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OK, last Tuesday, I was tired, decided to take an early night. Unusually, I took a shower (I'm a morning shower person, usually, although I shouldn't be, they help me sleep). Y'know how it is in the shower when sometimes you get a 'moment of clarity' and everything comes together? I had one of those. I could see the 'perfect blog post' in my head. It was the right time, the right reason and the news of the week wasn't cheering me up. I came out of the shower, turned the PC on, and typed the whole thing up, wrapped only in a towel. It, um, captured the mood.

When we started counting numbers for the site, 100+ was a bloody good day. Then we got a bit more established, 150 was good, 100 was avarage. Recently, 150 became avarage. Until last Wednesday...
Look at that spike. It's stayed up there, today, we've got even more before the normal busy time even starts. I got used to [livejournal.com profile] nosemonkey linking every so often. [livejournal.com profile] chickenyog had done so as an aside. This weekend, I've been their link of the day. Today, we're top link on [livejournal.com profile] bloggerheads. That's a whole lotta readers; including more than a few MPs.

What have I let myself in for? I appear to be in the centre of a blogswarm and the beginnings of two new political movements, one of which should have long-term legs. It's just l'il ol' me, I was just writing up an idea I had while dripping wet and naked.

Um, [livejournal.com profile] paulatpingu? We've got everyone's attention; my MP has emailed asking me to help him on his website and offered research and info assistance. Um; I have no idea what to do next, apart from go with the flow.

Anyway, I have a post to make, momentum to maintain, and a game to go to. Holy...
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Date: 2006-Feb-20, Monday 11:57 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] paulatpingu.livejournal.com
Heh, you're on your own on that one. I haven't posted since you've started your last drive - apologies for that, btw - so it's all really on your head :-)

I think go with the flow is a damn good idea, tbh. You seem to be saying/writing the right sort of thing, and people are listening. I'm continuing to (mostly) stay out of the party politics side of thing but if I think of anything intersting to say, I'll join in.

And anyway, you keep saying 'us', when most of the big/popular/interesting posts have been made by you. I just chip in occasionally, you do most of the work.

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Date: 2006-Feb-20, Monday 12:33 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jackthomas.livejournal.com
You have unleashed your inner monkey. Congratulations. Bring the revolution!
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Date: 2006-Feb-20, Monday 13:24 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] silentgreeneyes.livejournal.com
Woo!
Looks like you should change job to a career in politics Mat :)


See you sunday?
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Date: 2006-Feb-20, Monday 13:25 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] faeriecween.livejournal.com
:o) Go you! You'll be fine, I'm sure.
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Date: 2006-Feb-20, Monday 14:13 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freddiefraggles.livejournal.com
Nice lj-cut work, see what you did there, good job ;-)

Anyway, yeah, 'go with the flow' or rather 'take every opportunity you can because you never know what it might lead to'.

Good luck.
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Date: 2006-Feb-20, Monday 15:23 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] itchyfidget.livejournal.com
Make the most of it! [livejournal.com profile] mmaestro and I tried to get something like this rolling a while back, but we never quite got to the point of galvanising people with an electrifying post ... ;)
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Date: 2006-Feb-20, Monday 18:24 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] silentgreeneyes.livejournal.com
Show?what? huh?
You mean like you sold stuff this weekend gone :P

Anyway, yeah, gimmie a shout when you come to Exeter.
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Date: 2006-Feb-21, Tuesday 01:14 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] freddiefraggles.livejournal.com
I love shiny firefox plugins! :-D
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Date: 2006-Feb-21, Tuesday 08:46 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] doctorvee.livejournal.com
I was just writing up an idea I had while dripping wet and naked.
If Labour lose the next election, I will remember this line.
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Date: 2006-Feb-21, Tuesday 15:04 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] itchyfidget.livejournal.com
Bored and angry often makes for marvellous blog posts :)

We didn't write much - mostly we were just collecting expressions of interest, then he got a job and I got busy with work and so forth. If you've got time and want to trawl [livejournal.com profile] mmaestro's LJ for "tea drinking monkey", you might find some of our vague ideas. There's probably a manifesto somewhere in there, if only I knew where to find it ...

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