How do you begin one of these?
It’s fitting that my blogiversary lands on the week of American Thanksgiving. In hindsight, I should have synced it with the Canadian counterpart, but I guess you can’t really control when you kick start your blog, huh?
My first blogging year was a phase aptly named “Trial and Error”, a time to discover the content I wanted to share. This past year focused on “Building Bridges” and though I haven’t gone to the extremes of any American book event (e.g. BEA), I was better at commenting on posts, joining in on Twitter chats, and finding myself involved in the community–on and off screen. I’m not even close to where I want to be but it’s a start.
So thanks.
…for another year of your digitalized love and support in following the nonsense that spawns in my head.
…for continually making this guy feel connected to a medium of leisure that seldom existed [in his life] a decade ago.
…and for just being you.
But now we begin Phase 3; another year of fooling readers into thinking I know what the fuck I’m talking about.
It is complete bananas.
And so–
Afterthoughts:
Jokes on you, I’m totally winging this blog shenanigans.
Cheers,
Joey
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thoughts and afterthoughts. 
Congratulations Joey! I hope you have another great year ^^
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Thanks Blaise :D!
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CONGRATULATIONS :D!!! And just to clarify, no one knows what they’re doing. We all just fake it until we make it hahaha
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It is perhaps the biggest undiscovered secret to blogging!
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Congratulations! Never old, only wiser:)
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Agreed. Age is just a number.
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I’m so brittle now compared to last year ;(…but thanks, Nya!
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YAYAYAY! 🎉🎉🎉 (I hope this confetti appears normal on WP.) Congratulations, Joey!! Happy blogiversary! 😀
By the way, this isn’t really important but I just realized I was spelling blog anniversary wrong all along. I thought it was with an ‘o’ this whole time. OTL
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I don’t even know if there’s a proper way to spell it. I just went with blog + anniversary. Wabam, blogiversary.
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According to urban dictionary, that’s the correct word!
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Happy Blogiversary!! I say you should go for dim sum or cake…or both because why the hell not?! 😀
xP I’m totally in that “trail and error” phase of blogging. Tried to keep to a schedule and have failed at it! But then again…this whole social media thing has been trial and error =P
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Well. You’re a tank at blogging AND tubing. You have it figured out!
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Still learning the art of blogging =) And you’re an example to follow amazing book blogger!
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HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY JOOEEEY! What a milestone! Cheers to more years of “faking-it-til-we-make-it” (Yaas! We’re all guilty!) in the business!
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HONEST HOUR: I READ “JOOEEEY” AS JOFFREY AND I FELT INSULTED THAT YOU CALLED ME JOFFREY BARATHEON LOL.
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Congratulations! I think you can say you’re not “faking it” anymore! 🙂
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I wish that were true!
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Oh, but it is! 🙂
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Congratulations!! I hope you have another great year fooling us into thinking you’re on of the best (we are definitely fooled haha)
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Wow. If I’ve gotten to the point where this community thinks I’m one of the best, that is not a good thing for everyone (because I promote lazy post writing and dismiss any use of schedules LOL).
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Hahaha not true! You promote making your own way, with or without schedules you can give great content
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Congratulations!!!
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:D!
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Congratulations!
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Thanks :)!
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Yay! 🙂 You’re doing an awesome job at winging it though!
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Thank you, my fellow BookOutlet enthusiast!
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Happy Blogiversary, Joey! 😀
I have been blogging for 3 years too and I still don’t know what I’m doing. I think we are all winging it here. 😉
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Thanks Nuzaifa! I’m starting to think I’ll never know what I’m doing most of the time (and perhaps this is how it’s meant to be).
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HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY!!
Don’t worry, I think most of it are just making it up as we go 🙂
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Thanks Cassie! I hope that bowling ball is treating you well!
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Yaaay, congratulations Joey!! 😀
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😀 Cheers!
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Happy 3rd Blogiversary!!!!
I’ve been blogging for a few months…and totally winging it 😉 Cheers to many more years of writing to you! 😀 Once again CONGRATS on your 3rd year 😛
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It’s actually my 2nd blogiversary as I’m only just starting year 3 but thank you! Hoping for great things this time around (probably not though because I’m perhaps one of the laziest bloggers out there LOL).
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Happy Blogiversary! Even if you’re winging it, I always enjoy your posts 🙂
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Thanks Steph!
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Happy Blogiversary!!! Here’s to many more years to come. I’d say the majority of us are basically winging it, I know I am at least haha. 😀
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Thanks Lois :D!
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Happy anniversary! This was a fun post to read! Glad to be having you here! 😀
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Glad to have you here reading all this nonsense!
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Happy blogoversary, Joey!!! 😀
I started book blogging on Philippine Independence Day. Haha. I think most of us can peg the births of our blogs to some other significant day, so that’s fun. But in your case, your thankfulness surely is that much more legit 😉
Cheers to the third year!
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Google is your friend! Mine is National Bavarian Cream Pie Day LOL.
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Congratulations, Joey! I wish I can mark my blogging milestone with some significant calendar date, but yeah. No. Anyway, stay awesome!
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I’m sure you could Google it. Like, maybe it’s National Doughnut day or something — YOU’LL NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU SEARCH IT.
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hahaha. You’re doing a great job at fooling everyone, because your blog is awesome. Keep up the good work, Joey. And happy blogiversary!
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Blogging goal is still churn out nonsensical hilarity for my number one fan.
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