Something I’ve discovered recently is just how popular the word “thong” is as a search term. It seems it’s guaranteed to attract a few hits, at least. With this in mind, I will from now on be dropping the word thong into my posts wherever possible. Be warned!
Seriously, though, there are a few things pending that I need to cover today — for fear, if I don’t, of provoking the wrath of Mike. I say “a few things”, but really there’s only a couple.
Firstly…
An Announcement Concerning the Idiosyncratica Group.
I was discussing recently with Mike just how the group should work and we came up with a few… guidelines (I don’t like the words “rules” — that isn’t what this is about — but for it to work successfully, we all need to be reading from the same page.)
- We have decided to limit ourselves to a specific number of members. I think an upper limit of about twenty is about right, but I’m open to suggestions.
- A new member must be recommended by an existing member.
- Members must participate in group postings and activities. Slackers will be encouraged to get involved. If they don’t co-operate, we may have to send Lottie around to pay them a visit.
- For the time being, we aren’t setting up a group website. Frankly, I don’t think there is any real need. We all have enough blogs to check as it is, I’m sure. Therefore, updates will be posted on this blog. All members of the group should, ideally, be checking the blogs of other group members on a regular basis but whether you do this or not (I really hope you do!) you should at least regularly check here for group announcements and group tasks.
Suggestions are, of course, always welcome.
Meme Me a Meme.
Mike works in local government so, consequently, he doesn’t have a great deal to do other than think of new ways to annoy his blogging friends 
This is his latest effort:
The way the meme works is this:
- Go to the latest comment you have from someone else. Go to the blog of the person who made it. If that person doesn’t have a blog, go to the next one.
- Click the latest comment on that blog from someone else. Go to the blog of the person who made it. If that person doesn’t have a blog, go to the next one.
- Do this again until you have gone six blogs away. If anyone on the way doesn’t have a latest comments widget, just pick the first comment you see.
- Post about it. Tag at least a couple of other people.
Mine went:
I tag Will and Hayley.
Ooohhh… I’m on it! And once I pay someone a visit, I… never go away. Ask kallioppe. lol
Boomerang Lottie! If you do get rid of her, she just keeps coming right on back!
okie, nice update seems things are in order with the group. Congrats on making it by the way.
Thanks, Damian. Don’t forget, if you have anything to add — suggestions etc — don’t hesitate in speaking up. It’s your group, too
I just had a thought.
Apparently, “Ben Stein [...] idiot” is quite popular too. Oh, and “dinosaur noises”. Maybe I should make a post describing Ben Stein as an idiot who makes dinosaur noises while wearing a thong. I could become famous.
Sorry for the tangent. I have poor impulse control today. ::blush::
Mentioning Ben Stein is a bit beneath me, I’m afraid. I’ll leave that to lesser mortals. He he. I’ll stick to thongs (figuratively speaking!), thank you very much.
I felt the same way until I figured out that I could dress him in a thong.
Wait… Maybe that’s not such a good idea after all. I might get more hits, but what about my dignity? And my appetite?!
lol
Gary ftw!
OK, so what’s our first monthly topic? Hey, I just had a thought; we’re like the Inklings but without the pretentious pseudo-intellectuals. Well, not as many, anyway.
On that subject, I am also probably the only one of our group who has ever had a drink in the Eagle and Child.
Lottie, that has got to be the most disturbing visual I’ve read in a long time! You do realise that I’ll be having nightmares for weeks to come, now, don’t you?
Mike — regarding the pretentious pseudo-intellectuals… when you say “not as many”, would you like to be a little more specific?
I’ve been thinking of the monthly topic and was considering something that will be easy for us all, whatever level of experience, to participate in. A general introductory piece, perhaps. Something that tells as a little about the individual and their tastes? Favourite book/author and why?
We could do with a virtual pub, actually, couldn’t we? Though I’m not sure quite how virtual alcohol would work…
Hang on, hang on – when you say you tag Hayley, you couldn’t possibly mean me could you?
I most certainly could
Haha, didn’t like to presume.
You’re the only Hayley I know. Though I am planning on working on my collection, once I’ve finished this novel
Ta da!!!
http://saturdayschild.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/travelling-through-the-blogsphere/
It’s an interesting exercise, isn’t it? Mine were almost all romance writers!