Looking in the Mirror
I don't know if I should contribute any longer to my blog.
I've been asking myself, what's the point? One blog in millions. I sit in front of the computer to write something for people to read, but why do I do it? These are my standard blog entries:
1.) A comment or opinion on something. Something quasi-journalistic, but of course, not really, because it's basically unedited and untempered ranting. But really - who cares what my opinions are? Why are they worth writing about?
2.) A deliberately tongue-in-cheek story-ish entry, including dialogue and funny pictures. Usually immature. Why should I do that? How am I bettering myself or others by posting something ninth-graders would probably come up with? So many hours spent writing something that didn't improve my abilities whatsoever...
3.) Short stories. These seem to be the only worthwhile contributions, because I try harder at these, and hopefully people enjoy the content more than the other stuff, which mostly feel to me like brain-farts. But to make them blog-worthy, I edit them down and chop out various passages to keep the length punchy, or else nobody reads them. And the point is to get people to read, right? But why do I care if people read what I posted?
4.) Movie reviews. Rottentomates.com is a better resource, certainly.
Suddenly it all seems like such a waste of time.
posted by Wardo at 7/16/2005 12:03:00 AM
16 Comments:
oh no you don't. not when i was just warming up. i would be more eloquent, insert a swear word or something my potty mouth would conjure up, but since we're not that intimate (yet), i am afraid to toe boundaries. so i'll go back to what i said earlier. oh no you don't.
Your blog is one of my daily entertaiment stops, just like any other website that I really dig, like The Onion for example. I know I'm going to get a unique view point when I come here. Your writing is so much less belabored than mine, and I was thinking that I should stop blogging as well. I spend more time doing this than I should.
Blake
You are an insect.
Your defeatism has a stench all its own. Go ahead, crawl back to Momma, you bug. Give up, surrender, beg for mercy, hide in your own urine soaked underwear.
Your destiny is to suffer. Writing your blog is an important part of that destiny. Now get with the program.
Fenris, I care
Hmm. Wide-ranging comments here.
Tubbyman, thanks for the essay. That was informative seeing your point of view on numerous topics. And on many things I hadn't thought of. I got the warm and fuzzies learning that you "can stand" the blog.
Transience, Blake: I appreciate the thoughts. I wrote the above post in a state of inebriation; maybe it was just me saying, 'gee, I seem to spend a lot of time doing this.' I'm going to keep posting, but I suppose I'm just wondering where the entire blog thing should go from here.
Mayor: Thanks for comin' by. I didn't know though that insects crawl back to their mothers.
-A
Stay with the programme Argus. It's as much therapy for you as it is for your readers.
Your short stories are thought-provoking and sharp. I reckon they are worth the entrance fee alone...
I just found out a blog I used to read shut down. It seems everybody is reconsidering writting blogs because now, every person in this world has one and that makes less probable someone coming to our blogs and reading them. I think that's bullshit! We should definitely keep on writting and showing people that, no matter how many people with nothing to do, write blogs there are still just a few worth reading. And yours is one of them. Stay with us! for the sake of the internet and human minds. Take care.
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No it is not! But, if you really think that, link to your amazon wishlist - that is making it all kinds of worthwhile to me!
Your blog is one of the few that i really look forward to reading. I'm constantly checking it and I can barely wait for the next story to be written. Especially when you break them into parts. It's like a drug and I'm addicted to finding out whats going to come next. And it is so nice to read other people rant about the most important, bizarre or even worthless things in life. It brings a sense of surrealness to the expectations of everyday routine. Seriously, you rock, don't stop!
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Your blog, your rules, your decision about what to post.
And if we come once in a while to check it out, good. A post elicits a comment? Even better.
I agree with Tubbyman, just be yourself.
Thanks for the comments, guys. I wasn't fishing when I wrote the post, I was just in a bad mood.
I'll be continuing to post updates, the blog has been a valuable learning experience for me.
-A
I saw your post and got here that way.
If you're writing because of a need to write and connect, keep writing here.
If you enjoy it, keep writing here. In the end, that's all that matters--how you feel about what you do.
I just caught this post. Didn't notice it last night.
Every once in a while I read something I wrote, and my impulse is to delete and remove everything.
I stop myself. I usually feel better about it all the next day. Sounds like you just had the same thing happen to you.
As for feedback, I must admit it helps. It spurs me to write more frequently. Still, I'm careful to write the content for myself first. The audience is incidental.
Sheesh, you miss a day of reading and this is what happens! I'm glad to see that the situation is resolved, however, and you're not going to ditch us, Argus. How else is one supposed to get the RDA of short stories these days?
Addicted reader,
--K
Everyone blogs for different reasons...
some people have memes, some movie reviews, some to complain about their job, some to keep their photos... I blog for me and just try to keep in mind that people might be reading it so I clarify when it feels appropriate. I treat my blog like a paper diary.
Any way you choose to blog is obviously fine... but if you are ready to give it up, maybe you just need a change in focus?
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