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Tossing My “Social Networking” Salad….

November 8th, 2008

This post may not make me popular but it will make me honest….

So… I am generally a person who knows what she likes and am honestly quite vocal about it.  If I like someone, I’ll continually spout praises about said person and if I don’t like someone?  Uh yeah.  My new thing is going to be trying very hard to *not* open my mouth when someone whom I deem to be a total tool is mentioned among my friends.  I know that it’s very hard for me to keep my facial expressions to myself but that doesn’t mean I have to say, “what a fucking cunt” every time the name of someone that bothers me is brought up.  You see?  I’m growing and learning.  I’m really really trying to turn over some new leaves here and not instantly react to everything and anything.  As a matter of fact, this last week has taught me a ton of valuable lessons about the way I handle things and I am here to tell you that it’s not pretty.  I know my faults and have seen the terrible way things turn out when I handle them in the usual way so now I am trying, with the help of different friends’ advice, to blow past my comfort zone and do things differently.  It’s important to me that I not just sit stagnant in my own way of doing things, especially when after following one person’s advice on life yesterday, I feel about five gajillion times better than I would have had I approached things in my usual manner.  By the way, none of that is cryptic speak at all…there’s just so much shit going on in my little world that boring you with the details is not really necessary!

Anyway, one of the things I’d really like to change about myself is not caring so much whether or not people like me.  I try so hard to not have anyone out there that hates me and talks crap about me that I put myself in this claustraphobic little box that makes me seethe inside.  It’s ridiculous…people are not going to like me.  Hell, there are people that don’t like me now and you know what?  Who cares?  I have always been fond of telling others that we’re not all going to like the same people.  Some people are just suited to get along and others are not.  It’s human nature to not fit in everyone’s pretty little portrait of friendship.  What’s *not* natural is trying to stick your square peg into someone else’s round hole over and over again just because it’s easier or because you have mutual friends or because you have this crazy need not to be hated.

Anydoodle, good things are happening inside of me now that I am really willing to take the hard look and fix shit.  One thing I’ve decided to stop doing is paying attention to people online that seem to hurt my feelings and/or make my blood boil.  I mean, what the FUCK?  Why do I still stalk read blogs of people that I don’t want or need in my bloggy life?  It just ends up with me rolling my eyes or getting angry inside all over again.  Another thing I decided to stop doing is following people on Twitter due to some sense of obligation.  Twitter is another place where I roll my eyes a lot or wonder why I am following someone that “twats” incessantly every single moment of their every single day.  And I’m not being Judgey Judge here because I am the same way…hell, my ass got Twitter-dumped by 10 people when I was in Florida…whatever, really.

Here’s the thing:  Twitter is not real life.  Just because I choose not to follow someone on Twitter or vice versa (I would hope), it doesn’t mean that I don’t like you in other avenues of life.  Twitter is not the end-all, be-all of friendship and love.  It doesn’t matter if one gets the big social networking pink slip, right?  Wrong.  Well…sorta wrong.  You see there is what I deem to be a TERRIBLE new tool to go along with Twitter called Qwitter.  What is Qwitter?  I’m glad you asked!  Basically, if you sign up for Qwitter, the service will email you when someone dumps your ass…it tells you exactly when too!

Totally Fake Example:

Hi, snackiepoo.

Blogography stopped following you on Twitter after you posted this tweet:  I stole Davey-Joe’s tiara then ate his babies. Very tasty!

Best,
Qwitter

I mean, wow…not only does it tell you who left you but why they left you.  It’s like, “hey…this was your final straw of annoyance snackiepoo, you twat…toodles!”.  I know that a ton of people use this service and think it is a good idea but I am not one of them.  First of all, Twitter is a choice like blogging is a choice.  I choose to follow your blog, subscribe to your feed and/or to follow your Twitter.  When I remove you from my Twitter friends, I certainly do not want to get a forwarded email 5 minutes later asking why I am no longer following you.  And yes, this has happened to me…more than once.  For the love of GOD, do you know how many people that I thought were my “buddies” dumped me on Twitter?  I never emailed *them* to ask why we broke up, sheesh.  Anyway, the second reason I don’t like it is the flip side of the coin.  I personally subscribed to it just so that I could bring you this post and you know what?   The first email I got notifying me that someone had dumped me at 6:00 this morning?   It made me have a bit of a tizzy fit and I was like, “Wait, what?  I thought that dude liked me!”.  Uh huh, “Hilly” and “hypocrisy” both start with the letter “H”!

My final thought on the tool…(heh, tool) is that it is just not a good idea.  It feeds into so much drama.  Of course, sometimes the notion of Twitter itself does as well.  Geez, the next thing you know, people will know when someone unsubscribes from their RSS feeds or deletes their emails and it will be blog anarchy!  Arrrgh!  Okay, sure…overkill.  But you know what I mean, right?  I know that some people think this is the neatest thing since internet porn but not me.  It doesn’t go along with what I want to do in my life which is pay more attention to the positive and completely destroy the negative even from being in my periphery.  In fact, I need to go unsubscribe from this shit right now!

Going Out For A Birthday Dinner With Shawn Kisses,
Me

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Just A Quickie…

October 4th, 2008

Once again, I am trying to clean up my Blogroll page! I think I have eliminated all broken links and deleted all blogs which haven’t been active for some time. If I deleted your blog by mistake, please let me know! Nothing was eliminated because I hate anyone or anything lame like that, sheesh. Sometimes I get into organizational mode and go a big crazy, that’s all. So, if you will take time out of your busy day for three things…

1. If your blog is there, check that I have the correct URL.
2. If your blog is not there, let me know to add it. I haven’t added a lot of my new reads yet so I sure as hell would NOT mind the poke-reminder.
3. Have a happy weekend!

Ricky Retardo Kisses,
Me

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Comment Orgy…

August 27th, 2008

I’ve been torturing Brandon over at / thepenismightier \ for almost a year and a half now about writing a guest post for me.  It’s either his fault for lagging or mine for not nagging…let’s call it even!  In either case, I bring to you a wonderful guest post by someone who is a helluva lot more clever than I am…

Everybody remembers their first time, well maybe not my friend Timothy who we always thought was too quiet to be Father Conrad’s favorite altarboy, anyway.  You remember that excitement, that buildup, the coming goosebumps, the loss of breath, the urge to fight back tears, blood in your mouth as you bite your lip, that curious noise, what was that? you wonder, mentally running through the lyrics to Old MacDonald, the smells, the flash of light, the release.  The little bit of regret responsible for the urge to cuddle.  The guilt, the silence, the resentment, and the lonely walk to the bathroom to see the damage done to daddy’s little flower blossom in the harsh fluorescent lights.  Ahh, yes.  Everybody remembers the first time someone left a comment on their blog.

MORE PLEASE.

Of course, one just isn’t enough, because you know that despite your collection of Star Wars memorabilia, despite your fondness of wearing Crocs to your weekly Gamestop excursion, despite your debilitating addiction to Rockstar Energy Drink, all of which give you the appearance of normalcy, you are now an insatiable comment whore.

I understand, I really do. I’m not going to judge you, just as I know you won’t judge me for the following conversation I had with my comments box at the height of my obsession.

Comment Box: 1

Me: Oooh, that’s nice.

Comment Box: 2

Me: Oh, that one was me. Oops.

Comment Box: 3

Me: /muffled moaning sounds

Comment Box: 4

Me: Dirty, dirty. You know you like it.

Comment Box: 7

Me: FUCKING CHRIST GOD

Comment Box: 9

Me: OH MOMMY

Comment Box: Wait? Did you say ‘mommy’?

Me: Um.(thinkfastthinkfast).Mommy was the nickname for my last girlfriend.
(whew!)

Comment Box: The fuck? YOU DIDN’T JUST CALL ME BY YOUR EX GIRLFRIEND’S NAME!

Me: Um. (thinkfastthinkfast). You’re on the pill, right? I think the condom fell off. (condom still unwrapped on computer desk).

Comment Box: BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH

Fortunately we created a freak outlet a couple years back called the Comment Orgy.  It sort of went away for awhile (THANK YOU DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY) but I am hoping to bring it back starting here, starting now, at Hilly’s place, because who really wants to clean up after an orgy at their own place?  The rules are simple.  Leave a comment.  Eat some mango, come back and leave another.  No one is going to judge you. Some of you will bring vitamin B shots, some of you will bring furry costumes, some of you will bring Bibles. That’s not weird at all.

Once we get to 100 comments, then the orgy is considered a success, Hilly tries to recover without the assistance of an enema, and then picks someone to host the next comment orgy.  We all go back to our lives, our jobs, the boy scout troop where we volunteer, whatever.  But secretly, we all know.

Okay, now, people.

Talk dirty.

Brandon

(Hrm, Hilly sees this as a golden opportunity to up your comment whore number for August. Hilly also thinks it is a good time for lurkers to comment Hilly also is talking about herself in the third person and needs to go now.)


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Find Me Now, Find Me Here…

August 6th, 2008

My post today is all about the catch-up and pointing you in other directions.  What can I say?   I’m a giver and a spreader.  Erm, wait…”spreader” may be the wrong word here.  I mean, I do like to spread the love and all that but when one uses the term “spreader”, one may be calling herself a whore.  I’ll have to check the urban dictionary later on to find out for sure.  Anydiddle, moving on….

1.) My sister went and got herself a blog!  Can you dig?  Can you believe?  Don’t you just want to die?  Not that excited, huh?  Okay well seriously,  if you would be so kind, can  you please go say hello to my sister Courtney and welcome her to the Wide Wide World of Blogging?  When I first read it yesterday, I was amazed at how much we sound alike (our written voices, anyway).  Anyway, I pimped her out on Twitter and so many people were awesome enough to welcome her to the PRB so thank you, thank you, thank you!  Now then, I need to help her design that fucker….

2.) Karl and I made another video blog post.  You can find it over at his place.  Which begs the question…why is it that whenever *we* make a video post together, his is the site that gets to display it?  What about *my* needs and wants?  Sheesh!  Oh oh oh, speaking of Karl…he’s gone!  He left this morning and will be Florida’s problem soon enough.  I’d mention how thrilled I am to have my house back and that I am halfway naked while typing this right now but then again, that might be stating the obvious.  It was really great having him here and we had lots of fun but uh…momma needs her “alone time”.

3.) You know that caption contest that I seem to have dragged out for three weeks?  WE HAVE A WINNER!  Congratulations to Shiny for winning with the caption that reads, “For the love of God, Hilly, BE CAREFUL! You’ll suck all the gay out of him!”.   The runner up winners are a tie between Vahid’s “If it wasn’t for the whole ‘vagina’ thing she’d be perfect for me. Alas, our love can never be.” and Jester’s own submittal,  “Does this Hilly on my face make me look gay?”.  Congratulations boys…we’ll discuss your special prizes behind closed door…ahem.

4.) Last but certainly not least, please don’t forget to congratulate our latest Blogger of the Month, Brandon.  He’s a great guy and deserves to feel the love.  Erm, wait…there I go again.  I’m a Michael Scott waiting to happen this morning.  Sheesh.

Sorry to make you all work so hard by clicking links.  I know it can be a total pain in the rump.  Uh, did I just actually use the word “rump”?  Egads.  Methinks I need more coffee STAT!  Taking someone to the airport at 6am leaves the funk of forty-thousand years rattling around in my noodle!

Les Mis On The Brain Kisses,
Me

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Because Life’s Big Clusterfooks Are Not Always About Me….

April 2nd, 2008

I’m still on hiatus and am not really here. 

But life isn’t always about me (shocking, I know!).  Therefore, I just had to come to my blog for just a moment to tell you all about something really important.

You see, Lisa over at Clusterfook recently was diagnosed with ovarian cancer for the third time.  To top that off, on the day she announced that she once again had the cancer, all she asked of her readers and blog friends was that they tell her something that they are grateful for.  My heart broke a little for her that day and even though I am still praying for her and feel my heart tense every time I think of what she is going through, I also feel my heart swell with the love and support the PRB has shown her.

So please, take a moment out of your day to read Lisa’s post and tell her what you are grateful for.  After that, I really think that you should watch this amazing video that Danalyn made….it had me crying my eyes out.  Finally, one thing that Lisa expressed that she really wanted to do was take her children to Disneyworld. 

Please please please, click on the banner below to see how you can help make this a reality for Lisa and her family.

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Praying For Lisa Kisses,
Me

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When Bullets Bend Over And Kiss My Blarney Stone….

March 17th, 2008

First of all, Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of you!  I hope you frolic like Martin Prince and find yourself a four leaf clover and if not….a few pints of green beer!  Have I mentioned that I loathe the color kelly green?  Yeah, totally do.

If you missed my radio show yesterday, never fear….you can either listen to or download the archive here.  My guest was Chelle from The Absurdist and the show was uh, interesting.  Somehow it became the Davy-Joe show because Chelle is a little smitten with Dave’s hotness.  Besides all that, we talked about sex (shocker), love, crushes and the paranormal.  There will be no show next week due to Easter but join me on March 30th when my guest actually *is* Dave!

Mr. Fab is having a cleavage contest which I guess is quite harmless….or so he says!  We’re not allowed to pimp ourselves out or anything like that, but we can tell you to go over and play.  Now I never thought I’d win and really sent in my cleave because I thought Fab wouldn’t get enough entries.  Boy was I dumb!  But it is interesting to try to match the boobs to the blogger, haha.  I’m using the few shots that show hair as my big deductions.

I posted this on my Twitter earlier today, but I have a question:  A guy at work was talking to another guy at work and said, "Yeah I was running late so I let her jump in the shower with me, then I washed her hair, then her mom got in and took over".  He was talking about his daughter who I would guess is somewhat young because he talked about her watching Dora this morning as well.  The twitterbugs want me to snoop and find out her age, but I ask you….is anything about that creepy?  Even in the 70’s when I was a child, I never saw my Dad’s junk.

There were a couple of comments made to me last week that really hurt my feelings.  At first, I saw red as I am prone to do.  But thanks to a couple of friends who always ask me if it is worth it and/or tell me to calm the fuck down and give it a few days, I am golden.  I do think I am going to start a series of posts that contain stories from my past so people better get where I am coming from.  It’s fucking easy to make a snap judgment when you don’t know all the facts about a person’s past yet maybe if I put some of those details out there, that can go away, right?  And I know…I don’t have to but I am going to.

I wonder how many bloggers feel that they "owe" their readers something when their lives are misinterpreted.  I must be the only one that feels compelled to explain myself and I’ve got to figure out why, quite honestly.  Note to self….next time you have therapy, bring this shit up.

Hot Foamy Green Beer Kisses,
Me

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Friday Means I Ask You To Follow Me Everywhere….

February 22nd, 2008

Hi…

You’ve reached Hilly’s blog but she’s not in right now.  She’s guest-posting for Mr. Fab over at Pointless Drivel.  Please redirect yourself here to join in on the Friday fun!

But before you go, don’t forget…..

Click for Snackie Radio

  SUNDAY @ NOON PST

GUEST STAR: KARL FROM 2HT
There is a call-in number AND a live chat room that go along with the show…you can partake in either, both or none.
I hope I will see you there!

Furthermore, if you would like to be a co-host on Snackie Radio, please let me know!  I don’t really have anyone lined up after Karl so I need to get on that.  I will most definitely tailor the show so that we talk about things that interest YOU.  I also will always ask what is taboo and what isn’t before the show airs!  Don’t be afraid…please help a sister out and commit to help me co-host?  After the first show, we will be on the air every SUNDAY AT 3PM, WEST COAST TIME!!!

Friday Funbag Kisses,
Me

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If It’s Not Men, It’s Mildew….

January 14th, 2008

So, while Miss Hilly, who talks about herself in the third person today, goes insane trying to fit back into a work routine (and the idiots on location) after almost two months off, why don’t you all discuss a topic amongst yourselves.

Here’s one:  I noted this weekend that the PRB seems to be very quiet lately which spawned few ideas from a few people.  Some theories include that blogging may be going out of style, commenting may be going out of style or that everyone hates me because my name "Snackiepoo" is so bloody scary.  Dave suggested that I call myself "Hellbitch Deathbringer" if I wanted more people to feel comfortable enough to comment.  Oh wait, maybe that was after I made the statement that I got some emails from some folks who are afraid to comment.  Never you mind, it all goes in the same place anyway.

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Snackology: What’s New In Hilly’s Net World For 2008!

December 26th, 2007

Phew, Christmas is over and this goosey got a little fat….time to strap on the Nike’s and head to the gym all week!  All in all though, it was a lovely Christmas.  In fact, it was far more wondrous than I thought it would be given the events and tone of the past year.  I got some amazing presents, one of which I am using right now.  I also cooked a huge fantabulous dinner with all the bells and whistles, drank a lot of booze (shocker, I know), watched The Simpsons Movie and Knocked Up, and had Scene It? Battle Royales with friends and family.  Like I said, good times.

But now it’s time for me to turn my focus to the present/future.  I’ve had a few days of very limited net time and it’s really opened my eyes to some things that I want to accomplish and/or change starting today.  No no, they are not New Years Resolutions as I don’t believe in only changing once a year….they are more like thoughts that have been brewing for awhile and are ready to come out and say hello to all of YOU!

So today begins my "Snackology 2008: What’s New?" series.  Over the next few days, I will touch on various categories of my being by listing my intentions, wishes, dreams and fucked up thoughts!  So let’s begin shall we?  Today we shall talk about what’s new for me with regard to blogging and stuff like that.

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The Sound Of Pulling Heaven Down…..

November 8th, 2007

I was all set to follow my usual routine last night….yanno, write my post while watching CSI:NY then set it to publish sometime in the midnight hour.  Yes, that was the plan…..until I sat down and my computer to spill guts and started to cry for at least a half an hour.  At that point in time, I was just going to write a few simple sentences telling you all that I felt broken and asking if anyone would just hold my hand and let me feel that way for a slight minute.  And yet, somehow I didn’t want to be that depressing after two rather angry-ish posts the days before.  Lightblulb!  I then remembered that Sue had asked everyone yesterday to share who they are and I had made a plan to make a whole "Who I Am" post, written with the same flavor as my "This I Believe" post.  But gah, narf and mrph……that just made me cry more because the only part of "who I am" that I could come up with was the sad and negative stuff.  So my post was going to be a few simple lines telling you that I was trying to define who I am and asking if any of you could please tell me what you see in me to help me remember the good in who I am.  And yet, I didn’t want to be needy so I decided to just give up and put the laptop away.

That’s the thing about blogging….a person can choose to just write whatever they want at the time and let it all hang out OR they can know when to walk away and let things rest inside befroe it gets all dramatic and shit up in heaaaa.  Now now, we all know that I am not one to be stingy with my soul and guts, but I ask you….how much more of my mope with a side of vitriol can you guys take?  Shit, I can’t even take it, hah!  Ironically, the first post I read this morning totally made me laugh and think of something that I’d been meaning to say for a long time.  You see, RW is one of my favorite bloggers out there because he is so not afraid to just tell it like it is and we all know how much I love that shit.  His post today had me nodding, smiling and saying, "fuck yeah".  He talks about his blog, some grammar stuff and then hits on how some bloggers slide by with their popularity rather than trying anymore.  You’d have to read it, so go ahead…I’ll wait.

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