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Or you could just call it waffle :)
Published on July 24, 2004 By Sally jacobs In Blogging
They should really have a section in the blogging category for random waffle, because I would probably be the Queen of it, hehe. I don't really have anything to blog about today, not one particular subject, so I guess in theory I shouldn't be blogging. I do have things to say, sort of. They just aren't on any particular important subjects they are just random thoughts on blogging I guess. You see a few things amaze me about blogging, ok amaze might be a little strong, but you'll see what I mean. Before I go on, I have seen most of these things said before, but they seem to be bothering me a little at the moment. I have days where I have lots to say, I have opinions and thoughts on loads of subjects and feel the need to share, then I have other days where I have nothing to say, and you know what? It really frustrates me. It makes me think am I that boring that I can't think of nothing valid to say? I can't just force it either, or it just sucks big time. That is one of the things that I love about writing though, that you need to be in a certain mood, that you need to be in a frame of mind for it, that you can't just do it. Well i can't anyway, some people must be able to, but that's just not me.

The other thing I have noticed is attention certain articles get. I put loads of thought and effort into some, and nothing. Then others that I don't feel are that great get loads of attention. Now obviously I'm the one thats wrong on this, just because I like something doesn't mean other people will and I think this is where my blogging experience has become confused. you see when I started this blog, I didn't really know about the sense of community about the place, I tended to stay on my own blog, read others but rarely comment. As I did start to get comments and feedback, i really appreciated the thoughts of other people. I like the idea of people reading things I've wrote, someone I've never met, who has no idea who I am, spends the time to sit and read the waffle that comes from my keyboard. The thing is, have I stopped writing for myself, I'm not sure about this. i am of course writing for myself, i don't blog about something that I don't have an interest in, or I don't want to say. I just wonder if 'audience' is to much of an issue. Or is it actually a good thing? Or am I compromising myself? I don't think I'm explaining myself very well. I don't want to become one of these people, who writes a blog for the sake of it, that doesn't have anything to say, am I doing that now? I think I have a few valid points with this one, though the whole blogging about blogging thing I'm not to sure about.

Also I have found JU to be a bit slow at the moment. It is starting to pick up, but it seems to have been a pretty calm time. Calm before the storm maybe. Apart from the mini lying drama, things have just been ticking over, and nothing too amazing have been going on. Which I think is a good thing. Everything can't always be fast paced, we need times like this to be more reflective I guess. Which is what I'm poorly attempting right now. I don't really want to talk about the mini drama here. I think some people have been given more attention then they deserve, when it was so obviously what they were after in the first place. I will say this though. Maybe at times I take this to seriously, but you build up friendships with people, a level of trust. Reading peoples blogs you get such a great insight into their lives you can't help but feel you know them. The truth is we don't really know them. I don't easily trust people at the best of times. We could all be raving liars here, I don't know. I know there are people I believe, that I consider to be friends, and I've built up a trust with them, if I found out they were lying I would be hurt. I think this is why I've remained pretty untouched by this whole saga, because I didn't really get involved, I didn't mix with these people in the first place. Mainly because I'm far to cynical. I hope it doesn't change the kindness of some people though. The one thing we know is the truth about peple, is their opinions and points of views on things. I've learnt so much from people in the short time I have been here. These things can't be faked.

I'm waffling I know, I don't really know what the point of this blog was, I just wanted to do some random waffling, I could go on for a lot longer, but i don't want to put everyone to sleep just yet. I hope you all have a wicked weekend. Bye bye all xxxx

Comments
on Jul 24, 2004
Well I think the thing about not getting responces to things that you think deserve more talk is just difference of opinion. Or maybe just people tired about such a subject, or not wanting to get into it....

I know a lot of the time I read an article that I do find really intruiging, and start to type out a comment on it and write out this huge long page of text and realise how much I've typed and how much more I want to say and normally just delete it and read more articles because I just didn't want to get into an discussion that would take a lot of typing and discussing to get my point through. (Normally this is on political items... )

And you can always at least know that no matter how off the wall the blog may be, there are going to be people out there that will read it. There's a good chance that they liked it also just didn't have time, or even just didn't have the willingness to post at the time. I've read most all your articles since you were one of the first people to reply to one of my blogs, and though I don't comment on many... I find many of them to be well done and well thought out and with at least some point to them


Now to the thing about blogging for yourself or the audience... In my opinion it's really easy to figure out if you are doing it for the audience. If you find yourself thinking about writing a blog, and ever question "Would people want to read this" then you aren't doing it for yourself. If it never crosses your mind if people will want to read it or not, then your doing it for yourself. Though obviously that's not true 100% of the time or anything.. but normally it's a pretty decent measure.

Hmmm.... I'm gonna cut myself off now before I go on a tangent

... And why is it when I hear the term "Waffling" as a verb I always get a mental image of a guy in a giant waffle suit waddling down a sidewalk......
on Jul 25, 2004
Hey M-Post! Nice to see you back. I just checked out if you blogged and you haven't . I want to know whats going on with you!

realise how much I've typed and how much more I want to say and normally just delete it and read more articles because I just didn't want to get into an discussion that would take a lot of typing and discussing to get my point through.


...so lazy! I always appreciate your comments, and I'm sure other people would too! Don't you think that is half the attraction, getting inot debates and such?

I've read most all your articles since you were one of the first people to reply to one of my blogs, and though I don't comment on many... I find many of them to be well done and well thought out and with at least some point to them


Hehe...you make it sound like I didn't give you a choice but to read them! At least some point to them....I shall take that as a compliment (I think!)!

If you find yourself thinking about writing a blog, and ever question "Would people want to read this" then you aren't doing it for yourself. If it never crosses your mind if people will want to read it or not, then your doing it for yourself.


Good point. Though I do both of these, I write what I want to write, but I do think i wonder if people will be interested in this, however whether the answer is yes or no, I still write it, so what does that say about me Dr. M-Post??

And why is it when I hear the term "Waffling" as a verb I always get a mental image of a guy in a giant waffle suit waddling down a sidewalk


Umm...You're strange? Hehe....ahh how we love thee!
on Jul 25, 2004
The Waffle Queen indeed!!!

I think the trick to blogging is to blog for yourself - if people enjoy what you have to say, you get the chance to see what other people think. You can rest assured that anything will always be clicked on at least once by one person, and we all knew this when we signed up to blogging!

Ultimately, you have a blog, and that is part of who you are, and what you do, so when you blog about blogging, or someone else in the blogspehere, it really is for yourself, some people just might reach those conclusions via different avenues...

BAM!!!
on Jul 25, 2004
*sigh* Well a big part of my not responding much seems to be I just cannot get the damned "Q" quote button to work!!

About the whole "Would people want to read this" thing you have it basically right. There was an exception to the rule (as there always is) that you can still ask yourself that question but as long as the answer doesn't matter to you then your still blogging for yourself, basically me reiterating what ya said in reply In truth I think I wasn't too correct in that saying because no matter what most people who blog here WILL ask themselves that question because most all the blogs that are written do get a good chunk of traffic just because of the way the recent article list works. It's more of if that attention is what your after or if you could blog with never getting a reply.....

Don't worry though, I am still around I'm just still settling into Vegas, getting used to life without a 1 1/2 year old kid in the house and having the freedom of the host couple to take me out most every night to show me the town. I've been thinking about a lot of thigns to blog on just not sure what to chose.. and I've never been one to just type things at random. I heard from someone I met last night that they thought I was awefully quite, and that I must be a Pisces because of that.... Well it's true that I'm a Pisces so maybe I have that going against me too That and the fact that even though I may get my point across fine, I never feel like I do =/

on Jul 26, 2004
The Waffle Queen indeed!!!


Hehe...wise words Mugz! I think I enjoy what I say far to much, and theres my problem, because I get excited, and BAM...waffling appears, hehe!

It's more of if that attention is what your after or if you could blog with never getting a reply.....


That is a very good point, but because I'm used to getting responses, it makes me question what I've wrote when I don't...like what was wrong with it? That's what bothers me!

I think the key word is balance. Write what you like. The rest will follow....


That is so right, balance is the perfect way of putting it. I write some personal things, that I don't really expect much feedback on, things that are funny, just for a smile and then issues that bother me, and they are the ones that usually get the most feedback, which makes sense really! Thanks guys!