So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye...
I think it's time to stop flogging this dead horse. I don't have the will to blog right now and I can't see it coming back for a while.
Life stuff is being particularly draining and while it's nothing exciting, or dramatic, it's not leaving me much time or energy for over-thinky blogging.
So. It's been a blast.
Big thanks to Nicole, Anthony, Laura, Zoe, Cristy, Ducky, Kim, Mark, Robert, Jennine, Dogpossum, Tigtog, Anna, Dr Cat, Liam, Harry and yes, even you Fyodor.
Thanks also to the many other commentors who dropped by here and bloggers who linked to my posts, and thanks even to the weird people who called me names, threatened me, and sent my rooly weird emails. I'll miss you crazy cats.
And I'll still be blog-reading and commenting, and you can still find me at Flickr.
And if you really need to contact me urgently for some peculiar reason, I'm always available at deborah dot kate at gmail dot com.
Goodnight, and good blogging.
It's sad to see you cashiering your blogging commission, Kate, because unlike most of the rest of us, you've been very good at putting thoughts to text, consistently.
I know I for one will stand and applaud Moment to Moment's run in the spotlight. Your high standards have been an emblem to follow. Three cheers!
Should you ever find yourself in Sydney and in need of a beer, you know the email.
Should you ever set yourself up another blog or should you publish yourself otherwise, let your old readers know, yeah?
Posted by: Liam Hogan | July 23, 2007 at 06:31 PM
Boohoo. That makes me sad. I'll certainly miss your writing.
I'll be checking out your photos on Flixr though. Do enjoy that new camera!
Posted by: Cristy | July 23, 2007 at 06:51 PM
Bummer pooh miss K. Please keep up the flickr, wanna see that D80 kickin some butt!!
Posted by: Nicole | July 23, 2007 at 08:47 PM
Not sure if I've commented before, but I've certainly been reading!
Goodbye and good luck, and seeya round :)
Posted by: Simone | July 23, 2007 at 09:12 PM
Take care [sob]
It's a cold, hard world out there!
PS I look forward to your next blog ;)
Posted by: ampersand duck | July 24, 2007 at 08:40 AM
What, Harry Potter and now this! Good luck with all your pursuits Kate, and hope to see you back sometime.
Posted by: Mindy | July 24, 2007 at 09:19 AM
sayonara
Posted by: Jennifer Cascadia | July 24, 2007 at 04:54 PM
Any creative endeavour ebbs and flows. If you start up again, just put up a linky here and the feedreader will catch it
And thanks.
xxx
Posted by: Zoe | July 24, 2007 at 07:32 PM
I can't believe you didn't call this post "The Moment has passed", but as you say your heart's not in it.
Posted by: Zoe | July 24, 2007 at 07:32 PM
Only just getting around to checking all my subs after finishing HP7, and yet another tragedy has struck.
We'll miss you, Kate. Enjoy the wedding. Must make sure I've got you Flickr'd.
Posted by: tigtog | July 25, 2007 at 08:56 PM
Yours is one of the blogs that got me into blogging in the first place, so I'm very sad to see you go. But completely understand, as I feel a bit the same these days. As a wise blogger said to me recently: 'sometimes, you only have so many words in you'. That day job in journalism can tend to eat them all up, I imagine.
Goodbye and good luck with the wedding - and everything else.
Posted by: Ariel | July 26, 2007 at 09:47 AM
"old blogs never die, they just take hiatuses"...hopefully you'll be back sometime. enjoy yourself!
Posted by: Gianna | July 26, 2007 at 05:56 PM
Hopefully a well earned break will help you remember your name ;)
Thanks from me too - it's been lovely.
Posted by: Anna Winter | July 26, 2007 at 07:15 PM
Come on, you'll miss the cat bloggers, admit it!
Very sorry to see you go...
Posted by: elsewhere | July 27, 2007 at 02:26 AM
Kate this is a sad old day for the ausblogosphere (or rather, Jul 23 was the sad day - haven't checked my feeds for a week). I hope you'll be back in some form. Don't mind waiting a while. And if you're not coming back, I can understand it.
Thank you for being such an excellent blogger and good luck for your wedding.
Posted by: Laura | July 27, 2007 at 08:08 PM
Catch you round, Partygirl.
"old blogs never die, they just take hiatuses" or 800 photos of their dog.
Also, nice feet.
Posted by: harry | July 31, 2007 at 02:49 PM
First I'm plagued with technical difficulties, then I finally get online to find this news . . . I'm sorry to hear you're feeling drained, Kate. I've really enjoyed your writing, and I do hope you'll feel like coming back after a break. But whether that happens or not, I hope you're feeling more yourself soon. Take care, and good luck!
Posted by: Jennine | August 08, 2007 at 09:35 AM
See, I was away in July, so I just wiped my bloglines and look what I missed! And miss!
I'm glad I just wandered over here, thinking 'haven't heard from kate in a while'.
Take care. See you at flickr
Posted by: ThirdCat | August 08, 2007 at 04:17 PM
Thank you, Kate for your lovely posts!
I hope you change your mind one day... or pop up in the newspaper/bookshop somewhere.
And the dog, he is so cute!!
Posted by: Helen | August 08, 2007 at 05:35 PM
The blogosphere's loss :(
Posted by: Bruce | August 29, 2007 at 11:29 AM