(Dear Blog, I suck.) Leave it to me, the habitual blog neglector to write a New Year's entry 11 weeks late. Oh Merciful Zeus. My sister warned me that if I continued to churn out link love / self-love promos, she'd stop reading my blog. Next, a friend complained, "You used to blog about sexy food... sort of. Now, it's a blog about a c-a-t." (Ah, mon ami. Any day now, I'll be blogging about c-a-t food. Or sexy c-a-t food. Or The Effects of Sub-Violet Light Spectrum Deprivation on the Development of Fruit Flies. But you'd still read my science experiment.)
And so I return to the science fair to observe a blog milestone (2222+ comments) and to fulfill a blog meme tag. Meme tag virgin no more. I fended off that growing tag list since 2006, but today I succumbed to Momentary Evil Meme Effect. 
After this mile high entry, my sis will probably stop reading my blog. I've been away from my blog for so long that I feel like... reintroducing myself. Hi? I'm going to run a "Max the LOLcat Photo Caption Contest". Come back for details.
90-9-1 in the title refers to the 90-9-1 rule in Jakob Nielsen's scientific research which found: "In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action." Ah, that explains why I can have 900+ subscribers and each post gets only about 20 to 60 comments. No... I still don't get it. Gah... math. 
The 2,222th comment was hollered by one of my regular readers, Fendi who is all about being his Fabulous, Fashionable, Fearless Fendi self, striking a pose, and giving good Face. (What?! I can borrow from a Madonna song if I want to... Hmm... I should've titled this entry, "Like A Meme Virgin, Touched 591 Times".) Special shout-outs to Ann (who threatened to pester me for updates) and Lil who commented, "I'd reckon you'd make a great sales blogger - you'd do it with the same sort of dignity that escorts do. You can be both empowering and a ho." Bwahahaha!
I always said that if I ever did a meme, I'd totally make it worth my pain time. For the record, I do NOT hate blog meme tags, despite the fact that they can be both a form of flattery... and ahem, a curse. Nota bene, if you tagged my blog's lazy ass, rest assured (or not) that I'll definitely do 'em... some day. Time moves s-s-slowly in my blog, so if you tagged me in 2006, the tag will eventually pop up in my blog in... 2008. I maintain a big to-do list. Yes, I suck.
The tag I have chosen to do first was assigned by a blogger who goes by the moniker Pusa, the Filipino word for "c-a-t". Uh-huh. I'm not exactly sure what I wrote to deserve the Sexy Blogger Award ('cause mentioning the word "porn" every so often doesn't count) and Beautiful Blogger Award. But... thanks. 
And the WICKED PART of this post? I tag... y'all!!! EVERYONE who's left a comment on my blog (minus spammers, pingbacks, trackbacks). Statistics: 2,229 comments (including 54 by me) for 93 posts in 1.5 years (not including this entry), 591 commenters (not including myself), and 900+ feed subscribers.
I used a couple of nifty WordPress plugins in combination to help me to compile a huge list (Top Commentators and Broken Link Checker) along with some good old-fashioned manual labour for checking quality. Doing this lengthy exercise helped me to rethink my overly generous comments policy of removing NoFollow on all author links in comments, which attracted a lot of spammers and overly aggressive SEO types. (I might reinstate NoFollow. Sigh.)
Go forth, Sexify, Beautify & Justify My Love! But if you don't want to TAG OTHERS, just consider this a thank-you. 591 TAGGED (96% personal blogs).
[UPDATE May 18, 2008: Sorry folks... 
I decided to remove the ginormous list after a pal explained to me that the Google gods might consider it as a link farm. So, who's #1 on the list? My good pal, Evilgenius (65 comments)! She also topped my previous 1000+ comments milestone list. Thanks, y'all.]
But after reading this, if you think I only care about "quantity", you'd be wrong. The list helps me to determine who's reading my blog and to focus my gaze on them. I sometimes follow those who follow me (even during my absences). 
Lastly, for those among you who celebrate Easter, I wish you a Happy Easter! For those who don't... my Aunt Esther wishes you a very Happy Esther! 
Adieu,
Putting the evil fruity Me in MeMe
P.S. The 3 orange stickers on poor Max's head are real, not Photoshopped. DON'T WASTE TIME SPAMMING ME BECAUSE I MODERATE ALL COMMENTS.
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Hello… just dropping by to say hi!
Omg Massa P! Where are you? I know you're alive because you replied on my plurks and dropped ECs! Harhar!
Massa P! So how many comments does this post have to rack up before you grace us with your fruity presence? IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS!!!
ARE YOU DEAD? HEY, WHERE ARE YOU?!!!
Yer pal,
Jude
Spam you, spam you, spam you.
ROFL!
XDXD
I wanna get those awards too. Give 'em to me now rawr. LOL.
Hey update! I already did! Hehe^^
WELCOME BACK! Hehe.
Hmmm, someone's been a lazy blogger too.
Mukhang matagal ng walang update ito ah.
Hello fruityoaty. I have an award for you. Do check it out in my blog, thanks!
By the way, I wanna thank you for being one of my top Entrecard droppers in the month of August. I appreciate it much.
Wala bang new update? Hehehe.
It's great to see that this site is more famous than ever. Keep on rockin'!
Omg! Your cat is too cute. And how did he sit still with those stickers on his head?
Uh oh? I think I am tagged too?
Where are you???
I changed my site. I'll be home in my Tumblr account for months or years. I'll still visit you parin. Kindly change the link nalang.
Bumibisita at nagbabalik… at nakikikain din…
Ingat!
Blog abandoned? Oh no! No! I saw you last time on kissfendi… You should be somewhere around, fruity. Give us a quick update for your cat's sake! Ahaha! As someone said - now he is forced to reread your old entries. I guess I should start doing that.
Thanks for dropping by from time to time, fruity. I hope your cat had a nice summer weight loss program.
I can see some diff in your blog. Some overhauling process?
It keeps getting better and better… just lacking some updates.
Hugs and kisses,
Fendi
You have a really cute cat.
But yea, 'tis been so long since you last blogged. I miss you.
Haha, blog ka na uli.
Dude, where the heck are you? 86 comments piling up in here.
Yeesh, I've been forced to reread your older entries all over again.
Your pal,
Hal
GAWD I MISSSSSSS THIS BLOG!
Anyway. I totally freaked out after reading this post - it's too scientific. LOL. BRING BACK THE NUTELLA ADDICTION. 
Lolz!
Nothing much. I'm such a delinquent commenter.
Hey fruity,
This is a comment from the past. I recently came into possession of a "time machine" (air quotation marks ala Dr. Evil).
LOL @ header.
You had me at "Merciful Zeus".
Uhm… hi… are you ever coming back? Please come back?
Congratulations! 2000 comments is really a lot. Keep up the good work! I hope you'll go on posting until your 10,000th and on and on.
So! I just got unofficially tagged for 2 great awards! Whoot!
Hey, what happened? No longer blogging?
"Le travail éloigne de nous trois grands maux: l'ennui, le vice et le besoin." - FMA
Signed,
Dead Man Talking
Hi fruityoaty,
I'm Staircase Dimwit.
Just letting you know I'll be actively updating my other blog: Southisms.
Even if you stop for a while, your readers are waiting and will always be there.
You've been neglecting your blog ever since? Congrats on the awards and thanks for greeting me on my b-day!
Congrats on your awards.
Lol, I love the cat pic.
Yoohoo!!!
We miss you!!!
Knock… knock… anybody home?
When is the gorgeous Fruity gonna update? Take some random thoughts out from your head Oaty and give us some juicy ABC's here! Come on!
Yours and only yours,
Fendi
Aah, a neglected blog… that's how mine always was. Hopefully, when I get my new one up, I can keep it going for at least a little while, lol. Congrats on the awards there!
Where are you??? Come baaaaack!
Where are the food pics??? And new pics?
LOLS!
Fruity honey,
I just thought you have a new entry, so I came by.
You were right and no wonder, if someone Googles "canadian cheese and family singing and dancing to modified respect"… will land on your page exactly here. Cached 67k by Google, honey!
Fruity honey,
Have I told you there were two cats who came to my apartment last time? I wrote some part of the story in my blog… ooohh!! I thought I could have them but the owner picked them up after a few hours!
Have a lovely, lovely day!
Kiss
Fendi
The ultimate link love, haha. Thanks for visiting my site. Exchange links?
I am mighty confused. What the hell are you tagging us to do? Lol.
Thank you!
I'm a bit confused about the whole broken link thing…
Erratum: You didn't make those sexy tags, they were given to you. Duh!
Sorry about that! Hehe. 
I have progressed with my blog updates. Fellow seahorse, so should you!
Hello there honey! Thanks for swingin' by! As always — buzz bee. I hope everything is cool…
I forgot! I dropped my Entrecard. Up to you, honey! Thank u anyway.
Kiss
Fendi
Loving the de-cluttered look!
Hey fruity, just dropping by to say thank you for your congratulations note for my new baby.
I didn't know you tagged me?! Anyway, it's a bit late now. I love that picture, lol. March 21st… Where the heck are ya?
Heyaaaaaaaaaaaa! Sorry, I've been away from blogging for a while.
I had to take care of tons of errands. Anyway, I'm glad to know that I'm still on your list. 
Hey there! Wow, congrats. Haha… that is quite a feat! I wish I could use WordPress to have all of those nifty plugins, but no matter what anyone says, it is just too complex for me! Oh well… not a big deal, I suppose. Hmm, the 90-9-1 theory is interesting! Anyway, take care. :]
Ooh! I'm on your list!
(And I can't believe I'm on the upper half, too!)
Those tags you made are pretty sexy! Nicely done. Looks like we've been blog slacking in unison. Heheh.
Wha?! How can I respond to that tag while my blog is hacked? Anyway, I created another one so you can still visit me by clicking on my name. Alright, link update. *clap, clap*
Whoo-hoo! I'm on your list. And in the Top 100 even! I'm surprised, LOL. This entry was a little hard for me to follow. It was pretty much all over the place. But it was still fun to read nonetheless.
Sexy c-a-t food? I am intrigued. I'll be visiting to read about that, haha.
Peace.
What is Max doing lately?
@Fendi: The page seems to download quickly for me. Could be at your end?
I want to ask fruity — if you know that your site is taking sometime to download. Do you notice it or maybe it's only on my end? ;(
Really… I mean it. Please leave me reply. I wanna know if some of your visitors have also noticed.
Kiss
Fendi
Hello hello. Just dropping by to say "hi!" Great day!
Evilgenius, I envy you! I just found this blog tho and like it a lot. I hope to be at the top of the list in no time!
Wwwwweeeooh! I am number 4!! Fendi is spamming Fruity because Oaty always goes on long blog hibernations. Where you got your award from honey?!! Why do people never give me one?!
I just modified my theme and you may see it for yourself… been soooo busy too.
Kiss,
Fendi
Oooh, I am also in the top ten and number 9 to boot which is my fave number! Miss yah dahling!
Wow! That was a short list!
Thanks for the mention of the no-follow-plugin-after-x-number-of-posts. That's a great tool to encourage commenters, I think. You sure had a blog makeover… haven't been here in a while, I know. But then I guess it just goes right with your blog flow… ok, maybe slower.
Nice to be back!
You should pester Max more. I think… bubble wrap under the cat litter would be interesting.
Hi fruity, thanks for this award. I feel so sexy now… lol.
Hey, did you go to Piolo's concert? I missed it. I couldnt make it. I heard it was a blast! Sayang. Buti na lang, I get my daily dose of Piolo from Lobo.
Since I'm doing my blog hopping rounds, I might as well pester yah.
*pokes Massa P*
Fruity! It's great to see something new up here (haha, I know I know, I'm one to talk.
)
Anyhoo. My brain's all smooshed from too much school, but I can still process how odd it is that I've only commented seven times here. I am definitely going to fix that… prepare for the Attack of the Comments!
Hi fruity. Thanks for your fruitful love.
I hope you could blog more often. I don't really comment all the time but still, I'm your regular blurker, heheheh.
Have a nice weekend!
I could have sworn that I've commented more than five times here, considering how regularly I do come back to your site for one of your quirky updates.
In any event, hope you enjoyed your Esther!
#7? Wow. I'm in top 10… Do I get an award?? I'd like to thank God… and wish for world peace!
Wow. Thanks for including me on your list, silent lurker! Hihihi.
Hoping to see more updates from you, but I'm not giving too much pressure, eh?
Yay, more memes for you. Tagged you.
You slacker! Lol It's been so long since I've seen you post an entry, but I'm glad to see you back.
I'd say you deserve those awards, definitely. And woohoo, I gots thems now too! Go me. XD
Ah, your kitty really does not look happy. He's like "WTF? Get these off of me!!!!!" But he looks cute none the less.
I notice you have Entrecard too, must remember to purchase a slot on your blog.
1 comment and I still got a linkback. Lolz. Well, this comment makes it 2. I wonder, if I submit this comment 8 times, would this remove the NoFollow code from my comments? Lolz. Btw, LOLcat pwns even if it's been around for so long.
Ei! You're alive and I'm lucky no. 8! Welcome back!
Wow, you did it again. I remember you doing this last year. Understanding your patience on how you kept track of all these comments is truly beyond me. Happy Easter, fruity.
Thanks for including me in the list. I think you have "The Secret". It shows and your blog followers continue to love your writings. =)
I just found out that you are a freelancer as well. It will be interesting to know how your freelancing routine is like. Hope you can blog about it in the future.
#82, not bad! Lol. So what's keeping you busy?
Woah! Long list. O_O
Huh? I'm surprised to see my name on #11. To think, I have been a slacker too. Thought I was one of those silent lurkers.
I'm at 492! Only one comment from me?! That's bad. Well, now you get a second from me at least.
A-hah! I know what this is! It's a SCIENTIFIC TEST!
Designed to flush out who your real readers are, based on:
1. Length of post: tests patience and sanity
2. Those who comment on this post: tests loyalty
Do I get a cookie? A special prize for decrypting motive?
You are TWISTED and BRILLIANT.
Hat damn. I wish I had known we were allowed to pester you for updates! I was trying to be nice! Haha, thanks for the link love and the awards… I'll get them up eventually. There are so many of these going around, I might get a big head or something!
Thanks for the tag, Massa P. I'm giving memes a rest, though. I couldn't keep up.
Wow, I made it to 103? Wait, do I have to make a list, too? Or am I too slow to understand that I'd only give out the awards? Must be the humidity… brain functions are too slow for me today.
@SELaplana: Philippines is the only country in Asia with Catholic majority, as far as I know… so, the immigrants are also mostly Catholic.
Hey! Thanks for the link. So good to see you back to blogging.
That's so shameful! I must stop lurking in the shadows and actually respond to your entries!
I'd like to quote my friend Philip and say, holy mother of all that is good and pure. That is one loooong post. And one looooonger list. I didn't think I'd already made 6 comments though, back here we call that FC (ask me what that means, hehe).
And you thought of everything. I was actually wondering whether the stickers were Photoshopped, lol. Caption Max contest, bring it on.
HUWOW! You're back again… with a vengeance!
(Don't know if my first comment was sent, my browser hanged!)
I am on the list and beside my name is the number 6. I wonder what's that number… maybe the number of my comments… or whatever…
Anyway, even if I am not always dropping comments on this blog, at least I am always dropping by here.
I thought you're Muslim… hmmm maybe not… maybe a Catholic…
Happy Easter to you too! You sure come up with amusing posts… and thanks, you gave me an idea about the said plugin — informative, huh?
I still remember your Name Game post. I enjoyed that one.
Have a great day!
Happy Easter to you and congrats for those awards!
I knew you're going to do this meme sometime. =)
Thanks and Happy Easter.
Aaaaaand kudos to all the "seasonal" bloggers like me. Blogs today, stops abruptly, blogs today, stops abruptly… (repeat chorus 2x then fade).
I blog every five days, then once a week, then every ten days, then once every two weeks, then every twenty days, then once a month. And yes, the emotionally-propelled hiatuses and chuvanescence. Hahahah.
It's nice to be back again and I'm catching up with all of you as well.
I can has join teh contest lol?!
Max sez: dun put thawts in mah hed, k?
I'm one of those in 90% lurkers group, LOL. But hey, lookit… #111!
Yay! I'm still your blog muse! Whoohoo! I'm Da Man, I'm Da Man.
Massa P, that was the MOTHER of all LONG ENTRIES…
Wow, I thought I gave you more. So, I'll definitely have to give you more… toxic every time something. Then again, seems like you gave me some this time, as I was looking for a plugin like this Broken Link Checker one.
(This was written with an obvious purpose to motivate you to write more food pr0n!)
I like the idea of the contest.
As for page rank, somehow, all my websites have always had the same page rank as yours (and I have no idea why), so I didn't even think about it, but I see there's quite a discussion about it.
Woah! I can't believe I made it to the Top Ten! That is so wicked! I better keep this up so I don't lose my position! LOL!
Keep blogging fruityoaty! I read whatever you blog about!
Yes, one way of bringing the sexy back is to have a post like this, LOL! You got my attention, and here, visiting here again after I lost everything in my blogsite and tempted to stop blogging, whew! I just recovered…
Woh, that's a whole lot of commenters!
Congratulations on the milestone. 
I visit your blog a lot, but I hardly comment. Hee. Come to think of it, I hardly commented on any other blogs recently. Darn work.
Thanks for the birthday greeting by the way.
Happy Easter! 
Going from sexy food blog to blog about a cat is by no means a step down. If anything, it's proof that cats are taking over our internetz — one LOLcat at a time. Have to dash, I'm suddenly compelled to go put things on my cat and take pictures of him…
Poor Max… LOL, cute though…
Whoa! You do keep track of things, that's a lot of link loving. I made it in the top 20… yay!!!
Happy Easter!
Hmm… got an error when submitting my comment earlier. Hope this one goes through!! LOL!
BTW, I'm still waiting for your food pics… and you updating your Flickr stream. And your six-word memoir (that's different than what you wrote on my blog).
And also still waiting for that BB… um, never mind that last one. 
Happy Easter! Don't eat too many of those yummy chocolate eggs.
I have yet to reach my 10th comment here. Hehe.
By the way, that's a looooooooooooong post over there, Massa P! I really have to spend some available minutes to read this from top to bottom. Haha. But I didn't get bored with reading; your posts are worth viewing anyway. Borderline funny!
I didn't get to answer some online memes that my friends have tagged at me, even until now. I'm too lazy. Haha. Sorry for those people.
First off: ABOUT DANG TIME! Second: ZOMG longest post evar!!! Max the LOLcat Photo Caption Contest? I am so there. XDDDD
I's a lurker most times. With a 90% majority we win, but we don't gloat about it. I've been thinking about giving some major link love to the ridiculous amount of people that still comment on my crap (aside from my own
stalkinglurking on their sites).I need to clean house too. I was going through it, in a vague attempt to reassure myself that my blog didn't suck (making a best of posts page), and randomly clicked links to commenters from 2006. And god, they're all ded!! D-E-D!
Oh, yay, thank you! Google killed my PageRank again recently for no apparent reason (perhaps my pesky hostees that do PPP), so I can really use some verifiable link love. I shall go forth and use Top Commentators and Broken Link Checker, then do my own link love post (in lieu of actually having to get back to the point of my blog — what was it?)
*salutes and knocks herself out with her own hand* Oh, thanks for the link to the NoFollow Free plugin. I was just using DoFollow, but kinda thinking the people who've left less than 2 comments don't really deserve it…
If you can read this, you deserve a medal of some sort? It will be ill-drawn, but it will be a medal.
Max doesn't look too happy about all this, lol.
You could probably make "The Effects of Sub-Violet Light Spectrum Deprivation on the Development of Fruit Flies" interesting. Such is my faith in you.
Oh, and just know that I'm already starting the countdown 'til your next post. XD
Today's my 14th comment! Yay!