ZFS! Turns 1

Don't want to make a big, hairy deal out of it or anything, but I did want to point out that it was exactly one year ago today that I decided I was bored enough to finally start one of those crazy "blog" thingies that all the kids were on about.

On the grand scale of achievements, keeping a blog going for a full year isn't that big of an accomplishment, especially when you consider how little energy it takes to be a smarty-pants on the internet. In fact, my inner cool kid wants to brush ZFS! off like it doesn't matter; like I'm just having a laugh and that I could walk away from it at any time, perhaps to buy a spiffy, new leather jacket and some sunglasses to wear only at night. That, however, isn't the case. This blog represents one of the only things in my life that I've ever stuck with. Amid the rubble of half-finished plays, novels with only three chapters written, and short stories sans endings (who, I ask you, can't finish a short story), ZFS! stands alone as something not abandoned; something in which I didn't lose interest.

It's not cool to say it, but nonetheless... I'm proud of this blog. It's not art, it's not spectacular writing, it's not anything more than the semi-coherent ramblings of a casually drunk office drone... but it is mine. That means a lot.

So, a few thank yous, then we can all get on with our lives:

-Thanks to Girlfriend, for not minding when I use our personal lives for post fodder.

-Thanks to my job, for the eight hours a day of free internet access.

-Thanks to Gawker, who are responsible for the majority of the people whom I unpretentiously and lovingly call "my readers."

-And of course, thanks to you guys for continuing to show up, for willingly tolerating this nonsense, and for making it fun. The comments you leave are awesome, across the board, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Seriously, again, a billion times, thanks.

So, there you go. Back to it then. Drinks all around and here's to another year!