For all my previous statements about my inability to write a
post of the appropriate length I almost feel that it would be a cop out to
write a short one. Don’t get me wrong I do recognise that in general society
today has a short attention span and I do not for a second assume that anything
I write will change that. It’s just I am known for my struggle to fit within
word limits and I think that if ever there is a place where it is appropriate
to waffle on without a clear direction or point then it would have to be in a
blog. I mean people are under now compulsion to read what I type (unless of
course you are one of the two people whom I nag until you read it, sorry, but
your feedback is appreciated) and it is not like you have to read 100 of them
and grade them like assignments, until 2am every night sooo I shall do as I
please.
For some reason I had previously thought that you should
only post something that would not be appropriate to put on twitter or
Facebook. But that is complete rubbish now that I think about it. Yes twitter
has a character limit and Facebook is where anything longer than a 1 paragraph
rant or story or 2 paragraphs of sentiment is generally looked down upon (but
please do not let my irrational rules stop you). But just because a blog is
where you can go on for pages does not mean that I couldn't put up one the
length of an average status update or what would be a twitter post if I had
twitter. I mean if it fits with what I want the blog to be about then why not?
Unfortunately I have yet to solidify what it actually is that my blog is about
(unless you count that specific indecision). I kinda think that I would like to
try a few stylised posts and I am constantly holding myself back from turning
this into a TV/movie/actor review/fan site the main reason for which I don’t
want to be seen criticizing the hard work of others and also I’m sure we have
all had the experience of re-watching a movie we just loved 2 year ago and
wondering what on earth did we ever see in it. That is not something I want the
world to see. But hey, it seems I am in the habit if breaking my rules so who
know maybe the odd review or discussion for variety my pop up.
I am also debating whether to post up links to
pictures/music/clips that I like or are related to the post but this debate is
still in its very early stages and I make no promises that anything will
eventuate from it.
Now I started this post with a discussion on blog post
lengths because I anticipated it was going to be the first short one. And once
again, well it isn't. Which if I am going to be completely honest im kinda
happy about, but im also glad that I no longer feel compelled to write long
ones (even though I was always trying to keep them short). OK we have reached
the point in the post where I lose the ability to make sense and everyone starts to wonder whether I even understand what I am talking about.
Anyway the reason why I anticipated a short post was because
I promised one about my camping trip (and I will continued to call it a camping
trip even though it was one night). However the thing about camping with family
is that most stories are only funny because you know the people, moments are
full of inside jokes and don’t really work for an anonymous blog. To begin with
the location of said camping trip was “The Island” which is a real island but
it has a weird name so it is known to most by the above movie reference. Now I
don’t really feel like explaining the particulars of the location because the
short explanation makes it sound more exotic than it is and the long one makes
it sound worse than it is (if you know me, most likely you will know about “The
Island” and if you don’t please ask). Secondly if I told you that the highlight
of the trip was sitting around a campfire, roasting marshmallows, trying to
read Oscar Wilde (well me anyway) and comparing each-others scores to the AQ
test for Autism (which is a test I think everyone should take just out of
interest) well you would think my family was weird; which quite frankly I would
not dispute but would counter argue that everyone’s family is. To quote my
auntie “normal is just a setting on a washing machine”. The thing is if you
knew my family the above stated activity would not surprise you in the
slightest.
So if I can’t tell you about where I went camping, none of
the stories make sense and you have no interest in me telling you about my
opinions on the first time I have read any of Oscar Wilde’s works then you can
see it makes for a rather short post.
But of course it is not a short post and if you are still
with me and have not fallen asleep or left this blog in favour of another cute
cat video on YouTube or other more interesting web based content than I thank
and congratulate you; for you my friend are among a very select few.
