The Best Of This

So, I have people coming to my house in about three hours for a party I just started buying food and drinks for about an hour ago. I have the heart of a party-thrower and the motivation of a sloth. But, it'll come together, right? I always think these things have to come together and if they don't, I always assume: that's why God invented beer. To shove into the hands of those making funny faces at your laundry pile. The one that's sitting on your coffee table.

(Kidding! Our laundry pile is currently next to our coffee table!)

To put off the frantic cleaning just a wee bit longer, I've thought of a fantastic post idea. (I'd like compliments for this one, friends.)

I was driving home yesterday from getting my hair cut (it's cute; I should take pictures) and I was thinking about our upcoming ONE-YEAR-WEDDING ANNIVERSARY (!!) and what I should post about. For whatever reason, one of Dooce's old posts came to mind—and it's easily one of the best things I've read by any writer. I wondered if I could just link to it on May 19 and call it a day. I concluded that, no, I should think up original thoughts but then I wondered what your favorite blog posts are. What posts have you read by other talented, funny women and men that have changed your day (your month, your year), changed your perspective, made you cry, made you forward the post on to everyone you know because not having those words in their lives was UNACCEPTABLE. I would love to know your selection(s)—either through a link in the comments or via e-mail—and if I'm feeling particularly crazy come Monday, I'll make a "Best of Blogging" list so everyone can access the brillance in one, handy location.

In order to inspire you, here are my top five picks:

That post by Dooce.

It was hard to pick just one but this particular one—by Holly at Nothing But Bonfires—may be my favorite. It's about heartbreak and how it usually works out as it should.

Oh, I cry every time I read this one by Finslippy.

Brave, beautiful—similar to everything else Linda at All & Sundry writes.

Amalah's Love in a Time of Madness.

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Leah did something similar to this a few weeks ago, too. I bet her comment section is worth a once-over.

Comments

[banana]

I have this one saved in my email. I open it up when I need a kick in the ass:

http://www.sundrymourning.com/2007/06/18/three-months/

[jodi]

I forwarded this to so many people-

http://www.amalah.com/amalah/2007/05/crisis_of_faith.html

And without a doubt, this is the best thing I have ever read on the internet was a post fro terrible mother on off sprung but I can't find it anywhere.

[Kate]

I love this post by Swistle. It's so true.

http://swistle.blogspot.com/2008/04/facts-for-some-people.html

[Elizabeth]

Oh, I love that post of Swistle's!
And this a really good blog idea.

Even though it always makes me cry, this is my favorite post ever of Crazy Aunt Purl's:
http://www.crazyauntpurl.com/archives/2007/07/the_story_of_ro_1.php

This from Not That You Asked:
http://captainhambone.typepad.com/not_that_you_asked/2006/03/today_is_a_spec.html

I like everything that Dutch writes but this might be my favorite:
http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2008/02/triptych.html

This, from Julia, still makes me shake every time I read it, it's just that powerful.
http://uncommonmisconception.typepad.com/home/2005/04/out_of_the_dark.html

but this is my favorite:
http://www.therandommuse.com/trm/2004/12/i_want_somethin.html

[Nic]

I was directed to a comment by Swistle and it was so lovely and perfect and could speak to so many things in life "Oh! If I had known it was going to be YOU, I wouldn't have worried": http://swistle.blogspot.com/2008/04/cry-aunt.html

[slynnro]

TOO HARD TOO HARD.

[bethany actually]

The Neenee of the Heart, by Amalah:
http://www.amalah.com/amalah/2008/01/the-neenee-of-t.html

You do what you love... by Secret Agent Josephine:
http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2006/12/28/you-do-what-you-love/

Newsletter: Month 18, by Dooce:

http://www.dooce.com/archives/daily/08_03_2005.html

[Angella]

Can I just say all of the above? And also?

ONE YEAR ALREADY?

Cannot WAIT for *your* post.

[Elizabeth]

I did one but it said it was sending it your spam folder, or some such nonsense :(
Hope your party went well!

[Kristie]

That would require a memory and I have a crap ass memory. But I'll think about it and get back to you.

P.S. The party was brilliant and I just love your house.

P.P.S. Me and you: dinner soon, we need to catch up!

P.P.P.S. Emma was pissed I didn't bring her last night. So pissed she threw up on the floor and laughed.

[Katie]

I have that same post by Amalah bookmarked on my computer. Jon does too. Why? Because I have been that balled up mess on the floor wondering what the hell was wrong with me and because Jon has been that man to pick me up. That is definitely my all time favorite post ever.
Hope you had a fabulous party, my dear!!

[Cheri]

I'm sure most of you that read Linda over at Sundry probably started reading back when she was at diaryland. Anyhow, this is probably my most favorite entry of hers, and it's a poem:

http://sundry.diaryland.com/040623_20.html

Just beautiful.

[EmilyPie]

ooof... difficult... probably a dooce post...but can't quite think of which one.

[Camels & Chocolate]

Unrelated, I saw Sarah Marshall last week and fell even more in love with Kristen Bell, despite the fact that she always seems to play the bitch (FSM, Heroes, Gossip Girl, etc.). Then, I saw Baby Mama tonight, which stars none other than her skeezy beau Dax, and I wanted to kick her and say, "KBell! What ARE you thinking? You're so much hotter than that!" And all that made me think of you, of course =)

[ali]

nice choices! what a HARD question. i will have to think about that for a bit...

this is definitely one of my favorites:
http://mooshinindy.com/?p=524