Best reason to read your blog: So that we readers can say fuck too. Fuck yeah. Happy Fuckin' Birthday You Gorgeous Ho! We love you back! xoxo (wet slurpy kisses and hard bear hugs.)
That was a nice way to sum up the year. Never even considered doing that for Meathenge. Oh man, I just had a thought. I mean, what if I kept track of how many beefs, porkses, chickens and bacon I've consumed over the last year? Keerist. I don't think I'm going to do that.
xo
10/13/2006 11:20 AM
I am so fucking lame. I missed my own friggin' birthday. OK, not *my* birthday, but this blog's birthday. Let me explain. On September 27th I arrived home from Europe after 24 hours of traveling (10 of which were spent next to the craziest bitch you ever did meet. Besides me, I mean). I went straight to bed, and got up and went to work on Thursday and Friday. Saturday I started rehearsal for my new show. It was Wednesday before I had a second to realized that Tuesday was my blog anniversary, and it was only today (my day off from rehearsal, but not from teaching) that I found a moment to actually write about it. How sucktacular is that?
Number of Visitors All Year: As of this moment, 113,090ish
Total Number of Posts: 218, including this one (115 this year)
Total Number of Mesh Articles: 5 or 6 or something
Most Disturbing Search Term: "treat me like a whore" (I also get a lot of traffic for "bangkok whores" and I recently got some for "coco the french slut).
Biggest "You've Got to be Kidding Me" Bonus: Chow.com asking me to write for them.
Most Unlikely Reader Demographic: People who are easily offended. Seriously, assholes, find something else to read if you don't like it -- otherwise, you can bite me.
Pieces of Hate Mail for the Michael Mina Post: 5 (we're going down from last year)
Pieces of Fan Mail for the Michael Mina Post: 11 (THAT'S what I'm talking about!)
Number of Chefs/Restaurant Owners Who Have Posted On the Blog/E-mailed Me: 12 (5 from other countries)
Number of Oysters Eaten: Not so many as last year: about 84, I think.
Number of Burritos Eaten: 37
Number of Times My Grandma Has Asked Why I Have to Swear So Much In the Blog: 4 (she's giving up on me, it seems)
Thing That Makes Me Happiest: Same as last year, plus, always having someone to go eat with.
Thing I'm Most Proud Of: Again, same as last year, so I'll say it again -- Staying true to myself and not compromising my style or ethics to please anyone else. I still don't write anything down, I still make friends with my servers, bussers, chefs and bartenders and I still own my opinions, popular or not. Fuck, yeah!
And, finally, my blog birthday wish for this year: To get commissioned to write "The Restaurant Whore's Guide to Paris" so I can go back there on someone else's dime. Hey -- my wish from last year came true so I figured I'd aim high this time...
Thanks for putting up with me, even when I don't put out like I should. I fucking love you guys.
xoxo Joy
"To eat is a necessity. To eat intelligently is an art." -- La Rochefoucauld
P.S. After two years, I *finally* just added the word "fucking" to my blogger spellchecker. What a lazy twat I am.
"2091 (and then some) Meals Later..."
11 Comments -
Aw Coco you rock!
10/06/2006 6:56 PM
I bet coco sucks too!
but joy doesn't. Love ya, babes. I will raise my friday night glass(es) to you.
x
10/06/2006 7:25 PM
We love you, baby!
10/06/2006 7:32 PM
Oh Joy, You can't leave us hanging like this.
If your best meal outside the country was L'Astrance, is that a hint it topped El'Bulli?
10/06/2006 7:51 PM
Joy -- congratulations on another year of outstanding, informative, and and always entertaining blogging!
10/07/2006 9:08 AM
Best reason to read your blog:
So that we readers can say fuck too.
Fuck yeah.
Happy Fuckin' Birthday You Gorgeous Ho! We love you back!
xoxo (wet slurpy kisses and hard bear hugs.)
10/07/2006 1:56 PM
Happy blog birthday, friend. Becoming better friends with you has definitely been a highlight of my year!
10/07/2006 3:35 PM
Happ birthday Joy's blog! We are very proud of you!
p.s. the word "twat" makes me laugh and i am having one of those days at work. thank for always perking me up.
>^.^<
10/09/2006 8:15 AM
Happy birthday to your blog, ya little ho.
XO from down south (er, so to speak)
10/11/2006 2:24 PM
You are adorable, and that is that. So happy to have met you at the food bloggers picnic!
Looking forward to more good stuff in the year to come...
10/12/2006 10:16 AM
Happy birthday!
That was a nice way to sum up the year. Never even considered doing that for Meathenge. Oh man, I just had a thought. I mean, what if I kept track of how many beefs, porkses, chickens and bacon I've consumed over the last year? Keerist. I don't think I'm going to do that.
xo
10/13/2006 11:20 AM