PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Phoenix Area Chapter of ActiveRainaholics Anonymous (ARA) has been established under the direction of Jay Thompson.
"My name is Jay, and I'm a raging ActiveRainaholic," is how the President of the Phoenix ARA begins all his conversations.
"ActiveRain has consumed my life. I stay up until 3:00 in the morning. I don't eat. I don't shave, and I rarely bathe. I just sit at a laptop, blogging away on ActiveRain.com all day. I've been know to leap for joy when one of my posts gets awarded a coveted gold star," says Thompson.
"I have performed complex mathematical calculations in an attempt to crack the code that Matt, Ben and Caleb developed for awarding blog points. I want, make that I NEED, 400 point blogs. I live for 400 pointers. My life's purpose is 400 pointers" bemoans Thompson.
Jay's lovely bride Francy says, "I knew the problem with AR had gotten totally out of control when Jay paid no attention to the first NFL game of the season. Instead he sat at his laptop mumbling "Why, WHY didn't that blog get 400 points?!?" It was then that the children and I held an intervention. Either he gets this thing under control, or he hits the highway."
"I love my wife and kids," says Thompson, "but they just don't understand."
In an effort to get his AR problem under control, Thompson has founded the Phoenix Area ARA. He feels that only other ARAs will understand. At the time of this press release, no meeting place has been established. "We need a location with wireless Internet access" says Thompson.
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Note: This blog is not intended to make light of any addiction. It's intended to make light of ME (and you other ARAs out there. You know who you are!)
Yeah AR is almost as bad as coffee !!!!!!!!! But i love it !!!!
OK Jay, so you've outted me!
My husband's eyes glaze over when I start telling him of my blog ideas. But, it's so much fun!
I put up my Star Trek post today; Tomorrow is an ode to Marshall Fields; later in the month some pictures of downtown Naperville.
I may have to give up real estate at the rate this addiction is taking over.
Oooh, 5 minutes - I can check the new AR blogs in that. Clients 15 minutes late? Well, it's unscheduled - I'll go to AR. Lunch (when I have it) - I can eat a wrap and type at the same time, it's not taking business time for AR (Right!)
But whether we're online or not, we do know that it's always there. That' why this morning was such a shock!
As to the points - it was touch to see that my Director of Information got 400 points on her very first blog - before I even had one. Now as least I can say I had one, too.
Yes I found myself a little lost last night when the system was down, how sad is that.
Funny blog
I tried staying away for a couple of days but then I started having withdrawals and needed a AR fix. Gotta Have it!
I'm so glad it is the weekend. Now I can overdose on AR!
Jay, I agree. They don't understand.
I need those 400 pointers and gold stars.
Your blog would be funny if Lipnitz and I were not sitting 12 inches apart from each other on a Friday night staring into our laptop screens.
I deem this goldstar worthy, because YOU understand my pain.
Sara, you fed me pizza because we no longer have time to cook. Too much to post. Too much to read.
Michigan chapter is forming tomorrow. In the meantime, Lippy and I will but up posting all night.
Oh, that would be interesting! I'd be willing to give up a few points to see Maureen, Sara and Josh in a three-way. (Get your minds out of the gutter, you know what I mean.)
There's enough mortgage brokers on here, those folks are used to squeezing points out of everyone. One of them needs to start brokering AR points to redistribute to Sara and Josh!
Hmmmm.... interesting idea... brokering points... must ponder!
No, No, No, No. I was all for donating points to get Bonnie Cox out of jail. I would gladly slide some points over to JP to keep him duking it out with Lipnitz.
But no sharing points with both of them to level off the playing field with me. It was level once, well nearly. JP was here before me. Lipnitz i brought in one week after me. Let them wrestle for third, or second even. They can have their fun as long as the leave me alone! But they won't leave me alone and I know it.
BLOGTASTIC BLOG! Worthy of a gold star AND 400 points for sure.
Hmmm...Jay now I bet you wonder how your gonna top this one.
I have been hooked for a long time now. Maybe a new career would be to help A/R members to not leave A/R but better manage their lives.
Hmmmm.. LET IT RAIN!
Gotta wonder why this post did not get a gold star?
I don't know Maureen. I thought it "gold star worthy", but alas...
However, if YOU think it was worthy, then that's good enough for me!
Yum, Cherry cola!
Suzanne - the best thing is just to admit you have a problem. There is no cure.
My first avocado!
Jay, congratulations on having one of the most memorable posts of 2006!
Congratulations Jay, on having one of the best posts in Active Rain's first year!
www.Homerome.com
Baltimore,Md.
CONGRATULATIONS! THIS IS FOR YOU:
FROM BROKER BRYANT AND THE LOVELY WIFE. I AM SMILING VERY WIDE. WINK. WINK.
Just found this one, and haven't been on AR all that long, but was shocked I tell you SHOCKED!!! ...to recognize myself in this post and the comments that followed. So Jay, can we add a Sedona sub-chapter, please? Gotta try to get this under control!
Oh - and congratulations on the kudos for a most amusing post!
Grapefruit. No sour grapes here.;^)
400 pointers? I did not even know they existed!! for me, it's so bad... I do the same things but reading... who hs time to blog with all these wonderful EXISTING blogs??
Hey-
Are any of you ARaholics still among the living? ... or have you typed your little fingers down to the bone?
I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The things need to be sorted out because it is about the individual but it can be with everyone.
Sara
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