Sounds like an onomatopoeia.
Almost sounds like an unfinished thought that you didn't really have time to process completely but you said it anyways.
Oh hey, look that actually works.
Blogging to me, is a way of expression. It is a way of saying what I think, in writing form in hopes of being a little more eloquent than my chatterbox self. I often post a blog and go back to read it and disagree with some of the things I said or concepts I endorsed. To me, that is the beauty of blogging... one is entitled to their opinion and post. As long as you can cleverly defend your ideas, you can basically say whatever the hell you want.
According to Andrew Sullivan, author, editor/political commentator/blogger, "You end up writing about yourself, since you are a relatively fixed point in this constant interaction with the ideas and the facts of the exterior world. And in this sense, the historic form closest to blogs is the diary. But with this difference: a diary is almost always a private matter. Its raw honesty, its dedication to marking life as it happens and remembering life as it was, make it as terrestrial log."
I could not possibly agree more.
In fact I would like to talk to Mr. Sullivan for infringement of copyright because I am pretty sure those are my thoughts exactly. He stole them right from my cranium.
I love blogging because it is a way to start a movement, no matter how small. The movement can be about a photo, video, event, person, idea... the list goes on and on. I support amateur bloggers who write about their day-to-day activities and I support professional bloggers who sit at a desk and write for a living. I support fashion blogs who promote unhealthy lifestyles and fabulous couture and I support health and wellness blogs for those looking to achieve balance and tranquility. In short, you could say that I support anyone with an opinion and the courage to publish it on the world wide web. The world is wide, and it's been spun into a complicated and intricate entity called a web. In that web are thoughts of millions of people, and if you happened to stumble across mine, thank you in advance for reading.
"Blog" may sound like a slip of word vomit, but it is actually a carefully crafted term. It is a conflation of two words: web and log. Web log means blog, and blog means freedom. That's my opinion, and I stand by it.
If you have something to say, say it. If you have an idea to present, present it. If you have a concept to write about, write it. And make it public. Stand behind your opinion and go down with the ship when someone attacks it, because they will attack it.
Ready.
Set.
Blog.
Okay, it's after 4 AM. I should probably think about sleeping now.
This was a hoot.
~t.
LOVE your last thought here. ALWAYS SAY IT! But do you really think that? Should there be zero censor, even with a blog? What if like you previously say you end up disagreeing with your own blog.. should you still defend what you've said? Can you really honestly defend something you don't even believe in?
ReplyDeleteI really dig your point about blogging being 'freedom'... it is a worthy point to make. The lack of censorship, which I believe (contrary to theoutlet's view) makes blogging all that much more useful in today's world... Having no censor means that the blog is entirely your own. If censored, edited and otherwise mutilated by another person, how can you call it your own blog? It is no longer you and your ideas. You lose all that control, which is really what having a blog is all about.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that there should be any censorship on blogs, since it is about that freedom of voice, our freedom of communicating to the world. If there is any blogs that are abusing this right, we could choose to ignore those blogs and follow others.
ReplyDelete@theoutlet. Honestly, I really believe that, yeah! I think it is easy to to go with the flow, just accept what other people say and just stay quiet. Real courage is when you speak your mind (whilst considering the feelings of others of course). I think it is better to say something and offer an opinion than become a part of the herd. Sometimes the right thing and the easy thing aren't the same. And then, it takes a truly courages person to correct their mistakes, admit their wrongs and shortcomings and come to terms with being human! "Can you really honestly defend something you don't even believe in?" Noooo, you can't defend something you don't believe in, what I was getting at is I support people who speak their minds even if their opinion clashes with mine! Thats the beauty of free speech and the world wide web! :)
ReplyDelete@grahamwhite EXACTLY! :) Your blog is your own little space in the giant world, at least mine is. When it comes to "professional" bloggers and the legitimate blogosphere, I think they are more conscientious but I truly believe the same "rules" still apply!
@intawsomenary Yes yes yes. It is all up to the reader/consumer. There are some good blogs out there, and some bad blogs out there.... there are some blogs that cannot even be categorized. I think it depends on what you are looking for in a blog! Serious vs pleasure? Entertainment vs News? Opinion vs fact? Expert vs Ammeter?
thanks for the comments and reads guys! I am more than happy to get the ball rolling on some more ideas!