What was it that Homer Simpson said about those who look at an already crowded marketplace and say, "Me, too"?
Whatever the case, I long-ago made my Geek Creek toy blog a portfolio-only site, meaning I offer no commentary in its posts, and I allow no user comments; it is nothing more than a repository for my uneven, self-indulgent toy photos. Retrobate, meanwhile, is a portfolio of my equally uneven, evenmore self-indulgent writing. It, too, is not a social-networking endeavor, but rather a place I can direct publishers in my ongoing, laughable, impotent bid at someday getting paid to write.
Unfortunately, I share the average blogger's delusion that I have something relevant to say (if only to my fellow geeks), and so I decided that I should create an unnecessary, uncalled-for third weblog. Don't worry: it, too, boasts all the exciting template aesthetic you've come to expect from me.
It's called Frog Monkey Juice Box (because literally every other possible name was taken by existing sites), and its debut post concerns my unpopular conviction that Sigma 6 toys are superior to other G.I. Joe toys, specifically the recent "25th Anniversary" series:
http://frogmonkeyjuicebox.blogspot.com/2009/07/sigma-6.html
I'm certain The New Yorker would have published this haunting essay had I given them the opportunity, but I want the glory to be mine alone.Now then, should you feel compelled to use your own blog or website to promote (or even simply mock) this stirring thesis (or Frog Monkey Juice Box in general), I am certain that I can set aside my shyness and humility in the name of the greater good, and as such I give you advanced permission to do so.
Cheers,
Monte Williams
Thanks man, that makes it all worthwhile. I almost wasn’t gonna post the plug, but knowing I have your permission made me go ahead with it.