Yeah, so that last post was kind of worthless, huh? I'm sure it looked like I just lobbed out a Molotov Cocktail and then ran. I guess I kind of did that, but I have reasons. GOOD ONES. Er, I think.
Like, uh, how I've gotten so used to vomiting out thoughts on twitter in 140 characters that I'm finding it hard to have the attention span to dedicate to a real post. I would have totally posted it on twitter in the first place, except I wanted to use the picture. And also it didn't fit into 140 characters. I needed, like, 200.
But alas, this blog is not like twitter in that when I post something like that on twitter, I get instant conversation back. I used to get a lot of conversation from this blog, and I liked it. I liked getting responses and back scratches and other yummy, touchy-feely parts of communicating with people online, in a social-but-totally-unsocial-staring-at-the-screen-but-actually-sitting-alone kind of way.
(nothing against you, Husband of SD, and your thoughts. Nothing at all!)
Yeah, well.
I don't think I'm gonna be writing much here anymore. It's a struggle to come up with something to post once a week just to meet the BlogHerAds minimum requirement. The inevietable has happened, and that is that I don't have as much to say when I am self-censoring because of all the people who now may find this blog, that probably don't appreciate what I have to say, as openly as I'd like to say it. When it was just my mother saying, "do you have to use the F word quite so much?" it wasn't as big of a deal to me. But now it's my job. And I like this job, I like it a lot, more than I imagined I would when I agreed to do it. And I'm busy, which means I have less time to fuck around on the internet. I guess that's a good thing.
It's also true that the funny stories about my kids are happening less frequently, and maybe are less cute now that they are getting bigger, and mouthier.
I'm not shutting it down. But I'm certainly not doing anyone any favors by trying to force myself to come up with something interesting to say when there's nothing there.
i've enjoyed it for a long time. Four and a half years, actually, maybe minus the last couple of months. I think i wrote some good things along the way. I certainly got a lot off my chest.
I'll still be around twitter and facebook, capturing my current life in 140 character snippets which works much better for my ADHD-addled busy mommy brain. And if something does happen that seems like it might be fun to write about, I'll do that. But I'm taking the pressure off of writing at least once a week. My muse is gone.
Maybe removing that pressure will wake up the bitch.
Are you snubbing the whole blogosphere? And no one talks to me on twitter. Twitter is the void.
Posted by: TheQueen | April 21, 2009 at 06:19 PM
I've been telling people this since before Twitter existed and I will continue to tell people this now:
There is nothing wrong with a short post if it is worth reading.
Nothing!
You can even tweet something AND post it.
Posted by: Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah | April 21, 2009 at 09:08 PM
Hey, I enjoy reading your blog. Even if it is late in the evening on "me" time... Self-censoring is more than just letting the seven words fly. I started a blog but stopped. For a number of reasons. Most of which were because I didn't want to go where I REALLY wanted to with my thoughts. But that is for another conversation. So I get it.
I've taken up Twitter, but I probably use it for completely different reasons than others do. I find it interesting to see what others are doing, thinking and I can keep up on current events without having to get busted for visiting too many website on company time. I think the key is to just evolve your thoughts and how you share them with what you feel is most comfortable. Just don't give up doing what you fucking WANT to do! Not for anyone else. Keep rockin' in the free world.
Posted by: SD's Husband | April 22, 2009 at 12:26 AM
I understand. I do.
Posted by: cagey | April 22, 2009 at 01:06 PM
Where's the picture? I thought there was going to be a picture! You gotta do what is right for you.
Posted by: clickmom | April 22, 2009 at 05:12 PM
Its the no gun picture in the last post. :)
Posted by: Jenny | April 22, 2009 at 05:40 PM
Good girl for taking some pressure off yourself. You have a wonderful writing style. I will miss the Friday wine goodness. Deep breaths and good wine! :)
Posted by: Nancy | April 23, 2009 at 08:25 AM
You will be missed... I took a break too so I am right there with you.
I will continue to check back just to see if there are any new posts...
And I guess now I will be forced to join twitter :-(
Posted by: KRS | April 28, 2009 at 03:45 PM