Monday, 15 April 2013

What Makes Something Worth Blogging About? (In Which We Discuss How Bi-Polar I'm Not)

     So this is what I was worried about from the get-go. I've made my blog and done what I could with it, but I'm more than 10 posts short and completely out of ideas. So, to salvage this credit, if nothing else, I've been paneling my pals to see if they have any ideas for a rant on this subject or that, and they always ask me the same, disappointingly reasonable question: What do you blog about?
A picture of my fans
     Well I certainly don't know. Isn't that for my legions of fans and critics to argue about? Nope, I need some sort of setup, so why not get something out of it?
     To start, I think it's pretty obvious that every post of mine is just an snippet of my opinion, and that it's not generally a positive one. I have more trouble complementing things than I do taking them down a peg, don't judge me for it. But more specifically, what kind of subject isn't going to flop, but will actually make a blog post to be content with?
     Well that depends entirely on my own opinion and capacity for humour. So much for my friends' contribution, I guess. Well, let's talk about my opinion, or all too often, my lack thereof.
     I'm a man of polarities.
     That's less politically correct than it sounded in my head. Huh.
     Anyway, I find that if I don't take a strong opinion on something, I'm entirely apathetic on the subject. It's a deadly condition called "Weird". Self-diagnosed, of course.
    So, unless I find an item in the news or just a subject that I have a strong enough opinion that I can pump out a page of anger, I'm really at a loss as for content.
When Jim Carrey needed to look like he'd built up
momentum while answering prayers on his laptop,
in Bruce Almighty, he came to me. True story.
    Then there's the momentum factor. I seldom write one of these posts over the course of several days, adding thoughts as they come to me. Every post is the result of sitting at a computer for an hour or so, maybe saving and finishing later, but the bulk of the content is generally all done at once. Ironically, I'm currently sitting at a computer, completely at a loss for what to say, because this particular post has been saved and re-opened a handful of times over the past couple of days.
     So now we know what drives me to do more talking than anyone with an internet connection ever should. I don't honestly have any particularly profound thought or question to leave you with, but if my blog really is what keeps you going, you've probably got bigger problems.

3 comments:

  1. I get the trickiness of committing to an idea. I feel like there are so many causes out there that I just start to push them out of my mind, unless I super-super care about it. And writers block? We all got it:) I don't know what you should write about, but I find that the news is always a good place to find things to rant about (especially American news, they're crazy down there).

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  2. I would have to agree with Renee on this one; just scour the news for interesting stories. It seems like every week there is something new and contravercial happening. This is not only true about the States, who as of now are dealing with the Boston bombing not to mention the trajedy in Texas, but nationally and internationally as well I mean you could talk about Trudeau (nothing like political rage)or the earthquake in China.Just stay vigilant for current events and getter done.

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  3. haha, this post made me laugh. That is also me every week, trying to come up with what to write about, but not only that , I actually have to force myself to stop procrasinating and just do it. News would be a good place to start, but also what about just random funny opinions? It doesn't always have to be intense.

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