1000 posts: The Story so far

The lovely Anna gave us a summary of posts when she hit the 100 mark: having hit the 1000 (my god, such waffling!) I feel the urge to do something similar. But obviously I am far more gabby so mine is very long!

So here is a review of the posts so far on a month by month basis, picking out regular topics and those posts that either drew the most comments or were just plain entertaining to me.

Now this doesn't quite add up to the 1000 but it gives you an approximate idea ...

September 2004: 17 posts
Typical posts:

• On William Shatner covering Pulp;


• preview comment for a play starring Douglas Henshall;


• ravings about The West Wing;


• a quote from Buffy

October 2004: 19 posts

• selections of dialogue from The West Wing;


• a review of Sons & Daughters with the Delgados at the Rescue Rooms, Nottingham;


• mention of Peggy Guggenheim;


• Rullsenberg ranting on pensions and education;


• the review for Darwin in Malibu, the aforementioned play starring lovely Dougie Henshall;


• the death of John Peel

November 2004: 5 posts
NB my dad died at the start of the month and blogging was therefore very light

• a review of The Roots in concert (possibly the first post to actually draw a comment from someone other than Cloud! Thanks Lily!);


• the first of several very long and ultimately very boring posts on the Channel 4 Ultimate Film list - you know the one where you got obscure black and white films appear in it rather than the latest blockbuster...?

December 2004: 6 posts

• more ultimate film list nonsense with me remarking whether I had seen the aforementioned films or not - damn I was a boring blogger back then: in defense I had recently become an orphan;


• still, for some reason, one of those darn posts did draw another new reader: the lovely Casyn: I miss Casyn's posts...


• review of "I love/heart Huckabees";


• praise for Blackpool

January 2005: 49 posts
Hmmm... do you think I may have started with a new resolution on blogging for 2005?

• the declaration regarding the chick flicks article (still in production and heaven only knows when/whether that will progress...);


• some post-rock recommendations


• film reviews for End of the Century: The Ramones, and the fabulous and bedazzling Lemony Snicket;


• my first thoughts on the Norm Blog Song Poll;


• something about a Scottish bloke who isn't called Douglas...


• a death in British surrealism


• my first post to be picked up and linked from the incredibly prolific Norm on moments in movies that make me cry: it remains one of the most regularly viewed posts even if it drew NO comments;


• poetry and story songs;


• a rant on inheritance tax;


• Dougie and St Mirren [dare I hope for this season...?];


• praise for The Rotter's Club on TV

February 2005: 57 posts

• posts about comedy, both British and American;


• predictions for the 2005 BAFTAs and results plus Oscar predictions;


• the first Obscure Songs posts [yes, I do intend to return to that post list];


• a post link to the Rullsenberg Normblog Questionnaire;


• me rushing to record Dalziel and Pascoe due to the unexpected appearance of this name in the credits;


• debates on using Ms or Miss


• a reappraisal of Heaven's Gate;

March 2005: 40 posts

• praise for Kelley Armstrong's vampire/werewolf/witch novels;


• pretentious movies (sorry Dougie);


• great graffiti on political poster boards;


• debates about time travel


• the brilliance of Buffy and the film Sneakers;


• the encounter with the weird and wonderful world of Misty's Big Adventure

April 2005: 54 posts

• Casanova, Casanova...;


• the election of 2005 and political matters;


• the first (?) of many many book memes


• introduction to the world of Clare and her excellent book;


• the death of Andrea Dworkin (again another well-connected post);


• Rullsenberg rantings on matters like class, spurring Duff debates;


• Rufus and all his glory, including leading to the inclusion of Anna;


• a partial review of BAAS 2005

May 2005: 58 posts

• more debates on class and education getting people in a dither;


• persuasive tactics for voting (aka appealing to my lust);


• music lists in great number;


• the scariness of Doctor Who;


• a way for living;


• movies and their watchability;


• Clare's interview of me and my love for Pulp;


• Spacey in The Philadelphia Story

June 2005: 67 posts

July 2005: 52 posts

August 2005: 42 posts

September 2005: 82 posts

October 2005: 81 posts

November 2005: 93 posts

December 2005: 90 posts

January 2006: 81 posts

February 2006: 70 posts

March 2006 (so far): 39 posts

Predictions as at Friday 17 March: observers may spot that the remaining months get much more silly, with increasing numbers of short posts and lots of them linking to Marie... Wonder why???