50 signs you’re a blogaholic
Are you addicted to blogging? You know you blog too much if…
- You have to turn back on your way to the airport because you forgot to “tell” your blog that you’re going away.
- You sneak off during a date to check your hit stats.
- You update Twitter about your life more than you actually live it. (Thanks Gina!)
- You think LSD is something to do with RSS or XML.
- Your family don’t call anymore, they just check your blog.
- You have daydreams about links from Boing Boing.
- You pray to Steve Pavlina.
- You eat blogging. You sleep blogging. You drink coffee.
- You think Nike should make a shirt that says “just blog it”.
- You would buy it if they did.
- You’re considering naming your first-born child Scoble.
- You start conversations with the phrase “top 10 ways to…” because you think it will get you on the front page of Digg.
- You’re listening to the travel news and get excited by the phrase “heavy traffic”.
- You moblog your own wedding.
- You keep a blog ideas notepad by your bed. And you go to bed early just so you can write in it.
- You check your Adsense revenue more than your bank account.
- You’ve got more “blog friends” than “real life” friends.
- You turn down invitations to go out because you haven’t yet written your post for the day.
- You introduce yourself at parties as a “new media journalist”.
- Your breakfast of choice is toast, cornflakes and Google reader.
- You care more about what Technorati says about your authority than what your children do.
- You’ve got “Custom CSS for Dummies” on your Christmas list.
- You think the 3 Rs are Reading, Writing and RSS.
- You can’t remember what you did last week without consulting your blog.
- Your blogroll is longer that your cell’s phonebook.
- You think “I wonder how this’ll look on Flickr?” when posing for photos.
- When asked to feed the dog, you think “RSS or Atom?”
- The only time your friends hear your voice is on your podcast.
- You include ownership of your blog in your will.
- You know what a blog carnival is.
- You’ve participated in one.
- You wonder if they do vacations at the Googleplex.
- Under the hobbies section of an online dating profile you just put “Googling myself”.
- Your licence plate matches your domain name.
- Your lifetime goal is achieving a Page Rank of 10.
- People in the street recognise you from your MyBlogLog photo.
- You have a scorn for Xanga users normal people reserve for rapists and serial killers.
- You refuse to wear black hats because you think it will affect your SEO.
- You got that last one.
- You have more than three friends with numbers in their names.
- You’ve ever used the term “blawg” in coversation.
- Blogger.com is banned on your office network.
- You try to offer links as a form of payment in restaurants.
- You start getting withdrawal symptoms when you go a day without posting.
- You met your girlfriend/boyfriend through a blog.
- You get more “approve this comment” e-mail messages than spam.
- People worry about you when you do not post for a day.
- The name Kubrick means more to you than the director of A Clockwork Orange.
- You make the wrong post to the wrong blog on the wrong day.
- You finish reading this and go to make a post with your own additions… :-)
Thanks to Weblog Tools Collection for numbers 45-49. Central Snark also has a great “you blog too much…” post.
And if you are in fact a blogaholic, you may enjoy my post about the ten secrets of review writing that will keep readers coming back, or check out my tumblelog.
I feel ashamed of myself after reading that!
Dan
June 10, 2007 at 12:30 pm
How many of these do we need to match before being considered a blogaholic?
Jason
June 10, 2007 at 4:19 pm
“You make the wrong post to the wrong blog on the wrong day.”
Yes xDDD all the time
Alex
June 10, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Hi Jonathan,
Sorry about the double trackback. Had to delete the first post and repost under the correct category. It’s that Permalink Redirect thing. And it looks like the new wpSEO plugin works a little too well although this is the first time I’ve seen tag words show up in a comment header.
Kirk M
June 10, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Dan: no need to feel ashamed, no-one’s judging you here!
Jason: I don’t think it’s about the number of criteria you fulfill, but more the severity of them. For example: number 41, no biggie. Number 38, you might need help! ;-)
Alex: glad you could relate!
Kirk: No worries, thanks for the link.
Jonathan Deamer
June 10, 2007 at 5:04 pm
a huge list to be approved as a blogaholic..true and funny list. thanks mate u made my day!
desi
June 10, 2007 at 6:15 pm
I’m fine because I have oats, tea and blogtrawl for my breakfast, and there’s such an overlap between blogfriends and realfriends that no one could pin that one down.
Oh dear.
jemima
June 10, 2007 at 6:50 pm
In reference to point number 11:
Amit Aggarwal of Digital Inspiration has named his son Google. See for yourself.
Manu Khanna
June 10, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Haha, loving the one about black-hat SEO.
Alex
June 10, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Just Blog It:
http://www.cafepress.com/blogteez.140161074
Chris
June 10, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Phew! I’m nowhere near there.
Yet at least…
Stephanie
June 10, 2007 at 7:29 pm
I’ve thought of a few of those…but am definitely not a Blogaholic :P
TechZ
June 10, 2007 at 9:08 pm
You gotta be kidding! You don’t worry about it, because you know you’re going to post about your trip status from the airport terminal … sort of like I’m doing right now. ;)
blogan
June 10, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Soes a translation counts as an addition ? :)
http://www.trassagere.com/blog/50-signes-qui-ne-trompent-pas-vous-etes-un-blogolique/
Marie-Aude
June 10, 2007 at 9:34 pm
do you really need 50 reasons. i think the first one says it all.
uway
June 10, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Hilarious! Now I’m off to make my own post with a few additions. ;)
timethief
June 10, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Oh my.. at least I feel better now that I’m not alone!! ;)
The Thinking Blog
June 10, 2007 at 11:10 pm
I hate you Jonathan! :P
You made me do this: http://www.divshare.com/download/904878-94d
The Thinking Blog
June 10, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Many of these are very scary. Is there a 12 step program for blogaholism? I might to admit I’m powerless over my addiction.
abarclay12
June 10, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I love blogging, but most of this does not apply to me.
April
June 11, 2007 at 12:10 am
Not only did I meet my boyfriend through my blog, I’m reading him your list over the phone right now. We’re both dying from laughter knowing we match too many of your numbered posts. Thanks for writing it!
fringes
June 11, 2007 at 12:55 am
I agree with April. I love blogging and love rubbing the hits to people who think I created a blog just to compete against them when mine is much better than theirs.
Dear A
June 11, 2007 at 12:55 am
lol…
abu ameerah
June 11, 2007 at 1:55 am
I’m a blogaholic. and 25 is true for me :P
Mark
June 11, 2007 at 2:02 am
Lolz, you’re blogaholic
Myo Kyaw Htun
June 11, 2007 at 2:07 am
After reading this and pretty much check off 95% of the list should I get worried? Who am I asking, ya`ll in the same boat:)
psymon101
June 11, 2007 at 2:13 am
Thank goodness, I’m nowhere near as bad as I thought. psymon101, 95% of the list??? You may need blogoholics anonymous.
hhope
June 11, 2007 at 2:21 am
hhope, just dont tell the wife:)
psymon101
June 11, 2007 at 2:54 am
What about getting turned on everytime you blog? That’s not weird is it? I’m just asking for a friend…
Aniche
June 11, 2007 at 2:59 am
this is too funny
gulfcoastpolo
June 11, 2007 at 3:36 am
this is hilarious! I actually did think of #11 :D
pearl
June 11, 2007 at 4:21 am
Wonderful Post – esp #49
duttas
June 11, 2007 at 6:32 am
think you just caught me…
Stargazer
June 11, 2007 at 7:05 am
whooops….
ekowanz
June 11, 2007 at 7:30 am
This isn’t that funny really.
G
June 11, 2007 at 8:38 am
I started calling myself a ‘New Media Jounalist’ to wind up a friend after she got a job at the BBC (incidently, it took her 4 years of studying and 2 years experience to get that job – it took me 2 minutes to invent my new title!!)
Chris
June 11, 2007 at 8:44 am
No signs – I`am.
Fieral
June 11, 2007 at 9:22 am
goooooooooooooood oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
dinsan
June 11, 2007 at 9:55 am
People worry about you when you do not post for a day.
I worry about this all the time.
cuzoogle
June 11, 2007 at 9:57 am
Nope not yet in a few months it may be a different story lol
ginger
June 11, 2007 at 9:59 am
:D Top stuff . Thanks for the chuckles
peoplesgeography
June 11, 2007 at 10:45 am
Great fun!
I do feel better, knowing that I did not answer positively to more than half of it all!
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles
Robert-Gilles Martineau
June 11, 2007 at 10:53 am
Thinking of it, I may have to be careful though as I’m still commenting!
LOL
Robert-Gilles
Robert-Gilles Martineau
June 11, 2007 at 11:09 am
brilliant post, i wonder if anyone has met their partner through a blog…
adam
June 11, 2007 at 1:22 pm
It could be worse ya could live in Illinois and have a crummy governor named, Blagojevitch. Still that – ‘Just Blog It’ – t-shirt idea could be a real moneymaker, just don’t let Blago steal the idea from you.
thescoundrel
June 11, 2007 at 1:25 pm
I should be watching this Code
Thank you very much
almhml
June 11, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Fine, I’m not addicted…yet :-s
Da Dame
June 11, 2007 at 2:52 pm
great list! way too true…
~susan
patchworkreflections.blogspot.com
miaj.wordpress.com
miaj
June 11, 2007 at 3:22 pm
“5. Your family don’t call anymore, they just check your blog.”
Oh god, I hope not. :o
On the other hand, if that got them to stop calling me…
Drifter
June 11, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Good to see that I am already following many of these…..
But still I do not consider blogaholic – ..
But yes – I am really looking forward to it…
Sv
Sourav
June 11, 2007 at 5:03 pm
I don’t think I display any of the signs yet…but i check out every hour or so to read any comments to my post…..i guess that’s blogaholic already!!!!
Btw…I sumitted my first post a few days ago, to date I ve not got any comment yet. Calling all fellow blogaholics…care to visit me at….
rokiahiz.wordpress.com
rokiahiz
June 11, 2007 at 5:44 pm
OK, this is worrying, I can actually identify with some of the statements in there.
Is there no hope?
Sicarii
June 11, 2007 at 5:58 pm
So very very true!
Jenny
June 11, 2007 at 6:16 pm
rokiahiz , if you add your blog address to your profile then when you comment on other wordpress blogs your name will be linked back to your blog. Saves you from having to type it out in the comments. Took me a bit to realize that myself. :)
MyProfile >> (Your Profile and Personal Options >> Contact Info >> Website)
Drifter
June 11, 2007 at 6:18 pm
i is so pawn’d =(
Rodrigo Peñalba
June 11, 2007 at 7:14 pm
Great post. No signs I’m there yet, but I think I’m well on the way.
http://mikeelliottsblog.wordpress.com
mikeelliott1
June 11, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Other than 9 and 10, I don’t match any of those. Yaay, I’m not an addict :p
Mr_Cynical
June 11, 2007 at 8:26 pm
I turned out positive for 8 out of the possible 50. That’s 16%. But I still love blogging. ;____;
Kumi
June 12, 2007 at 10:05 am
Gosh…I got 23/50 which is 46% of the total. I did not realized that I have such a bad “die4notblogging” sickness. Any remedies for that? :P
p/s: I love blogging..it’s fun :)
Criz Lai
June 12, 2007 at 12:20 pm
9, 10, 17, 35.
Maybe?
Lethal.Liquid
June 12, 2007 at 12:53 pm
nice post and catchy titles. interesting read. :D
syahid ali
June 12, 2007 at 1:29 pm
May I translate this wonderful post in Italian? :P
Napolux
June 12, 2007 at 3:44 pm
50 signs your a blogaholic hillarious
qianaseneca
June 12, 2007 at 11:37 pm
okay, number 5, 45, 46 and 47are soooo me. your list is freaking right! :D
miund
June 13, 2007 at 8:43 am
check this out
its a site for bloggers to post news from their blogs and gets voted by bloggers
http://www.irintech.com
jean
June 13, 2007 at 10:26 am
Fun Stuff. Some so true!
Jen
June 14, 2007 at 12:22 am
Definitely sounds like the direction I’m going with all the attention I’ve been giving The Terminal and this online guide recently. It seems that all I do is eat and sleep this stuff. Sad thing is, I’m commenting on a blog to take a break from finishing the second blog tonight. :(
Dre
June 15, 2007 at 4:24 am
#51: You get angrier when someone criticized you in a blog than in real life.
geekcritic
June 15, 2007 at 5:17 am
Lol! So true…I’m feeling guilty now. Just can’t wait to get back to my blog and post about this guilt. Hehe!
Shibani
June 15, 2007 at 12:06 pm
what is a blog carnival….
redbunny
June 21, 2007 at 5:55 am
Cheers for stopping by Redbunny – a blog carnival is where a blogger gets other bloggers in the same niche or category to write posts on a certain subject, and then makes a post linking to all of them. More info on good ol’ Wikipedia!
Jonathan Deamer
June 21, 2007 at 3:48 pm
That is so funny I would like to repost it on my blog with a link to your page.
Carla
June 24, 2007 at 8:05 pm
I love this. I am going to link from my page to this! (and add you to my blogroll. I love this blog)
startingtoday
July 15, 2007 at 6:20 pm
Thanks for the kind words Starting Today – stay in touch!
Jonathan Deamer
July 15, 2007 at 9:07 pm
my name is gwadzilla
I am a blog-aholic
http://www.gwadzilla.blogspot.com
is there a program for this?
gwadzilla
July 20, 2007 at 4:52 pm
and yes…
I will put a link to this on my blog
I spend way too much time on my blog!
gwadzilla
July 20, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Blog Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Yes I still hope to be featured again on Boing Boing. The force is strong.
Papa Shongo
August 1, 2007 at 6:26 pm
So many blogs and so little time!
maureen
August 3, 2007 at 1:18 am
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
Idetrorce
December 16, 2007 at 12:48 am
I would like to see a continuation of the topic
Maximus
December 20, 2007 at 7:03 am
Well now i know i am blogaholic.Many of these points apply on me.
Saim Baig
January 6, 2008 at 8:50 am
Number 31 is for me.:D
Saad
January 6, 2008 at 8:54 am
My blogroll is not longer then mobile list.But still iam blogohlic.
Wf
January 6, 2008 at 9:01 am
Wow, have only been blogging for a couple of months and can already identify with the majority of those statements… I need help…
Andre Sammartino
December 31, 2008 at 5:15 am
I’m a real Blogaholic.
Thanate
March 8, 2009 at 5:37 am
50 signs that you’re real blogoholic
Mirza
April 25, 2009 at 6:38 am
Yes, surely I’m a blogaholic :P
Nafa
November 20, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Hahaha…You make laugh out loud. Now I’m absolutely sure that I’m a blogaholic.
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