56. Making a Part 1 and a Part 2 – I've made this in two parts, because having 800 words at half makes for a LONG entry. But now the last ones would show up before the first ones and they might not make sense.

57. Slaving away to create entries - that will be irrelevant 3 days after being posted, especially when his 103 goes up beyond my hopeful 104. no really, making this list all in one sitting isn’t at all exhausting or tiring. I have a fan cooling me off, it’s all good.

58. Sarcasm – tricky to convey using the written word, but nonetheless a favourite tool employed by bloggers the world over.

59. Callbacks – referring to something said in a previous post (sometimes mentioning so) with the hopes that the reader is a regular who catches on to that reference.

60. Coffee – starting to wish I drank the stuff…what’s 104 – 59? 45? *sigh*

61. Writing – an obvious one but clearly I’m not doing this JUST to rival a well-known blogger. I enjoy doing this. I think.

62. The colour blue – not sure what it is, folks. a lotta blue blogs out there. maybe they’re copying Facebook? or Facebook copied them?

63. Facebook – if not for the social networking aspect, then surely for the Posted Items. how easy is it to add “Share on Facebook” to your Firefox Links Toolbar? (see #29 and #42)

64. Auto-save feature in Word – whew…just about lost #’s 45-63. Thanks Microsoft.

65. Using stories to emphasize a point – whether they’re actually true or not (see #39)

66. Praising other bloggers – alright, so maybe putting together a list of 103 items ISN’T that easy. but in fairness, his subject is a little more wide open than mine.

67. Taking a break from writing – come on now, I’m not a MACHINE . a guy’s gotta watch a little mindless tv in between writing list items for a blog entry that is heavily influenced by another blogger’s site.

68. Inspiration – nothing compares to having words just flow out of your mind, effortlessly. here’s to hoping that can happen.

69. Having mainstream news refer to them – kind of goes hand-in-hand with #4. in the end, bloggers like being recognized…hopefully for positive reasons.

70. Affecting elections – blogs have become one of the best sources for political commentary. pundits? psssh. bloggers!

71. Keeping readers happy – I can’t help but wonder if anyone wants to read 104 of these, and if anyone has actually made it to THIS entry.

72. Wireless mice – I doubt anyone who spends any large amount of time on a laptop prefers using the annoying touchpads. mouse me.

73. Multi-tasking – can’t just do ONE thing at a time. nope. no time to waste. twitter, blogging, facebook, IM, blog reader, music…simultaneously.

74. Forums – an ever-increasing addition to some of the more popular blogs. it’s not enough to say things and have people comment. nope. must become a community for like-minded people. whatever happened to the water cooler, or town square, for gathering.

75. Acronyms – why write all the words out when you can create an acronym OR WWATWOWYCCAA. SYTYCD, anyone?

76. Guest posts – getting someone else to write for you, on YOUR site…what could be better? crowd-pleasing mega blogstar guest posters!

77. Contests/giveaways – offering free stuff to people for subscribing or commenting…well worth giving away an ipod or blackberry to gain readership.

78. Giving advice – clearly, being able to get words onto YOUR computer screen means a blogger knows better than YOU do. so obvious. don’t fight it.

79. Tips/Tricks – similar to lists and also giving advice…technically a combination of the two. e.g. 3 Sure-fire Ways You Can Spend More Time Reading MY Blog.

80. Reviews – thumbs, stars, pieces of fruit…if a person can give ___ out of ____ it’s worth it.

81. Hacks – want blog cred? show people how to hack something. iphone…boring. HACKED iphone…phone-omenal! better yet, make a tips and tricks list about it. and give one away.

82. Starting strong and finishing weak – nothing quite as satisfying as disappointing readers with a good idea poorly executed, a la The Happening.

83. Being #1 – and if they’re not they can still TELL you their site is the #1 (whatever) site in the world. #1 can be subjective.

84. Making 1600 words feel like 500 – seriously, you’ve read as many words as most undergrad university papers. the magic of numbered lists :-)

85. Archives – wanna know how we thought in May? Well, you CAN! let’s get all retro (spective, that is).

86. Branching out – blogger turned Twitterer turned YouTube star turned YOUR HERO.

87. Being your hero – wouldn’t YOU love to wake up knowing that somewhere in the world somebody’s reading your words, wanting to BE you. lemme know how that feels.

88. Gimmicks – because you wouldn’t be reading this unless it was, would you? who knew people LIKED things? I sure didn’t.

89. The internet – let’s face it…blogging without the internet is downright depressing. sidewalk chalk gets EXPENSIVE!

90. The word “blogger” – oh, what do I do? I’m a weblogger. I weblog. gross.

91. All rights reserved – three simple words. could prevent someone from totally ripping off your ideas for personal gain.

92. Watching others fail at what they excel in – secretly delighted to watch you attempt humour/cleverness/geekiness to no avail. bloggin’ ain’t easy!

93. Free promotion – like, from people trying to do what you did, and bringing attention to your original accomplishment by doing so.

94. The number 10 – especially when that’s the number a person IS from something (see # 40).

95. Not writing in the leftmost and rightmost parts of the screen – words belong in a 7-inch-wide space, centred on the screen. deal with it.

96. Controversy – taking the opposite view of many, now THAT’S a way to garner attention!

97. Rainy days – see #96. but then again, rainy days can lead to much writing…of lists…that end up on blogs.

98. Fans – both the making-you-feel-cooler ones AND the kind that blows air at you.

99. Going over your head – with comments that make more sense IN the blogger’s mind then written down (see #98).

100. Reaching 100 – items, percent, dollars…whichever. there’s something about the number that just ROCKS!

101. Having more words in an entry than there have been years since A.D. – and it looks like that feat will be achieved riiiiiight…oh…getting there…wait for it. wow. looks like I actually have quite a few more words before I get to the desired…oh…just about. It’s HERE!

102. Copy and paste – sure was useful to those of you who pasted this into a Word document to see if I was accurate in #101.

103. Rivalry – well, well Mr. Lander. The magic number has been reached. and onto…

104. Having their blog turned into a book – after reaching more than 35 million views, when it was originally created to entertain a handful of people.

105. Congratulations – are in order, I would say. I surpassed 103. hurray for me. but better yet…hurray for…

106. YOU – that’s right…blogging people really do like YOU! because you’re checking us out and supporting a force that is to be reckoned with. now, would you start a blog already? (see #’s 52 and 23)

107. Security – no harm in creating an adequate buffer zone, is there?

108. The end – but only if it means something was accomplished. and onto the next endeavour…