Hello World
I am so humbled and honored by all your love and support. All of you, and all your words mean so much to me. THANK YOU. Food is my crack passion and I get a natural high just by the sheer idea of it. (You can just imagine the swooning and moaning that happen when I encounter good stuff.) This past two weeks of not writing about food has actually been fun and liberating. Don’t get me wrong, though, I’m still eating (a whole lot of great meals) and taking pictures of my food like any other day. Wanna know how many food pictures I have on my iPhone alone? How about 1,515? And that’s only from the last 2 months and not including my other cameras!
So I’ve been thinking really hard about all this blogging thing. A good friend asked me the other day, “Why do you have CDA, anyway?” Why? Because without CDA, it’s like talking to myself. No fun. If a tree splashes into the ocean and no one is around to see/hear it, did it really splash? (Sorry, the forest thing has been taken so I had to think of something original.) I talk and think incessantly about food and if people do not see, hear, or taste what I’m talking about, then it’s just like talking to myself. Which brings me to the writing thing…
The first program I ever wrote for school was Hello World. The class was CSC 2010. I was 15 which is like 85 in today’s techie terms. I heard 1st Graders are already coding these days, and in object-oriented languages, too!
int main(){
printf(“hello, world. i love food”);
return 0;
}
I was so giddy when I saw the output on the screen. It’s the same feeling I got when my first blog post appeared on GeoCities in 96. Same exact feeling when this blog was created. Chow Down Atlanta’s birthday is next week. During dinner the other night, my sister and I looked at each other and we both blurted out, “Let’s kill this 3-year old!!!” I know, you had to be there.
Major props to the great friends who took the time to knock some sense into my stubborn head: you guys know who you are. A huge thanks to all my fantastic readers and the awesome people who don’t tire of reading CDA and was nice enough to comment (and offer solutions): BBQGeek, k, aaron, MVineyards, helen, FnS, Amy, Sean M, Carrie, Dee, my homie Troy, Andrew P, Martin, pointedview, Benjamin M, Tanline, Tina, and my boy Eli. You guys all rock!!!
Oh, I forgot I had I point… no untimely death for now. But a new approach down the road. Stay tuned. And follow me on Twitter to see what I’ve been eating: @chowdownATL
Last but not least… a piece of me to you. It’s about time, no?
Love you guys,
~C.
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12 responses so far ↓
1 helen // Feb 18, 2010 at 4:26 am
I’m glad that we talked some sense into you.
Now get back out there and tell us about something that’s blown your mind lately!
We’re looking at going to Dante’s this Friday night (yeah, I know but we’re taking a friend who really wants fondue and I *really* don’t want to make it). I’ll wear something that washes well since you always end up smelling like oil. Saturday day we’ll probably hit up some Indian or another – any suggestions are welcome. Com for dinner on Saturday night and Penang for rendang on Sunday before we leave or Quoc Houng for bhan mi, we’ll leave it up to our guest.
2 Chloe // Feb 18, 2010 at 4:41 am
Helen!!!!!
You need to squeeze in some dim sum from Royal China. And Moksha for Indian. But, hey, what do you need me for, your plan looks like something I came up with
3 Sean // Feb 18, 2010 at 10:14 am
Amazing the number of people and friends it took to get through to you.
Most, stubborn, person, EVER.
4 Carrington // Feb 18, 2010 at 10:48 am
Gald you’re sticking around … you’re one of the only two blogs sites I read and the only one I REALLY pay attention too!
Thanks for all the tips over the last year!
CMo
5 V // Feb 18, 2010 at 11:15 am
Ha! It is about time!
Keep up the good work
6 Martin // Feb 18, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Awwww, you got me all verklempt. I need a minute, talk amongst yourselves. The topic is “If a man is talking and no one is around to hear him, does that mean hes right?”
7 A Friend // Feb 18, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Happy blog birthday, keep on keepin on. And btw, I was there
8 mingaling // Feb 18, 2010 at 2:34 pm
I am late to this (darn baby), but I am SO glad you’re going to continue blogging! You are the only opinion I trust re: Asian food!
9 Sean M // Feb 18, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Glad to hear you’re sticking around, but either way, thanks for sharing your adventures thus far.
ps. good job on keeping anonymous.
10 limeandblue // Feb 18, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Hi there, and thank you for not shutting down. I am a fairly new subscriber and love reading your posts. Thank you for the ‘work’ you do for us all. And happy blog birthday!
11 Eli Z // Feb 19, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Yes, success! Glad we have u back for the time being.
12 AsianCajuns (Cath) // Feb 21, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Yes! Please don’t ever go away! A few weeks here and there for a blogging break are perfectly acceptable, however
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