Happy 4th Blogiversary To Me
Posted on | January 20, 2008 at 9:45 am | 6 Comments
Or Happy Blogday, or whatever. Today marks the 4th anniversary of my first blog entry. I started this blog on January 20th 2004, when it was called Distance, Redefined and was hosted off the Reign of Frogs domain (my band website). On Sept 6th 2005, it moved to its own flasshe.com domain and was renamed FlasshePoint.
And this is a total coincidence, but this is also my 600th post. Weird that it worked out that way. If I had not posted every day since Oct 30 2007, it would not be so. Little did I know my intention to keep up the streak would have that side effect. So… 600 posts in 4 years. That’s close to a post every 2.5 days on average. But I’ve always been a sporadic poster… compare this latest streak of 83 daily entries in a row with Summer 2007, where I wrote a whopping six posts in three months. Most of those four years are somewhere in between those two extremes. (Speaking of this streak, I’m still in a tight race with Steve, who has also been posting daily since 10/30/07 and who has just had his 1st blogiversary, to see who folds first and skips a day.)
In many ways, these last four years have been the most momentous in my life, especially the last two. In that time, I’ve had to deal with the reversal of the child/parent role and have had to take over the life of my father. I’ve lost some very dear friends and gained a very special someone. I feel like I’ve suddenly had to grow up fast after all these years. I’m not sure I like it, but it’s probably a good thing.
So what I have learned about blogging and about myself these last four years? I’ve learned that I like doing it a lot, but that it’s also a tremendous time-consuming chore and I get burned out on it every once in awhile. But I sure do love the results, even if no one else sees them. There’s nothing like looking at a pristine new blog entry at the top of the page, unencumbered by smartass InfK comments (kidding). I’ve also learned that I’m not really a writer, or cut out to be a writer, and I’m glad I didn’t try go into that profession. There are so many people (like all my blogging friends) who do it much better than me. But my writings are not totally without their charms. I crack myself up, at least, and that’s important.
I’ve also learned that you can write about absolutely anything and someone will be interested in it. I’ve learned that there are things I’d like to write about, but really shouldn’t in a public forum (sex, the job, bowel movements, the girlfriend, okra). I’ve learned that I like to lie (which is easier to do in writing than in person) and that I frequently get things wrong. I’ve learned that my friends are still my friends no matter what I write. I’ve learned that I can make new friends and reconnect with old ones through my blog. I’ve learned that my family really doesn’t care about what I have to say. I’ve learned that my words can be of needed comfort, and that’s the greatest feeling of all.
I’ve learned that I definitely need an outlet like this in my life, and that when I stop doing it for awhile, I get depressed.
So, hopefully, I’ll keep doing it. And hopefully you’ll still be along for the ride, and that I’ll pick up new riders.
Drink a beer for me and for FlasshePoint today. It’s the write thing to do.
And thanks for listening.
Latre.
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6 Responses to “Happy 4th Blogiversary To Me”
January 20th, 2008 @ 11:00 am
O-Tanjoubi omedetou to the blog (which is the birthday greeting in Japanese for you Japanese deficient folk.) Since birthday parties are classic times for embarassment I’ll get the ball rolling by saying I always enjoyed reading your writing “back in the day” and thought you might be one of the gang that turned out to be a writer someday. Of course, we “write” all day long but the output is a bit cryptic for most people’s tastes.
January 20th, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
Sorry, can’t afford alcohol in this country, so no beer will be drunk’d – but congrats all the same!
Any stats on how many blog comments I’ve posted?
January 20th, 2008 @ 6:27 pm
I come for the blog posts, I stay for the InfK comments.
Fahey xxxx
January 21st, 2008 @ 11:44 am
The toughest part is not blogging about work. There’s such a wealth of topics there.
January 21st, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
InfK: What kind of insane crazy nuthouse mad country do you live in that you can’t afford alcohol? Good lord – how come there’s not a revolution every day then?
January 21st, 2008 @ 7:53 pm
Congrats on four years. As long as its interesting people will read it.