneer woman-esque bigtime blogger (so long as i have to put very little effort into it). now that the truth is out, it has come to this: shameless begging. i know we didn't just come home with lulu. and i know i rarely use capitals. and i know i am a little messed up in the head. but here is my (borrowed) plea to you...

"I'm looking for my commenters. Wait...okay, okay, okay. If this is where is has to happen, then this is where it has to happen. I'm not letting you get rid of me, how about that? This used to be my specialty. You know, I was good in a living room (writing my blog). They'd send me in there and I'd do it alone...I miss my- I miss my commenters. We live in a cynical world, a cynical world. And we work in a bloggy business of tough competitors. I love you. You complete me."

and now is when you can feel free to comment, "you had me at hello, miss. you had me at hello."

just in case it is pictures that entice you to comment, i offer this...

aww, so cute. doesn't it just make you want to comment? :)

so you see, i may be a lot of things (like judgmental, desperate, and pathetic). but i clearly ain't too proud to beg.

p.s. i wrote this whole dang appeal, but couldn't bring myself to click "publish post". it's not my pride (for once), it's just that i really don't want anyone to be shamed into writing comments to me. it goes against one of the deepest passions of my heart: freedom. so though this post is on one hand totally serious, know that it is also an attempt at humor. please do not feel that my shameless plea obligates that you show me the money in comment form. i won't enjoy comments if i feel like they were only to appease the 14 year old girl psyche residing in my 41 year old body. continue to be free to blog and comment (and not comment) as you please, ya know?!