Saturday, 26 September 2009

You know you are addicted to blogging...

...when you wake up thinking "Wonder what I can blog about today"

...when the last thing you do before going to bed is read someone's blog

...when you almost say "Lol" instead of actually laughing

...when you think of other fellow-bloggers at random times of the day

...when you can't wait to get home from work so you can access your blogs (because you aren't allowed to access them at work!)

...when you wonder how many people have commented on your posts

...when you dream about what it would be like to have your own custom domain

...when you mull over blogger v/s WP at different times of the day

...when you find you are quite content 'socialising' with bloggers and have forgotten to call your live friends

...when you think of actually going to a course to understand html codes better. Or to buy a book on the same

...when you can't wait to finish reading a book because you want to blog about it

...when you are constantly on the look out for experiences or events or news stories to blog about

...when the blogger page is visited a lot more than social networking sites like facebook

...when you wish you were a great designer to be able to design your own header and blog template

...when you start your weekend by accessing your blog and reading others' blogs

...when you encourage some friends (Footloose, Joel, Legal Alien...) to update their blogs so you can read more blogs

...when you get frustrated that no one you actually know understands why you love to blog. Or in some cases, what a blog is.

I'm addicted. (In case you didn't guess that given the frequency of my posts)

Do I need rehab? Do they even have blogging-rehab?

Maybe it's not yet a problem. :)

Until next time,

Cheers!!!

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  1. lol...i just got home and the first thing i did was read this :-P...am i addicted too? ;-)
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  2. ...when you go on one of the blogs on your blogroll and see if it shows your blog on the top after you have updated it.
    :D:D
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  3. I agree with G... to add to it..when we start remembering the web address of our fav bloggers...
    .. when we impatiently wait to see the response our comments on fellow blogger's posts...

    Addiction ? Even if it is.. I'm cool with this one :) And I'm glad that you all are with me :)

    Happy Addiction !;)
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  4. @ Titaxy: Welcome to the club!

    @ G: Lol...yeah that too...I don't do it often but I have done it! :P

    @ Nu: Oh yeah...the moderated ones...when we go and see whether our comments have been approved yet and whether there is a response! We are all part of the club!
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  5. Haha oh that's definitely an addiction defined. :P It's all good though, I look forward to your frequent posts. :)
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  6. ...when you can't wait to finish reading a book because you want to blog about it
    And watch movies and take pictures and try recipes and travel with the thought foremost in your mind :) We are all blogaddicts here :)
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  7. You echo my sentiments. And guess what, thanks to your err, nagging...lol, I am updating my blog. I'm just looking for a decent template because the previous one had way too many bugs but if I can't find anything else I might just steal yours ;)
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  8. Oh boy, another 12 Step program must begin.
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  9. @ Archana: You are encouraging my addiction ;)

    @ IHM: Lol...yeah...one big happy club!

    @ Legal Alien: Yay!! And I don't mind if you do use the same template! :D

    @ MPH: Yep...any idea where I gotta go? :P
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  10. cent percent true! Blogging is still a raw form for many authors, more so a starting point..so, I wish all the bloggers that they GROW in this addiction to serious writing...

    Excellent post...first of its kind....
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  11. How true!! I was nodding my head, big time, on ALL the points you mentioned!!
    Now a days, if family and friends tell me that I am addicted to blogging...my answer is, "No I am passionate about blogging!"...which end in both the parties giving smug smiles to each other!!
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  12. am HAPPILY addicted!!!!!!!!!! No one shuts me up on my blog :P
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  13. Well.. although the frequency of updates on my blog may not suggest this, but I find myself very much addicted to blogging.. And many of the above points hold true for me..

    In fact, two items occur every time i create my "to-do" list: "missionmba blog" and "personal blog"

    Perhaps, u can add one more test to ur list:
    You're addicted to blogging if even as a busy MBA student, blogging finds a place on ur to-do list (between marketing assignment, statistics project and u feel restless if u fail to update it..
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  14. Wandered in from indivine - great post!! :-)
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  15. I think it is time they thought of a blogger rehab for many of us :)

    Hilarious post, ahem, lol
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  16. been there done that :)
    P.S. move to WP!
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  17. @ Amol: Hahaha...so this is a positive addiction? :)

    @ Shilpa: Welcome! Nice reframe...passionate! :) I might steal that every now and then...

    @ Rohit: So you're part of the club as well, I gather...

    @ Shreya: Welcome! Join the club!!

    @ Amit: Welcome! You've taken it to a next level...I don't put blogging on my to-do list (even though I do it)! But you're right about the point you added...

    @ Anonymous: Welcome and thanks! Do share your name... :)

    @ Sojo: Welcome and thanks! :) And yes...I reckon the blogger's rehab would be as crowded as celebrity drug and alcohol rehab... :D

    @ Reema: Lol! Still contemplating the WP thing...will only move if I pay coz I don't like the free one too much in terms of templates...
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  18. You are right
    I have just started blogging, and I feel like i am addicted to it
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  19. nothing better to do these days..free
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  20. OK, I'm scared as I have most of these signs! Gasp! I'm addicted. Only thing is that I can blog from work and have done it atleast a few times a month :)
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  21. lol ... since am turning to be a professional blogger , i love this addiction ;)
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  22. @ Chetan: Welcome!! Wait a bit more and it will be out of control!!! :)

    @ Soin: I guess...

    @ Roshan: Lol...so you do meet criteria for addiction! Possibly worse given you blog at work!

    @ Lakshmi: Welcome to my blog! And yes, it's a good addiction, eh? :P
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  23. Lolz..this is so true. lovely post
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  24. Hehe. Awesome..! So true! :)
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  25. hehe so damn true. There was a time in life where all this described me perfectly. What would I give to go back to this.. Sigh! Great writing btw!
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  26. Nothing much to say here...sabhi ne muh ki baat chheenli!

    Seriously, the blogger v/s WP debate still rages in my mind all the time. And pretty much the other parts too...

    Enjoyed this post a lot!!
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  27. oi looks like i am addicted!!!

    oh baby i am addicted i am out of control!!
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  28. True! Very good observation!

    I can completely relate to it! :-)
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  29. Hi, popped over here from Indiblogger. Thanks for the guidlines. Btw, I am Dreamer and I am an addict :D
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  30. This made to the final selection for voting :) Good Luck

    http://alchemistpoonam.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/final-nominations-in-avant-garde-bloggies-awards-2009/
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  31. The symptoms are on dot :)
    Hell! We even have the same type of signatures. I put a same type at the end of every post..;)
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  32. Welcome Krutika! Hehe...now you can be diagnosed with blogging-addiction!! Funny coincidence that....re the signatures!
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  33. Hehehe, this seems like the things that I do all the time ....

    I am addicted .. lol
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  34. WOW.
    Okay.you are so much like me.
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  35. Welcome Adrita! You mean...I was so much like you! I have been a bit busy lately to be addicted! :P
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  36. Hi Moi...
    As a fellow blogger i feel the same sentiments...
    I like your posts they are very informative and interesting ...By this you are making your mark on this planet....Rejoice your spirit..

    VIJAYA SAI.M
    http://vijayasaiptp.blogspot.com/
    WORLD OF FINANCE
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  37. Thats actually so true....i evn thnk about my blog even whn i am with my gf :)
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  38. Am addicted. Dunno if that's bad
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  39. Welcome Kalyan! And of course not...blog addiction is not bad! Unless it interferes with your life with real people...then oyu probably need rehab! =P
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  40. Indeed... I am addicted too :)
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  41. So so very very true..... I was literally smiling reading this post .... So am also addicted :)
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  42. Now I know I am definitely an addict. I had to mull over that earlier but now I'm sure!
    Nice blog. I'm addictively following it now!
    :D
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  43. very well said dear.....now even i realized that i m addicted too....
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  44. Whoa! I never realised I'm addicted to blogging...guess we all need a Blogging-addicts Anonymous!
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  45. Haha! Now you know the symptoms... :P
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  46. I think the most relevant one is Blog > facebook, twitter etc...
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  47. Hey! really nice post! just loved it!
    Will promote your post on indivine.

    I think I am a addicted to blogging too!
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  48. Welcome Tanu! Thanks...I used to be a lot more addicted back then...lately it has declined...so I guess there is a cure! =P Being busy. Do keep visiting!
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  49. Great post.. I've had the symptoms for sometime and now it's been diagnosed.. feel great.. thanks Psych Babbler.
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  50. Hehe ObsessiveMom! Welcome to the blog! And glad to know you have found a diagnosis =) Like so many of us out here in Blogosphere...
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  51. LOL! true symptoms of the addiction! Nice post.
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  52. thanks for the easy diagnosis.
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  53. Love the list, especially #2 and 3 :)

    Do check out my post here. I promise it’ll be funny :)
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  54. .....when you get so many comments and you feel like writing a letter to each one of them !!
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  55. Ha Ha..Sounds just like me :-)) And am here at checking my mails at 4am in the morning with my psycho probs :-)) Here is mine on the similar lines http://zradar.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/a-grief-stricken-tuesday/
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  56. Ha Ha..Sounds just like me :-)) And am here at checking my mails at 4am in the morning with my psycho probs :-)) Here is mine on the similar lines http://zradar.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/a-grief-stricken-tuesday/
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  57. Love the list, especially #2 and 3 :)

    Do check out my post here. I promise it’ll be funny :)
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  58. Haha I seem to be addicted all right. Great check list!
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  59. Welcome Deboshree! Need to get yourself checked! =P
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  60. Welcome Divya! On the plus side, there is a cure for it...I'm no longer as
    addicted as I was! :P
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  61. shit i am an addict after all :D :p
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  62. lol i am an addict after all! :D :p
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  63. that was funny! btw admire you for working and blogiing so regularly
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  64. Thanks Sandy! And welcome to this space...
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  65. Lol...well, if it helps, you can overcome it...I'm not as addicted now as I used to be...
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  66. Welcome here ZRadar...checking mails at 4 in the morning! Even I didn't do that... :P Will check out your post...
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  67. Lol...good one Vivek! Welcome to this space...
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  68. Can't agree more. It's just a phase I guess.
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  69. Welcome here Popsie! And yes, it is a phase...you can get over it if you
    want to. :)
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  70. True, indeed!!! :)
    First time here..Nice blog! love your template :-)
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  71. OMG... I am sooo addicted to blogging. Everything on the list matched with me...

    DO i need rehab? Lol EPIC.. You earned yourself a new follower...!!
    Cheeeers
    Nia Charms

    www.allfacesofneha.blogspot.com
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  72. Welcome here Nia! And yes, you probably need rehab. But I must warn you, even then, you may relapse a while later. I had overcome it for a while but now I'm back! :P
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  73. I think I am starting to get addicted :) .Nice post!
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  74. Welcome here Mahasweta! I find that I go through phases of addiction... :)
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  75. Couldn't agree more. Nice :)
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  76. Welcome here Ashwini! Looks like you are a fellow-addict! :D
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  77. Welcome here Ashwini! I gather you are a fellow-addict. :)
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  78. Coming via Indiblogger. Excellent post.
    Thanks IndiBlogger for indroducing your Blog. Really enjoying. :)
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  79. Welcome here Himanshu...thanks for the comment...glad you are enjoying the blog...
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  80. Nice post. Tell me how could one come out of the grip of this blogosphere? Does one get over it as time passes by (or as you grow older) as usually happens with addiction of watching movies, reading fiction especially mystery books.
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  81. Haha...well, I think this addiction waxes and wanes...I was addicted back then, then it improved over the last year, but lately I think I am addicted again! :D
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  82. Oh yes I agree with you .... may be like you I am addicted too... all the symptoms seems to indicate that...


    Shashi
    ॐ नमः शिवाय 
    Om Namah Shivaya
    At Twitter @VerseEveryDay
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/09/still-life-secessionist-movement-and-my.html
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  83. Welcome here Shashi! I think I overcame the addiction last year but it seems to have resurfaced this year! :)
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  84. Omg! I suffer from most of these symptoms! I guess that makes me an addict! Proud one though!! 

    http://myblawghh.blogspot.com
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  85. Welcome to the club Upasana! :) And welcome to this space...it's great to be a blogging addict (better than addiction to drugs and alcohol anyday!) :P
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  86. Hey.. I'm visiting your blog for the first time. Had a suggestion, not sure whether you'd appreciate it. It would be absolutely great if you could swap the stalkers list on the right with the previous posts on the left. It would help people in finding your earlier posts. :)
    Thanks!
    Skv
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  87. Welcome here Skv! I will check out how that will look...problem is in the past, people have asked to put the followers gadget somewhere at the top where they can easily see...thanks for the suggestion....
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  88. Hahahahaha!
    This is SO damn true!
    Blogging doesn't make me miss Facebook also! :P

    Btw, you just got yourself a new follower! :D
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  89. Welcome here Shagun! And you're right...I prefer blogging over FB any day! :D Thanks for following...do keep visiting! :)
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  90. Sowmya SwaminathanDec 5, 2011 06:00 PM
    HI5! Am an addict too!!!! You are a keen observer, and I love the way you have listed out the symptoms. *Happy Blogging*


    http://myspace-ss.blogspot.com/
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  91. Welcome here Sowmya! The symptoms do change over time...there will be times when they go away but then they come back with a bang! :P Keep visiting!
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  92. Nice. It's true how blogging gets to you.
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  93. Welcome here IndianaRonaldo! Blogging can be very addictive in phases... :)
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  94. Welcome here Haresh! The addiction can change...just when you think you are recovering, it hits you again! :P
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  95. Welcome here Chantel! You are so addicted!!! :P
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  96. Unlike some other addictions MD, this can sometimes be helpful!
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  97. Welcome here Rohit! Thanks! :)
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  98. Welcome here Shreeny...looks like you are part of the club!
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  99. Welcome here D2! Glad to know you have diagnosed yourself! Keep visiting...
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  100. :) Thanks Shilpa...and join the club!
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  101. Lol Witty Jester! Now that is addiction!!!
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  102. Lol Vagabond...there is a cure...when life gets too busy!
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  103. Thanks Sourabh! I have decided to stick with blogger...
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  104. Welcome here PsychedChick...from experience, I realise you can be de-addicted and then re-addicted!
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  105. You are most welcome KrishnaLeela
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  106. Welcome here Sambarman...and thanks! :)
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  107. :) Thanks Lolland! Will check out your post...
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  108. I see you are an addict too Akanksha! Welcome to this space and thanks for the comment about the template and the blog...
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