my cup runneth over: celebrating my first year on hubpages
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This hub was bumped from its original publication date by the flood. Okay, it's more like swept away. But as traditions go in HubPages, an anniversary is always commemorated with a lookback or at least a hub with an extra oomph. And so I railed this one back, air dried and now I believe it's ready for your reading pleasure - or at least help you pass the time before you take a look at your AdSense account again if you don't feel like celebrating with me.
has it been a year?
I joined HubPages last year, 2008, the 19th of October. I found this site, if I remember right, while I was looking for a writing gig. It had been three months since what was decidedly then my last stint at a 9 to 5er and I was of the idea that a little blog here and there would help me pay the monthly bills, primarily from my ISP. There was absolutely no get-rich-or-die-tryin' plot. And although I was willing to wait for, say, three months, money of noteworthy amount only started trickling down my virtual coffer six months later but but BUT by then it was too late to for me to quit and blame a hub I stumbled upon (which could have been titled "make millions on HubPages in a day" when I think about it now) for the hubbingbug had me on the third consecutive day that I spent waiting for comments to make a landfall on the two hubs - a film review and an anecdotal piece about the 80s - I published on my first day. I had never anticipated for something in my entire life as extremely.
By the way, the first comment dropped on the seventh day. So biblical.
you were my first
Nothing beats a hot cuppa and a cig when you go jogging down memory lane. Coffee seems to get the blood flowing and the mind is set up like a silvery white screen by the cigarette smoke. Ahh now I see Ryan Hupfer's face...
You see, Ryan Hupfer was my first fan. I was thrilled when he came on board my fan club. Like did he really like my lame hubs? Nonetheless, I immediately fanned him back being still far from forming my own concept of fandom. I was just too happy not to return the favor and with a fan mail to boot. Needless to say, it dawned upon me eventually that he is probably most everybody's first fan. But I do not take it against him nor I depreciate his effort because it served as the welcome I needed to hang on until the seventh day when the first comment on my hub came.
It was from Benson Yeung, HubPages' resident surgeon, on my second poetry hub called hanging out. Although his comment was succinct at best, it still draws a smile on my face everytime I go back and read it for he said, and I quote, "I don't understand everything but I think it's touching and absorbing. thanks." Well now Dr. Yeung, my friend, have I been finally dissected?
When you are a stranger in a strange place, it'll take you weeks to find a friend. And in a virtual world, it takes even longer to snake your way through the comments and Forum posts to get to the core of another hubber. The avatar does not help. In fact, it only adds another surreal dimension to the "relationship". But still you persevere, knowing full well that everybody, in all probability, values their anonimity as much, or even greater than, you do. So if you become virtual friends with anyone faster than you can say "hell yeah" - you're in luck. Though I'm not sure now if I can consider myself lucky when I met my first hubber friend. Of course I jest.
Foul-mouthed but eloquent, crazy but honest, deliriously funny but real, goldentoad was my first real virtual friend. None compared to his writing but his friendship I value more. But, though it takes two to tango, it takes more people to party. And so I eventually found myself in my first virtual posse. There was C.C. Riter (now ralwus), Pest, Pam Roberson, sheenarobins, Shirley Anderson, Christoph Riley, mistyhorizon2003 to name a few. Running with the gang, I was a juvenile delinquent once again and HubPages was playground.
my personal guiness book of world records of sort
Like perhaps all hubbers, I have a few proud moments on HubPages that I shall forever remember. They are really little things that might be commonplace or are everyday occurrences but for me, they are, as the site would put it, milestones. Here's a short and quick look at them.
I became a featured hubber on my first month on the site. I have topped both the Hot Hubs and the Best Hubs lists and at one time even simultaneously topped both lists with i am taking a break from hubbing. It took me a little while to get a hubber score of 100 but I was gifted with it in February after much underhanded whining and griping. On the other hand, my top hub in terms of number of views is the one about hentai. It was posted on June 16 and, as of October 29, has been viewed 15, 410 times, averaging 149 clicks daily. Since the publication of that hub, I have been averaging 1,000 views/day or thereabouts for all of my hubs.
In January, I made my first "sale" on Amazon. I "sold" DVDs for the foreign-language movies Il Postino and Cinema Paradiso which I (sort of) reviewed in my watch me if you can "series." I was so ecstatic I started a forum thread announcing that "feat" - but I must hasten to add that it had to do more with realizing that I can actually really earn from my ads like what the other hubbers had been saying and less with bragging about the (few) dollars I earned. I have "sold" a handful of DVDs and books since then though it's still a looooooong (yeah, tha long!) way from my first payout.
As I'm largely known to be a "poet", I thought I might also give you insights on how my poems have been faring. In terms of views, the river (posted on 8/13/09) leads the way with 722 views thus far with foreplay umm hotly in pursuit of the pole position. It must be the title. But the rest are not far behind, especially the newer stuff.
highs and lows
Or it could be "highs or lows?" as the following events were either high on dynamics - as they sent most everybody abuzz and busy - or were low points - as some hubbers flexed their index fingers and engaged in virtual mud slinging. Dirty was the word. But however we ultimately classify them, they are definitely the issues that painted the face of HubPages during my first year on the site.
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made in India? - Are they to be considered hubs? If they are indeed hubs, where are the texts? But other than the problems with classification, hubs featuring "hot Indian chicks" went under the microscope with arguments about traffic, propriety, and even the frequency of posting of these hubs and the gender of the hubbers behind them, hurled from both sides of the hubfence and found their way into the comment boxes and Forum threads.
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things that go bump in the night - According to a hublegend, there was a hubvigilante or hubvigilantes whose business was to flag hubs they considered crass or vulgar, or worse, both. The hubvigilante or hubvigilantes went online during nonpeak hours (read: less number of hubbers online) - if such exist - and flagged "censorable" hubs repeatedly until they get picked up by the hubradar and pulled down by the hubteam. The beaten-up hubs were never to be seen again unless the hubber accepted his fate and renounce his action by posting a santized version. But then again, the hubber can quit the site altogether. And some did.
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a rose by any other name - The guessing games involving alteregos were usually convened in the backroom, ie through emails. While some were successful in keeping their secret identity or identities secret, some were not as fortunate because: they did not know a thing about IP addresses, they unknowingly left telling comments or Forum posts, or they shared their secret with a hubber friend who in turn shared it with another hubber friend who in turn... But there are of course those who wanted (and wants) to be found out.
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to chat or not to chat? - There was a clamor for a chat feature on the site. Again, the community was divided into three: the yes group, the no group, and the largely silent whatever group.
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the good, the bad and the hubchallenge - 'nuff said.
days of wine and roses
Yes, mostly. But not everyday. As there are a few snags here and there along the road to hubnirvana. In my 12 months here, I would like to think I have managed to sustain my general sense of civility, if not niceness. But like in a basket of tomatoes there are bound to be...
I have been bitched at openly on the Forums or on the comment boxes of hubs, or confidentially through emails; I have been labeled an attention-seeking hubber; and I have been dropped from what I thought was my circle of hubber friends. I believe I know now what watered the seeds on these occasions and I understand - at least I try to. Like I said, I'm nice. Generally.
regrets, i have a few
I regret missing out on your hubs as I have ventured into freelance writing middle of this year and will probably head on back to the salt mine, yeah a 9 to 5er soon. Things are not what they were economically and there was, of course, the flood.
I regret missing out on your milestones.
I regret saying stupid things on the Forums and the comment boxes that might have upset you. I'm taking them all back.
I said I only have a few.
a few of my favourite things, er, hubs
For my anniversary, I originally intended to come up with my one hundredth hub to go side by side with my 100,000 views milestone. But fate works in mysterious ways and I did not get what I wanted. So I'll make do with what I have to work on.
Hands down, my most favourite, and I think my best ever ever, hub is a poem. It is called i am walking. And the only reason I can think of why I hold it dearly in my heart is what my pal, hubber Teresa McGurk, she of the massive intellect and stamp-on-your-memory wit, had to say about it. She said it's her favourite among my poetry and that she keeps on coming back for more servings. And best of all, she deemed it was even better than a Pablo Neruda opus. It can't get better than that. Ha!
Another favourite, for personal reasons, is called unsent. I shall stop short of describing this hub as I think it can very well speak for itself.
There's also this hub called hot grande, five pumps irish cream, one brown sugar, cafe americano and an ashtray please. I like it because, subject wise, it's about two of my most beloved foibles - coffee and cigarettes.
But the most fun I had writing were the hubs hate me! hate me! hate me! and it's "sequel" which I titled (surprise!) love me! love me! love me! Now I'm never known to rant - actually, I don't know how to - but the things that were happening then were too much even for the usually mild-mannered me. But subsequently, I mellowed down and, as the world has ways of balancing everything out, the follow-up begged to be written. And I acquiesced.
where are my party people at?!?!?!
And finally, I'd like to give a shoutout to my homies, my pals, my buds, my email friends without whom this past year could have been any other year spent at the 9 to 5er - routine and worse, less financially rewarding.
And so, to Sandy Marie Hoffman, Charlie Campbell, Ron McIntyre, John Stapleton, Tom Cornett (LYM!), Rich Thorp, Merle Johnson, Pam Roberson, Patricia Costanzo, Shalini Kagal, Julie Stewart, Anthony Perlingos, Sheila Escauso, Sheila Tombe, Elena Vilalta, Scott Latham, Jerilee Wei, Ginn Navarre, Michelle Richardson, Tom Rubenoff, Julie Braden, Monina Maunay, Michelle Simtoco, Brenda Scully, Marie Jimenez-Beaumont, Whikat, Tatjana, Ben Mester, Cindy, Francia, Chris Reilly, Uriel, invictus, Deb Murarenko, nazishnasim and you, I convey my gratitude.
Because of you, my cup of a heart runneth over.
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Some of us may not make your cup run over but we cheer you along anyway! Hope to see lots more of your writing here, Chris! :)
CONGRATULATIONS Cris... I see you had great memories here be it success or failures! Cheers! abd happy anniversary pal.
w00t! Congratulations to your first year on the hub! What an adventure it has been my friend! You were my first fan--I remember I too, felt the same as you did when you first started on the hub. In a strange land---eager to see if someone like what you wrote! Ha! I so miss the hubmob that we had when everyone was online, GT, Sheena--BlondePoet, Cindy--I love tailgating all of you and giggled so very much before I said one word here!
My mentor, thank you so much for being here. And helping me to come out of my shell--I owe much of my work, and my bravery to you. Thank you for being a friend to me when I was only a fan of shadows and dust.
That is all. -superhugs-
i don't need to say much, you know how i feel about you and all your work...... I am just so happy you survived the horrors of the floods. I will always, always be a fan, and have nothing but gratitude, for the kindness you have shown, and for the man that shines through your wonderful work. God Bless xxxx Brenda Scully
Well Cris, this was most enjoyable. I do remember those avatars well. Yes, we did click right off dint we? I recall with fondness so many things since meeting you here, nothing bad either. The I hate you hub was hilarious in its own way and many were trying to figure out what it was about, you are the best poet here and I consider you my best hubber friend now. Congrats on the anniversary kid. All the water passed under the hubbing bridge was good. Charlie, lurve ya
Yeheyyyy.....let's drink lambanog for your 1st year anniversary Cris hehehe ;)
Congratulations Cris (I haven't got champagne) So I raise my cup of coffee and wave my buttered toast to being ONE ;-)
Congrats Chris. Continued success.
Congrats Cris and may you enjoy your tryst at the salt mines as much as we did your hubs.
I loved your 'hate me, hate me, hate me...' :)
Now I gotta go and read, I am walking, which I missed.
I am very touched Chris.... and happy because you are OK now. You are brave, you are multitalented, you are very very special.
A lots of love and hugs.
I did not celebrate my first year on HB, now I celebrate in my heart with you.
Congratulations !
Wow has it been a year? .... I just had to go check mine. 13 months it says! I wasn't social on here like you for a while though. You, Golden Boy and Chris were my first friends on here and entertained me the night of my Birthday, when I found myself at home alone. That is a sweet memory. Thank you for your friendship and congratulations. hugs :)
Cris,
You're a truly fine poet, my friend, and I suspect you don't fully know that you are one. Your works are always always always a joy to read! Happy anniversary! I raise my goblet and say "Mabuhay ka!"
Hi Cris, Congratulations on your first year with Hubpages!!!
Happy 1st Anniversary to you Cris. With all that you've been through lately, it amazes me how you continually rise above the challenges. You are a sure inspiration to many. Cheers!
Happy belated anniversary, Cris! Wow, you really touched on just about everything here. I've always admired your work and was relieved to learn that you were alright after the storm. Take good care, my friend, and I wish you success in all of your future endeavors.
You were my first fan! And even though I don't write much [here] I do come and visit more often than my lack of comments would show! Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary and good luck with all of your future journeys!
Congrats my dear friend!! I want to say thank you on behalf of LittleWhistle.. and all the help you gave her, and me, you were my 3rd fan here and I treasure you beyond words! Feel free to include me in your list of people who love you! What a year you have had! I don't think anyone does art and poetry, and moves my heart the way you do.
If you do go, say to a 9-5 'job'.. I know where to find your handsome face! Thank you for all the smiles and tears!
Holy smoke, great hub, and Happy Anniversary. I really think you belong writing for money, not the old nine to five. You're very readable.
Good luck to you, oh, good luck! I know no matter what happens, you'll make the most of the good and rise above the bad.
Congratulations! It's always a pleasure reading anything you write. Can't wait to see what this next year brings for you!
Happy Hub-Birthday, Cris! I enjoy your style and look forward to another year of your phantasmagorical writing! :)
Happy Anniversary. And thanks for being my 21st fan.
I remember you started about the same time I did, and we had the same great friend, Golden Toad. You guys were crazy on Hubpages back in those days. It was so much fun back then.
Keep on Hubbing!
Cris a hardy congratulations to you ! One year sure goes by quick huh ? Not only has It been my pleasure to read your work . On top of that I have made a great friend , and to me that Is a gift ! Thx Buddy !!!
One year already? Congrats, Cris! You've lit up so many hubs along the way with your comments - old hubbers as well as newbies - encouraging, goading them on to write more, write better, inspiring them to do better. I'm one of them - so thank you, dear friend. I'm so glad to have met you in the virtual world. Here's to normalcy returning to life soon! Just wish John were still around too :)
Congratulation sweetie, thanks to you I have come back to reading poetry for you have a great talent, also I am blown away with your photo's, they alone are pure poetry. Like Jerilee wei said we can hardly wait to see what you come up with next. (no pressure)ha Just keep it coming.
Congrat cris for your year :D I have to say it has been an awesome year for us as well. Your hubs had a special sense of their own and on many occasions made my day. I remember the hentai hub....PRETTY WELL LOOOOOOOOL You also forgot to say how great you are in Photoshop !! Great year!!
I wish you all the best of luck and please do Keep writing!! It has been an awesome experience
@Marie
Thanks for coming over - the drinks are over there! LOL
goldentoad's a real talent, the real deal if there ever was one. But he's busy moping somewhere only he knows. :D
@FP
But of all you do! :D
@Shamel
Yeah, good + bad = memorable. And all things considered, it's been great! Thanks for being a part of that year. :D
@Sandy
I'll always try to be here or if not stick my head in once in a while and check the goingson. It's been a good year and I thank you for being part of it.
@brenda
a rose by any other name...is still my friend! The flood belongs to the year that past. I'm so into the now and looking forward. Thanks! Lurve ya more :D
doods
Gusto ko bebelgum flavor! Hahaha thanks dude!
@QP
Coffee suits me just as well! But I don't know about the buttered toast! LOL
@Pete
Thanks!
@Diana
That made me feel a little better, I mean about the salt mines!
@Tatjana
Sure! We can share QP's coffee and buttered toast! But if you brought something... Hahaha Thanks my friend, peace and lots of big lurve to ya! :D
@Patty
Ahh the memories....are they misty colored? And thanks for yours! Hugs back :D
@france
If you say so, my friend. I have nothing but respect for what comes from your heart, head and hands :D Salamat ng marami!
@livingsta
Here's looking forward to more with you and the rest of the hubbers :D
@Dottie
To quote the Beatles - I get by with a little (I mean, a lot) of help from my (hubber) friends!
@dohn
Thanks for the friendship and the kind words as always! And I return the compliment - if only I have more time and computer to do so! :D
@Mike
I know I was - what can I say I have a knack for "discovering" great talents and fifted writers! Ha! If you ever sway this way, particularly QC, you know what to expect! LOL
@Candie
That was so suweet of you to say! Thanks! And say hi to Whistle for me, will ya?
Just had two interviews - all my fingers are crossed! LOL
@Paradise
Hey thanks, I'm sure glad I make myselfe and my writing very accessible as most of the time I confuse myself! LOL Thanks again :D
@Jerilee
And it's always a pleasure seeing you on my hubs! Can't wait either (no more floods please!) :D
@Azur
Hey long time no see! Or are you just not the commenting type? Phantasmagorical - I haven't been described as such but it does sound nice! Thanks! :D
@Blake
If it weren't for your great hubs I wouldn't be! :D
@eovery
Man! "Back in those days" makes me feel old! But it was indeed a good year. Thanks for being a part of it. I'll tell goldentoad you said hi - if I find him sober! Haha
@tony
Yeah it did go fast! But I guess it means we had fun, eh? Me? A gift? I didn't know you were sappy as goldentoad! LOL Alright alright, you are a gift too! (If that's what you want to hear)
@shalini
I just do what I could - and it's not hard doing it if you meant it. Actually I could say exactly the same things to you. What do they about birds of a feather? Anyway, thanks for being part of my first year, you sure made it extra special my friend.
@Ginn
So you Ms Ginn...no pressure, eh? Sure thing! Besides, when did you ever? LOL Anyway, and I thank you for all the wonderful reads. Your writings made the year past fly so fast :D
@Uriel
Yeah I know it was great for you as well as you've been churning out poems upon poems that showcase your gift as a writer. Did I forget? I'll make mention of it in my 2nd anniv hub! Thanks again and I wish you peace and lurve, lots of it! :D
C!
No bad thing? You are truly my friend then! lol Looking back, yeah, I think you had me and John at hello. Yes you did! But that seems so long ago. But I'm looking forward to years and years with you. Guess it's down to the two of us now! Lurve ya still :D
Stumbling and grumbling one finds this place and says what the fuck is this? Easy cheesy you play along because hey, those fools ain’t the only ones with words. Never expecting fans or friends, never expecting even a hundred views, just someone, just someone to read the words you put down and say, hey…that’s alright. It encourages and pushes, and maybe somewhere in the back of your mind, you always thought it was good, but its nice to know you don’t have to convince yourself, and yes, they really, really, like you. Make a straight man feel all gay for just a second, jump up and down like Richard Simmons clapping with near tears of joy, near erection, its so exciting, makes you go back to write another one. Fading feelings, like all drugs, need more to maintain the fix. More friends to the party, an army, who’s for real, who’s kidding, who’s flagging you behind your back? Just needed someone, another voice, that’s how it all began, drop the phony acts, quit playing nice, one realizes the powers that be, secretaries with scarred up knees, with names like maddie, playin’ the boss, the official word, just wanna use you, toss you aside, letter says you never fit the program, creativity is a waste, we want useless information, like how to wipe your ass. See the joke, too bad for me. That’s okay. Got other places to be. Too bad for the friends that have to go to different colleges after high school. Wanna walk down the halls, see the trophies in the case, and point to yourself and say, yeah that was us…WE ran the shit. Never the same, new freshmen, new game, new prom king and queen, they slap their asses, give each other hugs, one day they’ll get burnt too. Never caring of the legends, got a new style, new records to show, make ol’ skool look amateur, Uh, I been here two days, got a million views, how about you? Ain’t what it was about kid, but good for you. Whatchu mean it ain’t what its about? You wanna explain, just needed a voice, another voice, one voice to be honest and real, one voice so you’re not caught talking to yourself. One voice so you avoid self illusion, there’s a witness, an expert telling you, you got the goods. Dumb freshman looks at you in pain, uh whatever, I got a million views, goldentoad who?
@Cris, what an eventful year you've had! It was wonderful being able to take a peek at it through your writing. I have only been here 6 months, but in that time I was privledged to see your creativity, in so many forms, unfold on hubpages. Thanks so much for sharing your past year with me.
@Mr Pottymouth: Thanks for reminding me of a certain gentleman who was one of my very first fans months ago....same style, same rhythm, same long paragraphs :).
What a cool, cooler and coolest hub! It made me realize that I also went over the 1 year mark and never even noticed, which puts me a bit to shame after reading this grand summary of your hubby anniversary :-) Cris the poet, I don't care about the views, I always think of you as a poet.... AND as the most stylish hubber. Your sense of style, be it with clothes, looks, or composition and disposition is your trademark for this Spanish chica here.
Let's see if WE get to second anniversary :-) BESOS!
I know, long time no "see" is right! I've been on hiatus, I guess you could say.
And phantasmagorical is just one of the few words able to describe your writing! :)
Hey congratulations on your first year! You celebrated it on my birthday, now I'll never forget it :). Seriously, you're my idol here. I can never write the kind of poems that you wrote, nor would I aspire to. That said, raise the bar eh schoolmate! Here's to another year, and another year, and another year....:)
Mr. Pottymouth
I feel old just reading your comment. Wait a minute, it's not a comment but a hub. How easy you fall into my dirty little trick everytime. Or is it your game and I'm just the pawn not the player. Whatever. Anything to read what you have to say. It doesn't matter if you don't make sense. Sense is rational, no feelings. While you...oh you know what will come next. You always know what I'm getting. Ain't that right soulja boy.
The past year didn't change me a bit. I still hold on to the same principles? It's just that we've settled onto our game differently, eventually. But you will always be my favourite playmate - and I don't mean bunny. Maybe chupacabra. Even if I don't do stronger meds.
Guess what? Christmas is just 'round the corner. I'm feeling melancholic. Will look forward to a ferris wheel ride. Will you?
Pity you misseed the golden one on HubPages. Maybe in the next life time. Maybe. Come to think of it, 'maybe' is the word that best describes you. Look it up and you'll see what I mean. You always see what I mean eventually anyway. :D
@alek
And I'm looking forward to share what the future holds with all of you. Thanks for celebrating with me. Don't mind Mr Pottymouth, he's probably drunk when he wrote his hub, er, comment :D
@elena
I don't care about the views either. I just thought you'd be interested in knowing how a "non-commercial" writer like me fares in terms of views, adsense and the whole shebang. Not bad I'd say.
We will, if we focus on having fun and nothing else like we always do. Gracias mi amiga.
@AMW
Alright. But are you back back? Or just back? Or just dropping by? Whatever, it's nice to see you again.
Wow! I thought I was phantasmagorical and there you go thinking the same thing! Ha! LOL
@emie
Surely you jest! But there's no taking it back! LOL Thanks for the compliments, you know the way to my heart surely you do! Here's to UP Nating Mahal! Yeah, see you in many more years to come - floods be damned! :D
Cris..thanks for all those awesome hubs! :) One year? Congrats..and looking forward to many more great and wonderful hubs from you! Glad you are safe!:)
Hi Laila
Long time no see! Yeah, it's been a year and let's see what I can come up with in the next. Thanks for dropping by :D
Can't wait until ive been on for a year....can't believe Ive never heard of this place until a few days ago :P
Ok silly...silly...silly. I smiled, laughed and then you mentioned my name, tearjerker Cris...and smiled again. I thoroughly enjoyed the jog with you on memory lane. How did we all became so close like this? I do miss the toad.
Congratulations, Cris. As promised, I read this with a cup of Nescafe. In my eyes, you are the best. I'm proud of you.
Eloquently written in a passive what will be will be tone. Sorry that you had to return to work after hubbing and freelancing. I was taking notes from your writing and started to try freelancing but it may be the same as hubbing after all.
Congrats on getting over 15,000 views on one article now I have a milestone to reach for an articles that presently have over 8,000 views. Because I am quite dedicated to writing, I for one do not frequent the forum even though Hubpages is a social content. That was a smart move after reading about your experiences there. Wish you luck on your new job.
@Jawa
exactly the same thoughts when I started. you'll enjoy your stay, that's for sure. good luck and don't forget to have fun :D
@sheena
Ah we sure did have some good times, didn't we? And I enjoyed writing this, going back and forth to faces and events...What a year!
Hey thanks for the kind words - I just do what I think I do best. And it makes me even happier that I can make you happy somehow. Thanks, my friend :D
@linda
From what I know, you're not doing bad yourself! So keep going at it, but always with a smile as it is easier that way. I personally believe that good writers are read and followed and I'm sure your time to hit the bigtime will come in no time. So good luck and again, thanks for celebrating with me :D
Thanks for celebrating with me.
Wow, so much have happened for you. So wonderful to read all of this.
Cris, thank you for the gift of your friendship. It was wonderful walking down memory lane and it made me sentimental all of a sudden. :) I wish you all the best in whatever endeavor you are in and do keep in touch. Miss you...
@MD
And I had a wonderful time! Thanks for reading :D
@Michelle
We've come a long way, haven't we? It's a pleasure being in your company here. Thanks for dropping by, my friend. And I miss you too :D
what is work, after all? Who thought it up? Nothing is work if you're having fun - so have fun, no matter what! I mean it. Have fun - OR ELSE! (or else it's work, and we don't want that!) I was wondering what kinda person makes it thro a year here - so you're it! Love it.
Congrats on your first year. We all look forward to another of great hubs.
Congrats Cris and thanks for helping wake my inner poetess. Thanks for posting the naughty angel, missed him. ;)
@Hippo
Work is something that you do and expect payment for doing. I think! LOL Hey, just enjoy and don't cross out days on the calendar. You'll be celebrating your first anniversary in no time (ie, a year's time!)
@Artemus
Thanks for reading. Yeah, I'll see what I can do :D
@RB
No problem - and I'm glad I (sort of) did. The angel might be planning a second coming. Who knows? :D
Hi Cris, congrats on your first year, and I hope you stick around even if you get a 9 - 5 job too. Cheers also for the mention, I count you definitely in my top favourite hubber circle, and always will I am certain.
Hope you life is gradually returning to normal after the floods etc.:)
hey cindy
I will try, promise. Of course, you were there all the time. I just hope rockinjoe makes a comeback and it will be like the old times again.
Things are not the same but I have to make do with what's left and move on from there. Thanks for always being around :D
Agreed, that would be great, but he seems to have vanished, and last time I heard from him was via email at least four months ago when he was struggling for work in his comedian day job due to recession etc. I suppose you could try emailing him too, as the more who ask him to return the better the chances he will. I will email him again too if I know there will be at least a couple (or more) of us trying to persuade him to return to hubpages !
That sounds like a plan! And a good one at that! Okay, I will do just that. Hope it works! Thanks :D
Okay, I shall too, hope it works :)
What an adventure you have had over the past year! Thank you for sharing it and congratulations. I am a newbie and am really enjoying the experience. x
shaz
Yeah, quite an adventure (plus some misadventures along the way!) Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have the time of your life hubbing :D
Did email Rockinjoe, but no reply yet, perhaps he is touring!
did the same thing, and yes, no reply. i just hope he's busy with work.
Ooo, such boutiful time you share. I bet your cup runneth miles and miles x
I'm not sure but I hope so! Thanks for dropping by :D
Congrats Cris on completing a year. I'll be there in three months more :)
I hope you feel happy when you learn that Ryan is not everyone's first fan. In fact he still isn't mine. I think he likes your hubs :)
Other than that I hope the floods didn't wreck too much damage and that you are happy when u go back to your 9 to 5 :)
Keep hubbing as we'll not like u to leave it all !!
Well done Cris A. I enjoyed the hub to. I remember your Hentai hub and was curious how it was doing. A hint of sex always brings in the traffic. Thanks. Take Care.
I got a message you sent a "hello!" my way! Came in to pay homage to one of the sweetest guys in here!
Congrats on your milestone, and may there be many others we can share with you!
Thank you, also, for the help you've given me.. with my 'poetry'. (I snicker when I call my stuff 'poetry') Appreciate you more than you know!
@cashmere
or maybe he's just too busy with the hubchallenges!!!! LOL
thanks for wishing me well. yeah. i'm already looking forward to going back to 9 to 5 with a "changed" outlook. i might enjoy it again :D
@peter
tell me about it! LOL thanks for reading and commenting. :D
@LW
Thanks, and you are all part of what I have become (as if! LOL) on HP. Oh I so know, I feel it. Thanks for the support always :D
Cris, What a wonderful hub! I am honored to be mentioned, and blessed to be called your friend. I have learned so much from you and your wonderful hubs. Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts, poems, and artistry this last year. I am looking forward to seeing your work for many years to come my friend. P.S I had a dream about you the other night. I did not see you in it, but many people were bringing up your name. You were some big shot with a lot of power and influence. :-)
How can I not drop your name here as you've made my stay thus far extra special? It's me who should do the thanking here.
I never imagined myself to be an object in/of somebody else's dream but you're not the first one! (braggart! LOL) Thanks for dropping by as visits from you are always like a breath of fresh air :D
Chris, more than just an enjoyable read. Thanks, by the way, for having taken a gander at many of my more "obscure" hubs and even commenting on them. Hope recovery is going well after the typhoon.
hey there stranger
Thanks for dropping by. Nah, it's a pleasure reading your hubs so I should be the one thanking you. If only you'd write more.
Yeah, I'm still on a recovery mission. But I must tell you that I lost my two treasured prints (I can only dream of having the real deal!) from MoMA (sigh). Both Riveras (dont ask me why him)
Happy one year a little late! You remain refreshingly sincere and candid. I have been so glad to know you here, Cris. You encouraged me to grow and I thank you. Reading your hubs and poems is always the highpoint of my day! Luv ya! :D
Better late than never! Thanks, that so suweet of you to say, I'm flattered pink. :D
VioletSun says:
4 weeks ago
Oooh,I really got wrapped up in reading your hub when I stepped into my office, that I forgot I was watching a comedy on TV. Congratulations on your 1 year with Hubpages, and thank you for counting me among your hub friends.
And yes, Goldentoad is funny; behind that though exterior is a sensitive man, one could tell through his wrtings.
Off to catch the last 10 minutes of the show. :)