Doubters and naysayers (ie me), be damned!
Thirty-five people have signed up for my talk at Balmain Library, and they're thinking of moving it to Balmain Meeting Room - which, I presume, is next door or something.
Surely I am the most popular idiot in all of history.
when they all sign up to follow your blog just remember the original 8, the people who stuck with you from the start, whoever the fuck we are
ReplyDeleteHa! I hadn't thought of bypassing the media and appealing directly to the masses to follow my blog. Good idea. This time tomorrow, I will have 43 followers. At least.
ReplyDeletemore power to you Mark
ReplyDeleteNow I'm at 9 followers. Ha Mark!, suffer in your jocks!
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose there's any chance we could, uh, share your new follower?
ReplyDeletenope and I'm at 10 now. Oh the power!
ReplyDeleteI'm no Luddite (actually, I think maybe I am a Luddite) but I can't figure out how to follow you. What do I click? Where do I click? Where's your Followers widget?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. Only Darren knows. I thought that if you made a comment, you must be a follower. Possibly by registering with Blogger, you are a follower already, and you don't even know it. I am thinking of bringing in a benefits scheme to attract more followers, with lanyards, keycards and a special deal on petrol in participating supermarkets.
ReplyDeleteAmy up the top of the blog is a button called follow, next to report abuse and next blog (hit that one and you will find a whole world of wierd stuff). Hit the follow button and you should be right but think you need to have a google account.
ReplyDeleteMark nope you dont need to be a follower to comment (as far as I know)as for the follower benifits what about hats or discount exercise equiptment and snack foods?
Anyway Amy once you figure it out you should follow my blog not Marks
Amy, whatever you do, don't follow Darren. As far as I am aware, he is not a real person. If you even look at his blog, it will steal all your bank account details, and probably take a reading of your irises. Perhaps somebody ought to pass on this message to his (ten) followers too. If any of them are reading this, seek shelter here. You will be safe with me.
ReplyDeleteI'm now following both of you. If you don't follow me back I'm gonna become a VB Gold-drinking real estate agent.
ReplyDeleteLook, Amy, I'm following you now, OK? I dunno what that means for my life, but I'll bet Darren isn't following you yet. De-friend him or dis-follow him or whatever. He shouldn't be around anybody with children.
ReplyDeleteNow Mark dont be like that, I will be following Amy just as soon as I type this. I expect you to start following me also. That way the whole thing becomes some kind of strange follow the leader type thing where there is no leader, perhaps more like a never ending pub crawl, but please no VB Gold. Thats not really beer except if you are at the footy eating a pie
ReplyDeleteJeez. OK.
ReplyDeleteWhat this means for you, Mark, is that anyone looking at your profile now knows that not only do you have brown eyes, but that you also enjoy a refreshing craft beer now and then and a bit of a chat with the ladies at your local op shop. Not a bad life, eh?
ReplyDeleteWow, I've learned something new about myself.
ReplyDeletewelcome on board Mark, you too Amy
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for a nice number before following you. I like the numbers 11, 13, 17, 25, 27, 28, and 33. Can I reserve any of these?
ReplyDeleteI will contact you personally as soon as I acquire follower number 10. You can be number 11, then you can all form a soccer team.
ReplyDeleteLee! Lee! I've got 10!
ReplyDeleteHow do I know if I'll be safe if I become a follower of your blog? I mean, I remember reading all about you in Wikipedia back in November and you sounded pretty SCARY mate ...
ReplyDeleteMark, I am trying to increase your followers in mass as your book was selected to read by the 12 women in my bookclub. If the 35 don't show at Balmain you can come along to our 'wine by the book' night and know that we care!
ReplyDeleteKate if you join Marks blog your part of his posie. With him being such a badass (according to wikepedia) that will surley give you a feeling of saftey.
ReplyDeleteEmma, Balmain has passed. I forgot to count how many people showed up, but it wasn't quite 35. I'm happy to do a book club, although the last time I did (in North Sydney), two women really despised my novel. Which was pretty funny, actually, because people who hate your work don't usually take the opportunity to tell you so.
ReplyDeleteBalmain has passed? Gee time really flies when you haven't POSTED IN A FORTNIGHT.
ReplyDeleteOh great. So now I've got (11) followers, they demand stuff of me.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Can't promise everyone will like your novel, however maybe we are more polite in the East?! then again, polite and East never go well in the same sentence.... We would love to have you, and if anyone begins to be rude either we throw them out or we plug you full of beer so you can't remember. I will email you details..
ReplyDeleteCrap. Missed 11. Next opp is 13 then 17.
ReplyDeleteEmma, okay, please do.
ReplyDeleteLee, I thought you must be number 11. Now I feel like I've got number 13 in my pocket. If only I had number 12. Hang on, I wonder what happens if I click Follow on my own page.
Ha ha! Guess what? I can follow myself! Anonymously! So nobody will ever know. Come on, Lee. Step up to it. I am number 12.
ReplyDeleteOh no, it didn't work.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's why it's so hard to suck your own dick.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what number I got.
ReplyDeleteLee, you got 13. It wasn't as if there was a big rush.
ReplyDeleteMark i would like to apply for the post of follower no 14 but when i click the Subscribe to Posts link I get nothing but a page of gobbledygook. Pray tell how I can become a Follower?
ReplyDeleteMelB
You surrender yourself to the power of MARK DAPIN! to follow. Don't listen to anything this 'Darren' says. He hasn't yet befallen to the power of MARK DAPIN! but he's weakening.
ReplyDeleteFrom the most loyal follower of MARK DAPIN!
-Maddy