So, on Friday I posted an entry about how much I suck at breaking the news to my family about being pregnant. It wasn’t anything exciting, I guess, but I was sad as the day went on that I had no comments emailed to me. I thought, “I guess people are sick of hearing me talk about the fear of miscarriage as a Spontaneous Aborter. Maybe I should chill out a bit.”
Then, I posted my “Not the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer” entry and after several hours I got NO comments in my email box again. I was like, “Dude. That was funny! Are people so overwhelmed by my stupidity that they can’t see the humor? Do they think I’m making fun of World Culture Day? DO THEY HATE JAMAICA?”
Then, an article I spent a while on the night before went live and again: NOTHING. I really started assuming everyone was sick of the whole “TTC PEOPLE ARE KRAZEE” theme and started wondering if I should stop writing about that stuff. I mean, it’s my blog, so I should write what I want, but I love the dialog and conversation. If no one is commenting, that says something to me.
Finally, I posted my “Results are In: 447” entry and when I checked my email later on Friday - Not. One. Comment in my email. Usually everyone is as excited as I am with good news. This time? Not so much.
I’ll be honest - I was starting to think that you all were sick of me. And I guess I’ve become VERRRRY dependent on your feedback because I was actually considering stopping the pregnancy talk all together. For a few sad moments I even considered taking a few days break from blogging. (Yeah, right.) I’ve always been lucky to have blog friends who “get” me and suddenly I felt like no one did. I was very confused because I found myself considering not talking about that which was important, because I would get no comments. While I love comments as much as the next blogger, I never wanted to be someone who changed my blogging style for comments.
Then - someone emailed me this morning and said their comment never showed up on my site. This happens often and is a sign that Akismet ate it, thinking it was Spam. I went and dug it out and published it as Not Spam. While I was there - I saw that there were a lot of comments listed in my “COMMENTS” window that I hadn’t read. Comments on entries that I thought had no activity. There were pages of them! Why didn’t they get emailed to me? WHY?
Um. They Did. Gmail totally spammed them. I’m sure this is another case of me going “Spam” crazy and clicking the wrong emails to spam (Dear Gmail - you should know better than to trust me!) and there were dozens stuck in the Spam folder in my Gmail. I’m an idiot. Seriously. A huge freakin’ moron.
I’ve gone back and read them all. One. At. A. Time. And I feel like an ass. How could I have doubted how incredibly brilliant you all are. Seriously. I feel like a jerk. I don’t know if I say this enough: But I depend on you all more than you could imagine. I read your blogs and smile at your stories. I take your comments to heart and carry them with me as a light in the darkness. I look at your pictures (I am LOVING all of the new flickr contacts!) and melt over your talent and your awesomeness. I wither at the cuteness of your family (even the 4-legged ones) and love that I can now see them on my flickr page. I follow the links you send and buy the books you recommend. I don’t say it enough: You all rock my damn socks off. You even make me laugh with your comments on flickr. Your awesomeness knows no bounds.
Thanks for being so cool and I’m sorry I had to be all over-dramatic and doubt you this weekend. Is it too soon to blame those meltdowns on the pregnancy? How about on the Prometrium I’m taking? Can we blame it on that? Or how about we just blame it on the rain?
Aww, Zoot. You are so cute. I am totally laughing WITH you right now, as I could imagine freaking out under similar circumstances.
For some reason, Google Reader is telling me that you have a new post up, but when I click on your link in the sidebar, it tells me “misszoot.com” has no entries. I don’t know what’s up with that, but I think it’s kind of funny that it’s happening when the post in question is about your issue with the comments.
I’m a little behind the curve–but great news for you being pregnant and yes! you do deserve more kids! I can’t wait to hear about it. I’ll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Oh no!! I would have totally felt the same way! Darn effective spam sorting! LOL. It is a wee bit too effective at times.
Hey. I didn’t comment on your pregnancy news because I didn’t know what to say other than Hooray!
So, here you are HOORAY!
I am sending you all kinds of good positive thoughts and a prayer or two.
Honey, you’ve got 36-40 weeks to blame everything you do on hormones — GO FOR IT!!!
P.S. And not to worry. I’ve been fretting all morning that you didn’t know I was joking when I made the Alabama comment.
I would have felt the SAME way.
AND (I think you’re on Wordpress) the same thing has been happening to me, except the comment emails are not being spammed. They aren’t being sent. Since I don’t log on to my blog at work (getting fired will do that) I go in once I get home. And there, on my front page, are all these comments that I never saw emails for! And I like to reply to new commenters, etc.
Must be a full moon or something.
Maybe blame it on El Nino?
No! Computer gremlins! That’s it.
And hugs to you, Miss Zoot.
You know we love you and we are all totally NOT sick about hearing about you, your pregnancy and the family. Do you realize that in my bloglines box I have you under my favorites?
Shame on you, GMAIL!
Aww
^ it ate half my comment because I tried to do a “less than 3″ heart…I was saying, heart Zoot, and that my friends and I have an understanding that sometimes you need to cry just because it’s Tuesday. (Complete lack of logic that other women understand = beautiful
)
I have been blogging since July of 2005 and still dont get comments…..:(
Feel lucky and LOVED…
I read your blog everyday and totally LOVE all your photos.
You make me want to be a better writer and photographer!
moron or not, we love you. =*
dude. Gmail has been spamming all my comments..all of them… what’s up with that?
I had the same problem with my comments on gmail. I had to switch to another email address b/c I couldn’t get it cleared up. I only get a few comments on my posts, but if I don’t get any- I freak, so I completely understand.
Don’t worry. You rock and have a faithful following
we won’t let you down 
congrats!
I never know if you even GET the e-mails I have sent you because of g-mail.
Me no likey g-mail.
I guess that would explain why you never replied to them!
Sorry, I don’t know how the heck I just posted that- I wasn’t done!
I wondered why you weren’t commenting on the comments. I aways like to go back and see what you have written.
Yes, I am a total dork. Thank you for asking!
but what ever you do
don’t put the blame on you
blame it on the raiiin, yeah yeah.
Sorry. You prompted a Milli Vanilli flashback.
OH CRAP. Now that song will be with me all day.
No one really comments on mine, and I am pretty much okay with it. I just write when I feel like I got to say something and I know a few people will read…but you have a different readership and that would have royally sucked this weekend!!! I am glad it was just a small thing…..
You are the sweetest heart evah and we all love you. Never doubt it. I don’t comment much because I can’t think of much to say to match the brilliance of the other commenters.
We’d never leave you
Scout is jealous of the hair. She wishes that she had hair…
We could never desert you!! Darn spam… ruins everything, lolol.