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SHOCK JOCKS
Brisbane artist, they remind me of the radio jocks who say anything just to create a stir
posted by
Azur
on October 13, 2005 at 11:52 PM
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shock jocks
...heheheh 
I like the name anyway.
MayB when I write I am out to capture the developments of my artistic thinking and so whether people read me or not isn't all that relevant - although as I mentioned in another post
" when working at home I love the company of readers reactions" limited though the size of my audience is.
I enjoy the posts like Puzzles and Riddles, and Fortune Cookies so that shows the depth of my thinking.
However
I do always read your posts when I see them come up on the front page.
So you have my attention,
Jo
posted by
brisbane_artist
on October 13, 2005 at 1:36 PM
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Silvermoon7, yes it is quite amorphous isn't it and yet there is a culture equivalent to gathering around the water cooler. I like to dip into that kind of thing but not be there every day.
posted by
Azur
on October 13, 2005 at 10:56 AM
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Queenofalot, it's a strange feeling isn't it? I know a few people who feel the same way and who have cut back or left and unfortunately for me they have been some with whom I feel an affinity. It's true there was no one like Whamenator. She expressed her big heart in her own way.
posted by
Azur
on October 13, 2005 at 10:51 AM
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JohnMcnab, the ranking does seem very odd as quite a few of my posts only had 5 or 6 readers.
posted by
Azur
on October 13, 2005 at 10:46 AM
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MayB
With a popularity index of '5', I don't think your audience is drifting away, MayB. It appears to be growing.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 13, 2005 at 9:21 AM
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Trippy
because these have been my very thoughts too. I feel as if I am lagging here...not inspired as I used to be. I used to read just a few blogs and be blown away.....in a good way....now it seems as if I am searching for a needle in a haystack. Just last night I posted to bring 'Whammy back' because those were the good old days now weren't they. Perhaps its just me....perhaps it is time that I move away....cuz I 'm just not feeling the lust, the infatuation anymore
Great post and timely too.
posted by
ALWAYSALOVER
on October 13, 2005 at 8:35 AM
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Maybe a little of both, MayB. People (bloggers) grow, drift apart, reform into new amorphous groups. It's neverending. Sometimes, we just outgrow our present circumstances and we realize it's time to recreate our niche, or simply move on. 
posted by
SilverMoon7
on October 13, 2005 at 2:51 AM
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you said a lot here with an economy of words, I'll just address that last question. It doesn't seem to me that your audience is drifting anywhere, but perhaps if you find it unsatisfying to be here now, a break is in order?
posted by
Julia.
on October 12, 2005 at 11:29 PM
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To answer your question, I believe that there is.....
While I don't have the time to make all the social rounds, I know that I write sensibly enough (sometimes) to have a readership that comes by to see what's going on.
posted by
word.smith
on October 12, 2005 at 8:06 PM
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Now I know why we get along
One of the things I've said in job interviews (every time) when I'm asked what I'm looking for in an office environment, it's that I'm just looking for a place where people are decent to one another and don't have time to trash one another as they pretend to get a drink from the water cooler. It sounds sooooo nothing to get, doesn't it. The place I am working now is like that...just nice. Thank you, please, etc...top to bottom. Not crazy about the pay but it's not why I took this job.
posted by
terpgirl30
on October 12, 2005 at 8:04 PM
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Again Blogit mirrors the real world. In both I tend to listen more to whispers than screams.
posted by
Holy_Grail
on October 12, 2005 at 5:30 PM
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MayB
I was always the loner type, so I never needed the water cooler or any other hub to center my interactions around. I'm confident enough in my abilities that I don't need to be constantly told how wonderful I am, sure enough in my beliefs that I don't have to ram them down anyone's throat to prove their validity. I don't feel helpless or powerless and I'm not consumed with a need to be heard. When I have something to say, I'd rather use a moderate tone than scream. Any fool who believes such is a sign of weakness wouldn't have been interested in my words anyway.
posted by
Talion
on October 12, 2005 at 5:28 PM
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I've been distracted from writing, but you are one of only a few I've even been reading here these days.
posted by
cmoe
on October 12, 2005 at 4:49 PM
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Hi.. I am still reading you.. Little spacey at times but I havn't drifted anywhere. 
You have made some good points in this post!
posted by
BrightIrish
on October 12, 2005 at 4:26 PM
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I do understand you, there is a blogger whose name I won't disclose who made this same point you are bringing up. Perhaps many bloggers are in search of flaming rows to satisfy them.
posted by
Flame-thrower
on October 12, 2005 at 4:16 PM
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