Just a friendly suggestion.
Only because I am just arrogant enough to post this, and because I spend waaaay too much time procrastinating my way through weblogs.com, I have a suggestion for you, my fellow exhibitionists on the internet.
Tell us something!
I can't begin to tell you how uninteresting it is to come across a blog that is 95% song lyrics or quizzilla surveys. Tell as story. Give us news. Post a picture. What are you thinking? What are you feeling? Who are you today? Did you see something? Smell something? Taste something? Do something? Even the mundane can be interesting - as the six people who read THIS blog can certainly attest.
Hell, just make it up. Be someone different. Be yourself. Be a lesbian, albino, Mormon, vegan stripper with a lisp and a missing leg. Be a bored student with a crush on the english proffessor with the nice ass. Be anyone.
But tell us about it.
If you do insist on posting song lyrics, and good Lord, I love myself a good Bono tune as much as anyone, how about telling us why you are sharing the same song we all already know by heart?
Sure, I know that some days inspiration is at a premium, but quizillas are the blogger's dancing hamsters. Sure, it was fun the first time, but now it's about as entertaining as a Chiapet.
If you aren't going to write, don't bother.
Unless you want to post naked pictures. Those are always OK. It is the internet afterall.
And one more thing: It's "you're," Not "your." Jesus Christ, people. Learn YOUR f***ing contractions. YOU'RE really beginning to tick me off with all that.



Comments
jeez, Jim... your really fired up about this, aren't you? Maybe you need a little more tranquility in you're life?
"C'mon people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now"
Posted by: AVERAGE JOE | November 7, 2003 02:32 PM
Here you go, Jim:
http://writersdigest.com/writingprompts.asp
Pass it on.
Posted by: April | November 7, 2003 02:42 PM
*What are you thinking? What are you feeling? Who are you today? Did you see something? Smell something? Taste something? Do something?*
Whoa, slow it down there mister, your moving too fast for me. ya mind restructuring youre questions in multiple choice format? I will be more than happy to oblige. Thank you. Now, please excuse me whilst I go water my lesbian Chiastripper...
Posted by: Jody | November 7, 2003 03:08 PM
Hey, I once knew a lesbian, albino, Mormon, vegan stripper with a slight lisp. She had both legs though. And she did this cool trick with a candle...
Now I've said too much.
Posted by: sean | November 7, 2003 07:45 PM
Incorrect grammar and spelling pisses you off? Well, a man after my own heart. The teacosies used to call me the human spell-checker.
I have to say, I am guilty of the lack of writing entries at times - but some days there is just no room in my head. I wonder how I used to write the entries I did years ago - long deeply philsophical musings about myself, life, the universe, and cute professors.
Posted by: cassie | November 7, 2003 08:14 PM
Preach on, brother Jim! PREACH ON! love it.
Posted by: Angela | November 8, 2003 09:11 AM
well if you read my freakin blog once in a while you'd get what you're asking for, even the naked pictures!!!
Posted by: yvonne | November 8, 2003 09:47 AM
heyy.. you are more than welcome to check mine out if you so wish... Be aware however, that the naked photos were all taken down last night. Apparently they were giving people heart attacks. Either the nudie photos of the one legged albino chick with the hair lip or the garfield bondage montage freaked them out. -shrugs-
Posted by: Chloe | November 8, 2003 10:12 PM
Hahahahaha...yes,nothing irritates me more than people who write me hate mail regarding my blog, tell me that I can't spell, but then proceed to use "your" instead of "you're" the entire letter. I can no longer take they're constructive criticism after that. :P *laughs*
Remember,the blogging world is just a microcosm of reality. Some people are going to put it all out there and write about every thought and feeling and the details of their sexual encounters. Some people are going to wear pink fur and hug everyone. Some people are going to fear revealing themselves and post song lyrics and things that other people said.
But the really cool people will post naked pictures of themselves to amuse their audience. *subtle eyebrow lift* :P
*~ Alayna
Posted by: Alayna | November 9, 2003 10:25 PM
Grrrrrrrr, you forgot to say Grrrrrrr at the end.
Posted by: Naaman | November 10, 2003 11:01 AM
Wow. And I thought all that hate mail I receive, saying my blog was the most boring, hate-laden piece of crap on in the Blogging world, might have actually been on to something. I've started to think that maybe blogs were only for those who had something "important" to say, such as lyrics and the results of all those online tests. It seems to me, at least from the email I get, that no one wants to hear about the everyday life of each of us.
Are you saying all those people are wrong?
(I hope so.)
Posted by: Blogeois | November 10, 2003 11:19 AM
The world is full of mediocrity - and so is the WWW - bless your (not you're) passionate soul for objecting the banal.
Posted by: adriene | November 10, 2003 11:45 AM
I agree with you, especially about the your vs. you're crap. Nothing bothers me more than to read a blog that is peppered with improper contractions. In fact, it makes me want to help the author commit assisted seppuku, but that's neither here nor there.
Posted by: Kat | November 10, 2003 08:39 PM
Ok, I have to admit, I do post the silly Quizilla results on my blog. But only once in a while.
The scary thing? I get so many comments on those posts from people clicking on the Quizilla link and then coming back and posting their results on my site.
Posted by: dawn | November 11, 2003 11:38 AM
Ok, ok. I hear you. I get the hint. Its just I spend so much time reading other peoples blogs I don't have anything of my own to say and no time to say it. I do post "Cute pics o' the day" once in awhile though...stupid animal pics usually. But at least no song lyrics!!!
Posted by: Norah | November 12, 2003 07:31 PM
Thanks for the last paragraph, Jimbo. You rock.
Posted by: Nicole | November 13, 2003 12:55 PM