Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: Obsessive-Compulsive Blogging Disorder and its Ram...

Jenn, Thank you so much for referring me here....K...

2008-08-24T19:27:42.943-04:00

Jenn,
Thank you so much for referring me here....
Kind of like a Doctor would do.
I am definately addicted, and this proves it!
And the sad thing is.....
I hadn't even thought of the camera yet....
all you nice people gave me another idea,
and the batteries, they are a-chargin'

Zombie Monkey- Heh, yes, well... maybe you should...

2008-08-18T14:54:51.768-04:00

Zombie Monkey- Heh, yes, well... maybe you should blog about that! :)

Chris- (chorus of all the other OCBDers in the room): "HI CHRIS!!"

My name is Chris, and I have OCBD.

2008-08-18T14:49:20.172-04:00

My name is Chris, and I have OCBD.

Yeh I need more self control :)Cool blog!

2008-08-02T15:27:50.113-04:00

Yeh I need more self control :)

Cool blog!

Jay- Ha, I'd love to read about that. I can only i...

2008-08-01T09:18:21.409-04:00

Jay- Ha, I'd love to read about that. I can only imagine. Ah, but that's okay-- why not confuse the masses? It's what makes life fun. :)

I actually got the pic of a road-crossing wild tur...

2008-08-01T07:24:45.672-04:00

I actually got the pic of a road-crossing wild turkey in Califormia a couple of months ago! LOL!

Yeah, I have it too. And I can identify with the posing of cutesie objects to get them in the photo - I was asked to take part in a fund-raiser for a greyhound charity a while ago and part of the deal was to receive a small blue greyhound stuffie in the post and take pictures of it in various interesting places. Yeah, I got some funny looks.

Hmm. I might have to blog that one!

Sandy- I like to think as far as disorders go, rea...

2008-08-01T05:52:26.246-04:00

Sandy- I like to think as far as disorders go, really, this one isn't the WORST thing to have. I mean, we don't chop up people and store them in our basement. We don't curse randomly in public places without cause. We don't envision ourselves the king of the world, when we're actually a store room worker at Wal-Mart. So, on the scale of disorders... this might just be the one to have.

Damon- I missed a road-crossing wild turkey that way once. So the moral of the story? ALWAYS have the camera. Hey, Damon-- why did the gator cross the road? :)

I bring my camera just about everywhere too. The l...

2008-07-31T20:10:49.612-04:00

I bring my camera just about everywhere too. The last time I DIDN"T have it with me, an alligator walked across 6 lanes and had traffic stopped...right in front of me!!

With no pic, my boss didn't believe why I was late for work.

love this post! I think it may be a cautionary tal...

2008-07-31T19:16:54.141-04:00

love this post! I think it may be a cautionary tale of what's ahead for me! I can see the signs of the disorder starting to manifest. But since I like all of you already affected I'm thinking it can't be that bad! :)

Claire- Ah! Well, we'll just say you're a journali...

2008-07-31T18:49:03.765-04:00

Claire- Ah! Well, we'll just say you're a journalist for the BBC. They'll buy that!

Kathy- Ha, was it food that looked like something else? I bet it was. Did it involve bacon? :)

We'll have to see if we can come up with a Blogger Press Pass. Maybe DaOldMan's graphic guru Rubba can develop something. :)

Steamboat- Gosh, I sure do hope you know Olga. Otherwise, I've been spammed in a really really creative way. :)

I love Olga the Traveling bra. Hope to see more of...

2008-07-31T18:26:59.028-04:00

I love Olga the Traveling bra. Hope to see more of her.

Steamboat
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I absolutely have this disorder. Just yesterday I ...

2008-07-31T17:48:29.518-04:00

I absolutely have this disorder. Just yesterday I left a restaurant MID-MEAL, to go to the car for my camera. I timed taking the picture of my entree so that I would draw the least amount of looks. But now I'm taking Da Old Man's advice and not hiding it anymore. I would like a badge, though. Like a press pass, only bloggier.

No that's okay, its more about what I will say whi...

2008-07-31T16:41:25.886-04:00

No that's okay, its more about what I will say whilst I am out and about to non bloggers :)

Greg-- You say that 'covering up our neuroses' thi...

2008-07-31T16:20:20.820-04:00

Greg-- You say that 'covering up our neuroses' thing, like it's a BAD thing... :)

Jack- Living life on the edge, eh? Do you ever find the door unlocked on that sixth try? And if you do, do you have to start all over again for another six tries?

HouseonaHill- Thanks-- you know, I might as well! That's a whole other problem to deal with, though-- And I think it affects a LOT of us. :)

Too Cute!! ACTUALLY, I might suffer Blog Catalog O...

2008-07-31T16:15:38.194-04:00

Too Cute!! ACTUALLY, I might suffer Blog Catalog Obsessive Compulsive Disorder!
Great post ~

I'm not obsessive-compulsive about blogging. But,...

2008-07-31T16:15:06.143-04:00

I'm not obsessive-compulsive about blogging. But, other things? Yes. For example, I have to check, at least 6 times every night, to see if the front door is locked.

Otherwise, I'm like the old joke:
What does an accountant use for birth control? Answer: His personality.

About the most adventursome I get these days is to wear gray istead of blue to make a bold fashion statement.

OMG...I was totally hesitant to cop to being an Em...

2008-07-31T16:12:55.775-04:00

OMG...I was totally hesitant to cop to being an Emoticona-holic last week...but this, there is simply NO denying!! I can't step out the front door without the camera--what if there's a new flower blooming I haven't captured yet...or a new angle...or some new creature trying to graze...or, well, it just goes on. Sometimes I'm really NOT sure I could stop if I wanted to. : )

Documentarians. Hmmm. I like the sound of this...but are we just covering up our neuroses? I just don't know.

Claire- So if I blog about meeting you and JD and ...

2008-07-31T16:02:05.601-04:00

Claire- So if I blog about meeting you and JD and Kdawg in September, does this mean I'm going to have to refer to you via a codename or something?

Because, um, I think you might have blown your cover just then.

Would it awful to admit that I have created an ela...

2008-07-31T15:56:01.753-04:00

Would it awful to admit that I have created an elaborate cover story for my blogging adventures in september?

(adds another thing to ruddy note pad)

Sunshine- Heh, are you saying I'm going to be hear...

2008-07-31T15:09:36.064-04:00

Sunshine- Heh, are you saying I'm going to be hearing about your exploits on the 6 o'clock news one night?

I'll see if I can get our fellow bloggers at Humor-blogs to help me raise some bail money. :)

I think the root of the disorder is for every litt...

2008-07-31T14:50:57.630-04:00

I think the root of the disorder is for every little picture moment you whip out your camera... I know this feeling but canot control it... working on it because I may end up arrested one day...

Meg- Perhaps the kids can be introduced as bloggin...

2008-07-31T12:09:35.973-04:00

Meg- Perhaps the kids can be introduced as blogging accomplices. My own friends now offer up things of their to photograph for my thrifting blog. One of them gave me full-fledged permission to relay any funny childhood stories she might have been involved in...

I think they, deep-down, enjoy the aiding and abetting. :)

And thank you, also, for the second motivational speech for Alice. She's a great, funny lady who makes me laugh daily. So if she quits blogging, I'm gonna have to travel south and rough her up er somethin'.

Da Old Man- AH! I'm a photojournalist. Or a documentarian! I got it!-- kinda like Ken Burns but without 12 hour long posts and repetitive music. :)

I live this disorder, but I have found a way aroun...

2008-07-31T11:51:48.657-04:00

I live this disorder, but I have found a way around it. When I was busy taking pictures of the meals I ate in Atlantic City, I got several stares. But then I started to be sure to mention to the server (loud enough so everyone in the restaurant could hear.) "The meal is wonderful. I'm just documenting it for my readers. I'm a photojournalist," the atmosphere changed. Waitpersons posed, the throngs around me then looked at me with admiration. Ok, maybe it was disdain, but they were wrought with emotion, dammit. It's just in framing, Jenn.
You are not a simple blogger, you are a documentarian, specializing in pop culture.
Hold your head high, and position that ceramic model T as proudly as you can, my friend.

Great post!! I definitely have the disorder and i...

2008-07-31T11:28:38.758-04:00

Great post!! I definitely have the disorder and it's getting harder and harder to hide from the kids.

As for Alice, don't believe it folks. She IS a good writer. And funny, too.

/End second motivational speech.

Alice- It would be a tragedy if you quit. You were...

2008-07-31T10:50:31.098-04:00

Alice- It would be a tragedy if you quit. You were one of the very first humor bloggers I met, where I read your work and said, "YES! THIS is what I like to read in terms of funny."

Your stories are original and fun-- your Vanilla Ice interludes are insane and inspired-- and it's a pleasure to know ya.

So I hear you that you struggle. But I hope you'll carry on. You're entirely too hard on yourself, I think. And I think the fact we herd of readers comes to see you every day is testament to that.

/End motivational speech :)