I just sat here and sweated over that last post... yep, that piddly little saying-nothing-really typed-up fart of a post. Tweaking a phrase here, restructuring there, when the GM1 asked me why I was working so hard at it.
"You know" he said, " all your posts don't have to be art. They don't have to be perfect. Sometimes okay is good enough."
And he's right. While I like to be good, and while I strive to be "holy shit, did you read that post on the Cheese?" great, didn't I say a while back how everything blogged is transience at its finest? Now, I would never play to the lowest common demoninator, or go strictly for the cheap shot just to get stats. But I have to admit, very damn few things make it to the "classic and enduring" level.
And most of all, I have to remember.... blogging is not supposed to be work. At its very highest, blogging is supposed to be fun.
So it seems I have to learn to relax.
And play just a little harder.
I must admit, in a genuflection to the irony gods, that I rewrote this post about seventeen times.
Most of my stuff starts off as barely coherent. I really envy those people who can just whip out the words. I have to work hard at it.
Posted by: Ted at March 6, 2004 07:23 PMMy Dad always taught us to "Work Hard Play Hard". The key is to have them join like two...nevermind, you get the picture.
Posted by: Genuine at March 6, 2004 08:55 PMI appreciate your efforts - I get so much enjoyment reading your posts. I understand if you take out all the periods though, it gets more attention.
Posted by: Bob S at March 7, 2004 08:11 AMIn re-writing this comment about nine times, I forgot what I was going to say. Originally it seemed funny and somewhat relevant to your post.
Posted by: topdawg at March 7, 2004 09:51 AMIf I waited to pass the thresholds of "interesting," "coherent," and "meaningful," I'd never post a thing.
Don't sweat the cheese, baby. Sometimes, Velveeta is just as good as havarti.
Posted by: Jeff at March 7, 2004 12:10 PMShe said genuflection! huh huh.
Posted by: zenwanderer at March 7, 2004 12:22 PMBlogging is not supposed to be work? OMG - no wonder I never get a pay check for it!!!
(this comment re-edited 17 times thus reducing it from 8 paragraphs to 2 sentences...)
Posted by: Teresa at March 7, 2004 04:55 PM[ping]
Poor man's trackback:
http://radio.weblogs.com/0126975/2004/03/07.html#a1843
Harvey, the proper poor man's trackback is WizBang's tool. Click on my name and scroll down to Blog Tools in the sidebar. There's an update pinger there too.
ok, LAZY man's trackback :-)
Posted by: Harvey at March 8, 2004 08:51 AMEdit? What is this "edit" you speak of?
Posted by: Jim at March 8, 2004 11:22 AM