Let Me Count The Ways...

...That I Miss You.

I've been bashing my head over this for weeks, trying to figure out who to include and how not to include anyone that I listed last year, but you know what? Screw that. I'm just going to list the people I list, no matter if they were on last year's list or not. I'm  not even going to go back and look. So...

The blogs I miss:

1. It's the world, dear... -- Bess' blog was one of the first blogs I found and started following back when I first started blogging. That I am still blogging and she is not seems somehow... wrong. She had this great way of describing life in New York that both made me want to go there and be glad that I'm not there at the same time. And she knew how to put hipsters in their place.
2. Concrete Pieces of Soul -- J, the author of the blog, is one of those bloggers that always had some interesting perspective or slightly off-normal way of looking at things. At least she did before the baby. Who knows how that is now, but I hope all is well with the new family and that she makes it back at some point. Her blog name is great, too.
3. English Major versus the World -- Another great blog name and a theme after my own heart. Neal was someone that would really get into books and examine them. His blog was definitely not a cheerleader camp. He would take a book, break it up, look at the pieces, and tell you exactly what he found there, good or bad. Or both. I hope he's not gone for good, but it's been since June, so...

The blogs I would miss (so don't go anywhere):

1. Elizabeth Twist -- Writer, Plague Enthusiast: Elizabeth has one of those quirky blogs which often teeters on the edge of horror. When she writes, she's always interesting, and she hasn't been writing enough, lately, so I hope she doesn't move up to the other section of this list, next year.
2. Briane Pagel -- Okay, so, actually, Briane has so many blogs that I could fill up this whole list with them, so I'm just going to list him as a person. Usually, when I'm doing my blog reading thing, I scroll down the list to wherever I left off (the oldest post) and work my way up (to the newest post), but Briane is one of those people that I stop for and read his posts right then, and I really just don't do that. Because Briane is prone to long, rambling posts, I think he doesn't get enough attention, and that's just too bad, because Briane has a lot of good things to say and tells great stories (like about how he exploded (yes, exploded) a garage door). Also, he's a great supporter of other authors.
3. The Blutonian Death Egg -- Actually, Rusty's blog is in danger of moving to the other list since his posting has become, well, sporadic, to say the least. It's too bad, because Rusty has a different way of looking at things that can make people go, "huh, I never thought of that," and I like that. He needs to do more of those posts about the things he thinks about, because those are the best!
4. Life Is Good -- Tina just has a great way of communicating and often tells stories about her childhood (see this year's A-to-Z posts). Well, all kinds of things, actually. They're always interesting, and I would definitely miss her blog if it went away.

Special Mention:

The Museum of Joy -- This was a blog I have missed because I thought it was gone, which was because it was gone, except that it was actually only moved. But no one knew that. Jericha has a way of always looking at the world as if she's seeing it for the first time, and it's pretty neat to read her thoughts about that. So, if you used to follow her, you can do that again, and, if you've never visited her blog, you should.

Okay, that's it for me, folks. It's time to go check in on some other blogs that people miss or would miss. If you have a favorite(s) blogger, you should really let him/her know. It's the kind of thing that can really lift someone up and, maybe, keep him/her from disappearing. Spread the appreciation around!

Here's the list of participants so that you, too, can check out the blogs people (would) miss: