Anyway. This particular night I was thinking about followers. If somebody's following me, that probably means that she likes what I post. If she likes what I post, that means that we share interests. If we share interests, then that means that we might get along pretty well in real life. So followers are like friends - friends that I just haven't met. They also would probably be friends with my other followers.
I really do feel this way, too. Every time I get a new follower, there are sounds of rejoicing (a.k.a squealing) coming from our living room. I visit my followers' blogs and excitedly tell my mom everything about them. It usually goes somewhat like this: (Conversation actually happened, by the way.)
ME: MOMMY I HAVE ANOTHER FOLLOWER!!!
MOM: Yeah? Great!
ME: SHE'S TRADTIONAL!
MOM: Oh, yeah?
ME: THAT'S MY THIRD TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC FOLLOWER! AND MOM, SHE LIKES LOTR!
MOM: Most people do....
I then proceed to stare at my new follower's picture, browse her blog, and be happy for the next thirty minutes.
(Random thought: I can't imagine having a guy follow me. :p)
So. I logged into my well-beloved Picnik, and made a poster thingy for you.
I hope you like it! Oh, and feel free to use it on your own blog. Right above the "follow" button. That's where I'm putting mine...*insert crafty evil genius grin*
And thanks for following. I wuv you.
{ I promise that I will have a post with actual content up soon...}
I completely agree with this! Sometimes it's a bit hard to find homeschooled followers, and even harder to find Catholic homeschooled followers, and even harder yet to find TRADITIONAL Catholic homeschooled followers, so I always squeal when I find one who has begun following my blog. And you're right, that would be kind of a weird thing to have a guy following your blog. It would make me completely self-conscious about pretty much everything I post.... awkward thought...... :)
ReplyDeleteActually, since I wrote this post a guy HAS followed my blog. O.o It makes me think a bit more about what I'm saying, but in the end it just keeps me from getting *too* giggly and silly....most of the time...and sometimes I don't even remember. :p And anyway, it's one person out of fifty-four!
DeleteOne thing that hasn't changed since this post: I still squeal over followers, especially traditional Catholic ones!