Oh. I Have a Blog. Sorry, I Forgot.

by akiva on December 29, 2009

Okay, that’s a lie. I didn’t forget. In fact, I think about it just about every day and come away with a remarkable sense of grave disappointment. I have a fantastic domain, I dropped quite a bit of coin on Thesis, and I am arguably the greatest writer of our (or any) generation. So much potential confounded by so much apathy, laziness, and lack of time management skills.

A certain someone (who I will not mention by name) has been bugging me a bit to get back into blogging. As he put it, ‘Less Tweeting and more blogging’. And he’s right. As much as I adore FriendFeed (and, to a lesser extent, Twitter), it does drain me of most desire to write long-form. Either I can work diligently to cook a big meal or I can pop some frozen nuggets into the microwave and be satiated two minutes and thirty seconds later. Instant gratification gratifies instantly, as they say back in the old country.

The other issue is that I’m not really sure what I’m doing here. I don’t to want to play tagalong with the so-called ‘technorati’. I’ll never scoop them and writing cynically contrary posts about events that have been going on just isn’t going to cut it for me (at least not enough as the main motive of this site goes, that is). There are enough talking heads out there trying to english a spin on the news-of-the-moment. Do you guys really need to hear me wax sardonically about social media? The very thought of it makes me want to puke.

So, what am I going to do here? I have no idea but I’m being prodded and I’m grateful for it. It’s flattering and, well, flattery, competition, and Reese’s Cups get me motivated like no other things in life. I’ll figure out something. In the meanwhile, here’s a picture of a croissant:

  • Yay! Good to see you doing your thing. Monique got me back into blogging and I do have to say that I miss it. Looking forward to see what the Geek Misanthropic has to offer.
  • I betcha it'd really spruce this place up if I renamed it Geek Misanthropique. It'd be all spruce-y.
  • I would say write something valuable. Which is to say, write something you totally take for granted as commonly known.
  • Well, since people are prodding you, I say you turn the tables on them a bit. Instead of just telling you to "Write!" perhaps you could ask them to give you a topic, a starting point.

    One of the great things about my blog being a personal diary is that I can cover just about any topic I like. The con is that there is no pressure to write anymore. Still, I like knowing that I have that space when I need it. The sporadic, boring writing doesn't do much in the way of gaining traffic but, silly as it sounds, that was never one of my goals.

    Getting a clearer idea of your goals will help; if not with the actual writing but with that sense of grave disappointment. That's no fun at all.
  • I used to have an online journal where I was able to put up a dozen paragraphs a day on whatever crossed my mind. But, for some reason, this feels different to me. When I wrote on that site, I was oblivious to any audience (and I didn't allow comments). Now, I'm aware of the audience so I guess part of my issue is that I don't want to disappoint.
  • I can understand that; having your words in such a public forum can be crippling but I would say you have to put your trust in people. I would hope that folks would be grown-up and civil enough to offer criticism (should it be needed) in a constructive and respectful way.

    Plus, look at it this way, by not writing at all, you're already disappointing yourself so, really, there's nowhere to go but up! Or, uhm, you know, something positive and encouraging and maybe a smidge funny.

    You could start slow and ramp up perhaps? Set a goal of a post a week and work up from there?

    Take all of this with a grain of salt, however, as I already disclosed no one but me reads my blog and I only post when I feel like it so clearly I'm not the one who should be talking to anyone about how to keep motivated. Where's Mr. Gray when you really need him??
  • Mmm...such a tasty blog this is. May I have another (post)?

    Thank you.
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