Rainbowsphere’s new prototype mascot Palette (by Tfir), self-reflection, self-reflection, and more self-reflection.
It’s been nearly half a year since I went on hiatus, and after the recent comeback, I’ve been managing the site just fine. I don’t see any rush, nor do I see anything that ties me down on the way I write. The people around me have been so good when I returned, and I feel at ease knowing I picked the right time to start again, while secretly smiling at the fact that my stubbornness may have lead to me not giving up more than a year’s worth of fun times and roller-coaster Internet life.
To tell the truth, after immediately going out of hiatus, I was having this apparent thought that all the things I’ve done in the past, be it good or bad, would conjure a case of karma so intense, I wouldn’t know how I’d react to it. Of course, like all bloggers in syllogism after being on hiatus, questions like “How should I start?”, or “Is it still fine to continue like this?” come to mind. I am quite fond of popping in and out of the blogosphere like some kind of bad mushroom, after all. But thinking that I’ve grown fond of the blog so much to call it an “abode”, a “home” of some sort, I just have to take the option of giving it another try.
No deadlines, no hard-pressed posts about popular material, no worrying about hits, no pointless self-flagellation, no mindless fits of fanwhoring, no thoughts of incompetence, atonement, or doubt. Just plain talking and interacting with people in and out of the blog (though some people like lolikit would, and will, sometimes dick you off since nothing in the Internet is serious, which leads to the fact that people actually see me as serious even though I’m trying so hard to be, or maybe I’m just lolikit’s favorite plaything or something). There is enough material to spawn motivation, and the reactions from posts concerning them quickly becomes as priceless as a serving of hot buttered potatoes (thank you for the idea, Aria). Like a form of synaesthesia spawning from synaesthesia, the chain reaction of varying feelings that one can get from a single goal was somewhat mind-numbing, if not stunning.
I think I’m going to continue this pace for a while. Even though I’m still not sure of how I should write, I know there’s still room for improvement and learning. Starting from this kind of base format should be good. As for my friends who helped me with my comeback (ghostlightning, animekritik, Moritheil, usagijen, digitalboy, Biankita, KaeBoo, 2DT, and those I forgot to mention), I know it’s late, but really, thanks. More power and longevity to you guys.
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWER.
Thank you…I could use more power, and I wish you the same. It’s interesting you mentioned both self-reflection and self-flagellation in this post. Often, there’s not much difference between them, is there?
Well, I was thinking self-reflection as something that lets me generally see myself like a mirror, while self-flagellation… well… I’m not that masochistic about my way of blogging, am I?
But yeah, more power to us all. We need ‘em, all right.
LOL, I feel like I should be making a thank you post too. Ironic we had to meet each other at the time of our hiatuses. Whatever works then. We seem to have defined our blogging objectives and how we want to work on the same page. Happy
Yeah, it’s good to have a talk on how to set up a comeback after being gone for some time. We had ups and downs, self-reflections, self-implemented otaku elimination games, and a lot more that I can’t remember, but hey, we’re still here, right? Just the essence of accompaniment is already enough for me, so I thank you very much on that.