Comments on: Sometimes I have to wonder…. http://electrolicious.com/2007/05/sometimes_i_have_to Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:25:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: dori http://electrolicious.com/2007/05/sometimes_i_have_to#comment-8098 dori Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:11:50 +0000 #comment-8098 responding to this weeks late but with plenty to say... this may be an old post, but the question is even older... *ahem* i know a lot of *ahem* people who've thought about this *cough*. i finally came to this personal conclusion - i'm throwing it out there for others to chew on. some people are writers, plain and simple. i call myself a writer, tho most of it is chronic journaling and blogging. i do it because i cannot help myself. some people are writers because that's what they get paid for. others are writers because they do it compulsively - for those people, the word "writer" is not defining their profession but their obsession. ariel, you have the specialness of being both a professional and a compulsive when it comes to writing. so be it. the feeling of writing something that generates reaction from people, the inspiration that comes from being able to recall a moment, or find something entertaining, unique or informative in the most minute of circumstances and having the ability to share them eloquently, is a beautiful gift. at least that's how i justify it. responding to this weeks late but with plenty to say…

this may be an old post, but the question is even older…

*ahem* i know a lot of *ahem* people who’ve thought about this *cough*.

i finally came to this personal conclusion - i’m throwing it out there for others to chew on.

some people are writers, plain and simple. i call myself a writer, tho most of it is chronic journaling and blogging. i do it because i cannot help myself. some people are writers because that’s what they get paid for. others are writers because they do it compulsively - for those people, the word “writer” is not defining their profession but their obsession. ariel, you have the specialness of being both a professional and a compulsive when it comes to writing.

so be it. the feeling of writing something that generates reaction from people, the inspiration that comes from being able to recall a moment, or find something entertaining, unique or informative in the most minute of circumstances and having the ability to share them eloquently, is a beautiful gift.

at least that’s how i justify it.

]]> By: Shannon http://electrolicious.com/2007/05/sometimes_i_have_to#comment-8092 Shannon Tue, 29 May 2007 23:07:20 +0000 #comment-8092 That's not fucked up at all. It would be a little scarier if you hoarded your experiences and got joy out of not sharing them. But half the joy in doing something fun is getting to say, oh, my god, i was there and it was soo much fun! Keep living and keep posting! That’s not fucked up at all. It would be a little scarier if you hoarded your experiences and got joy out of not sharing them. But half the joy in doing something fun is getting to say, oh, my god, i was there and it was soo much fun! Keep living and keep posting!

]]> By: Ellen http://electrolicious.com/2007/05/sometimes_i_have_to#comment-8093 Ellen Tue, 29 May 2007 21:31:41 +0000 #comment-8093 How meta a question is that to post on your blog?? But, case in point. How meta a question is that to post on your blog?? But, case in point.

]]> By: amy.leblanc http://electrolicious.com/2007/05/sometimes_i_have_to#comment-8095 amy.leblanc Tue, 29 May 2007 19:29:29 +0000 #comment-8095 although, on second thought, i have to say that it does annoy me when i find out that people have attended events/participated in something JUST to blog about it not really because they wanted to go and enjoy the experience themselves but because they knew it would be good blog fodder. it's sort of the web 2.0 version of the "i'm going to go because i want to tell everyone that i went" artwhore/hipster mentality, which, yes does = yuck. but that's not what i think you're talking about - you're not going to events just to blog about them, but you're enjoying events more BECAUSE you blog about them. is that so bad? i think not. i agree that if you can't share something, it's not much fun, and also that i catch myself "typing" up blog posts in my head while at events, which is why i think the xkcd comic is SO FUNNY. although, on second thought, i have to say that it does annoy me when i find out that people have attended events/participated in something JUST to blog about it not really because they wanted to go and enjoy the experience themselves but because they knew it would be good blog fodder. it’s sort of the web 2.0 version of the “i’m going to go because i want to tell everyone that i went” artwhore/hipster mentality, which, yes does = yuck. but that’s not what i think you’re talking about - you’re not going to events just to blog about them, but you’re enjoying events more BECAUSE you blog about them. is that so bad? i think not.

i agree that if you can’t share something, it’s not much fun, and also that i catch myself “typing” up blog posts in my head while at events, which is why i think the xkcd comic is SO FUNNY.

]]> By: amy.leblanc http://electrolicious.com/2007/05/sometimes_i_have_to#comment-8094 amy.leblanc Tue, 29 May 2007 19:24:06 +0000 #comment-8094 i was going to post the same xkcd comic.... i was going to post the same xkcd comic….

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