Things have been very quiet this week here at Stupefaction. To be honest, I haven't been up to much and haven't really felt like blogging or even being online all that much. I've been trying to deal with the prospect of looking for a new job as well as some bigger life issues...something will pop, I know. I just need to get out of this funky space I'm in. And it ain't good funk either.
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7 comments:
It sounds like you and I are in the same place. In just a short space of time, I've begun to question just what it is I'm trying to do online and how that adds to my life offline. So far, outside of ego boosts from people that enjoy my work, not much. It sure as hell aint paying the rent.
Thanks for commiserating Dean. I can definitely relate to that, but what I'm talking about is darker...I've even had trouble responding to regular emails! One of my developing issues over the last few months (starting when I had a job) was being online all day at work, and then when I got home. It got so I couldn't even turn my computer on when I got home. Anyway, I have faith it will get better.
In looking for a new job, I'm hoping & trying for something that will involve a little more than sitting in front of a fucking screen all day.
For what its worth, I love the way your blog looks. One of these days I have to figure out some code to make mine sexier.
Tim
Hey, KB - hang in there - I'll stick with ya no matter how infrequently you post. I always look forward to whatever you have to offer and I know how addictive it is to be blogging - it's been kinda hard for me to step back from it as well and I know I have probably pushed my luck at work sometimes - too much thought on the blog - not enough mind on my work - but I'm working on that also.
Seems alot of people are really questioning themselves about what is REALLY important these days.
I keep you in my thoughts and am hoping for the best for you as I know how much it sucks to be out of a job - been there many, many times over the years.
Keep smilin' and rockin...
Thank you NYCD! I'm already feeling a bit better since writing this.
Thanks for the nice words. Again, I hear you, I've had the email problem for a while now. I'm so deep in the hole, I can't see light - I'm having trouble even making rent, it's depressing beyond belief. It's hard to justify the time I'm spending online and though tumblr has been fun overall, it takes hours making my way through over 2,000 posts a day. To make it all worse, I've had someone that's been logging complaints about me for months now and tumblr has blocked my fixed IP claiming I've been posting copyrighted material and spamming! I've been using a proxy to access my account - I've talked to David Karp without much success. I was *this* far away from some paying freelance writing gigs, but the economy wiped that out. Right now, it's taking all my energy to keep my spirits up, one of the reasons snuhthing/anything hasn't been updated as much as it should be. I guess this must be happening to a lot of people now - if you need a shoulder (maybe I need it), my email is dean at thehumphries dot org. I wish the both of us luck, will let you know if things get better.
Cheer up, fellas! Blogging is supposed to be fun, right? Not much fun to have to "justify" it, or meet goals for slogging thru gobs of content. I sorta take pleasure in putting together a post. I always leave knowing more about my subject than before I posted--so my archive of useless information is ever expanding!
I think there's been a misunderstanding. I enjoy blogging & doing what I do here. My recent state of mind has been due to my employment situation and much bigger issues. I'm not expecting to make anything work financially from my blog, believe me. I use it as one central place just to put stuff that I like or think is cool. My archive of useless stuff, as you said Bob.
Regarding tumblr, Dean (and I didn't realize you are the Snuh guy!), I've gotten over my initial "I have to look at everything" phase. Now I just look at what I can, when I can. Otherwise, its another place to share my blog posts & what I share on Google Reader. That's all. I hope things get better for you...sounds like its pretty rough!
For the record, I'm in a much better state of mind today & looking forward to a nice weekend upstate! Have a good one guys!
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