The About Me page on this blog is pretty crappy. For a start it’s out of date; all the ages on it are wrong, my mugshot lacks a beard, and Evans occupation is listed as “cheekychops†when quite clearly it should be “snot monsterâ€. Even if it wasn’t behind the times it would still be bland and boring, I mean does anyone actually care that I like the tangy taste of creosote, sleeping with the fridge door open, and walking barefoot through graveyards? No, I didn’t think so.
In fact I’d go so far as to say that the poor quality of my about page is probably the sole reason that this blog has not yet garnered millions of adoring readers. It is the only thing holding me back from quitting my day job and living like a king from advertising revenues and lucrative book deals like Dooce, John Chow, and Bon Bon.
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Something clearly needs to be done, and I think I’ve stumbled across the answer. Whilst reading Contrary’s excellent blog the other day I noticed she had done something incredibly creative with her about page. Basically she asked her readers to give her a one or two sentence soundbite about her or her blog, a bit like the quotes on the back of a book or on the bottom of movie posters.
Seeing as though the comments on this blog are usually far more entertaining than the actual posts I thought that approach might work here too. I must point out that I’m not fishing for compliments; insults, name calling and general slander are encouraged too. You can write anything you want and I’ll publish it verbatim (within reason).
And as usual for posts that I am desperate for people to comment on there shall be a glittering prize for a randomly selected entrant. If the winner is of the foreign persuasion then they will relieve a parcel containing samples of the most pungent foodstuffs the UK has to offer – Marmite, English mustard, and Branston Pickle. If you are a glorious resident of the United Kingdom then you will receive a special yet to be determined mystery prize.
So, whether you are a regular commenter, a lurker, or even a first time visitor give it a go. You know you want to.
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on Dec 4th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
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on Dec 4th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
“This blog is what I turn to when I need to see exactly what my old Uni mate is up to. Shame the pictures never download properly for me.”
on Dec 4th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
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Dan is all heart. Heart and Diet Coke.
on Dec 4th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
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on Dec 4th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
“He may just be the sexiest bearded, Diet Coke drinking, hiking blog father out there.”
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“All that comes with Dan is a boot full of wit”
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 12:14 am
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This is not that Dan.
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 8:40 am
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 8:57 am
To be perfectly honest I couldn’t think of anyway to say such grand wonderful things about this grand and wonderful blog so I may have just lifted the above soundbyte from a Harry Potter review… maybe.
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 9:02 am
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Apologies if I could have put a reply directly under yours Dan. I’m not down with all this technical stuff. I thought a blog was something that they rolled on in Canada…
Anyhugh, I do occasionally lurk, but was spurred into looking by Kerry texting me the other day re. you going to see Crowded House. Hopefully, I’ll stick around a bit more. Mind you, seeing as we’re moving house in a fortnight and baby coming in February, that could be wishful thinking of the highest order…
Branston Pickle and cheese on a freshly toasted crumpet. I heartily recommend that to anyone.
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
If I have to choose between quality time with my family and reading Dan’s blog – I read Dan’s blog. Same goes for personal hygiene.
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Dan has been kind enough to get me a book deal! (pending)
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
As a normal comment: I stumbled this way through Quit your day job. As you guessed..I really like your header image!!
I was thinking of doing something like that with my own blog(s): pics say more than words.
on Dec 5th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
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on Dec 6th, 2007 at 2:19 am
First, I liked Dan’s blog. Then I liked Dan. Then I liked Dan’s family. Next, I’m planning on liking Dan’s country, as long as I don’t have to drive on it’s motorways.
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on Dec 18th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
[...] new About Me page is up and running, so it’s about time I announced the contest [...]
on Jan 23rd, 2008 at 5:00 am
[...] one of my favorite new bloggers, Dan (who I gave a lashing to when I reviewed his blog last year), had a great idea about gathering testimonials about himself from readers that would subsequently be posted in his [...]
on Feb 21st, 2008 at 12:02 am
[...] recently sent Jeff a parcel of delightful English delicacies as reward for winning my “About me” competition. Here is his video review of one of the packages contents, Marmite (the moment of truth is around [...]
on Dec 19th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Avitables last blog post..Who knew I could be weird?
on Dec 21st, 2008 at 1:07 am
I can’t find that comment now obviously, but I assure you you did.