God, Please Save These Troubled States

I wouldn't really consider my self a blogger. I just write fanfics. But usually when I write something that's off the topc of my fics, I have to be really devoted to it. Or just channel something that makes me angry, feel awesome, sad, happy...and then go on from there. I hop ethat helps :)

I love your journals that tell who has won the photo contest.

(Is that funny yet? Or in it bad that I'm making a joke out of that?)

I miss your journals & vlogs. When you started to do the movie reviews that was great, because your review were spot on (you have great taste in movies).

I used to write journals about what I was going through, but that was when I had a small friends list & only people who cared read them. I'm in a better place now so I do have the same need any more; now I write people messages instead. I also don't feel as comfortable sharing publically anymore. My Journals where more like a diary rather than blogs & not really note worthy.

Most people would rather look at photos of my stupid sock monkey or other random crap I take photos of.

I would like to read more of your journals Mark. You're an awesome guy but I don't think I know you that well =/ I just write journals about nothing...if something is on my mind I'll write about it, or if something happened that upset/made me happy I'll write about it. But i don't consider myself a blogger because i write about nothing of importance to the world. It's only important to me.

I miss your blogging and vlogs. They were always one of my most favorite things about Buzznet (and your posts on the DF board, too). Since I need to get back into blogging myself and am struggling, I don't really have any advice. I think it may be just making time and getting back into the habit of doing it. (sort of like drug addiction. You can find a way to fit it into any schedule...)

Sometimes it's best to wait until you're about to explode with whatever it is you want to express. Expression ebbs and flows, and sometimes a particular medium just doesn't suit for a while. I used to write poetry. A lot. And blog. A lot. It bled out of me so freely. For the past few months, writing just hasn't been the way my soul wants to express itself. I miss the poetry. The blogging, not so much, because I tend to feel like I gave too much information afterward, and I lean toward interpretative work instead of outright explanation of my feelings. These days I mostly paint, draw, and photograph, and only when I'm absolutely bursting with feeling can I write properly.

So, you miss it. I miss seeing it from you, really. You and I are so different, and I enjoyed seeing your point of view on pretty much everything. I would suggest attempting some freewrites (just sit and start writing, no erasing, no revising, just write), if your problem is not knowing how to say what you want to say anymore (is it?). It will hurt, you'll probably think you suck, that you've lost it for good at the beginning, but as you struggle, something will open up in you again and you'll fall into it once more. The timing is different for everyone, it could take an hour, a week, a month, a minute. And any time you're writing, don't think about it too much until you're in editing phase. Write from emotion, sensation...think of yourself as a vessel through which the words flow, rather than the machine that manufactures them.

Good luck :)

I miss blogging too. :(

seb said:

I love your journals that tell who has won the photo contest.

The weekly one, right?
Seb, I laughed. ^_^

I agree with Seb on this part : "...now I write people messages instead. I also don't feel as comfortable sharing publicly anymore. My Journals where more like a diary rather than blogs & not really note worthy...."< (seb's quotes)

I have gotten more involved in creating artworks. Right now four ceramic pieces are being finalized, and I am painting over an old creation that I decided I didn't like anymore (ha,ha- recycling the 36" x 30" large canvas). There are only so many hours in the day.....

Keep up your writing!

I liked your movie reveiws. ^_^

And I'd probably implode upon myself if I couldn't blog.

I miss your blogs, too! I miss the political stuff , the social issues and the angry rants. I hope you have the time in the future to write about random stuff like that again. :D

I was never big on blogging; I write a lot in my notebook (I know, how 20th century of me!).
When I want to say something to the BN community at large, I do it on the QOTD. It's been my little outlet and where I've met a lot of great people. Which is why I've gotten so attached to it.

I miss Seb's journals, too, but I understand his reasons for not writing them anymore. :(

vaginaldischarge said:

Sometimes it feels like a task or heavy obligation to blog, and I think then you just have to take a break and hopefully come back with a different perspective on it as a novel way to express yourself. I miss your amusing public transport stories. =/

YES. You should publish a book of those stories.

I'm literally lurking your archives right now. I just read about friend chicken ladies, and deaf children. I'm laughing my ass off.

i really do miss your blogs. the good ole movie review, new cd tipoffs, the "OMG i can't believe our government sometimes" posts, and just odd and random things that some people would have never have known without your help.
i'm subscribed to this blog, or whatever it's called. And it's just sad sometimes that i get excited to see that you posted, but alas, it's the weekly photo contest. don't get me wrong, I love them, it's just i do miss reading your views on things.
Go back to the spur of the moment blogs... about whatever comes to your mind.


ALSO. i heard the VMAs sucked this year... you know why? cause nothing is ever going to top you stage diving off of AFI's spinning platform, during their performance. (cause that was you, right...?)

you should write about your love for Ross....

I don't know if I consider myself a traditional blogger. I do love to write, but it's not a constant desire. Sometimes I want to just write, other times I want to just do photos. My needs for self-expression change and I just go with whichever medium expresses my feelings best at that time.

As far as advice on reigniting the spark, I would start by just rumenating. Honestly, just let it flow. It might be random and disjointed at first, but you will end up ultimately finding what you want to write about. Whatever you are writing at that point is a rough draft, so just let it flow and be imperfect. For me, I always purge first, edit later. My blogs are not of the intellectual ilk, but this is how I do it. Also, have a notebook handy. For me, my blog ideas usually happen in oddball places, like the car or in the middle of a store. That way you can revisit that idea later.

Also, I miss your blogs. The politics, the rants, the issues....I miss it so much. I hope you find your inspiration soon...it sucks to be without it.