Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Long time, no blog.

So, umm, hi there.

I know.  I know it's been months and months.  I don't even know if there are any of you still out there who'll read this.

I wish I had some grand, important reason for not writing (I got a book deal and I've been writing that!  I took a 'Round-the-World cruise! I got a boob job and it was just too painful to reach the keyboard!), but the truth is that I just didn't want to.

I'm not sure that I really want to now.  But I want to want to.  I miss it.  Mostly.

And I don't think it's the writing part that I miss.  I think it's the YOU part. So I hope there are still some of YOU out there.

I'm...well, I'm lonely. Really lonely. And I felt less lonely when I wrote here nearly every day. I don't even know most of the people who would read and comment or send me e-mails, but that didn't matter.  I was among people every time I hit publish.

I kind of want that again.

Now, a little business.

There is no winner of the Yarn Vagina Picture Contest.  Well, there was, sort of, but it was none of you.

I tried to donate the $77 I'd promised, but Fisher House wouldn't accept a donation that small. (WTF, Fisher House?  Money is money.)  So, I went to the local Fisher House to see if there were any wish list items I could purchase for them instead.  They needed a Pack-N-Play, so that's what I bought. All thanks to you, internets.  They also needed some help with some yard work, so I helped with that for an hour one afternoon.  I was talking to one of the volunteer directors as we weeded together, and I started to tell her about how I had been trying to raise money through ad revenue by giving away a knitted cowl. (I try not to say things like knitted vagina to elderly ladies I've just met.  I'm classy like that.)  Before I could get any further, she said, "Oh!  I just love those!  Do you know someone who could make one for me?"  And the winner of the lovely blue yarn vagina was decided then and there.  I brought it to her the next day.  She loved it.  And I spent the rest of the day feeling guilty for sending this sweet lady off into the world looking like tired, old labia. But she was a happy tired, old labia.

Also, I know I promised you a modesty rant.  Luckily, some A TON OF other bloggers had been thinking the same thing.  There's nothing I could say that they haven't already covered--so much more eloquently than I could have.  So, enjoy: 
Sue's Epic Modesty Rant
Immodest Angels
How the Modesty Doctrine Hurts Men Too
Modest is Goddess
Fresh Meat
She's a Little Girl, for Crying Out Loud!

13 comments:

Leslie said...

I am glad you have started blogging again!

Bennet said...

Yay! You're back! Please be back for good!!

Lindsey Miller said...

Yay, you're back, yay! :)

Nicole Winger said...

Really?! You are going to blog again. I sure hope so. atop make me laugh... my crazy loud laugh. :D

Nicole Winger said...

A top? No, autocorrect. That was supposed to say... You make. Geez.

Unknown said...

Glad that you are back! Now on to the important stuff. Did you get a picture of the little old lady in her vagina scarf?

Jared and Lydia said...

Welcome back. And I totally agree with all the 'modesty' rants - makes me want to dress my daughter exclusively in sleeveless sundresses. Because I'm mature like that. Or maybe because she's FIVE, and she shouldn't be made to feel that she's got to hide her frickin' SHOULDERS.

AZ Larsens said...

Yay! I've missed you and your blog!

Susan said...

So glad you are back!!! :D

MJ said...

I have missed you!! I kept checking your blog, making sure you didn't go "private", and leave me behind, lol.

rachfishop said...

Hi Brandi, am I glad you're back! And so glad that you just didn't fancy entertaining us for a while - honestly, I was wondering if something terrible had happened to you!

jmdragonwolf/jackie said...

Sometimes you lose that sense of sharing that is a must in any blogging site. Sometimes you can get lost in the wondering of whether what you blog is worth other peoples time or of any need. Sometimes writing stuff down can make certain things in your life too real. If sharing your world with the rest of the world brings even a spark of joy to your life, try to make it a priority. Happy blogging.

Unknown said...

I am glad you are back. Hope all is well in your world.

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