Comments on: Blog ennui

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:24:41 +0000

Write haiku instead. Or satire. Or a screenplay. Or gobbley-gook. Write what the fluttering cardinal would write, what the squirrel would write if they made tiny laptops or pencils for hyperactive critters with clawed fingers and toes.

Or take a break. But the story by the critters might be more fun.

By: marly

marly — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:49:32 +0000

Oh, don’t condemn them to tonic! They’re tasty and have a pleasant smell of spring.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:59:42 +0000

bev – Better mosquitoes than black flies, though, I’m thinking. (I was so ready to leave Maine when I was five!)

Natalie – You’re right – fussing with one’s blog is good cure for blogtigue, as you call it. I do like the theme I have now, and would probably only change it for something I designed myself. Which, given the current state of my abilities, will probably be just short of never.

Ramps are a kind of wild leek popular as a spring tonic in the Appalachians. Seppuku is the correct way to say harakiri – Japanese ritual suicide. (It’s the same two characters, with the Sino-Japanese pronunciation in the first instance and the native japanese pronunciation in the second.)

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:08:23 +0000

It’s true, there’s a seasonal epidemic of blog fatigue – or blotigue. But we’ll all get over it. Re-inventing one’s blog is a good trick, changing the look etc. I think I’m about due for that since I’ll have passed the four year mark later this month.
But don’t change yours, I like it the way it is.

What are ramps? What is sepuku?

By: bev

bev — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:05:36 +0000

Well, the mosquito onslaught is inevitable, but I’m hoping it will hold off until this year’s tree order arrives and everything is planted. Last year, the tree order didn’t arrive until around May 7th, and lemme tell ya, it sure was nasty trying to plant trees while giving blood to the local forest inhabitants.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:53:54 +0000

bev – I’m sorry you’re feeling this too, but i must admit I’m glad for the company. Yeah, it’s tiresome photographing – let alone writing about – the same old things. And I love winter, as you know. But I’m ready for spring. My fear now is that we’ll have one of those speeded-up springs where everything blooms at once, the leaves open and before you know it it’s mosquito season again.

By: bev

bev — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:25:34 +0000

I’ve been suffering from a bit of blog ennui myself. I have no doubt that it’s apparent lately. I believe it’s tied to something along your comment, “Maybe my mill just needs more grist.” The cold weather has dragged on, occasional snow, and still no Wood Frogs behind the barn. Last summer, I was often racing back to the house to empty my camera and write about something I’d seen. Lately, the photos languish in the camera for days until I finally pull myself together and force myself to download them — only to find a bunch of ho-hum white, gray and brown dead-grass and bare branch images. Yes, as you commented a couple of days ago, this weather is getting pretty old.
I’ve found that it helps to just blog when I feel inclined and not worry about trying to put something up each day. That helps. No doubt, when things pick up outdoors, I’ll be back to my “I can’t wait to post this” feeling. Maybe you’ll feel much the same.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:31:37 +0000

beth – I hope you’re right! (About spring coming, too.)

Larry – Getting off the mountain a bit more would probably help. Maybe my mill just needs more grist.

Harry – Like you, I’ll probably keep posting something no matter what. But I need to train myself to stop worrying that if I don’t post for two days in a row, all my readers will drift away.

Dick- Thanks. As a matter of fact, I’ll be gone from Thursday through Sunday, so we’ll see if that helps.

Teju – You’re right, I won’t. I’m afraid I’m more like Harry than I am like you in my approach to blogging and journal-keeping. I like this blog a lot; it gives me great pleasure to come here. It would feel almost like an act of murder to take it down.

By: Teju

Teju — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:19:08 +0000

Then there’s always my approach: scheduled sepuku.

It concentrates the mind wonderfully. And not knowing if one will return, that’s part of the thrill.

But, somehow I don’t think you’ll go for it…

By: Dick

Dick — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:02:02 +0000

Like they’re all saying, go walkabout for a while. We’re not going anywhere. We’ll be here when you get back.