With nearly 300 entries on this blog under my belt, I thought I’d give you a rundown of how this blog is created every Sunday. I’ll introduce you to the team and the process.
5.47 a.m: Today’s team is starting to assemble. A massive pot of tea is being made, today it’s Lord Petersham. The TV is flicked on to make sure that there is nothing topical that might form the basis of a blog, or prevent one of our pool of topics being used.
5.55 a.m. Decision time. There’s a blog idea about SEO and tea that’s been in today’s slot, turns out the team has not finished the background work. Lady Devotea has contributed a thought starter about the cost of upgrading the Australian Ambassador to Italy’s residence but the team don’t think that idea has a strong connection to tea. I myself favoured writing a fake eBay advert based on the current Greek economic crisis, whereby Germany tries to sell it. Skyla, our fact checker, looks at me as though I’m mad and Lily, our sub-editor is frowning. Oh well, onto the back burner.
6.00 The choice is made, it’s to be a nice piece about yesterday’s breakfast, complete with a few snaps. There’s tea and a whole lot more involved here. As there are no facts to be checked, Skyla heads off to get a few more hours sleep.
6.10 Computer issues delay start of blog. A reboot ensures. Whilst rebooting, we discuss this post, and if we should reveal the personal information that Lily is actually male, and his name is embarrassing to him, but there was a mistake at his birth and he was briefly identified as female, when the mistake was discovered a week or so later it was unthinkable to rename him. Skyla is actually his mother, so we could easily ask her to check the facts, but she’s probably well asleep by now.
6.14 Whilst going through the reboot process, we discuss the idea of introducing the blogging team. For too long, people probably have though I’ve been adding unedited information and unchecked facts, so it’s time to set the record straight.
6.17 Wrote this prequel. argued with Lily a fair bit during it, he’s decided to retire and get a bit more sleep as well. After all, he wasn’t at yesterday’s breakfast, and he’s possibly a little miffed about it. He’s on the couch in the corner of Lady Devotea’s office, which is a favoured napping spot for team members when our long hours get to be too much.
6.36 Previewed this prequel and made sure it was all ticketty-boo.
6.50 Pressed the button. And now onto today’s blog…
Does it take so long to reboot? You should give your computer a pint of Lord Petersham or Finbaar’s Revenge.
I’m not sure that would work.
Really? I thought your teas were the universal cure for everything.