When we started the Sneer Campaign, we expected to be known for our scathing takedowns of famous people, honest reviews of television programming and films filmed before 1948, and coloring pages about ourselves. Quickly, we remembered that we don’t really like celebrities so it became a site devoted to explaining ourselves and how we experience the world — so, TV, app games, and meandering essays about various topics.
But now? Now I think we might be known as that site that’s on unplanned hiatuses all the time.
It’s not entirely our fault that when we experience any amount of stress in life, or have any other activities no matter how small, we quickly and spontaneously re-prioritize our priorities. Maybe once upon a time, the attention we received from two dozen readers was enough to satisfy us for days at a time, but lately we need more than that. MORE! And that’s not your fault, two dozen readers. It’s the fault of starting up the public event we do in Covington — the Covington Cryptid Block Party.
I think I have been mentioning it more or less in passing since 2022 but maybe have not exactly explained it. Dollissa and I have informally formed what we casually refer to between ourselves as “Doll Party Productions” and never to anyone else. The idea is that maybe some day we will be organizing a bunch of different events, but for now it’s just this one.
You have probably heard of cryptid fests before. They’re everywhere! There are like a dozen specifically about bigfoot in Ohio alone. But it is a widespread sort of event. Cryptids are “in” right now; they are having their day. We like to think ours is a little different, of course — a little bit because we aren’t enthusiasts of anything, not even cryptids. So we run it as we would a party in our homes, but instead it’s on a street, and instead of various themes, there is one theme and it is always “cryptids.” Also this party involves a lot more permits and waiting for approval from city government than any of the ones we do in HQ!
Doing this relatively popular annual event feeds us a lot in the form of attention, but it takes away, too. The energy and stress had, for at least the first three years, depleted us of any and all energy afterwards. Combined with S.A.D., we would burnout all winter long and barely come out of it in time to start planning for the next year’s event. As you might imagine, this does hinder the idle joys of idly writing anything here.
I think maybe not this year though? I’m upright. I’m planning. I am in the Sneer Campaign WordPress Editor Section. AND I am actually signed in as myself. For the past five+ years, I had to sign in as Dollissa. And for the years before that I was Admin. What changed? Dollissa suddenly knew how to get me in. Here’s to a new chapter of sneers! [imagine an emoji of clinking champagne glasses]
Anyway I was going to write a big list of valid reasons to be so busy that we had to take a break from here, but it’s entirely 100% because of the Cryptid Block Party. There are no reasons relating to adulthood, work, or debts. There’s no, like, “oh we were having too much fun” adventures that will turn into sneer posts some day. It’s just running a public event is really time consuming and the energy spent on organizing this thing is colossal. Even with additional help!
So come one come all to the Covington Cryptid Block Pary, brought to you by Doll Party Productions, a subsidiary of Sneer Industries and in partnership with the City of Teeth Tourism Broad. It will take place sometime in early October, 2026. There will be clowns and some kind of parade. Also live music. We have live music now.
Here’s an overindulgent self portrait to celebrate our return here, or our event. Or just us. It’s always just celebrating us, I suppose. AND WHY NOT?
