A Cat's Life

This is my cat Monte, and this is how he spends roughly 98% of his life; just lying there on his back, snoring, with his rotund, furry belly proudly on display. He lies there completely at peace, safe and secure in the knowledge that nothing bad will happen to him. Now and then, he wakes up long enough to eat--then, he goes right back to sleep again. I must admit that I'm envious of him. He gets more sleep in a day than I've gotten all fucking week. Plus, he has the added benefit of being loved and doted on... and he's neutered.

Now, now, don't get me wrong... I'm not about to go and get my "boys" snipped off like those freaks in '97 who thought they were gonna catch a ride on the Hale-Bopp comet. But part of me thinks, "Monte sure is lucky. He never even THINKS about getting laid, and I'll bet it doesn't bother him at all." Man, just think how much I'd be able to get done if I wasn't constantly distracted by women! I might actually have a life.

Anyway, I'm still not sure about what's going to be the ultimate fate of this blog. I talked to Dean about it the other day, and he asked me to hold out until the end of the month before making a final decision on it. Blodvarg, a longtime reader of mine, weighed in on this very subject earlier today;

From: "Blodvarg" blodvarg@gmail.com
To: goodnight_tonight@yahoo.com
Subject: JTL-blog (again)
Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 23:59:07 +0200

Hey,

Meant to write to you sooner, but I'm in the middle of my a-levels and therefore, I basically have no free time. But yes, I do still read your blog, and I know of some other people who do, too. So, it's not like you're talking to yourself. Some people just are not able to check daily.

Truth is, your blog and your columns are the only things I actually read at Dean's Planet. I'm not that much into celebrities, they're too... well, fake, I guess. However, I do like your writing style, so you won't lose me. If you want to kill your blog, well, it would be a pity, but I wouldn't try to talk you into continuing. I myself tried blogging twice and therefore know what it's like. I couldn't be assed to continue, so I don't think I'd blame you.

Concerning that stuff about the shootings... woah. I never even heard of a guy called "Proof," but--damn, the only thing he seems to be able to prove is what fucking morons rappers are. I mean, why the fuck is this tolerated?
Sorry, lost myself there.
Anyways, yeah, you still have readers. Even from Germany.

Cheers,
- Blodvarg

Just to clarify here, I was slightly exaggerating when I said "talking to myself." Yes, there are people who read this blog every day--but I was checking the stats last week, and I realized that on a good week this blog might get 1000 hits. That might not sound too bad to you, but considering the amount of traffic the main page of Dean's Planet gets on any given day, it's pretty fucking pathetic. Dean seems to think that maybe DP readers don't notice my blog because it's not featured prominently on the page. Or maybe I just can't compete with pics of Jessica Alba on the beach. (Rightfully so, I might add.) Or maybe... some of you assholes are just too lazy to fucking READ anything. I don't know.

We'll see what happens. I don't expect many of you to care one way or another about the fate of this dumb blog, and writing in it only makes more work for me. But if you DO have an opinion one way or another... drop me a line. I'm not looking for anybody to kiss my ass or beg me to stay. But there's no sense in continuing it if nobody gives a shit, you know?

Thanks, Blodvarg.