Slowblogging: Sloth Is Not A Sin

Somehow, I’m compelled to do something about Owen’s say on slowblogging. No, no, I’m not trying to find an excuse on why I’m getting crappy as the days go by, nor am I trying to convince you that I’m doing slowblogging. I feel bad about it already, so don’t nail it too much. And on that account, I just want to say that we have our own paces, and respect comes first for bloggers, whether it be for yourself or for others. At least that goes for me.

OH LOOK, SHANCE’S TRYING TO PROVE A POINT WITH HIS/HER/ITS/OHFORGETITITSAFUCKINGTRANSVESTITEANYWAY TONGUE ON A NOSTRIL! HAHAHAHAHA!

Eherm, even though I feel like skipping some stuff on the DOES.NOT.COMPUTE part (seriously, the topic’s so fucking used like a condom already), it does relate to the topic at hand in a way. Why? Owen explains how episodic blogging works and how the disparity between two generally similar but distinguishably different pieces of media can divide the otaku populace. It can go to lengths like difference in post content, and furthermore, the kind of media in question. If I watched Toradora (yeah, Mike, BITCH MOAR) and told people how the story went, specific bit by every specific bit, would they read it? Now, if I watched Toradora (BITCH MOAR) and told them WHAT I FELT about how the story went, would they read it? Would they like it if I based it on raws, or would it be better to use subs? That hit me in the head as I read on, and it didn’t fail to make me think of my own standing. I own a blog, after all. BOOMHEADSHOT.

I’m guilty of being someone who has a short strain of thought. That explains how the EPIC FAIL happened. I think of one thing, then move on to another thing, which ends up with me thinking a lot of things and not being able to accomplish anything of the things I thought. To somewhat suffice the lack of activity, I write short posts to let people know that I’m still alive and I did not slit my wrists and bleed to death while being emo about the how and why of Writer’s Block. That’s how Randomsphere was born, and I think I’m not sure if I should be happy about it.

But do we really need Owen to point out some of the things we ourselves should already know? I’m not one to speak for the blogging specifics since editorial and episodic-wise, I haven’t delved deep enough. If I do, then there’s no way people would tl;dr you even if you had a wall of text like it can reach the stratosphere (unless we’re talking about trolls and other anon types, then those aren’t that much worth noting), nor would they shun your oh-so-informative posts that have a half-life of around a few hours. See, that’s why there’s INNOVATION: It makes old stuff better by adding a few perks on it. That’s how commodity companies have been tricking us. That’s how we get fooled by what we see and not get what we expect after buying it. Innovation is up for grabs, but making it work is the real problem.

It’s either you’re in control of your stuff, or the stuff’s in control of you.

Think about it: Newspaper. It’s everybody’s piece of paperwork done daily to keep you up to date with whatever is happening in the world. Every single scoop, every single gossip, every single news of varying genre, immediately done with a write-up for publication the next day. Now, let’s go to the other side: Book. A one-time masterpiece. It tells you of one thing, and one thing only. It may have different topics, but these topics are subdivided into different sections, and are still what makes up a whole of a subject. Apply to blogs and blog types, and you get what I mean.

That’s where the words “knowledge in depth” kick in, and that’s a must to achieve. Words are the only basis we’ll ever have to prove anything when it comes to blogging. Expression is something that needs proof and reason, even though proof and reason is something that does not need expression, basically because their very existence can express themselves. This gives proof that even a few words can make a ripple so big it would resonate in the depths of the blogging neighborhood. Not that saying “It sucks, but it’s good, really!” would make any bit of a sense, but it’s how you justify it. Professional experience on the subject is a plus. But all in all, even these can’t make up a fact that you yourself may have sucked, even though you may not know or admit it. And I wouldn’t tackle some “multitasking” blogs out there that do the episodic and editorial stuff both at the same time, only to prove to themselves that they’re trying hard enough not fail, which is what they are doing.

Isn’t that a valid reason to pull out of the episodic blogging battle royale and just settle with something simply exquisite as your own opinion? Because I’m seriously trying to convince myself that there’s a way to do it without simply being such an attention whore that posts everytime they see some kind of development on material, be it big or small. Transition of material absorption shows its difference here. Episodic blogging lets readers absorb the information and let them perceive the events. Editorial blogging lets the writer absorb the information, and relays his/her perception of the events to the reader. Though we’re catering to a variety of readers out there, it’s still important for you to be able to discern your style of writing. It depends on that whether you’re good, bad, or just… there. I’m putting a note on that for myself.

TAKE IT EASY! I can’t agree any better.

Then, would I say that the crisis at hand applies to me as well? Probably, yeah. I’m still new compared to the other guys like Mike, Kurogane, Owen, and Lelangir. I still have a lot to work on if I want to make my stand known. Oh, and aside from Owen, I’d love to also give some credit to the last guy on the list. Lelangir’s your one crazy internet phenomenon, and he’s one reason out of many that I’m still around. Cheers to you, boss.