You often hear me reference the “good ole days” of blogging. For me, it was 2010, sitting at a job where my bosses didn’t know their ass from their elbows. You don’t need me to rehash how much I love those times, and how great those days were.
This post isn’t about that.
What I WILL talk about are the friendships that followed, Twitter conversations and get togethers. The people I knew from the bigger blogs became my friends, then they became my family. Some of them wanted to be a part of the world and started blogs too.
Then they stopped writing.
If the bigger blogs are like a great big family, then the smaller ones are like that family eating around the dinner table, discussing their day.
And I feel like I’ve been eating alone. Eating alone like that breeds discontent!?
I understand life gets in the way. The daily grind makes sitting in front of a computer the last thing you want to do. I’m not gonna lie, if I wasn’t trying to make this a career, I would write when I felt like it. Things change, things that were important once don’t matter so much now. I’m assuming you started your blog because you felt you had something to say. The magical question is:
Why did you go quiet??
There’s no one stopping you!! We’re not even big enough to have trolls!!
Why did you let these days come and go and figure you had nothing to say? I KNOW things have been happening, because I see you getting it out on the Twitter. But if I updated my blogroll, I would have MAYBE 3 blogs left that wrote posts in the last 2 months. (It’s 1:45am and I’m not going to go and verify this fact. My computer can’t handle it) And in the immortal words of Kenan Thompson, “WHAT’S UP WITH THAT!?!?”
So here is YOUR challenge:
Write something. It’s just that simple. It can be anything. You can write about how much you’ve come to despise writing. You can say that writing has become a chore, but you won’t let your blog go because__________ (fill in the blank).
What’s a lesson that keeps slapping you in the face? What’s the ONE thing you wish you could change? What’s something you’ve never learned to accept? Your whole post can be a shout out to the Twitter people that “get you.” Just write.
I’m halfway sure that many of you don’t even remember your login so this might be difficult. But honestly, we let the trolls take over on the big sites and the small blogs have shut down. One by one, like the lights in my Target at 10:59.
(That last sentence makes A LOT of sense if you’re in Target 1 minute before they close)
I miss YOU! It doesn’t have to be an 800 word count post, but I can’t imagine that you would have NOTHING to say anymore. There’s a thought and a voice that’s only yours and I miss it.
I’m still here. Still writing. I look around and in every way, I feel like I’m writing by myself. Even though tonight’s mission for greatness only succeeded in getting me some Sonic tots and a slushie (WIN!) I’m still trying. Just in case you’re wondering, no, I don’t need company in order to write. It’s just….. company makes the task a little bit more bearable.
I hope you take me up on this challenge. Show your blog some love and write something. And as long as I see the link, I’ll read each and every one of the posts. And not just “favorite” it for later and not read it. I will read it. Rest assured, you will have at least one comment.
What have you been wanting to say for a while now? Go ahead and get it out..
Get your mind right and write something….
I love everything about the way YOU write…
Peace and Love, Nick
For those that don’t have blogs, I love you too…. and thanks for reading mine…
Why do I feel like I’m being called out? Honestly, life get’s in the way sometimes. (I sound like a politician.) I fell off a bit but others are still flying the flag. LaLa, Keisha Brown, and Tunde are still at the wheel.
I guess it’s time to step my game up.
Lol.. are you feeling like that shoe fit a little too well?
nah.. yeah your blog crossed my kind, but it wasnt the only one.. i know Keisha is still at it and yes Tunde writes, but I think I was wondering about his old blog.there’s different topics he discussed on his blog..
I gotta see if my girl La posted an ending to her story.. but yes, I miss the smaller ones. The big ones don’t need shoutt outs
Yeah, that shoe was a little too perfect. I’m still trying to maintain my one hot blog every three months average, Nick. Tunde’s solo blog is dope too. I also miss Spradley’s blog the lower frequency too.
I miss Spradley’s blog too.. That name was dope too!
I can’t hate when people move on to bigger and better things.. maybe I’m just behind the times, trying to hold on to something that’s past.. But there was a “tone”, a difference (I think) when you knew your audience was bred from a form of familiarity..
That last sentence might not make sense to anyone but me..
2010-2011 was our Harlem Renaissance *reminisces*
Why did I stop blogging? There were multiple factors for me. 1) Sometimes I was just too busy to blog. This data isn’t gonna analyze itself. 2) I got lazy. Posting a few tweets about a topic was easier than writing a whole blog post. 3) I didn’t feel like I had enough to say about anything in particular (aka cop out).
At first, blogging was a way for me to stretch myself and to do something different (and to be a part of the cool kids). Then it became part of my routine. My writing evolved and took on a different voice. And then, it died down cause of changing priorities. I don’t even comment on blogs much anymore. But this post reminded me that I do miss blogging and the blogging world.
PS: I gotta do math problems to comment on here now?? *pulls out TI-83+*
’10-’11 was a great time to be here!!!
I don’t comment on blogs much anymore.. Thing is, sometimes you get tired of wading through all the muck and mire to get to the good stuff and say what you want to say.. BUT I don’t wanna let these trolls think they run the world..
The small bloggers voice is a dying voice.. It was that one defiant ember while the forest fire raged on over —–> there..
I’m just sayin….
I look forward to reading your post…
I actually have a TI-83 on my desk.
its funny how this is the ONE time i actually open up the “from nicknotnikki…” email to read the post in its entirety, and not flag it for some later, unspecified date.
i, for one, have lots of excuses for why i havent blogged. i miss it. hell, i miss just reading my friends blogs (yours included, nickerz) on a regular basis. i have soooooo many posts to catch up on.
i’m hoping after july 9, my virtual life will get back to normal. and ill be plugged back in.
*side eyes comment posting math problems*
Got the comment!!!
The math is your early morning exercise before you go do the complicated math/science stuff at work… Lol..
I’m glad you read the post!! *starts choir* “GODDD IS TRYNA TELL YOU SUMTHIN!!”
I know you’ve been busy and you have a lot of life changes coming up.. Shoot!! You can FOR SURE write about that!!
Love you Gemmie Boo!!
where did my comment go??
This time, I put the wrong answer in the captcha! Not sure what’s going to happen…
However, I’m not a blogger, but I’ve definitely seen folks slacking in the blog world. This is why I never started one. I knew I wasn’t going to be consistent with it, and I don’t always have something to say, at those times, I tend to shut up. Also, my life stopped being as prime-time as it was at another point, as such, not so eventful.
But, I love to read about stuff in the news and what other folks are up to, especially if I can relate. So, thank you for challenging yourself to write faithfully.
FYI, your Captcha really works! It told me I entered the wrong captcha phrase and to hit my back button on my browser to try again. Glad I got that out my system!
my captcha was probably wondering “i gave this broad the SIMPLEST math problem and she still couldn’t get it right..”
and even tho you’re not writing online, I hope you’re still writing in your notebook.. and not using it to graph out sexual positions.. (I’m just saying!!)
Girl, you were there with my struggle last night to write THIS post.. and it’s not even a “hard thinking” one.. Keeping up on blogs can be stressful, but it’s more a time management thing with me.. cuz we all know I got the time!!!
ooooooooh!!!! O_O. I must admit, I definitely slacked on the my journal. I’m going got pick it up. I don’t graph out sexual positions though. I’m not that artistic…Man, that’s an idea though!
You talkin to me? Yeah, you are aren’t you? Well since you called me out, I’ll respond accordingly. Why did I stop blogging? I haven’t per se, I write something just about everyday, posting it is another story. I’m so self-conscious about what I write I often don’t publish it because in my head it won’t make sense to anyone but me.I need to do better though, because I honestly do like blogging, and I like my blog. You and Chunk have both challenged me this week to write more, and I gladly accept
umm.. it’s quite possible I didn’t know you had a blog.. Here’s the thing.. all you need is for your stuff to make sense to one person and you’ll feel validated like a mug! The great thing about the internet is that there’s a great amount of people out there.. And if nothing is new under the sun, then what you’re writing/thinking/saying is just a normal story to at least one other person…
that is all…
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I just started back with my blog, I know what that ‘fall off the wagon’ life is about. This post reminds me of the NeverEnding Story, where the little boy is trying to keep the ‘story’ alive and away from the nothingness.
That totally made sense in my mind, lol.
!!! Hey!! I fell off the wagon for a few months last year.. I’m convinced there are readers I probably won’t ever get back..
And I reference The Neverending Story ALL THE TIME!!!! It’s one of my 80′s favorites.. You’re alright with me.. And I look forward to reading your next post..
This was a good read. I once had one of my childhood friend’s blog listed in my blogroll and she quit blogging abruptly shortly after she started. I asked her about it the last time I saw her and she said life had gotten in the way and at this point, she couldn’t even remember her password to log into her blog :/ Sad because she is a talented poet.
*reads this guiltily* I finally posted my second post this month. But yeah, I need to get on it more. Twitter + Laziness = no blogging
Welp. Lol
I love this post. I write blogs, but don’t consider myself a blogger.
I write when I have time and/or are moved (positively or negatively) to write.
I have so much I want to say, but some of it has to wait.
Busy season at work + first move in abodes in 8 years = neglect.
Ironically, I’ve started reading again (well before my books were packed into boxes).
Now that things are a little more settled – ill prob check in and write again. And use this post as the reboot.
Love ya!