Comments on Remarks from Sparks: GARBAGE BLOGGING • THE STUFF OF NOTHING

Amen! The first time I stumbled upon one such blo...

2009-07-02T19:36:13.938-07:00

Amen!

The first time I stumbled upon one such blog I was actually looking for some very specific artwork for my daughter's room and thought- well there's a good idea!

I bookmarked the site and a a few others like it and checked in on them from time to time.

The other day though, on this same blog I'd once found inspirational, its author was

Hans, you're simply adorable.

2009-06-29T09:13:41.729-07:00

Hans, you're simply adorable.

Some people wear frilly aprons and shop homemade. ...

2009-06-29T09:10:11.557-07:00

Some people wear frilly aprons and shop homemade. Other people take anything that is trendy or atleast generally liked by a large amount of people and decide to hate it. Blogs. Stores. Fashions. Music. Fonts, for heaven sakes. To me that's less having your own opinions and more hating others'. It's running fast and hard away from anything that would make you cliche. And then feeling

Oh, man. I've got the Madsen button. Just ho...

2009-06-24T05:30:48.576-07:00

Oh, man. I've got the Madsen button. Just hoping to win it.

Well said. What it comes down to is people are afraid of being who they truly are. They don't have the confidence that who they are is interesting, read-worthy, or acceptable. It takes a post like yours to shake them by the shoulders to re-think who they (we) really are, and be happy about it.

Jaime you sparked a smile. Thanks for your kind c...

2009-06-23T15:54:16.360-07:00

Jaime you sparked a smile. Thanks for your kind complement. Stuff like that doesn't go unnoticed. I appreciate it.

And I'll vouch for your coolness any day (though I'm actually no authority seeing as I don't subscribe to any of the blogs I mentioned--not even as a guilty pleasure).

I love your posts Megan.. I do visit these sites s...

2009-06-23T15:50:32.473-07:00

I love your posts Megan.. I do visit these sites sometimes then I click and see prices and I think, "really" do people really buy that stuff I thought I wasn't cool because I am not down with anthropologie and stuff but thanks I feel a little cooler now.. I love reading all your comments too way to stir em up...I wish I could write like you, you can say anything and boy do you know

ahhh, but if you are utilizing the frilly apron fo...

2009-06-23T14:35:23.836-07:00

ahhh, but if you are utilizing the frilly apron for the purpose of lingerie then it is use-full, not use-less. very useful indeed...

mini vacation. haha. maybe i'll have to try that.

Frilly aprons are lingerie at my house... and the ...

2009-06-23T14:10:56.641-07:00

Frilly aprons are lingerie at my house... and the big pockets are great for the ipod. I cook with an ipod. It's like a mini vacation.

This is so much fun! I might just stay here and refresh all-the-long-while day.

rookie - thanks for validating my concerns about t...

2009-06-23T14:07:39.591-07:00

rookie - thanks for validating my concerns about the frilly aprons. i thought i was alone in thinking they were strange and useless.

I cook and it's not secret, so my opinions on ...

2009-06-23T14:01:57.170-07:00

I cook and it's not secret, so my opinions on ruffly aprons: If you wear an apron like that, you don't know what you are doing in your own kitchen. If you did, you would know that an apron like that isn't efficient and doesn't serve the real purpose of an apron. What does a good apron include? Big, separated pockets for the random things collected in the kitchen, like a cell phone

Love this post. Thanks for being real & saying...

2009-06-23T13:53:39.568-07:00

Love this post. Thanks for being real & saying how it is!

Errin, so nice to have you. I have heard much of y...

2009-06-23T12:46:14.735-07:00

Errin, so nice to have you. I have heard much of you; that Ash sure does think you're nifty.

Keri, you're hilarious. Courageous too. Way to not be bashful and instead let it all out.

And rabid, tongue in cheek? Who? Me?

Darnit. Anthro - I say it. Half-Aprons - I lov...

2009-06-23T11:28:18.612-07:00

Darnit.

Anthro - I say it.

Half-Aprons - I love them. Like I really, really love them.

Those Blogs - I frequent them.

And I'm okay with that. It's like TV for me. Mindless, entertaining, fun.

And I used CurlzMT for my daughters 3rd birthday invites. I'm a little bit embarrassed by that.

Just a little.

I believe someone has failed to see the irony/tong...

2009-06-23T11:07:47.387-07:00

I believe someone has failed to see the irony/tongue-in-cheek in your give-a-way... but then again no one understands you like I do. That's my claim to fame. All 15 minutes of it.

also--to be non-creepy (i just realized i ranted w...

2009-06-23T11:03:07.612-07:00

also--to be non-creepy (i just realized i ranted w/o introducing myself) i'm ashley's friend errin. there. not so lurky-creepy anymore.

i love this post. i think it's unfortunate tha...

2009-06-23T11:02:02.525-07:00

i love this post. i think it's unfortunate that people don't understand "seriously so blessed" is satirical. i have this secret obsession (not so secret anymore!) where i go to ssb, and link to all the women who comment there, and their blogs are all the same, and just as you described! to me, the unfortunate aspect of this kind of blogging is that it defeats the possibility of

ps. i didn't mean that 50 is old. i was only r...

2009-06-23T10:43:57.780-07:00

ps. i didn't mean that 50 is old. i was only referring to the lovely ladies i worked with...

what the hell is uber? once upon a time i worked...

2009-06-23T10:42:09.025-07:00

what the hell is uber?

once upon a time i worked early morning shipment at the gap. i worked with a lot of ladies who were 50 plus in years. i honestly was under the impression that anthro was an old lady store.
well, thanks to the blogging world, i now unnecessarily know how "cool" anthro is and how i should be shopping their.

bleh.

Three cheers for conviction, Matt.

2009-06-23T10:41:16.214-07:00

Three cheers for conviction, Matt.

Note to self: Megan wouldn't like my Monday po...

2009-06-23T10:38:46.430-07:00

Note to self: Megan wouldn't like my Monday posts.

I actually have read your posts for sometime now. ...

2009-06-23T10:00:02.465-07:00

I actually have read your posts for sometime now. I still stand by my remarks. Clarify as much as you want...I still find it interesting.

Matt, I'd encourage you to familiarize yoursel...

2009-06-23T09:47:08.375-07:00

Matt, I'd encourage you to familiarize yourself with my blog so that you'd understand the tone of this space. And should you plow through my past posts, you'd discover my passion for capitalism and thus understand that I am happy earn money from just about anyone that wants to pay for my services. And truth be told, I can't recall ever doing work for any blog like those I'm

Wow...this post is strange to me because don't...

2009-06-23T09:27:55.558-07:00

Wow...this post is strange to me because don't you design things to make money off of the same people that you just described? Furthermore, right after you vented to the blogosphere your distaste for people that blog about things to pine for, you saw fit to plug your iPhone giveaway. But cheers to you for being so completely different.

Be still my heart. Excellent post. I never under...

2009-06-23T09:06:25.284-07:00

Be still my heart. Excellent post.

I never understood the love of that either. Sure, an occasional post about something you honestly like, but the on and on and on...ick.

Hilarious!!! Thank you Rabid for making the drive ...

2009-06-23T08:54:32.712-07:00

Hilarious!!!
Thank you Rabid for making the drive home point. Take these, and any other blogs that make you feel that you need things to be a self-actualized person, and get them out of your life.
This post is about spring cleaning your blog.