The Evolution of If I Blog It They Will Come

Dear Mr. Robin Williams,

Today marks the 200th Birthday of one Mr. Charles Darwin, he of that theory of evolution thing fame. We don't know what Mr. Darwin is doing for number 200, probably partying at a tiki bar on the Galapagos Islands or taking a leisurely flight through the clouds as the powerful hawk-man he has surely evolved into, but we here at If I Blog It They Will Come have decided to use this occasion to discuss the evolutionary progress of our own site.

You see Mr. Williams, when we began this site in January of 2007 we really had no idea what we were doing. Much like your character Hector, in the first stage of the film Being Human, we hadn't really become a civilized blog. We took aim at our target and threw as many "rocks" or posts as possible out into the Internet in the hopes of catching our prey, or in this case attracting the celebrity of choice to take a picture of him or herself looking at our blog (though so far it has only been necessary to use the term himself).

About four months in, however, we were only able to handle a load of two to three posts a week due to other obligations and also in the hopes of staving off burnout. It was at this point where our posts became less ridiculous, and more eloquent. Step one in our evolution was realizing that the sentiment, not the frequency was the thing that mattered. It was that realization that carried us to achieving a satisfying end to our first mission.

As the first leg in our evolution was all about killing them with kindness and learning to throw less stones; the second seems to be about developing the most sacred virtue of all, patience. As we've continued on the journey of our blog's second life we've continued to post once a week, maintaining that same pure sentiment in the hopes that you will one day visit our blog and send a photo of yourself looking at the annals of If I Blog It They Will Come to djayek@yahoo.com.

While we haven't achieved that goal yet, we're sure that our evolutionary progress will help us carry our blog to it's logical conclusion...and just as your character Hector in Being Human, maybe we'll finally learn that life is a struggle for but a few things...Food. Safety. Someone to love. A pair of shoes that fit. And a photo of you, Robin Williams, looking at our blog.

Thanks for your time and consideration. Keep evolving.

Sincerely,
The Homo Habilis at If I Blog It They Will Come