Two Things.

1.

Have you noticed how just about everybody these days says "I'm not going to lie" before or after a statement or comment on something referring to their opinion of it. It used to be just one of those sayings some people used rather infrequently, like tagging "that's all I'm saying" on the end of something, but now it's just elevated to the status of the "your mom" joke, which is hardly even a joke anymore than a knee-jerk dry remark, (your mom was hardly a joke last night). I use it just that much too, and am not trying to set myself apart from anyone here, but I've noticed and (I'm not gonna lie) I don't think I approve.
After a while of long thought on the matter, it seems to be okay. People admitting that they won't lie about how they feel is/should be something positive. I'm a steadfast believer that honesty is the best policy, and that everybody needs to be more honest and direct these days. Then again, isn't admitting your not going to lie just saying that you are very capable of lying in that situation, even though you didn't/aren't? I don't know if that's enough to warrant my newfound dislike of hearing "I'm not gonna lie" so much, despite my consistent use of it. Maybe it's just my subconscious rejection of new widespread trends, like Napoleon Dynamite quotes (I hate this, and am glad it has waned) or theatre kids having Avenue Q singalongs (I hate this, even though it's not widespread). I'm not even sure if I'm getting at anything here...

I don't know, people just have been saying it a lot, and people lie too much.
That's all I'm saying.

2.

I recently broke 1,000 page views from this site. It snuck past me and I'm at about 1,037 now, but I'm still pretty pumped about it. See the white number on the bottom left corner? That's StatCounter and lets me know how many people load this page and neat information like that. I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. ALL OF YOU. Well...not exactly. Just your IP addresses. Anyway, it's totally rad and here is some fun information to make the big 1K hit count:

• 75% of visits are less than 5 seconds in length. This can be attributed to lack of updates, or just people finding this link somewhere, coming here, realizing what this site is, and then promptly leaving, without even having taken off their coat or being given the tour. Rude, but I don't want to judge.
  
• One visit from the UK lasted over the course of one day.
  
• The largest amount of returning visits for one person is 75. He/she go to Bates College, uses Microsoft Internet Explorer and I have no idea who it is. None.
  
• The second is 41, and from Buckfield. Stop stalking me.
  
• Elizabeth Malmer is a girl in my philosophy class and I have never spoken to her. She has visited 15 times though, and also uses Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  
• Jake Christie has visited 16 times. He uses Mozilla Firefox. He's also funnier than me.
  
• People never find my site through a search engine.
  
• There are three other sites titled "A Writer's Lament." I can change the title of my blog but not the web address. I can deal with it.
  
• This site has an average of 6 returning visitors a week...
  

...and that is enough to make this site feel appreciated. I should do more actual writing than just pointing out funny links to things or making bulleted lists of stuff...

But whatever. At least it's not one of those LoserJournals, that's all I'm saying.