About 500 people read untitledlife each day. That’s like 10 people in each state. It’s not Dooce traffic or anything, but I’m a slut and it’s enough to make my panties wet.
Since I’m doing this all anonymous and such, I have told no one about this blog. No. One. That means it’s quite possible that one of you might know me. I could be anyone - your co-worker who just burned a bag of popcorn in the microwave, an old college roomate who worshipped The Cure and had her stomach pumped for drinking too much Zima, or the girl who whupped your ass in tetherball in the 3rd grade. Did you ever think that I might be someone you know? How fucking weird would THAT be?
Well, let’s blow the cover off this bitch. Post a comment with your first name in it, and maybe the state where you live. Lester, Idaho. Mary, Wisconsin. Aloicious, Alabama. That means you too, lurkers. I see you out there, in the corners, picking your noses. It’s time to come out and play. If I recognize a name and a state, I will let you know.
All of a sudden, this is starting to feel like “Clue.” But I promise I won’t beat anyone with a lead pipe. Unless, of couse, you like that sort of thing.
Okay, I’ll play (first!) : )
My first name is Susan, I’m currently in GA.
I went to elementary school in TX, middle school in SC and VA, high school in MS, college in GA. (yea, we moved a lot)
No lead pipes for me though. I prefer the rope. ; )
Dang it….number two….always one step behind
My name is Jennifer, live in Missouri.
Grew up in Southern California. School there and here….
p.s.
I love this BLOG…
name-Brandy
location-Alabama
We may be related. My mother and untitled mom seem like the same person.
Egads… everyone knows it was Professor Plum in the library with the rope. I visit this blog daily… not a stalker, yet. Anyway, this is Joy in Maine. Hi!
My first name is Michelle, but I have always gone by Shelli. Minnesota is where I was born, raised and have lived my entire life.
Renee in Missouri here (another Mizzou local)! Hi there!
I grew up in NH, moved to CO, also lived in FL and briefly in Costa Rica.
This is a great idea, btw. I always wonder when a face from my past will surface on my blog. I love it when the world gets a little smaller:)
I’m Margaret, from Alabama, I’ve never moved but have at different points in time gone by different derrivatives of the name.
Hmmm. I see one possible friend. Keep ‘em coming!
Dave from NY!
Jenn. Grew up in Pgh, PA, live in Massachusetts.
Tasha, Arkansas
Have lived in North Carolina, Southern Californa, Texas and England
Paul, MoCity, TX
Lots of readers in Alabama! I live in Birmingham. Grew up in Raleigh, NC and Marietta, GA. 32 years old.
Michelle from Chicago…formerly of Minnesota
jeanne
tennessee
Chris from Nashville, but formerly from Bartlett/Schaumburg, IL.
Lori in New Mexico
Patti from Oklahoma, always have been here…ALWAYS!
now quit burning the damned popcorn already….that stuff REAKS!
Therese from PA…always from PA. I know, boring!
Cheryl currently in Memphis, though Wichita, Dallas, Little Rock, and parts of southern CA have my mark as well
Chris from NY, PA and now OH. But I am old so maybe I babysat for you or TP’d your house before you were born
Jenny from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
kerry in las vegas, nevada
Lara- Texas born and raised. Also lived in Virginia and Louisiana. Currently an Oklahooma Resident
Greg - KY, MO, IL (currently)
Shawn from Louisiana. Born in Minnesota, moved to Wyoming, moved to North Dakota, Moved to Italy and currently in Louisiana. Love your blog!!
Nicole - Minnesota
I wasn’t picking my nose…this time…
Annonymous Anne - California. Just showing how I can type one handed with all the mad booger picking going on over here.
Jill - Ontario, Canada
Just found this site yesterday while searching on the Duggars and damn it, I like it!
Matt in Portland OR–grew up in Salem.
welcome jill! it warms my cold, left-winged, liberal heart to hear that. knowing that i got 1 new reader makes all of the pro-Duggar hater-ation e-mail and comments i’ve gotten lately worth it (although I did quite like this poem that RealityBytes shared).
and to all of my faithful nose-pickers out there, it’s great to hear from you too. in lieu of a glass of champagne to toast with, i’m flicking a booger into my neighbor’s cube in your honor.
Greetings from Rhode Island.
Veronica–NY, Virginia, Oklahoma, Belgium
John from upstate NY via Boston. Do I win anything?
jen in ohio. you know, hi in the middle and round on both ends. the state, that is, not me. wait, maybe it’s both…
john, congrats! you’re the winner of a drive from Austin, TX to upstate NY. WOOHOO!
PS - it’s a stick-shift.
Shellby from Florida…via New York (Long Island), Utah and California.
I wasn’t picking my nose, either. I *might* have been picking my toddler’s nose, though. Name one person who can resist digging a booger out of a toddler’s nose! I dare you!
Christy, currently living in South Mississippi. Grew up in Memphis area. lived in Lexington, KY for three years recently.
Laurie, in Texas by way of Ohio, by way of Missouri
Thanks for the welcome untitled…this has quickly become a favourite place for me. Thanks for the laughs too, you truly have made my day.
Jennifer in Nashville, TN, by way of Virginia
erika. mid atlantic. (i cross state lines daily.) from nc.
New Orleans here…….yes, people still live here & it IS worth re-building! Come for a visit…you will see……..
Tammy from Indiana here. I love your sense of humor. Thanks for sharing it!
Hi there, relatively new reader. Melissa from Ohio, by way of Atlanta and Philadelphia.
Patti, from Eastern Virginia. Born in VA, always lived here.
keep those boogers away from me!
Hi, Kelsey in Missouri.
Chris from Napa, CA, here. How do.
Vicki from Michigan…..born and raised and still live outside Detroit. Do I get anything for being the first Michigan reader so far????
Aloha from Lisa in gorgeous Maui, Hawaii~
Wendy from Michigan. You’ve been in my favorites sidebar for about 5 months now. I read you daily! This is funny, because I was thinking of you today, as I was on hold with corporate. I’m not sure what you do, but you work in a cubicle city. I realized we could work for the same company. I pictured you surfing the net while I waited for you to answer.
Mike — Halifax, Canada… and your Zima comment makes me wonder if you’re indeed my ex-roommate, Neall.
Neall? Seriously, man. Is it you? Cuz if it is, that’s OK.
Really.
Lyla from the middle of Iowa, nee Minnesota, grew up Chicago slums. Eclectic, ecentric but never, ever metric.
Are you gonna tell us if there is anyone you know? This post is reminiscent of the post where you postulate that you might be the lady in the line at the register, etc., I liked that post…, liked to think maybe we would accidentally meet someday––and it also reminded me that people can be so totally different from what you assume from their outsides, so don’t assume. Good reminder for me. And I like to think about peoples ’secret’ lives. Weird, yes?
Lori, born in Salt Lake City Utah, moved to Southern Ca in the late 80’s and been here ever since. I don’t pick my nose, you can’t prove anything!
Melissa from Kansas. I wasn’t picking my nose, I was scratching it. Biggggg difference(not).
Hello from Romania.
Apparently you are a magnet for women named melissa.
Eastern pennsylvania
Tara in Oklahoma…
ah, gotta love playing clue.
Ok, I’m Kevin and I’m from Alabama.
Is this like A.A. and I have to tell you guys how long I’ve been living in Alabama or something?
Eh, whatever.
I am Kathleen from Oregon … always have been
Melissa from Minnesota. Has a nice ring to it.
Megan- Ohio
*waves*
*fades back into lurker-dom*
I feel like I’m in a beauty pageant.
Now presenting Miss…
My name is Athena.
My blog undercover name is Flubberwinkle.
I live in Athens, Greece.
I find it highly unlikely that YOU were the one who burnt a bag of popcorn in our office microwave. But I’m keeping an eye out on you all the same.
Hi there, I’m Stacey from New South Wales, Australia. I read your site every day and think it’s great!
Hello there! I’m Sandi from Missouri…unfortunately. I wasn’t born here, I was born in South Korea but I was raised here.
Love the site!!
JJ from eastern Pa. I went to college in MI, but grew up in NJ, Il, In and Michigan.
I read everyday.
Julie. Currently living in Colorado. Grew up in Ohio. Went to school in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Moved to Virginia. Then Delaware. Then New York. Then New Jersey. Then Colorado.
Wow. I had no idea that so many people would participate in the Name Game! From what I can tell, it doesn’t appear that I know any of you. However, I will say this. Someone I do know has commented on this blog (not this post), and they have no idea it’s me writing this. That was a very strange/surreal/frightening experience. And, I’ll also say that at least one of you that commented above is from my home state.
Thanks for playing everyone. And, keep ‘em coming if you haven’t chimed in yet.
Hi!
I’m Jennifer from Maine.
I have already said who I am and where I am from, but I came back because I wanted to see how it was going. As I was reading through all the comments, it struck me that it sounded like when the contestants on Miss America are walking through and saying their names and states. It made me laugh. Okay, maybe I am simple.
I also have to say, untitled, I have gotten so many hits coming from this post it is incredible!
Lynda, from Edinburgh, Scotland. Fairly certain therefore that I am not a relative/workmate/person who leaves Diet Coke cans in interesting and inventive locations. I am however a compulsive lurker but would never dare to disobey a direct order so - congratulations! First time I have commented on anyone’s blog. Ever. Do you feel your power?
Jess, from PA.
Hi!
I’m Ruth from Dublin, IRELAND. Yes as in shamrock, guinness and leprachauns.
So, untitled, when that someone you knew commented on the blog they didn’t know you were writing, did they say anything about it reminding them about you? Was it flattering, what they said, or a just passing interest type of thing or whut?!?! Inquiring minds want to know!!!
Late to the party, but I’m chiming in for two.
My sister is a big lurker and won’t delurk even for this but she lives in Pensacola, FL. She lived in AL for a long time.
I was born in Pensacola but live in the exciting and corrupt state of NJ now.
Neither of us looks good in a bathing suit, can tap dance, play the piano or sing opera, but we do want world peace.
notaclue - i recognized their e-mail address. they didn’t say anything flattering, just a comment on a topic. i don’t think they’ve been back, but i don’t know for sure.
I was the only clever pal I had growing up, so it’s a long shot-
Shannon
Florida, Texas, Georgia, Australia
Add me to the list of Ohioans…We’re not proud of it, we’re all trapped here.
BTW, I’m absolutely POSITIVE I don’t work in your office.. If I did, you’d surely have mentioned the chick who scrubs in before using the bathroom. She makes the Diet Coke chick look normal.
Melany
CA and now Greater New Orleans area.
Sometime we need to meet so I can share with you some new shortcuts I’ve discovered in Microsoft Project and MapPoint. Mkay?
I’m Sherry currently of New Palestine, Indiana. Formerly of Durham, NC and Virginia with brief times in Myrtle Beach, SC and Derby, Kansas. I am a non-nose-picking lurker.
‘kay, maybe there’s not that many nose-pickers out there, but how many are reading this whilst nekkid? I was reading a article on how many people work on the computer au naturale and it really surprised me. ‘Course my computer is in front of my huge parlor window and I wouldn’t do that to anyone!!! The shock would probably kill ‘em. I live in a very small town, lmao!
Hey there! Long time no talk. I’ve fallen off my rocker here a bit. Great idea, and I am impressed with your fan-base.
I am Piglet from SC, born in FL, moved to NC, then CT, then MA, then back down South to SC. Border between NC and SC….
Well, I think it is a safe bet that you do not know me unless you’ve been cruising the streets of small towns in Victoria, Australia. Wait. Have you? I’m in Bendigo.
Born and raised on the central coast of California, lived in San Diego too. Now Im in NJ and loving it!!
Jean from North Carolina!!
Love your blog… tell it like it is, sister!
I’m from VA, but live in Boston until I get sick of this winter bullshit.
Good luck to you, and count me as one of your regular readers!!!
Johanna. Oklahoma. Originally Texas.
Laura, Cleveland, OH
My name is Martha. I live in New Zealand, and I have been to Los Angeles and Las Vegas on holiday.
So I’m guessing you don’t know me.
don’t know if you’re even still checking in on this. I’ve been away for a few days but I wanna say who I am!
Kari from Maryland….all my life
BTW - LOVE your blog. You make me laugh so hard I either pee my pants or blow water out of my nose….The peeing the pants is easy right now since I am 8 1/2 months pregnant!
Kristine, PA…but grew up in MI.
Confession…I steal ideas from your Blog.
okay, thanks to TLC, I am playing on your blog.
…while watching the duggars.
…and although this post was like last month, I want to play too.
Elizabeth, raised NC, SC, NC, grad school VA, currently GA.
Wow — I don’t think I know YOU, but I think TROPHYWIFE might be ME. I thought I was the first to know about those things. You see,
trophywife Says:
My first name is Susan, I’m currently in GA.
I say:
My first name is Susan, I’m currently in GA.
trophywife Says:
I went to elementary school in TX, middle school in SC and VA, high school in MS, college in GA. (yea, we moved a lot)
I say:
I was born in TX, raised in TN, and I have roots in Virginia so deep, they come out in Asia (yes, we moved a lot)
Hey, trophy — are we each other?
Anne