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June 03, 2005
What's the Point of a Blog?
The "Oh my it's been so long since I've blogged" sensation lies somewhere between guilt and a feeling of irresponsibility, which I realize is absurd, and so I've been musing on the point of The Blog.
Here are a few that come immediately to mind; most confirm my suspicion that this is a bizarre obsession:
--It's handy to have an uncontested soapbox (comments notwithstanding, though as far as I can tell very few people visit, much less comment on anything here)
--Reviewing and/or recommending cultural events and happenings seems to somehow prove that I actually attend such events and happenings, which for some reason seems important
--If I'm spending too much time at the computer for school or work, it makes me feel smug to do something personal with this infuriating tool (oh, the irony)
--Stirring up shit with the other bloggers is somewhat amusing, and giving Lewis space to post comments is a much quicker way to access his writing since the novel is not yet forthcoming
--It's fun to wonder whether blogging demonstrates humility and transparency, or whether it's just plain old egoistic hubris, especially given the choice of what to include...
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The King Of Bonding has requested that particular pseudonym (and insists that all words must be capitalized). It shall be so. At a more reasonable hour, I may even go back and change all previous references. If you too want a special name, let me know.
To close for tonight, a tip for those of you seeking under-age dating prospects (which serves the double purpose of proving that I went out tonight, and I might as well throw in the self-validating fact that not only did I go out tonight, I woke up in a tent in Big Basin this morning))))): attend Of Montreal concerts.
UPDATE: apparently there was some unintended ambiguity in my wee-hours post. To clarify, I did not in fact wake up in a tent this morning with any high school boys from the concert; it's been at least three years since I've dipped into that demographic. Fab Fact: lots of high school kids at a concert means that unlike many other indie rock events, the crowd actually dances!
The tent comment was in reference to a trip with fellow grad school students. Photos of Big Basin, Seadrift, and Bolinas TK.
Posted by Elizabeth at June 3, 2005 01:30 AM