hey i've written tons of stuff you haven't read - or have read but haven't commented on and I've written a few things that i've hidden from the rest of blog world. I tend to go through periods - I'll write 3 or 4 articles in one day and then nothing for weeks -- but people will only see the last one I wrote rather then go back and check if there's anything they missed.
Example I wrote 1 on Tuesday last week and then I wrote 5 this morning.

Good article...hopefully your pals' computers didn't blow up and they are just going through a non-blogging period (for whatever reason). I go through phases myself...and it really has nothing to do with my real life schedule....I can have 1001 things to do, and I'll still blog about something on my mind...I can be a lifeless lump on my bed and not feel like blogging at all....guess every JUer has their "to blog" or "not to blog" periods....

The good thing about your pals is that they didn't write some dramatic goodbye letter, so that's a good sign...

sure it has a life span. The new WILL become old. The luster WILL fade and enthusiasm WILL wane. Like a good buzz, I'm gonna enjoy it while it's here...

Some of us do use the blog like a journal. So I don't think I'll quit in the foreseeable future since I like to put down events in my life and this want isn't a passing fad.

trina: after writing this i went to your blog and had a nice little read-fest. sorry for jumping to conclusions

inbloom, shovelheat and bjwbell: thanks for stopping by. obviously you're still keeping this site fresh and kicking! i initially used this site as a journal but as i began to get to know people who read my blogs better, i began to self-censor. now i work that takes up a lot of my time and attention -- and i'd hate for my boss to somehow stumble over this site one day and see that i'd been blogging when i was meant to be bashing out the news!!

and on that note....

"...if you were the one to drop of the face of the earth tomorrow, that your parting comment to all your JU friends could be something as trivial as "I had cheese for breakfast this morning"

 

Well, that quote got me, as I have been posting pretty much crap recently. Admittedly, I do use my blog to keep up with friends across the country so I share little tidbits of my daily life that is only interesting to them...no, I do not want my parting words to be a complaint or a joke about Adam and Eve getting fat. Good point.

I do agree with Shovelheat that everything has a lifespan. Some people just loose interest or get busy, as you say.

And even though she probably didn't know I read her blogs, I wish Floozie would come back too.

Blogging is a fad, like anything else.. I give it another year or two and nobody will care about blogs. We'll already have moved on to the next big thing.

I think blogging is gaining in popularity and will continue to do so. Even as some get bored and move on there will be people who join and then stay for indefinate amounts of time, meaning the the blogosphere will continue to grow unabated.

Although my blogging is bound to get more sporadic during the year due to uni (and later, hopefully, due to work) I hope that I never stop. To do so would be a sure sign that I have run out of ideas, and that is my greatest fear.

I don't think blogging necessarily has to get old. I think the thing is that when blogging feels like a chore you should step back from it and take a break. For example I had writer's block between my last two articles. I decided that instead of sitting down to think of a new one I should wait until one just pops into my head. I started blogging because I have many blog worthy thoughts (at least I think so) but until now I never had any outlet for them other than emails and converstions with friends, and even then I only manage to get out a small portion of them.

Like a relationship/marriage with a person I think your love of blogging can be renewed by trying new things...in the same way putting a trapeze in the bedroom can reinvigorate your sex life....or so I've heard.

Keep on Blogging guys,

Toblerone

I've had my blog going for over a year now, and I honeslt never thought that it would last this long.
Now that it has, however...I can't imagine NOT blogging anymore.

dharma,

I agree with you. I started blogging to hone my writing skills to eventually try to make a little scratch doing it. I've pretty much proved to myself, at least, that I have it in me to finish up a full length book within a 6-8 year span (judging by my word count since I've been on JU). So, once I get a puter at home again, I'm goin' to town!

I realise this is a bit late to the party, but the problem is that most blogs have no purpose or driving theme.

I've been reading blogs for years, and none of the ones I check regularly (at least daily) have died. Why? They're all technical, they serve a purpose to a wider community in sharing knowledge and insight about certain technology and the community feeds itself.

Not meaning to be demeaning to the JU community - but it must be difficult to build a community around eating cake and 'work sux'. Those "my random life events" blogs that seem to thrive are those that offer insight into their writers lives that other can not only relate to but also play out their voyeuristic desires to watch others grow. Trina's blogs about Elana get much more interest than any of her other articles.

I've made a few attempts at blogging (privately), and it's easier when you have a community that blogs with you on similar subjects.

JU brings people together and helps build those communities - as long as their is a common driving (and interesting) theme in those bloggers. No purpose -> No community -> No motivation -> Blog death.

PS. Blogosphere == worse term ever.

I realise this is a bit late to the party, but the problem is that most blogs have no purpose or driving theme.

I've been reading blogs for years, and none of the ones I check regularly (at least daily) have died. Why? They're all technical, they serve a purpose to a wider community in sharing knowledge and insight about certain technology and the community feeds itself.

Not meaning to be demeaning to the JU community - but it must be difficult to build a community around eating cake and 'work sux'. Those "my random life events" blogs that seem to thrive are those that offer insight into their writers lives that other can not only relate to but also play out their voyeuristic desires to watch others grow. Trina's blogs about Elana get much more interest than any of her other articles.

I've made a few attempts at blogging (privately), and it's easier when you have a community that blogs with you on similar subjects.

JU brings people together and helps build those communities - as long as their is a common driving (and interesting) theme in those bloggers. No purpose -> No community -> No motivation -> Blog death.

PS. Blogosphere == worse term ever.

I realise this is a bit late to the party, but the problem is that most blogs have no purpose or driving theme.

I've been reading blogs for years, and none of the ones I check regularly (at least daily) have died. Why? They're all technical, they serve a purpose to a wider community in sharing knowledge and insight about certain technology and the community feeds itself.

Not meaning to be demeaning to the JU community - but it must be difficult to build a community around eating cake and 'work sux'. Those "my random life events" blogs that seem to thrive are those that offer insight into their writers lives that other can not only relate to but also play out their voyeuristic desires to watch others grow. Trina's blogs about Elana get much more interest than any of her other articles.

I've made a few attempts at blogging (privately), and it's easier when you have a community that blogs with you on similar subjects.

JU brings people together and helps build those communities - as long as their is a common driving (and interesting) theme in those bloggers. No purpose -> No community -> No motivation -> Blog death.

PS. Blogosphere == worse term ever.

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