How deep is your blog?

Posted: July 22nd, 2004 | Author: Bea | Filed under: Web, Weblog | 7 Comments »

I was just reading one of the weblogs in my blogroll and something caught my attention. The person, a woman, stated that sometimes she wishes she could talk about meaningful stuff without boring the readers, stuff that also could cause controversy. I know how that feels; sometimes I just look at this page and think “Gawd, how boring…”, since I’m not really happy about the usual “I ate a granola bar for breakfast” kind of entry. But I’ve noticed that the more I keep myself from sharing my thoughts online, the more trivial my weblog becomes. Gone are the days of heated discussions about the Middle East crisis because I got tired of pissing people off because that would piss ME off as well. Mature not? I just couldn’t handle all the hate and the stupid reactions I saw sometimes. The problem is, I feel I’m not contributing at all. It will pass, I know…

Meanwhile, I found this Blog Survey at Girl Wonder’s and I thought I could at least share the link to an interesting weblog-related web page.

7 Comments on “How deep is your blog?”

  1. 1 Solonor said at 10:13 pm on July 22nd, 2004:

    I understand completely. But don’t worry about your “contribution”. You’re just fine.

    Thanks for the survey link.

  2. 2 Solonor said at 10:13 pm on July 22nd, 2004:

    Oh, and thanks for getting the Bee Gees “How Deep is Your Love” stuck in my head.

    I hate you. :p

  3. 3 Les said at 10:15 pm on July 22nd, 2004:

    Hey, I miss your strong beliefs on things… even if I didn’t always agree, I enjoy reading them. I don’t hold back on mine… but thankfully I haven’t been dive-bombed either.

  4. 4 jordan said at 1:44 am on July 23rd, 2004:

    Hey… don’t worry about sharing. I saw this posting of yours on findory.com. It was honest, interesting, and very in-line with my own thoughts.

    Go for it!

  5. 5 Kim said at 8:57 am on July 23rd, 2004:

    I used to want controversy and discussion but after awhile I got a little tired of it. As you all know, depending on the topic it can be absolutely draining. So I gave it up.

    I find just talking about ‘nothing’ gets the interest of most. I think after the elections, war etc. people are maybe tired of it and the seriousness.

  6. 6 Camilo said at 10:08 am on July 23rd, 2004:

    I always love your opinion, Bea. Although, as of lately, I am centered on getting some original content instead of editorializing.

    Interviews with the local artists, perhaps.

  7. 7 girlwonder said at 10:27 am on July 23rd, 2004:

    for me, being online and blogging that has been THE most difficult thing. trying to decide what is right to share, what i should keep for myself and what NEEDS to be talked about. and the more i hash it out in my head – the more i realize i just have to do what feels right to do.