I don't write anything as readily, or easily, when I don't get the chance to warm up (or cool down) by blogging.
I spend a LOT more time shopping online, surfing the end-of-season sales.
I certainly don't get more work done.
Checking e-mail is much less interesting when you have no comments to read.
And you know how when you start blogging, you have that weird experience of walking around, writing blog posts in your head about everything interesting you see, and even stuff that's not that interesting? That habit dies quickly. I didn't walk around blogging in my head, and it felt like I'd stopped thinking.
All this is by way of saying, hi! It's good to be back.
Yay! Welcome back! :) We missed you!
Posted by: lucy | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 07:44 PM
Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! *throws hat in air* Three cheers for NK being home again on the blog!
Posted by: Celandine | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:01 PM
Glad you are back! You were indeed missed.
Posted by: turtlebella | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:02 PM
YAYYY! I was just talking about you yesterday with the BF, and worrying about how things were going. I'm so so glad you're back.
Posted by: Flavia | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:10 PM
woohoo
Posted by: Anastasia | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:11 PM
Oh, thank goodness! I was afraid you weren't coming back to us. So glad to have you back!! (And I walk around composing posts in my head, too, even if I don't get around to actually posting them.)
Posted by: phd me | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:15 PM
I'm so happy you're back! I've been waiting patiently and hoping you didn't give it up for too long. Yay for writing again though - I missed you! :)
Posted by: Katie | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:15 PM
Oh, I'm so GLAD!! Welcome back! And yes, yes, it's so true, composing blog posts in your head makes you feel like you're thinking...You just described what I'd been feeling, without my even really ever recognizing it.
Posted by: hilaire | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:18 PM
OH YAY! New Kid is back in town! You were missed.
Posted by: Maggie May | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:26 PM
It's great to have you back!
I agree that blogging and the active planning of writing (not that I often do it) is intertwined with productive thought. It's like a little prompt and even the mundane gets that prompt of beginning to describe it and consider it and turn it around, and like you said, think about it.
Posted by: Shelly | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:35 PM
Hot dang, she's back!!!! yay!
Posted by: peripateticpolarbear | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:36 PM
Thanks for thinking of your public and returning to us-- you were missed! Don't go away again any time soon.
Posted by: Peri | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:45 PM
Great to have you back!
Posted by: ariberkana | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:48 PM
Yayyyyy!!!
Posted by: Dr. Medusa | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:54 PM
YAY! She's back!!!!
Posted by: Linda (FM) | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 08:58 PM
Ahhh so this is what the flip side looks like. :)
Glad you're back.
Posted by: seeker | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 09:00 PM
Yay!! Welcome back!
(but I still write blog posts in my head... hope it goes away soon!)
Posted by: amy | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 09:06 PM
1) I'm glad you're back! I kept checking and now here you are - yay!
2) I'm glad other people do that writing blogs in their head thing, because I was worrying myself.
Posted by: psycgirl | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 09:20 PM
So lovely to see you, dear.
Posted by: lucyrain | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 09:24 PM
yay! new kid is back!
Posted by: JM | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 09:32 PM
Hooray! so glad you're back!
Posted by: profgrrrrl | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 09:42 PM
Yay! Yay! Yay! I can take my black armband of mourning off now!
Hooray!
Posted by: shrinkykitten | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 10:01 PM
Woohoo! We all missed you! Glad you're back. :)
Posted by: terminaldegree | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 10:01 PM
Welcome back! We missed you...
Posted by: helenesch | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 10:15 PM
Welcome Back. I've been thinking a lot about your new poem. I really like it.
And I'm glad that I haven't lost your teaching about "the church" post forever-- now I need to remember to print it out.
Posted by: deeni | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 10:28 PM
you need to read harriet the spy if you haven't already. you will identify with it.
Posted by: mano | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 12:19 AM
Welcome back.
When I started blogging, I found that blogging didn't increase the amount of time I spent on the internet, it just focused it to something other than random surfing.
Posted by: StyleyGeek | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 01:16 AM
Yay! I'm so glad you're back....We missed you! :)
Posted by: Pink Cupcake | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 02:09 AM
Yeah! You are back!
A lurker
Posted by: | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 03:57 AM
Hooray! I was just yesterday thinking of posting you a comment to say that we miss hearing from you! Good to have you back in the blogosphere!
Posted by: Addy N. | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 04:54 AM
Hallelujah! Order is restored to the Blogosphere! Welcome home!
Posted by: Tiruncula | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 06:40 AM
Welcome back!
Posted by: rageyone | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 06:40 AM
Welcome back!
I missed your thoughtful, funny and insightful posts and am glad to have you back.
Posted by: Ancarett | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 07:15 AM
Welcome back! Good to see you blogging again.
Posted by: Jane | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 07:33 AM
Hooray, hooray, you're back! :)
Posted by: tippycanoe | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 07:36 AM
Yay! Welcome back!
Posted by: Weezy | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 07:54 AM
Hurrah! Welcome back to the blogosphere; you were sorely missed by all.
Posted by: What Now? | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 08:07 AM
Hooray! Woot woot! New Kid is back!
I'm so glad!
Posted by: Phantom Scribbler | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 08:08 AM
So glad you're back New Kid. Yay!
Posted by: betty | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 08:44 AM
Whew! Is it weird that I'm actually relieved that you're back? Not just because we were worried a bit about your silence, but also because now we can read you again...
Posted by: Cats & Dogma | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 09:46 AM
Yay, you're back! :)
Posted by: comebacknikki | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 10:11 AM
waving~~~~~~~~!
Posted by: timna | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 11:08 AM
waving~~~~~~~~!
Posted by: timna | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 11:09 AM
Welcome back!
Posted by: Barb | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 11:09 AM
How did I miss this?? HELLO! Welcome back! Excellent to see you here!
Posted by: yankeetransferred | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 11:14 AM
w00t! Happy to see you again!
Posted by: Another Damned Medievalist | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 11:20 AM
(*sung to the tune of "Welcome Back Cotter"*) - Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaack! Your Sweathogs missed you!! :)
Posted by: Medieval Woman | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 12:39 PM
WELCOME BACK, NK!!!! I MISSED YOU!!!!!
Posted by: Dr. Crazy | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 12:52 PM
Yay!! Welcome back!
Posted by: drfoureyes | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 03:07 PM
Oh, hooray! Happy day! I've missed you, NK :).
Posted by: Kate | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 05:00 PM
YAY!!!!
It was really sad to visit your place and not see new posts. Thank goodness you're back.
On another topic, I know I owe you an email. I am a loser: sorry!
Posted by: Ancrene Wiseass | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 10:19 PM
Welcome back!
Posted by: Undine | Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 10:43 PM
Welcome back!
Posted by: lilrumpus | Friday, August 18, 2006 at 01:30 AM
Welcome back! You've been sorely missed!
Posted by: Wegie | Friday, August 18, 2006 at 02:26 AM
I'm late to the game, but welcome back!
I'm glad to be able to read your blog again!
Posted by: Bardiac | Friday, August 18, 2006 at 08:19 AM
Welcome back!!!! You were missed!!!!
Posted by: Seeking Solace | Friday, August 18, 2006 at 08:38 AM
Hurray! So glad you're back!
Posted by: Powerprof | Friday, August 18, 2006 at 10:53 AM
Me too :)
Posted by: negativecapability | Friday, August 18, 2006 at 12:28 PM
YEA!!!! I really didn't want to demote you to the 'should delete soon, but can't bring myself to do it' part of my bookmarks!
Posted by: Philosophy Factory | Friday, August 18, 2006 at 05:08 PM
Hurray! I'm so glad you're back too. I was getting worried.
Posted by: Paguroidea | Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 05:31 PM
I'm so happy you're back!
Posted by: Mel | Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 06:22 PM
Just a note to say how glad I am that you are back. You were really really missed. Yours is the first blog I've read regularily, and I really enjoy it. I go to all my other blogs from your page....so when you went on hiatus I kinda did too!
-nc
Posted by: nc | Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 06:00 PM