Happy Blogiversary!
Today (what’s left of it) is a very special day. Yes, dear readers, today, November 12th, 2008 is the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Pretending to be Japanese. We’ve come a long way. Here are some highlights:
November 12, 2007: First post ever. Also, worst post ever. Andrew Bird is still rad though.
December 8, 2007: The Spice Girls rock my face off.
December 14, 2007: Two important firsts: my first interview (with The Last Dinosaur), AND my first post using capital letters. Truly a momentous occasion.
December 16, 2007: Possibly the awesomest thing I have ever written.
February 1, 2008: I say nice things about Kimya Dawson.
April 24, 2008: I offend CocoRosie. Oops.
April 26, 2008: Luke’s first post. Notice the new website. Nice.
May 1, 2008: Sergio’s first post.
May 5, 2008: I say mean things about Kimya Dawson.
May 9, 2008: Willirob’s first post.
May 28, 2008: My sister’s first post. It’s pretty much hilarious. She gets that from me.
June 14, 2008: Sergio permanently cements his position as my favourite person ever. Actually, ever since he did this post I’ve been secretly referring to him as “My Italian Boyfriend“. Don’t tell him though.
June 22 - July 4, 2008: EXTREME MUSIC VIDEO FACEOFF!! First, Luke posts a bunch of shitty videos, then I post some awesome shit, then Lauren’s all “I’m cute!“, then Will posts the video I totally knew he was going to post, then Sergio posts some weird shit, then some more weird shit and Justice, then I have another go, then Luke’s like “Oh yeah? Well I’m going to post “The Scientist!” TOP THAT!!!”, then Will posts another ace vid, then Will posts the acest vid of all time, therefore kicking all of our Coldplay-loving asses and winning the contest. Go Will.
July 1, 2008: Some douchebag commits blasphemy against Animal Collective, and I piss off a bunch of Wolf Parade fans.
July 4, 2008: This post is not a highlight. I just love this video a lot.
August 11, 2008: An exercise in bad taste.
August 30, 2008: Segio is single-handedly responsible for my newfound love of The Spinto Band.
September 2, 2008: Nothing illegal going on here.
September 22, 2008: I totally punked Will and he still has no idea.
September 25, 3008: Sergio is awesome.
September 29, 2008: I posted this awesome video, which isn’t actually a highlight either, but then I totally interviewed the same band for The 405. Check it.
October 21, 2008: HAHAHAHAHA!
November 5, 2008: Obamarama!
So, that pretty much brings us up to speed. Like I said, it’s been a good year. And now, I leave you with this:
P.S. If you’re bored some time, you should try to count how many posts mention Animal Collective. I bet it’s a lot.
Posted by Jocelyn
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November 13th, 2008 at 6:44 am
fantastic! yet one more thing to make november my favorite month! (there can never be too many of those.) just don’t forget to keep up the good work, i already look forward to the two year anniversary. how’s that for pressure?
i <3 pretending to be japanese.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I promise that, if I live that long, the two year blogiversary will kick ass.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I’d like to say a lot of things, I think I could write for pages.. (but I can’t rely on a decent knowledge of English language yet, actually).
I hope it won’t sound too melodramatic, but I feel lucky to have met you all.
I think I’ve received a lot from my six-month experience so far in this blog. Before being a contributor to PTBJ I am a fan of it. The day Jocelyn, my sweet yet evil canadian princess, asked me to contribute to the site will always be sweet and.. intense memories to me (I lack of adjectives: I told you so).
I’m very.. proud to be a part of the story of pretendingtobejapanese.
And (here goes the tear-jerking final.. keep your kleenex handy..) I’m happy that PTBJ is a part of me.
(tears like rivers. curtains. applause)
However, I was sincere.
Happy blogiversary to Luke, Will, Andie and to all the contributors. And to anyone who left a comment or just stopped by.
Starting with you, Jenny.
November 13th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
happy blogiversary baby! although i still don’t really know anything about music, i still can revel in your infinite wisdom. congrats!
November 18th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Hi, just wanted to say i read the blog very often and i really like it. I also wanted to wish you a good anniversary (a bit late i know).
Anyways, keep rocking guys
November 19th, 2008 at 4:33 am
Thanks, Dino!