Slap Upside The Head » Anniversaries

Four Years of Slaps

Mark — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:00:32 +0000

It’s hard to believe, but today is Slap Upside The Head‘s fourth birthday!

Yes, it has been a full four years since the very first Slap post was published on April 5^th, 2006. And, to commemorate, here is some Slap-themed wallpaper! Take your pick:

Widescreen Edition (1920 × 1080, 257 KB)
Not-So-Widescreen Edition (1280 × 960, 190 KB)

Slap Turns Three

Mark — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:00:14 +0000

It’s barely believable to me, but yesterday was Slap Upside The Head‘s third birthday! If this site were a person, it’d be walking about comfortably and have a pretty decent vocabulary.

To help commemorate Slap’s blogoversary, my wonderful, talented, smart, and incredibly handsome fiance let me take a break from the computer by preparing this delicious virtual cake in Google Sketchup. (The website think’s it’s delicious and sends its thanks.)

Of course, there wouldn’t be a website if it weren’t for all the readers and supporters out there. You’re what keeps this site alive. Thank you all!

Happy Birthday, Slap!

Mark — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:00:18 +0000

Can you believe it? Tomorrow is Slap Upside The Head‘s second anniversary!

Yes, it’s been a full two years since I doled out my first virtual slap in a somewhat irrelevant story on Brigitte Bardot.

To commemorate Slap’s blogiversary, my boyfriend (fiancé now, actually) gave me a night away from the computer by creating this birthday flowchart in Microsoft Word. I think it’s every bit as adorable, funny, and clever as its artist.

Here’s to many more years!

Happy Birthday, Slap!

Mark — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:00:08 +0000

Can you believe it, kids? Yesterday marked Slap Upside The Head‘s first birthday!

Yes, it’s been a full year since I dolled out my first virtual slap in a barely relevant story on Brigitte Bardot.

I almost missed the occasion, too. While I was occupied writing a conference paper that could render non-grad-students comatose, my boyfriend (who’s also named Mark, much to the delight of everyone who thinks they’re the first to call us “Marky Mark”) generously assembled the above anniversary calendar. It’s made from a card I drew for his birthday that he kept, scanned in, and decorated with a computer graphics program he’s not terrifically comfortable with.

So thank-you, Mark, for not only going out of your way to ensure there was something to commemorate this site’s birthday, but also for putting up with the countless times I’ve had to utter the phrase: “I have to work on tomorrow’s Slap.”

I love you!