Saturday, March 13, 2010

The stages of my grief

This is my entry for the Mabel's Labels BlogHer 2010 Contest. BlogHer is a blogging/social networking conference and this year it is being held in New York City. It is already sold out and a bunch of my blogging buddies are going. I would love a chance to attend. Mabel's Labels is also giving the winner a one year paid blogging contract. Really, what could be better than that (and going to BlogHer of course). The challenge is the following: Electrical storms are going to wipe out the Internet (perhaps forever). You have one day left to write about your passions: what do you want to say to the blogosphere in 300 words or less? This is my entry:

Denial

Internet, YOU are my passion. You are there for me when I need you the most. There is no way this could happen. An electrical storm? I don't have to worry. I don't have to back up my blog. Why would I? You aren't going anywhere!

Guilt

What did I do to make this happen? Didn't I love you enough, Internet? Is Mother Nature trying to tell me something? The atmosphere is turning against me! How can I stop this? What can I do? Just tell me, I'll do anything!

Anger

Huh! WHATEVER! Go ahead internet, die. Just go and leave me. I don't need you anyway. I have friends, I can call them. I can visit them any time I want! Blogging, E-mail and Twitter aren't the only ways to chat with people! Trust me, I will be FINE without you!

Depression

Ohhhh what will I do? How will I meet people? How will I find time to call anyone? I am going to lose touch with everyone. I will feel lonely and isolated, just like I did before I discovered blogging. I can't cope, this is too hard. Why is this happening to me! I might as well just cut everyone off now. I don't want to know what they are doing, where they are going. I just want to be alone!

Acceptance

Breath. In, out, in, out. Okay, I can do this. I am a grown woman who can relate to real people. Internet, this is going to be hard. I am going to miss you A LOT. But I can do this. I will come out of this a better person, a stronger person. You have enriched my life in ways I can't even describe. Thank You Internet, you were the best!

14 comments:

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Lara said...

I love this!! So good!!

Christine said...

Oh my goodness, this tremendously creative! The best part is it's so true. Good luck to you :-)

Rebecca said...

Love this!! Very creative and funny because it's so true ;)

good luck :)

Loukia said...

Awesome, Chantal! Good Luck!

Lynn said...

I love this! It's the best entry I've read so far. I hope you win, it's awesome!

Julie said...

awesome entry! very original. good luck!

ContantFamily said...

Good luck!

陽明山花季 said...

how do u do?

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