five years
Blogjam is five years old today.
I never expected for a moment to get this far, churning out the same old twaddle week after week, so I’d like to thank the academy, as they say. Thanks, first of all, to David Hudson, for brilliantly showing the way. Thanks to Vittorio Bertola for demonstrating (very ably) that geekdom isn’t necessarily uncool. Thanks to Dave Roozendaal for being an early brother in arms. Thanks to the all those geniuses (ginger and otherwise) that run b3ta, for providing more direction than they’ll ever probably realise. And thanks, most of all, to anyone who’s read or commented or trolled on these pitiful, shameful, idiotic pages over the last one thousand, eight-hundred and twenty five days.
I’d like to buy you all a pint, but I’ve got no bloody idea who you are.
Also, I can’t afford it. So here’s a picture of a really nice hamster. Enjoy.
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y’know, I liked that hamster even better than the cats.
happy birthday
By indigo7 on 16 Dec 2005 at 3:46 am
Nice one! Although it sounds lame I have to say it, Happy Blogaversery!
By Mentalacrobatics on 16 Dec 2005 at 4:08 am
Happy Birthday Blogjam!
I shallraise a virtual pint now, and probably a real one later in celebration.
By Wifey on 16 Dec 2005 at 9:09 am
oh! Happy birthday Blogjam! Thank you for the hamster, in return, a porcupine
By pep on 16 Dec 2005 at 9:59 am
Thanks Pep, but I don’t think he’s a nice as these little fellas.
By fraser on 16 Dec 2005 at 10:33 am
Hampster + Pie magic = Magical Hampster pie
I think that could be a winner.
By Hippiecrap on 16 Dec 2005 at 10:35 am
Blimey… five years eh? Well done, keep it up, etc. And thank you for the lovely hamster. Shall no doubt mess about with the little chap in photoshop when I get home this evening. He’s just crying out for a little jiggery-pokery, don’t you think? At the very (very) least he needs a hat.
By Ant on 16 Dec 2005 at 10:54 am
Awww, thanks for the hamster. Here’s a lovely ferret in a hat.
http://www.mishaspets.com/images/ferrets/ferretcl.jpg
By Stinkus Dinkus on 16 Dec 2005 at 11:05 am
Wow, it only seems like yesterday that I started wasting my life by reading about yours…..anyway, Happy Anniversary and I’ll go and have a few frothies in anticipation of the next five years.
By Sam on 16 Dec 2005 at 12:17 pm
Happy Birthday Blogjam!
Where can I get my pint?
By Andres on 16 Dec 2005 at 3:28 pm
It was pointed out to me today that we’re exactly the same age. Happy birthday!
By Green Fairy on 16 Dec 2005 at 4:50 pm
Nope, you’re a day older. Happy Birthday for yesterday!
By fraser on 16 Dec 2005 at 4:55 pm
Happy anniversary.
I’ll see your hamster and raise you THIS
By Alan on 16 Dec 2005 at 6:29 pm
happy anniversary fraser
this was the very first blog I ever read, so I keep coming back.
you don’t know your readers? what do you want to know?
I raise my pint in germany
cheerio blogjam!
By charlotte on 16 Dec 2005 at 6:50 pm
How did you find me, Charlotte? And yes, what do you do in Germany? Where are you exactly? Describe yourself!
And Alan: you can’t just throw Oolong, the most famous internet bunny of them all, into the equation willy-nilly. If you’re going to complete on the cute mamal front, then I need more originality. Consider yourself slightly scolded.
By fraser on 17 Dec 2005 at 3:57 am
happy birthday blogjam (only one day late this year, amazing!)
By luba on 17 Dec 2005 at 10:24 am
Here’s to another five!
By gusset on 17 Dec 2005 at 12:12 pm
happy birthday! we have a significant date in common then - yesterday was 16 years to the day that it lost my virginity.
By slinky on 17 Dec 2005 at 12:31 pm
is a slight scolding the same thing as a chiding?
By Ant on 17 Dec 2005 at 1:06 pm
Precisely the same, just with more syllables.
By fraser on 17 Dec 2005 at 1:20 pm
Happy Birthday Blogjam! *big sloppy kiss with lots of tongue*
~Milady
xxx
By Milady de Winter on 17 Dec 2005 at 2:46 pm
Congratulations!
By Siria on 17 Dec 2005 at 6:33 pm
Blogjam is five?! Good God.
Major congrats, Fraser!
By David Hudson on 17 Dec 2005 at 7:32 pm
A very happy birthday to blogjam!
I love this blog. Keep writing, you.
By patricia raubo on 18 Dec 2005 at 5:10 am
Well done. Now tell us about the Moscow Cat Theatre.
By Jelb on 18 Dec 2005 at 1:34 pm
Good going mate, I love the mad foody stuff, and your travel writing is funny and brilliant, Blogjam is the website that inspired me to inflict myself upon the interwebnet, see what you started.
P.S. sorry, but the kittens just don’t do anyting for me, you could try cooking some.
By Yorkshiresoul on 18 Dec 2005 at 11:15 pm
congratulations mr fraser.
5 years of blogging is ok, wait for the 7 year itch (I think it’s called RSI ;-)
By Bendigeidfran on 19 Dec 2005 at 7:47 am
Call that a hamster? Ryan Minogue’s gonna spanner him right up.
By Scaryduck on 19 Dec 2005 at 9:56 am
Yay! Happy belated blogjam birthday!
Here’s to the next five years.
By tomsk on 20 Dec 2005 at 12:16 pm
I don’t know how many people will be at your place for Christmas dinner, but in my view that hamster needs fattening up a tad.
By Vicus Scurra on 23 Dec 2005 at 8:50 am
Why did I spend ten minutes yesterday evening reading about your f***ing dentist, and didn’t notice this post?
Thanks for the undeserved compliments. But I’m not sure about coolness, it’s my target achievement for 2006.
By vb on 28 Dec 2005 at 3:35 pm
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