Chris Brogan Loves Me — a poem
Chris Brogan loves me!
He reads me every day.
He lives for my photos,
loves that one above.
When I got the e-mail
he was following me back
on Twitter, I was all…
“Yessss, he knows my
brilliance now!” (That
feeling lasted a full 3
days until I clicked on
his profile to see he’s
following 130,000+.)
Anybody big following YOU on Twitter and hanging on your every bloggity word? :)
(That’s a photo I took here on Lake Austin last fall. I posted it once before, but much smaller. )
See you soon!
xoxox
On 11 July 2010 at 11:41 pm Tony Single said,
Nope, no one big following my blog, except for Daisy Duke and the Queen of England… but that’s about it!
Pretty cool though, Jannie. You must be doing something right, eh?
On 12 July 2010 at 2:14 am SnaggleTooth said,
Well, you ARE so likeable to follow n all! Cute poem.
Not on twitter yet- not alot of time lately- That Chris guy has tons!
Beautiful River shot- thought the spot seemed familiar- near the duck feeding place is it? I’m wondering what your bench spot looks like now too-
Here we’re having a drought, so the plants are wilting n browning mostly. Well= not much mowing at least.
I’ve been stalked a few times over the years. Wonder whty i don’t use my real or full name, ever! There are some ex-s out there too-
I just don’t “follow” due to my computers limited capacity, n not wanting to wait for the reader stuff to load!
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Hidden Light =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 3:35 am J.D. Meier said,
Beautiful twist!
I still haven’t hopped on the Twitter wagon yet … by the time I do, I’m sure folks will be on a new wagon. Maybe I’ll just wait for that next one
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Top 10 Lessons in Improving Communication =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 3:41 am Cath Lawson said,
LOL Jannie – you crack me up. I have lots of famous people following me and even a member of the Royal Family. But they all have secret identities and I promised I wouldn’t tell.
On 12 July 2010 at 5:40 am G said,
Not too many well known people follow me, unless you count a few highly respected in their field published writers…beyond that, just the ordinary average guy* follows me.
*song by Joe Walsh called Ordinary Average Guy
.-= G´s last blog ..NewingtonAnd Beyond 4 =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 5:48 am Lance said,
Jannie,
Lake Austin looks like a very wonderful place to visit. I wonder…does Lake Austin have a twitter account? We have a pond near us. It doesn’t have a twitter account. It doesn’t even have a computer – something about the water that has made this difficult. Perhaps if I could invent a computer that was water-proof (maybe there is already – then mine will be better!!) then all lake and ponds could live in the internet age. (that’s just weird…maybe it would be better to give these new fangled computers to mermaids living in these waters…)
On 12 July 2010 at 6:26 am sheila said,
Nope, I don’t think anyone big follows me on twitter (aventinehill) – incase anyone big wants too, lol. Beautiful shot Jannie! ANd congrats on your big follower!
On 12 July 2010 at 7:24 am Lynn said,
I never tweet, but seem to have acquired followers anyway.
Love that shot – beautiful.
On 12 July 2010 at 8:03 am Chris said,
I don’t twitter right. I try, but then I disappear for an unusually long time. Do you follow me? You’re big!
Beautiful photo… xoxoxo
On 12 July 2010 at 8:03 am Jannie said,
Hey, Mister Tony! Do you have a device hooked up electronically to a feed reader to be first commenter? I see you close to the top on many blogs. Bravo! You got the blogging bug. And I’m so glad you’re here! Daisy Duke? THE Daisy Duke of Hazzard County fame? And how is The Queen? She still throwing Royal Conniptions? I mean Royal Cotillions??
Snaggle! And I just hit the 200 mark of people following me!!
Chris Brogan is an A-List blogger and a social medial guy. Yes, my observant one of good memory — that indeed is by the duck area on the trail! The day I took that I also took the wod duck who vied for gravatar mascot here. I’m so glad BB won out!!! 
He’s much more fun to dress. Yeah, my bench spot, I haven’t been since school let out. It’s lovely there, I bet. I sure hope you get some rain. We’ve had ridiculous much rain of late! Nice, tho. I hope it rains on the beautiful beaches south of Boston TODAY!!
Hey, J.D.! I got ya with that, eh? I was just in la-la land thinking Chris Brogan was living for my every post.
Oh, I so know what you mean by hopping on the neaxt band wagon, but like telephone, tv and electric tooth brushes, I think Twitter is here to stay. I just need to work it more. It can be done, I hear! Still, it’s hard to know which band wagon to hop on sometimes.
Caath!! Ah, yes the secret identities one indeed. James Bond following you too? Fergie DM’ed me asking for a few spare dollars.
G. I go to parties sometimes until four, it’s hard to leave when you can’t find the door.
IT’s nice the writers follow, shows a certain class I think when they follow you back.
Hey, Lance! Isn’t that computer installed on your big toe waterproof?? Or do you wear a bag over it to shower and compete in the swimming part of the triathlon?
Yes, Austin rocks!!! I think it would make an EXCELLENT Levity blitz town.
Hey, Sheila — Aventine Hill. Am I following you on there? If not, I want to. It IS a nice shot, isn’t it? I need to find which hard drive more pix from that day are on and look at them with new Big Photo eyes!
Ahhh, 780 pixels of bliss.
Hey Lynn, who needs to tweet when you’re already so sweet?
Followers just flock to you like the swallows of Capistrano. And now I’ll have to Google the swallows of Capistrano, as I’ve heard that expression like, a million times but nw am curious to know exactly where Capistrano is. What did we ever do before Google??
xxoxoxooxxoxoxo
On 12 July 2010 at 8:05 am Jannie said,
Hey, miss Chris — I will HAVE to follow you. Me — nope, I’ve not really made Twitter a priority, I’ve got just over 200 followers. I think I’ll make it a priority at sometime to get serious and rake in thousands and thousands of fans.
xo
On 12 July 2010 at 8:34 am Chris Brogan... said,
But somewhat different than most “big” people on Twitter (and hey, I’m on a diet, so maybe I’ll be less big some day), is that I don’t see all your tweets, but I definitely respond to messages here and there. If you check out my tweet stream on any given day, there are around 80% replies per page. So, I try to stay engaged.
Do I love you? How couldn’t I? : )
.-= Chris Brogan…´s last blog ..With Just a Little Planning =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 9:45 am Jingle said,
what a fun poem,
love the twist in the end,
people do amazing things…
you are loved, the fact is cute enough to make your day!
Happy Monday!
U Rock!
xo
On 12 July 2010 at 10:24 am SuziCate said,
That pic is incredibly beautiful and serene!
.-= SuziCate´s last blog ..I Am My Own Keeper =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 11:40 am desk49 said,
Wow all those followers
you must never have time
to follow your followers
on their stories or rhymes
.-= desk49´s last blog ..Ashes =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 11:41 am Talon said,
What’s this? One of 130,000+?? Doesn’t he know you’re one in a million? xx
.-= Talon´s last blog ..The dramatic welkin =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 12:07 pm Jannie said,
Hey, Chris! I wish now I hadn’t edited out the original last two lines that went… Yet, Chris Brogan loves me. And he probably always will.
You are SO sweet to pop in here. I admire your personal touch. You’ve obviously worked very hard to get where you are and that’s very inspirational. One friend, one tweet, one connection at a time. And hey — another 2 people are following me just today! 
Oh, I’m on a bit of a diet too, I only eat chicken and fruit pies with Vanilla Haagen Dazs. Well, no ice cream on the chicken. Yet. 
And thanks for the Twitter tips, you are awesome!!!
Ahh, Jingle, you are so sweet, my blog crashing angel. I AM loved, beyond compare, by so many. And by the birds singing, the sun shining and by the One Great Love that makes us all. People do amazing things. And we can do anything we want to, we just need to keep believing in ourselves and keep chipping away at our goals.
Hey, Sweet Suzicate — if you mouse over that pic you’ll see I named it… ta-da — “Peaceful!” So we are on the same page there indeed. It’s close to my favorite bench here on our Hike-N-Bike trail.
Dear Desk Forty-nine..
What is a follower
but a ray of sun
to catch and set free
and smile with in fun??
Hey, Talon — well since Chris’ comment was in moderation when you left yours — I guess he IS now clued in to my brilliance — LOL. And you are one in 7,000,000,000!! And a dramatic whelkin?? I gotta get over there woman to your latest breath-taking brilliance.
xxxo
On 12 July 2010 at 12:07 pm kelly said,
Hey! i dont really know who chris brogan is but he you’ve told me about him and how awesome he is so i guess a hes pretty good person!! xoxo
-Your Daughter Kelly
On 12 July 2010 at 12:39 pm Tess The Bold Life said,
Ha Jannie,
I see your buddy Chris stopped by. I typed Christ by accident is that a hoot or what? Lovin your humor and photos…chasing that eye from one blog to the next. Your biggest fan! xo
On 12 July 2010 at 12:44 pm Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. co-er .. cooing doves et al .. you’re moving out of our little league .. and starring with the big boys .. or not so big boys as Chris says shortly .. he needs to do some running with Jasmine .. I think he & BB could have a beer afterwards ..
Great pic .. blown up or little .. Have you ever seen the movie “Blowup”? 1966 – it’s in Wiki .. very avant garde for its time .. ?
I’ll be twitting following you soon .. so watch’yer rump .. mi dear .. Hardwick will be keeping an eye on us ..
Good repartee as to be expected here .. have a great rest of the day .. nearly Kelly xray time? Hugs galore .. Hils
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..A Century of Aces Afghanistan to Zimbabwe =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 12:58 pm vered | professional blogger said,
He’s right. How can anyone not love you?
xo
On 12 July 2010 at 1:57 pm Jannie said,
Dear my daughter, Kelly… enchanted, as usual to get your surprise gift of a comment. Thank youe! Chris Brogan has a little girl about your age, I believe. I bet he loves her and is continually blessed by her as I am with you! xxoxoxoo
Hey, Tess! Geez, I hope my poem didn’t sound stupid? God, if I’d only a -known he was droppig in, I’d baked him a cake — or at lease whipped up a god steak and a salad if he’s on the South Beach diet
Yep, Chris, as Christ walks on water. Hey, did ya get Jesus’ latest tweet? He says he loves ya, and he always will. As will I. But hey, is it possible for us to be each others’ number one fans?? I hope so, ’cause I’m yours! Yeah — I totally have been out reading and commenting on blogs — other than creating here on my own site, it’s my favorite blogging thing to do.
Hey Hilary — on BB’s hat with the sandpiper, now nests a sweet little robin. But a dove may find him and his cattails too!
Hilary — how could I ever move out of any blogging league? The only one for me is with all you guys in it! yes, I always find when I’ve wanted to drop weight, exercise generally helped, even if just walking or 31 butt-blasting leg lifts at a time. 1966. I was 2! But I did see A Clockwork Orange when I was a young adult — that was some strange but interesting movie-making. Blow-up, is that about balloons too? And oh wow — are you gign to be my 202nd Twitter follower!?!? I’ll have to get BB more balloonms for that!! 
Yeah, do you remember when Kelly’s XRay date was? Shoot, now I’ll be searching for that paper today — shoulda programmed it immediately into my i-Phone! 
Ahh, Vered, thanks — he and you teared me up a little with your sweet loving words. I love YOU too! And I do have my cranky moments, okay, just so you know I’m still human, with CB loving me so much now and all.
On 12 July 2010 at 2:47 pm Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. a right little twitcher’s paradise here .. pigeons on the pond or are they cooing doves as I called them .. BB’s sandpiper and his robin – a real twitching world .. your 202nd .. I think I’ll be nearer 250 .. going to stay away til I’ve moved and settled .. not sure when yet etc etc .. chaos reigns ..
re Blowup .. Wiki link here .. should titillate yours and/or Jim’s fancy .. you’re now older than 2 – so you’re allowed to peep … early Vanessa Redgrave amongst others ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowup
Kelly’s Xxxxray .. I suspect actually is next week .. but my timing’s a bit haywire this end of the world .. I’d forgotten I’d seen someone two days ago – I go off to Mum’s room and ensconce myself there and then disappear sometime later .. ne-er to meet anyone .. still Jasmine stayed away this weekend?!
Bye have a good evening .. and don’t scratch too much for Kelly’s XXXXXXray date .. cheers for now .. Hils
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..A Century of Aces Afghanistan to Zimbabwe =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 3:06 pm Jannie said,
Hey Hils — I had forgotten about the doves in the photo I took! Duh, Jannie. My mind is fixated on feathered friends around BB, speaking of which, he now has a red-winged blackbird in the background, but my mind says now the sandpiper is to big for the overall proportion — so we may see his header change up a bit yet.
Or maybe not — I’ve got to leave some time to take those pix for my eBay book auctions! And later get back to Kelly’s room re-do. 
But I did some great work on a corner the other day — moved my side table “desk” from the dining room to one corner of what is to be the master bedroom. Looks smashing!! If iPhone cooperates with good lighting, I’ll post in the next week, or 2. Yes, doves and / or pigeons there along that gorgeous trail. Pigeons, I think! Many many of them ’round the lake down-town here. Yes, next week for her X-ray sounds right indeed. It’ll be three weeks this Thursday (Wednesday? How quickly I forgot about that too) 
since her final cast came off. Early Vanessa Redgrave? How can I possibly resist. Off I goes now to it…
xoxoxox
On 12 July 2010 at 3:42 pm Jingle said,
http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/the-celebrate-blogger-of-june-awards-nomination-announcement/
vote for
humor,
short stories,
art/cartoon,
food/cooking..
thank you.
read your words, love is everything we can have and do…
love your kindness.
On 12 July 2010 at 3:59 pm Davina said,
That’s cool, Jannie that Chris is following you. Have you had a tweet or two with him? I followed Kelsey Grammer for a while and even tweeted to him. Eventually I unfollowed him because too many of his tweets were “directed” tweets and there were too many of them of the same (still love him though, just not on Twitter). Nope, I don’t think I have anyone famous hanging on my every tweet.
What a gorgeous picture above, Jannie. It looks like Stanley Park here in Vancouver.
On 12 July 2010 at 4:56 pm LL Cool Joe said,
I don’t twitter and I don’t have stats on my blog, but I just hope my mother isn’t following me!
.-= LL Cool Joe´s last blog ..Would you prefer me to be a bastard then =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 4:58 pm Luisa Doraz said,
I love your photo.
It does look very peaceful. I am off Twitter. It was tooo stressful. 
On 12 July 2010 at 8:22 pm Patricia said,
Twitter does not do too much for me – I could find Davina often but it seemed like only the porn folks could find me….hmmmm
I follow Jannie on twitter and I tweet lots and lots of posts that I read…You my celebrity….which is tops with me!
On 12 July 2010 at 8:54 pm Jannie said,
Hey, Jingle, I saw your long amazing post over there. You are right! Love is all there is. If I do not get over there for the June voting, please know that I’m sending my love out to the universe in other directions. Maybe in a song to write more on, sing for you all and post here. I have that “Sail A Child” one cooking. I am putting “Let’s Drink Up The Stars” on hold while I work on the newer one.
Hey Davina, I am still basically clueless with Twitter, but I was on Chris’ site and followed him, so he followed me back. Kelsey Grammar, cool. Were you a big Cheers fan? That show was such a hoot. I liked Night Court too. But back to this comment…
I’ll hang on your every tweet, Davina, when I get more clued-in with it. Ahh, I was in Stanley Park in 1986. Wonder if I have any pix of it? I do of me on Grouse Mountain!
Hey LL, that reminds me to check my stats and see what crazy searches people landed on my site by.
IS you mom reading your blog?
Hey Luisa, maybe I should count my blessings I am not too deeply into Twitter. Was it just too hard to keep up with? Yes, that spot brings my soul much joy.
Patricia, Celebrity Jannie, lol. Ah, thanks! I don’t know if I have porn folks or not, I need to pay close attention I guess. Or maybe not!! Wait, definitely NOT for those guys.
Well, gotta go now, see if I’ve got any good pix to upload from my iPhone.
xoxoxoxo
On 12 July 2010 at 10:13 pm Daisy said,
I love that picture, Jannie! Very peaceful looking. Thanks so much for the very cool badge button on the side there leading to my blog too. Very sweet of you to do that! I love it!
Enjoy your week, my dear.
.-= Daisy´s last blog ..Food From A to Z – Y is for Yolk =-.
On 12 July 2010 at 10:25 pm suzen said,
Hi Jannie! Wow – see how famous you are getting. I read Chris’s blog but most of it too techy for my brain. I AM amazed at all the tweeting – to me it seems a horrendous stress maker and I wonder if it won’t phase itself out, but then I’m old, what do I know about today’s tech stuff.
I’m sure if ANYone is following ME, it’s the hired guns for the food/drug lobbyists and if I should mysteriously stop blogging you will know I crossed their line haranging about the crimes they commit on us in the name of greed.
hugs
suZen
.-= suzen´s last blog ..Over The Counter Toxicity =-.
On 13 July 2010 at 11:21 am dustus said,
The photo is awesome! (as usual) Since you asked, I have 2 Twitter followers you may have heard of, Yoko Ono & Lisa Loeb. Tweeted w/Lisa twice. She is really cool. Okay, brag brag brag over. Lake Austin looks like a nice place. Cheers, Jannie.
On 13 July 2010 at 12:25 pm Sara said,
Jannie — I love the photo, especially the pigeons. It looks like the one on the rock has a story to tell, perhaps of lost loves???
In answer to your question, I have no idea. I haven’t been on Twitter in months now. I gave up. I mean I tried, but it felt like I was talking in a large room and everyone else is talking at the same time. It drove me crazy…well, I was half-way there already:~)
Funny thing is that I still get notices of people following me. While I appreciate the concept, I also find it a bit scary. When I think of people following me, the visual image I get is rather terrifying. I see myself running with all these people coming after me…it’s a computer horror show:~)
Keep taking those pictures. I love seeing them!!!
On 13 July 2010 at 1:07 pm Jannie said,
Well hello people
Yes, hello people,
It’s so nice to see you
back where you belong.
But I digress, already!!
Hey, Daisy — so glad you like your button! I re-did it like 5 times to try to get the font better. I guess it’ll pass.
have a great week too. Hope you are enjoying your new job?
Ahhh, Suzen, always such a highlight to have you and your sweet wise wonderful self pop in . Chris’ blog is neat because he does offer a lot of interesting posts, you never know what you’ll see there next. I’m not sure if Twitter is a passing thing, something tells me it’s here to stay. And I know I’ll make the most of it eventually. Oh my goodness — hired guns. What? I don’t think America’s gotten to that yet? I sure hope not!
Hey, Dustus, that’s awesome that some celebrities show such class to follow back and interact. Twitter sure has changed the face of life as we know it. Shoot, I made a mistake — it’s actually TOWN Lake I took that on, in the heart of Austin. It’s divided from Lake Austin by a dam.
Hey Sweet Sara, you’re good with those photo stories — what IS he thinking, or about to say to the others?
I definitely think he’s King of The Rock! 
Ahh, Twitter, great for some, not so much for others. You’re darned tootin’ I’ll keep taking pix!! Austin is such a pretty place to capture.
xxxoxooo
On 13 July 2010 at 7:53 pm Alice Audrey said,
No one big is following me. I don’t have much of a following at all. I’m not even infamous, which – for me – is strange.
On 14 July 2010 at 11:40 am Linda said,
Gorgeous picture. I could sit there for hours!
On 15 July 2010 at 12:16 am moondustwriter said,
Chris is a cool guy. Glad he responded and is following you.
I remember how thrilled I was when he followed me on twitter. I love it when musicians and writers follow me.
Enjoy your site!!!
On 15 July 2010 at 10:15 am Jannie said,
Hey, Alice Audrey. I read moondustwriter’s comment with interest, as some musicians and writers follow him. Cool! Am I following you? I need to check!!
Hey, Linda — it is a very special spot, for sure! Inspiring and refreshing. Will you visit Austin, and share it with me one day??
Hey moondustwriter, Chris is way cool, yes. And I think I may catch on to this whole Twitter Thing more and more. I do tend to clean to more old-fangled things!
xoxoxo
On 15 July 2010 at 6:05 pm Ana Goncalves said,
Jannie,
That is truly wonderful to be recognized and made to feel a treasure by someone who enjoys reading you and your experiences.
Your poem feels very special and I’m glad that your blog is here, so that we can get to know you.
Happy Day
.-= Ana Goncalves´s last blog ..Uncovered questions =-.
On 17 July 2010 at 12:26 pm Marya said,
Love your blog heres an award for you
have an awesome day
http://maryayankopulos.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/lovely-blog-award-plus-sunshine-comments-award/
On 18 July 2010 at 10:16 pm Jannie said,
Hey, Ana! You know — I just tonight joined SITS (link button will remain in second position in my sidebar,) and I have a really really great feeling about that community, and how I will totally increase my love of Twitter there. Lots of great gals to connect with. And they’re having a blogging conference HERE in Austin in October!! You might like to check out SITS. And Ana, I think you’re AWESOME!!!
Hey, Marya. How are you? Welcome to Funsterland. Appreciate you popping in!! I thank you for the award. I am moving more away from awards, and into the realm of posting daily links (as you may see in my sidebar,) rotating 21 at a time — with a month-end grand recap post. I will enjoy checking out your blog! Are you a friend of Jingle?
xxoxoo
xoxxo
On 19 July 2010 at 4:38 pm Rose said,
I’m a Twitter bug, but I don’t think I have anyone hanging on to my every word. So you’re luck there.
Ps: YOu never followed me back on Twitter lol
On 19 July 2010 at 8:52 pm Jannie said,
Rose! You notice I’m following you now? So glad you let me know I had forgotten to follow. And hmmn, I donlt think I’ve been on Twitter in 2 days. I’m slipping! Gotta hop on back in there.
xoxo
On 24 August 2010 at 12:30 pm Ching Ya said,
Having Chris to comment here himself, Jannie I think you sure made a great impression. And I hope he has some time to listen to your songs too.
Chris Brogan has been in my ‘Outstanding’ Twitter list all these whiles along with other pros, I never dare to dream about having him or any big names following me back. If they do, that’ll be a wonderful blessing indeed. 
@wchingya
Social/Blogging Tracker
On 24 August 2010 at 3:50 pm Jannie said,
Hey, Ching Ya!! So glad to see your “fashionably late” entrance here. Thanks for the visit. Yes, I was on Cloud Nine that Chris Brogan popped in here so sweetly! I love him too!!
And of course, I always love YOU!!!
No matter how far or how long apart, dear friends are never really apart.
Hey, I just wrote that!! Not bad, eh??
I should tweet that!! 
xoxoxo