Best week ever for the CDP

Submitted by Shane Wealti on Thu, 2007-12-06 14:43. Current | MadBlogs

Madison-based pop culture, humor, and "stuff" blogger theCDP aka theCDP.net aka Communist Dance Party is having a pretty good week. We're going to run with the non-standard definition of week and go back seven days to last Thursday to justify the best week ever title. Please don't sue us VH1. Last Thursday the book 65 Poor Life Decisions was released. This was followed by much rejoicing in the comments section at CDP and probably a big sigh of relief in the CDP household.

Spork Nation posted an interview about the blog, the book and one of those if a train left somewhere at this speed math problems that provides deep psychological insight into the mind behind CDP

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JT: Nice. Did you ever write anything so scary you were afraid to read it again?

thecdp: No, but I've written a few things I never want to read again, for one reason or another. For every gem, there's a ton of crap, and I'm left to determine what is what. Around the 4th grade, I was pretty much the class clown, and I got in the habit of writing weekly comedy stories to please my classmates.

JT: Any angst-ridden poetry around junior high?

thecdp: Oh, God yes. My freshman year of high school, I wrote over 100 different poems, each one more terrible than the last. I don't write a lot of music or poetry anymore, but I'm still interested in it. It's funny, but not in a 'ha-ha' way. More like, "I feel really, really sorry for you."

JT: Especially the poor kids who go to open-mic night at the coffee house.

thecdp: Yeah. We have a open-mic downdown called 'What's your damage?' where people get on stage and read these awful poems from their teen years. It's hilarious and everyone gets a real kick out of it. One day, I will have the balls to do a few myself. I have plenty in the filing cabinet.

JT: That actually sounds pretty entertaining, if you're willing to admit what an ass you were at 15.

thecdp: I'm willing to admit that I'm an ass now; no worries whatsoever.

Be sure to check out the full interview at Spork Nation for more laughs.

Publishing a book would be enough for most but fate smiled upon theCDP and resulted in a first place ranking in the ongoing Bloggers Choice Awards for Best Pop Culture Blog. According to their website, the Bloggers Choice Awards are the most popular user-generated blog voting site on the planet! CDP is also doing well in several other categories including Best Humor Blog, Best Blog About Stuff and 'The Blogitzer' (Best Writing Ability). Check out the post Superficial Jackasses, Meet Your New Leader for the story behind the story. Don't forget to vote for him if you like what you see.

What's with the Hottest Mommy and Daddy blogger categories?

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Best Week Ever.

Submitted by theCDP. on Thu, 2007-12-06 16:40.

Thank you so much for the mad propz and respek; I really appreciate it. Without question, this has been an extremely busy week with the book release, interviews, mailing out books and whatnot, but it's been about as rewarding as I could have ever hoped for.

I'll be linking this on the CDP Friday morning; thanks again!

BUY MY NEW BOOK AT WWW.THECDP.NET!

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No. thank you!

Submitted by Jesse Russell on Thu, 2007-12-06 16:49.

The "What's Your Damage?!" reference was very appreciated and I promise it is coming back in 2008. Keep an eye on March (that should give you plenty of time to prepare).

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