I’ve been asking myself, “What does Balding Angrily want to be?” In response I hear, “Write about what interests you. Find your niche on the web.”
In the interest of “finding my niche” and “writing about what interests me,” here is a list of things I really love: (Cue bullets!)
- I really like getting pleasured in the places where my bathing suit covers. There are plenty of sites out there that take care of that. Next.
- I really like surfing the web. Again. I think Google has that covered, but I will continue to bring you links that I don’t think you’ve seen before that make me smile.
- I really like looking at male hotness. Because I don’t want my mom to be TOO ashamed of this website, I won’t be putting up pictures of male hotness on this site.
- I love movies. Should I lift my ban on talking about movies? I just know that I really don’t like reading other layman’s movie reviews, so what would make mine any different? I don’t know. I’ll think about this one.
- I love hanging out with friends, boozing it up and carousing. Hopefully, this material will never dry up, so you can look forward to many more updates there.
- I love my past. Again, hopefully this material won’t dry up.
- I love reading really good writing. I love being amazed by how someone can craft a sentence. This love conflicts with love #2 above because by the time I’m done surfing, the thought of reading any more makes my eye-bulbs hurt.
- I love music. I just don’t think I have the tools to talk about music intelligently. Maybe I’m wrong. Audience?
- I love being a nuisance to Jerry. I’m not sure how that would translate to the web. Maybe a picture every time I jump on top of him while he’s trying to sleep? An update when I throw a kitty on him? A detailed description of how I poke his face while we’re driving? Help me out here, kiddos.
- I love 30 Rock and The Office. Another fan-site? Blech.
- I think I love writing. A blog about writing? That seems kind of mobius strip-ish.
So, basically, I love talking about myself. I knew that already. Thanks for the obvious, bullets.
What’s your take, peeps? What do you think are my strengths after the six months that this site has been up?
MagnusFromBerlin | 30-Mar-07 at 1:34 pm | Permalink
hui, i feel a blog burnout coming on…
with the previous post, i actually feel a whole personality crisis coming on…
dude, you need to like find yourself and you know… shine your uniqueness bright…
ehm (trying to stay constructive), so: The Past - Boozing - annoying Jerry … and “30 Rock”, that is a TV show i assume (or do you like rock from the 1930’s?) … mmmh. What does your self-help blog book say about that? Does that say “find a niche”? If so burn it, because they are using empty standard business phrases…
intelligence is btw something that is completely overrated in music reviews, it’s all down to taste not intelligence…
OK, that’s enough meaningless dribble… will now go in the weekend —
alex | 30-Mar-07 at 1:42 pm | Permalink
Not burnout. Just A LOT of questioning and introspection. The trick is to present this stuff in a way that MIGHT be interesting to read. In fact, if you can’t tell, I’m very INTO the blog right now, at the expense of the boards unfortunately.
Also, the reason I’m asking for feedback lately is that seeing all these comments really, really helps keep me motivated to continue writing. I love the talk-back component of blogging. As I’ve already said, I need that ego stroking. I crave it. I would love to have the problem where the comments are so plentiful that I couldn’t keep up.
And yes, 30 Rocks is a US TV show. I predict it will be exported in another couple of seasons like Friends.
Junior | 30-Mar-07 at 9:46 pm | Permalink
If there is one rule I learned from musicals, it’s “Make ‘Em Laugh”. So do it.
alex | 30-Mar-07 at 9:55 pm | Permalink
I thumb my nose at you, sir.
Junior | 30-Mar-07 at 10:01 pm | Permalink
I don’t know what you are referencing there. I told you I only learned one thing from musicals.
alex | 30-Mar-07 at 10:09 pm | Permalink
Did you just make a gay joke? I can’t tell as most of what you say is gibberish to me.
Junior | 30-Mar-07 at 10:19 pm | Permalink
Nope. Not a gay joke. Just a comment on how little musicals I have seen. I don’t even remember what movie that is from. I just don’t really watch a lot of them. But that is a fun song. QWRLHawhsdapsoucy.
saltine | 31-Mar-07 at 6:43 am | Permalink
While “write about what you know about” is the most common advice an aspiring writer hears, I think that’s perfectly obvious. Just try writing about something you don’t know about and see how far you get. Better advice in my opinion is write if you have something to say. You may think that everyone has something to say, but let me tell you, they don’t. As when you are talking to someone who is so boring that you can barely stand it, there are people writing who also have nothing of interest to write. To me you’re a writer if you have a point of view and a desire to express that in writing. Writing has parts: compose, write, publish. You can stop at compose and still be a writer. However, living inside your head can be a dangerous place to reside. Write is the physical part, getting it out of the brain and into the light of day. Publication used to be the tricky part, but with self-publishing available through blogging, the writer simply has to make the decision to share.
Alex, you definitely have something to say, a point of view unique to you and important to you. You have the facility to write as an ability to put your thoughts on paper or screen. You are already sharing through your self-published blog. If you continue to write as you are now, your voice will develop more completely and identifiably and your satisfaction with your writing will increase.
alex | 31-Mar-07 at 8:53 am | Permalink
I love you, Candace. When I become a famous columnist like Steve Blow or Dave Barry, I’m going to send you my first draft every time.
saltine | 31-Mar-07 at 4:30 pm | Permalink
OK, Alex. I’ll be right here for you. BTW, I love Dave Barry. I’ll have to catch up with Steve Blow.
Ernie | 31-Mar-07 at 6:28 pm | Permalink
“I love being a nuisance to Jerry. I’m not sure how that would translate to the web. Maybe a picture every time I jump on top of him while he’s trying to sleep? An update when I throw a kitty on him? A detailed description of how I poke his face while we’re driving? Help me out here, kiddos.”
ARE YOU KIDDING? People LOVE learning about different ways to annoy their fellow human beings. Extra points to you if you include a true annoyance scale, from 1 (annoyingly cute) to 10 (gay divorce)
alex | 01-Apr-07 at 7:18 pm | Permalink
Ernie, I think I listed my favorite three ways.
I’ve been trying to compose something eloquent in response to my esteemed mentor making an appearance here, and that was what I came up with.
Saltine,
I’m not sure if Steve Blow is syndicated or not. He has a column in The Dallas Morning News. He wrote one column one time that coincided with my coming out to my parents, and I clipped and saved it for the longest time. He’s not gay, but for some reason what he said really struck home with me.
MagnusFromBerlin | 02-Apr-07 at 3:38 am | Permalink
ahh… cracked the “Balding Code”, you have just to read the capitalised words, the rest is just to disguise the true message…
So, your true reply to my message in fact is:
“A LOT MIGHT INTO US TV”
confusing … but very intriguing… I’m on to you
alex | 02-Apr-07 at 6:14 am | Permalink
Haaaammmmmmmmmmmmm?
MagnusFromBerlin | 02-Apr-07 at 6:22 am | Permalink
…which of course in an anagram of:
“TAG HOT VOMIT INSULT”