10 Top Blogging Addiction Signs + Recommended Treatments
Blogging | Posted by Jannie on 23 November 2009 @ 7:29 AM 73 Comments
Blogging Addiction Sign 1: If you are not first commenter on your favorite 20 blogs you are depressed all day.
Treatment: Design and implement a subcutaneously-implanted device connected by wireless to your feed reader to shock you the moment your friends post. Make sure it has tons of voltage if you’re a deep sleeper!
Blogging Addiction Sign 2: When you lock your keys / baby and / or laptop in the car, your first thought is… OMG this will keep me from my blog!
Treatment: A “hide-a-key” on the outside of your car, preferably 3 of them at various points on the undercarriage. This can also apply to locking yourself out of your house, for which I recommend the following placed by your front door – no one would ever think to look for a key in this ultra-realistic-looking rock… 
Blogging Addiction Sign 3: First thing in the morning, do you log on and check your blog’s status even before going to the potty, only to end up peeing your pyjamas?
Treatment: No liquids for you between the hours of 1:00 p.m. to the following noon (Yes, that’s a 23 hour stretch, but well worth it!)
Blogging Addiction Sign 4: Does the mere thought of a raindrop on a cloudless day strike terror in your heart, as a storm could temporarily disrupt your Internet connection?
Treatment: Move to Yuma, Arizona — sunniest place on Earth.
Blogging Addiction Sign 5: Is the main reason you keep yourself super-healthy so when your youngest is finally off to college you’ll be able to blog for 16 hours a day, rather than your current paltry 5 to 8 hours?
Treatment: Keep eating right, exercising, taking vitamins, learning, loving and laughing. People blog well into their 90s and beyond!
Blogging Addiction Sign 6: Have you created a fictional but handsome (pretty?) “bloging manigir” 
who now roams the Blogspot realm leaving kommints with his (her?) own “teknologee grabatar??”
Treatment: Recent comprehensive studies show the optimal number of fictional bloging manigirs is at least 3, so go ahead — create some more!
Blogging Addiction Sign 7 : If one of your beloveds is ambling in the general direction of the household computer (even if they are only going to fetch a donut or a beer) do you suddenly sprint from wherever you are to flop yourself in front of the screen before they can?
Treatment: Separate computers for each household member at all times.
Blogging Addiction Sign 8: Has a loved one accused you of loving your online peeps more than you love them?
Treatment: Every time you see your actual flesh and blood human companions, smile at them. Jump up and give them big hugs. Write them love notes constantly. Bake them an occasional cake.
Blogging Addiction Sign 9: Do you sit down at the computer for “a quick 10 minutes” to arise 3 hours later in a glazed-eye stupor?
Treatment: That’s fine and dandy, as long as those 3 hours are spent at MY blog! 
Just kidding! just kidding! So many WONDERFUL blogs, never enough TIME.
Blogging Addiction Sign 10: Do you sometimes feel guilty about recommending fellow bloggers to each other because there’s a good chance they’ll end up as addicted to blogging as you?
Treatment: Don’t worry. Be happy. There will always be more than enough blogging love (and time!) to go around. And then some! (Hopefully?) (But, of course!) 
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On 23 November 2009 at 9:50 am Heather Kephart said,
Guilty as charged! I can’t count the number of times I’ve told my husband, “I’ll be right there. I just need five minutes.” One thing always to another. There’s always something to write, to tweak, and people whose blogs you really want to read. It’s like heroin I tell you! (Not that I would know, so I don’t know why I said that.)
Heather Kephart´s last blog ..Monday Mischief
On 23 November 2009 at 9:52 am Lynn said,
I have been known to come in the door, throw my purse down and bring my blog comments up with my kitty yelling at me to get her a special snack. Yes – I might just addicted.
Lynn´s last blog ..Etchings, spreading the love and molten lava
On 23 November 2009 at 10:28 am Dot said,
I have to say, I never acquired that addiction. Now, if you want to talk about food, that’s another story.
Dot´s last blog ..Comment on The World of Dotitude by Dot
On 23 November 2009 at 10:58 am Davina said,
Morning Jannie. It’s not 8am yet and I’m reading your blog while still in my robe — so there! I justify this time by drinking two glasses of water while I’m blogging and twittering. Then my morning is off to a running start for coffee and breakfast. Today marks the first of at least two days that I will be taking a Twitter break. Wish me luck!
Davina´s last blog ..A Yogi Twists A Business Pitch
On 23 November 2009 at 10:59 am Talon said,
I prefer to think of it as “heavily involved” as opposed to addicted
Talon´s last blog ..It’s beginning…
On 23 November 2009 at 11:09 am DiTesco said,
OMG, I am so addicted to blogging and guilty of all counts with the exception of #5 and #6. Thanks for giving the treatments. This is awesome and just in time to make this weeks echo…
DiTesco´s last blog ..Blog Engage: A Blogging Community That Pays Off
On 23 November 2009 at 11:12 am Carol | Stress Eating said,
Oh, it’s somehow comforting to know that others share the same addictions to blogging that I do! #7 made me laugh out loud! No wonder we have 4 computers for 3 people in the house – yet, everyone wants mine!!!
Carol | Stress Eating´s last blog ..Stress Eating, Money and Weight
On 23 November 2009 at 11:40 am J.D. Meier said,
Beautiful list and perfect prescriptions.
The sunniest place on Earth sounds like a nice place to hang out.
I learned a tip on the key in the rock from Two and a Half Men the other night. You need to put it next to other rocks. When it’s by itself it gives it away.
J.D. Meier´s last blog ..What 16 Movies Can Teach Us About Life and Leadership
On 23 November 2009 at 11:45 am Jannie said,
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HEATHER!! I don’t do heroin either (well, not much) Just kidding. Just kidding — never even seen the stuff, but I know exactly what you mean. There are just so many amazingly wonderful blogs and bloggers it could keep you going forever, in all the ways you mention. Still, it’s one great addiction, and I’m not planning on giving it up! Are you? I hope not.
LYNN!! Hear ya totally!! Then does Sophie sulk or does she bounce back pretty quickly? One fun thing about the iPhone, I can check in on my comments, and even respond to them from it. I can’t correct typos in posts tho from it, which drives me nuts, so as soon as I get to a “land-line” I’m on my blog. Just sad, I know. Addicted as charged!
DOT!! I’ve certainly had my food addictions, probably still do. These days it’s pumpkin pie with Reddiwhip. I swear I’m gonna buy out all the grocery stores in town and they’ll come and lock me up, without my iPhone and that will NOT be good. What’s your favorite addiction grub these days?
DAVINA!! Me, I’ve got the anti-Twitter addiction, so I have to make up for it with my blog. Yes, still a bit of a recalcitrant Tweeter. Two glasses of water, excellent indeed! Have you been doing that for long? Yes, very very good luck on that Twitter break. How many hours a day you been spending on it?
TALON!! Heavily involved, as opposed to an occasional or recreational usage — good on you mate! I know your blog has certainly grown. Peeps know great photos, poems and musings when they find them. hey, and I’m gonna take a wild stab that your blog post title “It’s beginning…” has to do with it looking a lot like Christmas!!? Just a wild hunch.
DITESCO!! lol on numbers 5 and 6. But what — no fictional “bloging manigir??” you are really missing out! So, is blogging closely aligned with your “real” livelihood or more of a hobby? And how many hours a day would you say you spend on all things blogging??
CAROL!! Yes, it’s a modern day phenomenon this blogging addiction. As to number 7, currently we are a 3-person household with only one computer. Well, I’ve got my iPhone now so that helps a bit, but it’s a struggle sometimes in our house. My laptop up and crapped out recently but I’m thinking of getting it reconditioned for my daughter and Jim and I can battle it out over the desktop, until a windfall brings me a new laptop.
J.D.!! Two And A Half Men, now that’s gonna have me Googling for sure! But such interesting images it will continue conjuring up in the meantime. Shoot– that’s most likely why we’ve been broken into 3 times in the past month — that darn single rock by the front door. Interestingly enough all the perps did was drink all the orange juice and turn up our stereo volume on all 3 occasions.
On 23 November 2009 at 11:57 am Patricia said,
I do not think I am addicted and feel after writing this book a break is necessary. It has taken me 4 days to get up and running to check my ereader and in just a few minutes I must get off the computer so that Geek Girl SF can achieve an A status on her 2 graduate projects due in two weeks.
Nice to find everyone still here…and it maybe a number of days before I can get back on a computer…I think this is a good trial run..
I will let you know if my palms sweat and I get nauseated
I know I will be laughing all day – thank you
On 23 November 2009 at 12:50 pm Lane Savant said,
I had an uncle who lived in Arizona. He wanted to be a mapmaker but he had no sense of Yuma.
Lane Savant´s last blog ..Stealing stuff again.
On 23 November 2009 at 2:26 pm Barbara Swafford said,
Hi Jannie,
#9 fits me. I lost count of how many times I’ve sat down for a ten minute break and hours later am still breaking; well actually blogging.
Barbara Swafford´s last blog ..I Don’t Get It
On 23 November 2009 at 3:17 pm Nadia - Happy Lotus said,
Hi Jannie,
Blogging is addicting, isn’t it? I have often gotten online and swore I would just spend one hour checking other blogs. The one hour ends up becoming three and I find myself running behind. It is kind of nice to have so much to do…beats being bored.
Nadia – Happy Lotus´s last blog ..The Happy Lotus Diaries Begin – Please Share Your Thoughts
On 23 November 2009 at 4:34 pm vered | blogger for hire said,
Guilty as charged.
On 23 November 2009 at 4:56 pm K said,
At least I’m not the only addict out there.
K´s last blog ..Today…
On 23 November 2009 at 5:07 pm Jannie said,
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my jannie out reeding blogs and wil retern wen she beers run out.
On 23 November 2009 at 6:18 pm Mama Zen said,
Number 7! Number 7!
Mama Zen´s last blog ..Review: Hickory Farms
On 23 November 2009 at 7:14 pm G said,
In all seriousness, #8 was a major problem when I first went online in the chat rooms.
Now, it’s not.
Blogging though, is a whole different creature which can never be tamed…(back, back, ye scurvy dog)…no matter…(I say BACK YE SCURVY DOG!)…hard you…(ARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!! HEEEEELLLLPPPPP MMMMMMEEEEEE!!!!!)…try.
G´s last blog ..A Triangle’s Staccato Beat
On 23 November 2009 at 7:38 pm Fireblossom said,
I wouldn’t have thought of looking beneath the uber real looking rock…until now. Thanks!
Fireblossom´s last blog ..The Lorelei
On 23 November 2009 at 11:30 pm Rose said,
I’m so glad I kicked my blogging addiction habit. You should join BA with me. Bloggers Anonymous is a 12 step program designed to combat Blog Addiction.
Rose´s last blog ..Bizarre – Ugly Shoes
On 24 November 2009 at 12:15 am Thomma Lyn said,
hehe, what a fun list!
I maintain one blog these days and haven’t been so timely about that lately, but a couple of years ago, I was maintaining three blogs: my writing blog, and two kitty blogs. I’m telling you what, I was… (cue music) *Blogging in the morning, blogging in the evening, blogging at suppertime!* It was a lot of fun, though, and helped me get over a bad writing slump. Now that the writing is rocking and rolling again, I’m very pleased, but I hate that I’m slacking on the blog. But all these things go in cycles, I reckon.
xoxoxo
Thomma Lyn´s last blog ..Long Time, No Blog….
On 24 November 2009 at 12:55 am George Serradinho said,
You made me laugh by some of the addictions. I will be adding this to my weekly roundup for next week Monday. Sure a few readers will enjoy it
George Serradinho´s last blog ..Enhance Your Featured Posts using Smooth Slider WordPress Plugin
On 24 November 2009 at 2:59 am cinderkeys said,
Wow, no one has mentioned obsessively checking the counter to see if anyone is actually reading the blog.
cinderkeys´s last blog ..Detached observing
On 24 November 2009 at 8:50 am Glenn Buttkus said,
More wonders from the Princess of Mirth, that one and only Jannie Funster, mayor of Funstervillem, singer, Mom,
jogger, guitarist, and jester. What torques my supercharger is that because I am blogging at 5am when I get to the office before everyone else, I do manage to be Number One, #1, on your blog comment, but damn, by the time I get back to looking at it later I am not even represented on your Peeps list because 37 more peeps have buried me. The problem with Blogging Addiction is that escalates, and keeps expanding like a virus, like
a rogue bacteria. And since we keep bumping into bloggers in Australia, Japan, England, and South Carolina, it just keeps getting interestinger and interestinger. Does it ever peak? Perhaps only through
pure exhaustion, but then we are back at it as soon as we have the donut and beer break, and perhaps potty too.
Thank you so much for not only identifying the signs
of blogger addiction, but providing we Funsters with quite viable soulutions. Melva and I have one computer, a new Mac. We have it set up where we split the hard drive into two halves. We log off one side to get to the other. That way we do not share home pages or favorites.
And yes, there are times when there is a stare down, or slap down, or screamfest as to who has the keyboard privileges at that moment. But gosh, we just assume that is part of marital bliss, the everchanging infinite set of accommodations that are required.
Glenn
Glenn Buttkus´s last blog ..Resurrection of Time Now Dead By a Poet Going Blind, 12
On 24 November 2009 at 11:22 am Tammy said,
Hey Jannie
I see you popped in on my blog. I miss your zany humor. Sorry I have been MIA lately. Honestly, I don’t blog that much at all lately. It is just hit and miss sorta thing. What a blog to click on here- blogging addiction. My friend I don’t have one. I have not put up a new post in a long time now. I have got the blogging blues girl. I have been out of the whole scene lately, except for throwing out something that is on my mind every now and again.
You are in my thoughts though. BIG HUG from Tn.
T
On 24 November 2009 at 11:55 am John Hoff - WP Blog Host said,
Excellent article, Dr. Funster. Though Las Vegas could be an alternative for #4. It never rains here.
Stumbled!
John Hoff – WP Blog Host´s last blog ..The Top 7 Mistakes eBook Authors Make!
On 24 November 2009 at 1:17 pm Jannie said,
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PATRICIA!! I hope you do take a nice little break after all the work you’ve put into your e-cookbook. I too may slow down my blogging activities just a teensie wee bit with my sweet girl off 5 days from school for Thanksgiving. I’ll see if I get the shakes. Big chubby milkshakes!
I bet your IT gal will get those As!
LANE!! LOL. LOL. LOL. Yuma-ke me laff!
BARBARA!! Number 9 is a tough one, there are so many wonderful tempting places to voyage to in cyberspace. I am behind now in my blog reading, boo hoo.
Working on other things, IRL things.
NADIA!! I love never being bored because of blogging!!! As long as I’ve an Internet connection, things are just peachie in my realm.
VERED!! On all 10?? Somehow I cannot see you ever peeing your pants for the love of blogging.
K!! There is wonderful strength in we numbers. Bask in the glory of being part of this great big blogging addicted family.
JANNIE!! you made it back here, whew.
MAMA Z!! That is one a lot of us can relate to.
G!! I have not ventured into any such chat rooms for that exact purpose — I might never make it out.
The last part of your comment gave me a chuckle indeed.
FIREBLOSSOM!! See how educational Funsterland can be!! We aim to please in as many ways as possible.
ROSE!! You’re serious, right? ABOUT BA. Right? I’m seriously going to check that out on your blog. I mean it.
THOMMA LYN!! “Be my little blogger and love me all the time!” Great tune, thanks for making me sing it. Those of us who know you are happy to see you’re getting a lot done on your new novel. You rock!
OH, GEORGE!! Thank you so much for including me in a round-up. I done been lassooed, I reckon, pardner! Whee-hoo.
Giddy-up on the Interwebs. But really, thank you very much for thinking of me in that capacity. I did work on this post at least 8 minutes.
CINDERKEYS!! That’s a great one. No one has mentioned it. Interestingly — and surprisingly perhaps, I am not stat addicted. I don’t thing I’ve looked at them in a couple months, other than to check on those nutty keywords people find my site by. Yay!! I’m NOT TOTALLY ADDICTED!!!!! I do like to keep my Alexa rating under 300,000, tho. Silly I now, but that’s just me.
GLENN!! I bumped into a blogger in South Carolina too. Luckily I only dented her fender.
Ooooo, a new mac. Awesome! Congrats. But wait, are you jist pullin’ me legg about that split hard-drive thing??
TAMMY!! You are always in my heart, my lovely non-blogging-addicted friend. Always. xo
JOHN!! Hey! Yes, you guys are very very close to the top of that hottest driest list too. Oh, and you Stumbled this? How nice, thanks. That should nicely feed my addiction even more.
One of these days I may just have to say “Enough!” I have reached my blogging pinnacle. I am satisfied. Maybe tomorrow. 
Whoo-hoo!!
On 24 November 2009 at 2:49 pm Lance said,
Hi, my name is Lance and I have a problem.
Am I in the right room?? Are the walls padded??
Help!!!!!
Lance´s last blog ..Exposed
On 24 November 2009 at 4:26 pm Glenn Buttkus said,
Hi–my name is Glenn and I am a Blog Addict.
Yes, the padded rooms abound in Funsterville,
the capitol of Funsterland, and Lance, you
are the deputy mayor of the joint!
My son-in-law set up the split hard drive thing,
claimed it was not too hard to do. Kids today,
jeeesch. When I start blogging I have trouble
getting out of my own way. I do fairly well keeping
up with my favorite cyber pubs and dens of
insist. But what will it be like after I retire.
I shudder to think. This might be another Funster
enterprize, setting up meetings in every city in America for the blog challenged; excercise programs, music lessons, stand up comic acts–the whole Jannie bit.
Glenn Buttkus´s last blog ..A Poem For Daphne, No. 71
On 24 November 2009 at 5:11 pm robbi said,
Frusterpot;
In the morn when I awake
I don’ Twitter
or pitter
but sometimes I just patter
about in my slippers,
read the morning Murdoch
eat some toast ‘n’jam
worry ’bout the price of ham,
after the toast
I prepare the lunchtime roast
brush my teeth
comb my hair
(no silly blue bunny)
NOT with the leg of a chair,
walk the dog
come back home
answer the phone,
sit in my VERY favourite chair
clear my mind
of the daily fog
which is the mess the world is in
only then,
and dear fussletop
only then,
the time is nigh
with a pent up sigh
open to the page
to where there is no rage
AND READ YOUR BLOG
On 24 November 2009 at 9:21 pm sheila said,
Okay, I’m REEEAALLY looking forward to #5! BRING IT! lol
sheila´s last blog ..Bad Monkey!
On 24 November 2009 at 10:05 pm Cookie said,
So Funny and so true!
Hey! Have you been watching me??? How did you know that I jump on the computer so my kids can’t use it?? I’m closing the blinds now
On 25 November 2009 at 2:14 am jan geronimo said,
Love number 2 sign of blogging addiction and number 7. They’re all excellent symptoms by the way, but these nearly drove me to tears because they’re so funny.
Productivity experts always say only check your email once, but I can’t! How else would I know someone has left a comment on my blog, right? These experts are so clueless! Ahehehe
jan geronimo´s last blog ..Anatomy of My FarmVille Addiction
On 25 November 2009 at 4:54 am SnaggleTooth said,
I notice cause I can’t go online til after night job, everyone gets to comment before me here cause they can read during the day. I’ve had messed up ISP for weeks- too, cutting into blog-read time. Luckily I’m limited to after work n day off blogging only.
When I don’t, everyone thinks something is wrong! 9 ha-ha!
I bet every commentor here is addicted-
Very good idea, this post, but I really need to get offline now-
SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..More Uni FX
On 25 November 2009 at 9:00 am Megan "JoyGirl!" Bord said,
Yeah, well so WHAT if I resonated with #8 and #9? Maybe I like being addicted! It’s not a problem, man, I have it totally under control. I can stop whenever I want to. No really. I’m going to stop right now. Well, not right NOW (I’m commenting, for heaven’s sake!). Just one more blog and that’s it for today. See? It’s not a problem.
Happy Thanksgiving, Jannie!
Megan “JoyGirl!” Bord´s last blog ..Read. LAUGH! Repeat.
On 25 November 2009 at 9:01 am Glenn Buttkus said,
kelly: Silly blue furball…”fickshinal” means it is not true, that it is made up.
blue bunny: Made up like wot? Do that meen wen mi Jannie talks and twitters way much bout beers and donuts and der
ain’t no such thing?
kelly: Something like that. I guess if something is true,
it would be non-fickshinal.
blue bunny: Like you and me and daddieJim and mi Jannie?
kelly: What about all the Funsters out there? There must
be hundreds of them who come here to watch your antics.
blue bunny: I no have antticks, have no reel feet, member? Funster-types cum heer to zee manie pix of Miss
Kelly doin outrageimess tings.
kelly: Do you think?
Glenn Buttkus´s last blog ..Biker Boy
On 25 November 2009 at 11:00 am Jannie said,
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LANCE!! Nothing but the finest of rubber rooms here with all our friends. Pull up a rubber chair to the rubber table and have a shot of warm milk. Let’s chat!
GLENN!! So you are serious about that split hard-drive thing. That’s a new one on me. Who’s is filling up fastest — yours or Melva’s? How many days til retirement?
ROBBI!! Bravo! Kudos! Cheers! Praise! Applause! Exaltations! First prize on the blogging poem of the year! Whoo-hoo!!
SHEILA!! One down, two to go in your household. And it’ll be here before you know it. Tears and laughter will abound.
Cookie!! I have many many ways of knowing many many things, hee hee.. Thanks for popping in. That’s awful nice of you, and to leave a comment — whoo-hoo!
Shoot gotta go! kid wants food. And I just fed her yesterday.
On 25 November 2009 at 2:15 pm Thomma Lyn said,
JANNIE!! Guess what.
You have an award on my blog!
xoxoxo
Thomma Lyn´s last blog ..Over the Top Award
On 25 November 2009 at 3:29 pm Sami - Life, Laughs & Lemmings said,
Hi Jannie, Blogging Addiction Sign number 11: Laptop surgically removed from end of arms daily.
Treatment: Detachable arms.
On 25 November 2009 at 4:13 pm Paige said,
I’m not addicted I take breaks from blogging to have surgery…now y’all know that is funny
here is a question for you my dear Jannie or BB…why is pyjamas spelled with a y (or is that why). I just looked it up and as it turns out that is a british way of spelling it.
See even I, yes I can learn something from the great Funster
{hugs and love for all}
Happy Thanksgiving!
now go out and eat a bird instead of giving one
Paige´s last blog ..Life in a Texas Town
On 25 November 2009 at 4:21 pm Chris Edgar said,
Oh, and I suppose the next post will be about how we can get a $197 “bloging sekuritee pak” from Funsterment Global including “kee hiderz” and “blogur runnin shooz” to beat our loved ones to the computer! I’m onto the Funsterment Inc. military-FUNdustrial complex and its marketing schemes.
On 25 November 2009 at 6:21 pm Jannie said,
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So…
SNAGGLE!! I always feel I’m last to your blog, I’d get that subcutaneous implant for your blog first. If I were in your job I’d be sneaking in my iPhone. (but I am naughty, of course.)
MEGAN!! I can’t stop blogging, you’re a better woman than I. What’s your secret to keeping it under control? Do you take long walks? Do Pilates? Clean your house from top to bottom to stop thinking about bligging?
Deer Glenn: my jannie and me is kooking a tirkey for giving. my favritist part is the karrits, of course butt i leiks also that raspberrie sass my jannie puts on it. and pumkins. now what were yoo saeing?
THOMMA LYN!! See how happy I was to do that Over The Top meme?? I only wish you would please send me anohter very soon so more of my inner workings can be presented to you and the blogging universe.
PAIGE, MY DEAR PAIGE!!! You’ve got it figured out there with the surgery distraction against addiction. What’s next? Good lord, I hope nothing is really up and coming for you. So let see… pajamas. pyjamas. weird, eh? Looks egyptian somehow. Walk like an egyption? no, don’t please you’re liable to end back up in surgery and we can’t have that, can we??
EDGAR!! Okay that’s just eerie, how did you know I’ve been leading up to something just like that? Been reeling you in here, playing all nice and sweet and friendly this past year to soon make a killing off each and every one of you guys. My plan is foiled. back to my evil-geenius drawing board.
On 25 November 2009 at 6:27 pm Miladysa said,
LOL
Happy Thanksgiving x
Miladysa´s last blog ..Wednesday Witterings
On 25 November 2009 at 7:09 pm Cath Lawson said,
LOL Jannie – I’m not as addicted to blogging as I was. But I do curse the weather for messing with my connection.
I guess I do spend too much time online though. One of my offline friends says she is so used to seeing my purple haired pic now that when she thinks of me – she pictures the purple haired toon, instead of the real me.
On 25 November 2009 at 11:10 pm Jeanne said,
Jannie,
Oh my good Funsterment! I haven’t had a belly laugh like that in awhile!! Can you hear me laughing from Texas?
You are totally hilarious! I think you should do more blog addiction posts. You’re good at them!
Before I do the point by point, could you please tell Blue Bunnie that “fickshinal” means not real… and could you also give him/her a dictionary because I have noticed that spelling is really challenging for Blue Bunnie. Perhaps you could supply BB with a dictionary as a holiday gift? Yeah, that’s it… the perfect BB gift!
Addiction #1: You are hilarious! I gave up a long time ago on trying to be first commenter. I should add that the subcutaneous device with tons of voltage might not be a bad idea for me, though, for other reasons. Between the sleep apnea and the fibro, my poor family members have run out of ways to wake me up. Perhaps this device would do the trick. Do they sell them only to the blog-addicted? Oh, that’s right… we still have 9 more to go. Maybe I will come up “blog-addicted”? So the fact that I am not addicted per the criteria on #1 doesn’t mean I won’t show up blog-addicted elsewhere, does it? Things that make you go “hmm”.
Addiction #2: Hey, 2 for 2. I’m doing well here. I don’t have a laptop. I blog from a PC. So, no worries about locking it in the car that way. Of course, that doesn’t really prove I’m not blog-addicted, does it? Hmm. How about half-credit for this one. We can split the difference.
Addiction #3: Well, Jannie, there is NO WAY I could even dream of making it to the computer without a pit stop. Interstitial cystitis says so. So, I will give myself full credit on this one as not being blog-addicted. Hey, I’m doing better than I would have predicted on this test. Who designed it? Are you sure these questions are scientifically sound?
Addiction 4: Aha! I think you found one to count against me. In the sticks where I live, the phone lines are ancient. The gentleman who came out to fix a broken line one time told me so. Anyhoo, since the lines are so old, one little bitty storm could do more than cause a brief power outage (as disruptive as that would be since all 23 of my open Firefox tabs would crash and I’d lose my place)!! A storm could break one of those ancient wires and we could be without DSL for days. Seriously. It has happened. So, this is my most feared one so far.
Addiction #5: Well, Jannie, you know me well enough to know that I’d be a big, fat liar if I told you that following that treatment would ‘cut it’ in my case. I wish it were that simple. If you have a treatment for the laundry list of chronic illnesses I have, let me know. Somehow I am doubtful that you’ll have a magic answer on that count. Hmm. Not sure how to score this one. I think I’ll count this one out. Somehow even a 1/2 credit doesn’t work on this one. Are you sure this test isn’t methodologically flawed?
Addiction #6: You now owe me an acupuncture session to address the injury I sustained when I fell off my chair laughing at this one. I noticed that Blue Bunnie had visited Alicia’s blog the other day and was thinking, “where did THAT come from???” Too funny. Hmm. If you have any ideas for fictional characters for me to use, let me know. I can think of some times this might come in handy. I guess we’ll call this an addiction even if I have not implemented it.
Addiction #7: Well, Ms. Funster. We DO have computers for each person. Although I do remember some chair fights before that was the case. I guess I’d better count this one as an addiction even though I am successfully treating it. (Having a hubby who works with computers and gets free parts – when the wasteful corporations he has worked for over the years have given him permission to ’save parts from a horrible death of going to the scrap pile’ when they still work fine but are considered obsolete! – and build computers as needed has its perks, I must admit). 1/2 credit.
Addiction #8: Ooh. This is a sore subject. While it might not have been worded exactly like that, I have definitely felt the stinging comments from Hubby when he feels I have exceeded my blogging threshold. So I get dinged for this one too. Smiles, hugs, and love notes I can do. I don’t bake. So, I’ll do extra on the other treatments.
Addiction #9: Is there any blogger who hasn’t seen “10 minutes” transform into 3 hours like this? Don’t we all do that? OK. Enough protestations. I got dinged again. Guilty as charged!! As far as the treatment, if the whole 3 hours was spent on your blog alone, my other blog buddies would be sad. Nothing personal. I just need to allocate time fairly… so as not to hurt any feelings. You understand.
Addiction #10: No guilt. Blogging is wonderful! Some is funny. Some helps people connect to others with like interests. Some provide support & info. I feel no guilt at getting others hooked on blogging. There are worse vices to have!
Scorecard:
If I added right (questionable when so tired), I got marked off on 4/10. So I was OK on 6/10. So I’m officially NOT blog-addicted, per Funster management.
Yeah right! I have posted 306 times since June 2008. I’d call that alone a criteria for addiction! I confess. I am blog-addicted.
I suggest Funster Management re-evaluate the testing methods for ascertaining blog-addiction. Using this test here, I fear this pandemic blog-addiction will remain under-reported and under-treated.
I trust Funster Management will produce more stringent criteria. I would suggest viewing this as your alpha test and getting to work on a beta tout-suite. (Let’s hope my French hasn’t gotten lost in translation in the decades since I studied it).
Happy Thanksgiving!
P.S. Of course I will stumble this hilarity. Thanks for the reminder. (You are stumbling my posts I hope?)
On 25 November 2009 at 11:42 pm Katie West/The Levity Coach said,
Damn Jannie
That is funny. Why am I surprised. Let’s see, do I have a problem…nah, it is just 11:45pm and I am hanging out alone with everyone asleep reading blogs….no problem here dude. Gotta look elsewhere.
Ha Ha….who else would be a perfect midnight blog booty call!
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On 26 November 2009 at 9:31 am Endochick said,
OK – those are hysterical! And I’m guilty of at least two of them. The computers, for sure! I have a computer in my house for my husband, I have one, and my kids share one. And believe me, before long, the kids will have their own.
Endochick´s last blog ..Chronic Illness:finding a new “normal”
On 26 November 2009 at 10:33 am Lisa said,
Heehee… funny list, Jannie!!
Sorry I’ve been scarce lately — ’tis the curse of the working world… my spare time seems to be MIA… But I wanted to pop in and wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving!! Hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends and full of all kinds of Thanksgiving treats (make sure the blue bunny doesn’t eat TOO much…)! 
On 26 November 2009 at 12:28 pm Tammy said,
Happy Thanksgiving turkey!!
T
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On 26 November 2009 at 3:33 pm Jannie (me) said,
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Hey guys! Thanks for the recent comments. See you soon, off now to pull that turkey out of the oven, slap on some clean clothes and make-up and head over to some friends’ house to gain 10 lbs!
xo
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On 26 November 2009 at 8:32 pm sernan said,
Guilty on number 8! maybe she is just jealous, your suggestion might be a good resolution….
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On 26 November 2009 at 9:20 pm Yaya said,
I’m guilty of these!
Especially the 10 minutes turning into 3 hours one!
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On 26 November 2009 at 11:33 pm Tess The Bold Life said,
Jannie,
I just take my laptop with me when I pee;)
On 27 November 2009 at 10:01 am Jewel/Pink Ink said,
I’m not addicted. I’m not!
PS I love your manigir with the technologee grabatar.
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On 27 November 2009 at 12:23 pm Zeenat{Positive Provocations} said,
Oh my god i laughed like crazy ….freaking awesome ..you should become a blog addiction specialist…how did you know i had all these exact symptoms????Youre a mind reader…yes thats the only plausible explanation…;)
So I am addicted..so what huh…I love it…I love my addiction…I love love it ..I say!!! Who dares tamper with my addiction…:)
As for my new found symptom among the ten you mentioned…—I dream of blogging tooo…..ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…..
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On 27 November 2009 at 2:29 pm Jannie said,
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Hey, Sweeties!! loved your funny comments. Will return here to this, yes, exact post tonight to respond individually.
off to wash out my turkey roasting pan now.
xo
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On 28 November 2009 at 11:08 am Jannie said,
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Whoo-hoo, the pecans are fresh and crispy fine.
So, where were we lovely peeps??
Ah yes..
MILADYSA!! Thank you so very much.
CATH!! I too am not quite as addicted as I was, but still… I know what you mean, I’m just one big massive eye to my IRL friends too.
JEANNE!! JEANNE!! JEANNE!! JEANNE!! JEANNE!! JEANNE!!JEANNE!! JEANNE!! JEANNE!!JEANNE!! JEANNE!! JEANNE!! What a comment. I couldn’t break it to BB about him (her) not being as real as he (she) thinks he(she) is. But… BB’s spelling is improving a lot, I notice, tho BB still has quite a ways to go on that indeed. I really wish your family would let you sleep, I know how difficult it is for you to get shut-eye sometimes. I wonder if I have interstitial cystitis too, I must look it up. I do pee a LOT. 23 Firefox tabs, eh! Wow, what you surfing? I’m gonna give you a big hug on number 5. Yes, BB gets around! Number 8 seems to be a sore point with bloggers’ significant others, in general. Really hits a nerve. You can always order in a cake! Number 9, dittoes. Kidding of course, on you spending ALL your time on my blog. Number 10 – yes, much much worse vices!! You crack me up.
KATIE!! Just so many many wonderful blogs and only so much time. Is there really an answer?
ENDOCHICK!! Hi again, I’m going to get my crap-top refurbished for my girl. She sends me e-mail now from her Google account.
LISA!! Blue Bunny absolutely stuffed him (her) self, gobbled all the veggies so the rest of us had to eat out meat. Sounds like your real busy on that new job. Hope you had a great Holiday with your man and red kitchen ornaments.
TAMMY!!!! Thanks, how nice to have you pop in. Hope you found some peace and fellowship in the holiday.
SERNAN!! A few hugs and TLC for the Significant Other can never hurt. Thanks for popping in!
YAYA!! It can be a big wonderful loving time-suck. I’ve seen comments on your blog well over 100, it must be a lot to keep up with.
TESS!! You made me laff and laff! I love your practical solution, you nut you.
JEWEL!! Good on your non-addiction, Mate. BB loves you too, as you know. he (she) was over romping through your site the other day.
ZEENAT!! Dreaming of blogging! I think I may have done that on occasion. happy dreams for you, I hope?
PHONE SYSTEM!! Thanks so much.
On 29 November 2009 at 2:32 pm Trackback : Cellphone GPS » Power of technology...bring power of information on ... said,
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On 29 November 2009 at 6:57 pm Carol said,
http://www.janniefunster.com has become a favorite sunday point for me
On 1 December 2009 at 12:13 am Ching Ya said,
I was trembling before reading through this post, you’re just brilliant as always to put everything together, humorously and made us all think. I’m definitely guilty at #9, which usually ends up with my husband pulling me off the chair when I promised him a-5-minutes-more-I’ll-be-off remark. =P Luckily no peeing in the pants just yet, will need to make sure the addiction don’t go into that level. lol..
*hugs* to dear sweet Jannie!
@wchingya
Social/Blogging Tracker
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On 1 December 2009 at 8:07 am Jannie said,
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CELLPHONE!! Thanks!!
cAROL!! rEALLY? sUNDAYS? i THINK i’M USUALY MY BEST ON mONDAYS AND tHURSDAYS, BUT TAKE YOUR PICK!
ching ya!!
SHOOT… just realized all caps were on. Anyway..
CHING YA!! Yay! No peeing in the pants yet — you are NOT addicted. Number 9, that seems to be such a biggie for a lot of people. But blogging is so fun, how can we not enjoy our time on this fabulous hobby???
xoxooxxoo
On 2 December 2009 at 3:01 am Jeanne said,
JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!!
Best not to confuse BB about bunny gender confusion.
BB’s spelling is improving a lot? I hadn’t noticed. Are we talking about English?
Yeah, sleep would be helpful as it’s 2:49 am and last night I was up until 4:30. Not fun. Does BB have a remedy for me? It can’t be lettuce-based, though. I’m picky about lettuce.
Hmm, if you think you have IC, we should talk offline. I could write a book on that.
23 Firefox tabs is on the low side for me. I generally have at least that many open. It drives me mad. I have this phobia of losing my place or forgetting to do something. So, I get a pile of windows open to “remind” me to finish all of my tasks. I rarely get time for “surfing”. It’s more about remembering important things I need to do. There must be a more efficient way but this is what I do.
You are so right. #8 seems to be a universal sore point with bloggers’ significant others, in general. Really hits a nerve, indeed.
Ah, but you assume ordering a cake would satisfy my husband, who is fussy about cakes. No, I’m afraid that wouldn’t work.
Yes, #10… there are much much worse vices!!
YOU crack ME up!!
Jeanne
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On 2 December 2009 at 9:29 pm MiaHysteria said,
Have you been watching me?!?!? LOL. I’ve been known to have a mini-panic attack with the thought of not being able to touch my laptop at least once a day. Usually more like 10 times a day. My BB…oh no. Can’t leave the room, much less home without him. Oh yes, him….Philippe.
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On 2 December 2009 at 10:02 pm Jannie said,
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Actually , the 23 Firefox tabs open actually does sound like a pretty good plan. What kind of lettuce do you like? What kind of cake does your Significant Other like?? xo
MIA!! Yep, I’ve been spying on you indeed, hee hee. Computers are the window to the outside world, a place to let out soul flow out to. I don’t blame you at all!! Ooo, are you happy with Philippe?? Is he a trust-worthy blog manager??
xoxo
On 3 December 2009 at 9:12 am Jeanne said,
JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!! JANNIE!!
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Trust me when I say that I push Firefox past 23 tabs quite a bit lately. My poor Firefox. I have a mere 18 open now but that’s because I’m just getting rolling! Alas, my Firefox works so much better than my Internet Explorer used to that I do push its limits.
Well, baby spinach is my favorite. Is that technically lettuce though? Perhaps not. If not, I can handle romaine but I really dislike the stalky parts. So I tend to pick around looking for the darkest leaves possible. Iceberg grosses me out big-time.
The cake. The cake. There is only one kind of cake my hubby likes. It’s an angel food cake. Sounds super-easy right? But wait. It must have a certain kind of frosting! This is absolutely mandatory. The problem is that we can’t find it in stores anymore. So he has been cake-less for awhile.
It’s Betty Crocker HomeStyle Frosting Mix in “Fluffy White”.
His parents stocked up on it when they got wind that it might be going off the market. That got us by for awhile. We hung onto the box for the phone number… We’ve talked about calling the company and asking about it. Who knows? Maybe we can order a case directly from them? Maybe they DO still make it?
Anyway, his parents stocked up on it several years back. I am looking at a box that I know must be way expired. Yup. I think May 2003 is inedible. How about you? Would you not agree? Eeew. Gross.
Looks like we’d better break down and call Betty Crocker and say “hey Betty, what’s up?” You think Betty will be able to solve our frosting dilemma? Stay tuned.
Jeanne
xo
P.S. Did you know that the picture of the “Betty Crocker” woman on all those cookbooks is a composite of many women’s faces melded together? It’s true. They did focus studies or something on what kind of face was associated with baking and cooking and happiness and all that stuff and made up that face that represents “Betty Crocker”.
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On 3 December 2009 at 10:30 am Jannie said,
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I am such a huge cake fan too. Lemon bundt. Black forest chocolate. Italian cream. ANGEL FOOD!!! Tiramisu. Carrot cake. Pretty-much all sorts. But I don’t like allsorts candy – talk about eeeeew.)
I do have about 14 crates of that exact icing you speak of, but from 1972, is that too old?
Me and Betty? Big, big pals. In fact, they chose my right cheek to be part of her composite! yep.
xoxo
On 3 December 2009 at 10:42 am Jeanne said,
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Not surprised you like cake, Sugar Lady.
Hmm, I’m afraid 1972 would be too old. The box I have is circa 2003 and I wouldn’t dream of using it. It’s all about making that phone call to Betty. Procrastination… you know?
Ah, I thought that right cheek looked familiar. Now I know why Betty’s face has a comforting quality. It all makes sense now!
Jeanne
xo
Jeanne´s last blog ..Shopping from home?
On 4 December 2009 at 12:07 am karyn and barks said,
Barks and I was thinking of how to help the very realistic rock that hides one keys….. cover it or surround it with doggie poo.. from a big dog. A very big dog, like Clifford. The gargantuan dog that just happens to be red. I think he belongs to a little girl named Emily Elizabeth. He should be not too hard to find… after all he’s red.
On 10 December 2009 at 1:19 pm Kim Woodbridge said,
I’m not addicted to blogging but I am addicted to the internet. My connection is rarely down but when it is I am a cranky freaked out mess – is it working now? Check again. Is it working now?
Kim Woodbridge´s last blog ..Unique Family Traditions
On 10 December 2009 at 2:46 pm Jannie said,
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Hey!!
ha,ha! read all these.
Betty’s left ankle!
Poo by the rocks. Ooo!
Hear ya on the cranky freaked-out Interless mess!
Love you all.
On 11 December 2009 at 7:35 pm Liara Covert said,
If you reach that stage where a loved one emails you to say “dinner is ready” or “I am going to sleep now,” you may consider disconnecting the intravenous tube that attaches your senses to the computer. Wake up. Step outside the matrix. It is never too late. (Ask Neo)
Liara Covert´s last blog ..What do you reject?
On 12 December 2009 at 12:06 am Jannie said,
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LIARA!! I actually wish Kelly had her own phone so I could call her from my cell where I am at the computer to ask her to bring me a cup of water, or a cookie once in a while — or better yet, text her my desires. And I never did see “The Matrix,” but I did know Neo for all those crossword puzzles I did in Flexicon to win that Kitchen Aid mixer.