It's been a fantastic year at the Dish, but a tough one. We moved from the Atlantic to the Beast. We added Zoe and now two amazing interns, Maisie and Zack. We've kept up a pace of close to 300 posts a week. Our traffic keeps growing, and this August is on track to be our best ever. We've upped our Facebook and Twitter game. And the daily job of fusing our minds and research with the collective brain of our readership. i.e. you, has really deepened. Up next: DishTV of sorts. We hope to launch in September.
Which is, I guess, my excuse for taking a breather until Labor Day.
I used to take a whole month off to recuperate from a year's on-grid-ness. This year, I got two weeks in July to spend with family and friends, which was wonderful but also not total chillax. So I'm grabbing what's left of summer to turn off and drop out, take care of my health and sanity. In my stead, we don't need no guest-bloggers any more. The Dish team – Patrick, Chris, Zoe, Maisie and Zack – will be having their annual "sane-people-take-over-the-asylum" moment. Of course, my absence all but guarantees a Mid-East revolution (in fact, it appears it already has, but you'll be in the best of hands).
I'd like to thank all of the team for one hell of a year, and thank you, just as much, for being the smartest, largest, and most loyal readership any blogger could hope for. I'll miss you. But see you after Labor Day.
(Unless, of course, she announces September 3).
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