I am overcome by guilt when I don't blog. . . as if my blog is a living, breathing entity and I'm neglecting it and depriving it of love and attention by not writing something from time to time, and the nice people from blog services will come and take it away from me. And the guilt follows me around and gnaws at me, so much so that I have to sit down and write any entry about it.
But, unlike my usual complaint that I can't think of anything to write about, I do have an entry all written up in my head this time--about the ever-increasing likelihood that I will trip over my own feet and fall down the stairs at work every morning. (Ever-increasing=multiplying exponentially with each passing day.) I just haven't gotten around to actually typing it. And I am oh-so-tired now. . . and if I don't go to bed (even though it is only 10:06 p.m.), then tomorrow WILL be the day I fall head-first down the stairs. . . and it's a Friday and I have a busy weekend, and I'm planning on wearing my nice white trousers, so we don't want that. But it's on its way . . . both the fall and the entry. . . Trust me!
PS: Who bore witness to "MC Rove" displaying his hidden. . .ahem. . ."talent" for rapping and dancing today? Good thing he doesn't do that for a living. . . yet.
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"But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head." Psalm 3:3
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4 comments:
Yes, I suppose it feels "living and breathing" because we know there are people on the other side of the wires (all anxiously waiting for our next report ;-)
I feel this way too... the compulsion to keep posting. But, as a writer, this forces me to write, and that has only been good.
I know the feeling. I remember reading a post by a guy who was writing about not being able to write a post, so that's what he decided to write about, and that became his entry, LOL! A lot of people writing blogs are writing about themselves, and I think that unless you live a very interesting and active lifestyle there comes a point when you kind of run out of material. But like Barkat said, if it forces you to write, that's a good thing. I would have never written half of the things that I've posted here without getting involved in the blog stuff. Plus you get into some interesting interactions this way, as well.
Don't feel guilty. It makes me squirm a little when someone writes a comment telling the blogger that it's time to put up another post. That just does not seem right to me.
Lately, I find I have less time to write, and the clever comments don't flow as easily. I must force myself to say it's okay, and trust some of the nice blog-buddies to still be there when I can be more regular.
Breathe. Relax. Have a restful sabbath.
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And then write a witty, deep, thought-provoking, life-changing, and slightly controversial post by 8AM Monday morning. ;-)
Maybe when you are at work you should wear a bicycle helmet. :)
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