Writing without an agenda
Sunday, June 10, 2007
I'm always surprised when someone reminds me of how long it's been since I last updated this blog. It's happened twice recently (before the recent guilt-induced spate of less-than-riveting postings), and though I don't think for a minute that I have a vast and breathless audience, such comments always invariably remind me of the central reason that it's so difficult to maintain this blog current.
It's not for lack of time—well, not entirely at least. It's not for lack of interesting things happening in my life that I could comment on—though everyone's definition of interesting is different. At the heart of it, it's an issue of topicality: I'm writing without an agenda.
This blog ostensibly started as a means of keeping my family appraised of my wanderings when I set off for Brussels in the spring of 2006. Whether or not it truly served that purpose, the experiment was compelling enough that I kept it up even after I got back. Through the end of graduate school, I became fascinated by a bunch of things like the formation of social capital, especially in online communities, and because of an obsessive bent, I wanted to incorporate this blog into my existing but long-forgotten website. The result is what you see here: a mishmash of incomplete sections and meandering ruminations—a partial profile of myself.
Case in point: I don't have a tidy ending for this post. I wish I could tie it into a broader storyline, something that would make sense given the overall narrative into which it fits. But I can't.
Pity, ain't it?
It's not for lack of time—well, not entirely at least. It's not for lack of interesting things happening in my life that I could comment on—though everyone's definition of interesting is different. At the heart of it, it's an issue of topicality: I'm writing without an agenda.
This blog ostensibly started as a means of keeping my family appraised of my wanderings when I set off for Brussels in the spring of 2006. Whether or not it truly served that purpose, the experiment was compelling enough that I kept it up even after I got back. Through the end of graduate school, I became fascinated by a bunch of things like the formation of social capital, especially in online communities, and because of an obsessive bent, I wanted to incorporate this blog into my existing but long-forgotten website. The result is what you see here: a mishmash of incomplete sections and meandering ruminations—a partial profile of myself.
Case in point: I don't have a tidy ending for this post. I wish I could tie it into a broader storyline, something that would make sense given the overall narrative into which it fits. But I can't.
Pity, ain't it?
posted by Nic at 7:22 PM
1 Comments:
Since you opened the door with this one...
"I'm always surprised when someone reminds me of how long it's been since I last updated this blog"
My case and point:
a.k.a: constructive feedback that I think would make your personal website an even better experience for all of us who make up your "breathless audience"!!!!
IS: Change the Link pointing to this section which presently reads "(Almost) daily reflections on life and everything else."
TO:
"Reflections on life and everything else." and in a smaller font size below if you want..."I'm not doing this on a Daily basis, but I could if I really wanted to... just because I can, but you never know, maybe I'll write tomorrow...maybe not!"
This would confirm that you are truly "Writing without an agenda" and more importantly, make much more sense to us, the loyal members of your fanclub!
Y.B.F.A.M.,
Udo
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