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February 7, 2008 by Betsy Bird

Happy Blogoversary, Oh Fuse of the Number Eight!

February 7, 2008 by Betsy Bird   19 comments

  Zzzzzzzzzzzz




  Psst.


   Zzzzzzzzzzzz


  I said, "Psst!"



  And I said "zzzzzzzzz".  Go away.


  Don’t you know what day it is?


  (cracks one bleary eye open)


  Well?



   It’s Thursday.  Thursday is a day when I can sometimes sleep in because I’m working the evening shift at the library.  As that seems to be the case I am currently attempting to sleep.  So if you’ll excuse me . . .


  Wait!  It’s more than just Thursday!  Don’t you remember?




  (uh-oh)  Uh… what is it?  Some Canadian Thanksgiving or something?  The day after Ash Wednesday?


  (glowers)




  No?  Hm.  It’s . . . . oh.


  Oh dear.


  IT’S MY FREAKIN’ BIRTHDAY AND YOU TOTALLY FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT . . .



  Technically it’s the blog’s anniversary . . .


   . . .  AND HERE I AM SLAVING AWAY FOR YOU EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY AND WHAT DO YOU CARE?




  Slaving?

  EXACTLY.  (muffles sobs)


  Aw.  Now see here, little buddy.  I didn’t forget.  It just slipped my mind a little.  Let’s see, how old is the blog again?


  (petulant) Two.




  And what is the two year anniversary?


  (momentarily baffled)




    It’s cotton!  So look what I got you!


   Is that one of your husband’s undershirts that was just sitting on the bed?



  A COTTON undershirt, sweetie pie.  Let’s just see how it fits . . .

   . . . . . . . . .


  Perfect!  Happy anniversary, little Fuseman.  And a happy blogoversary to all you readers out there.  It’s been quite a strange trip these last few years, but I couldn’t be happier.  And that goes double for the Fuseman here.

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  Till next year!

(Thanks too to Carter Hasegawa who was good enough to remind me about this before Fuseman did.)

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Kirkus, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on BlueSky at: @fuse8.bsky.social

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Kirkus, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on BlueSky at: @fuse8.bsky.social

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  1. hzf says

    February 7, 2008 at 2:55 am

    Happyhappy! (Now go back to sleep.)

  2. candice ransom says

    February 7, 2008 at 3:36 am

    Gave me a much-needed laugh this morning. Happy Anniversary!

  3. Brenda says

    February 7, 2008 at 6:20 am

    Funny! Happy Blogoversary!

  4. Jen Robinson says

    February 7, 2008 at 6:38 am

    Happy blogiversary, to you and Fuseman. Wishing you many, many more.

  5. Jennifer Schultz says

    February 7, 2008 at 6:39 am

    Very cute. Happy blogoversary! Will that the be the word of the year for 2008?

  6. Jules, 7-Imp says

    February 7, 2008 at 7:25 am

    Happy birthday to you / Squashed tomatoes and stew / Bread and butter in the gutter / Happy birthday to you!

    (a trad. British street rhyme for you straight from the devastatingly perfect Here’s a Little Poem by Yolen and Fusek. This is my girls’ new favorite version of the birthday ditty).

    Happy happy and celebrate big! What would Blogistan be without Fuse? Nothing, I tell ya. Nothing.

  7. Laini Taylor says

    February 7, 2008 at 8:22 am

    Happy Blogiversary, little Fuse! Here’s to many more! Cheers 🙂

  8. Melissa says

    February 7, 2008 at 10:16 am

    H-h-h-h-happy blogoversary! (And many moooore!)

  9. Megan Germano says

    February 7, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Now that was cute! Happy Bloggie-versary to YOU!

  10. Sis says

    February 7, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Don’t quit your day job, sis. No really. Don’t.

  11. Susan says

    February 7, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Happy Bloganniversary! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Fuse keeping us sane…or at least on top of the latest news and fun. Thanks!

  12. Sara O'Leary says

    February 7, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Happy anniversary. Keep on blogging!

  13. SHEILA RUTH says

    February 7, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    Happy Blogiversary!

  14. Carterbham says

    February 7, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    YAY! Happy birthday, Fuse.

  15. Eric Berlin says

    February 8, 2008 at 7:21 am

    I adore you and your blog, but the picture following “petulant” is downright frightening.

  16. david e says

    February 8, 2008 at 8:02 am

    Crud! I missed it yesterday! Forever appologies. One of these days I’ll actually make to a kidlit drink night and then it’s one on me (hopefully not literally). Now, remember the anniversary song from the Flintstones?

  17. MotherReader says

    February 8, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Oh, very well done. Happy Blogversary! (Really? Only two years?)

  18. Alkelda says

    February 9, 2008 at 8:35 am

    Has it really been only two years? It seems as if you’ve been with us for ages upon ages. Happy Blogiversary!

  19. Jim Di Bartolo says

    February 9, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    HEY! Happy Anni-blogo-versary! You and Laini started on almost the same day? That’s just too screwy to think about for too long! Anyhow, I hope you celebrated decadently 🙂

    Be well,
    Jim

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