The End of the Experiment.
InternetOsphere January 11th, 2008
I can’t remember exactly why I started this blog. I do remember thinking around that time that blogs seemed like self-indulgent, silly things.
I also vaguely remember thinking that a blog would be a good way for me to stay in touch with my writing–something that I’ve always enjoyed doing, but had less and less time for. It would give me a reason to write and an imaginary audience to write for. Over the past couple of years, the writing aspect hasn’t really developed as well as I had hoped but my soapbox sure has become quite worn down with my footprints.
Readership has really only grown because of Google’s pagerank and the random hits the blog receives through search. I have few dedicated readers. Facebook has increased my readership through their ability to link the blog to my facebook profile. Facebook has also been responsible for the demise of other blogs that I read. As long as one person reads the blog I’m happy.
I’m also happy that a good friend was found through the blogging process. Granted, they have trouble speaking English the proper way–they say brazier instead of bra–and they are hopelessly dedicated to beating me at Scrabulous. I’ve also made the acquaintance of a dental student down under who, although at times is angsty, is a cool person.
All things must come to an end, especially good things. Bad things seem to last forever…
The experiment that spawned this blog has come to an end.
I’ve come to feel increasingly limited by Blogger’s interface. Don’t get me wrong–Blogger is still my current preference for an easy to use blogging system but there’s stuff that I need done differently that Blogger can’t accommodate. Despite that I’m indebted to Blogger and the staff that run the system for the help they’ve provided me in the past.
I have too much to say, however, to stop blogging.
I’m currently working with my tech guy (my brother) to migrate to a hosted blog system (the host will be his corporate site). I just have to decide between either MovableType or Wordpress as the blogging platform. Once I get that all worked out, I’ll start blogging again at a different URL. I’ll let you know when and where.
The new blog will be a work in progress for a while, just as this one was. But the point is that blogging is no longer an experiment for me. Two years later, it has become a part of our lives here in Cowland. It is a productive waste of time that feels therapeutic. It is also the diary/journal that I started on paper in the mid 90’s and ended up aborting at the end of that decade.
I am, therefore I blog.
January 11th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
you had me worried for a second!
i’ve given up on my blog to be honest but i still enjoy reading other peoples.
keep writing!
(and i’m not THAT angsty am i?)
January 11th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Hey, I just replied to your comment on my blog. This change sounds exciting!
January 12th, 2008 at 4:55 am
pfew! as i started reading this i thought ur done blogging and i yelled out a big long “Nooooooo” to which my husband rushed in the room to see what was the matter! then i read further and calmed down!
i don’t care which host/site/URL u blog to as long as u still continue to blog! i enjoy reading ur stuff very much! and it helps keep me in touch with you guys and what’s going on over there with you which is very important considering the distance. i love my friend, the Girl, and would hate to loose the thread of her life that i have through ur blog!
January 13th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I thought you were quitting too, and was happy when I realised otherwise. I mean, whereas am I going to find a site that brings my latent endodontic fear of inadequacy to full fledged pathological insecurity?
I kid!
I look forward to reading more!
January 14th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Jeanie: You’ve gone through phases, although lately I don’t know cuz you don’t blog anymore.
MMA: You see everything on facebook…
LD: And my oral medicine sucks. I usually skip that part in OOOOE.
January 20th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
my dear, i believe the word to which you are trying to refer is “brazierre”. good heavens, one does NOT wear a “brazier” unless one has masochistic tendencies, as a brazier is a type of outdoor stove/lantern used for cooking, most disagreeable to such sensitive areas. another example of how the commonwealth edumication system has failed…
and i will beat you at scrabulous. it will happen, so you better be prepared.
January 20th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Oops. Well at least I know how to use capital letters.
March 20th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Hey, check out the Scrabulous music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0_LpjJfd20
Rudy’s last blog post..Punctuation
March 20th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Man, that’s just friggin‘ hilarious. I’ll save the other F word for if Scrabulous really does get pulled from facebook.
These days, Scrabulous is one of the only reasons I use facebook.