whistle whistle hum hum hanging out with dwarfs. (i sang that intro in case you are wondering. i know you were.)
so why sing a modified disney song when i should have better things to do? welp, honestly, because my mind is so consumed with this current thought that working for real would be unproductive. here's the thought...why in the world does any one person, family, organization, or animal need more than one or maybe two blogs?! like for real, what do you possibly have going on in your life that you need 3 or more platforms on which to share your story?! AND do you think that anyone else who lives and operates in the real world has time to read all your tidbits?! sheesh.
currently any one person, place, group, or thing can share the rather intimate and immediate details of everyday life on about 1 gatrillion forms of social networking sites. you can update your facebook status, you can tweet your peeps, you can sell yourself on linkdin, you can text those you like the most, you can be a loser and participate in the myspace community, and you can blog a little ditty. well, i think that if you are doing all of the above (or even most of the above) you're lame. i say that with all sincerity and no apologies.
i recently came across a blogger with 4 or more current blogs. that's right slackers, 4+. (and your one blog is 6 weeks outdated, loser) but back on topic, 4+ blogs. 4 different ways to share the personal details of their everyday life...which i will add is not that unusual or thrilling. now i know someone is reading this and calling me a "nice" name, but oh well. i can't help but feel that when you are blogging at least 4 times per day you have lost sight of what is really important. things like: taking a walk, curling your eyelashes, dusting the high shelves, going to work (haha right), practicing your curve ball, or taking time to treasure up moments in your heart. novel idea i know. and this is just one observation about one platform. do you honeslty think that a cumpulsive blogger would avoid other social media? not a chance.
when did our lives become a spectacle for the public? when did we become so self-centered and needy as a society that we prompt other people to read and comment about us in order to feel special?! and most importantly, why would you whore out your family, friends, and activities for other peoples entertainment?!
now, i know, pot calling the kettle black (here i am blogging about blogging). but NOPE, you're wrong about me. i try hard to keep my private life private. i try hard keep my relationships meaningful and personal. and i strive to remember that my life is only as valuable as the lives that i am moving in and among. my actions need no flashing light and i need not be paid for doing the things that i love and choose. (strike that...i love and chose work and i would prefer they continue to pay me.) basically, what i'm saying is, i enjoy just being here. actually, i love it so much that i seldom have time to blog about how cool or busy i am, because i'm too busy actually being cool.
so, bloggers, may you concentrate your thoughts. may you cherish the little moments quietly in your heart. may you know that you are not deserving of special attention. and may you get a job, a hobby, or a journal in order to stop creating a virtural spectacle of yourself.
12 years ago
Excuse me while I go curl my eyelashes... It really is quite the spectacle. Oh how I love that word. Spectacle...
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