Um. Hello.
So I sort of just kept talking to myself and figuring stuff out and telling stories with my back turned to the audience. Because it's really important to tell things the way they are, and it's hard not to lie when you know people are listening. So I closed my eyes and stood in the corner and kept talking.
So ... you found it. My blog. Hi.
My name is Shady. I live in the state of Colorado. Apparently we lost a pretty important sporting event. I think it had to do with football? I'm sorry.
If you are a previous follower (dad, english teacher, carrot bestower, chicken man, etc) I must now alert you that I am going to have to step up my game. Are there athletic blogging thimbles for typing? I'll have to look into that.
What happened is my mother found my blog.
She then shared it on her facebook page (of which I do not have) which resulted in this site now being filled with ALL OF HER FRIENDS WHICH IS SO COOL.
When I started this blog, it was sort of just me standing in a corner talking to myself, as usual.
Then some people showed up. Like, two, three, six, here and there.
So I sort of just kept talking to myself and figuring stuff out and telling stories with my back turned to the audience. Because it's really important to tell things the way they are, and it's hard not to lie when you know people are listening. So I closed my eyes and stood in the corner and kept talking.
And, a year later, I think hey, maybe it's time I turn around for a second, and I see
How did my mother make so many friends? I do not know. Facebook is generally a mystery to me.
So, after accepting the fact that I had been spotted and staged and must now perform, I decided on a list of things to do in order to appeal to my audience and avoid further embarrassment.
With help from the stats bar, this will, from now on, probably be the best blog ever. (Note to previous followers: I was planning on a Homecoming Hindsight sequel for the Sadie Hawkins assembly, but I think this time you're going to have to use your imaginations.)
So, to distant relatives and newly found adult friends, welcome! I will now post adult-y things about taxes and car insurance and we will all have a lovely time.
Welcome to my blog.
-The Tree Monster
Your mother and I went to HS together and were part of the IB nerd herd together. We may have napped next to each other in Spanish. I now teach an IB nerd herd of my own (not at your school), and it's fun to see the inner workings of the mind of a talented IB student. I hope you don't feel like she exposed your dirty laundry. Your writing reminds me of hyperbole and a half, and it's just very different and funny and open. So keep it up, but no pressure from this random adult. Plus, I like your drawings. If you start posting about taxes and car insurance, I will stop reading immediately. That's what I'm trying to avoid, see.
ReplyDeleteOh good. Fwewf! Thank you. So nice to see you here! :)
DeleteShady, please don't change what you write about! You have a great, funny, witty, thoughtful writing style that others would love to have, plus your drawings rock <3 another of your mom's friends :-)
ReplyDeleteShady, your thoughts are eloquently expressed and beautifully original. Don't change a thing. Papa Mike
ReplyDeleteShady....I'm always reading, even when you think I'm not. Those quotes are truth and often times very funny. And never turn your back to the audience, rule number one of performing. Also Martenson doesn't count, write what you want and I'll cherish it!-Carrot Bestower
ReplyDeleteYou can talk about boys if you want.
ReplyDeletethanks man
DeleteI cannot get off your blog, because I love you.
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