November 30th, 2007
I am happier then a pig in shit that NaBloPoMo is on it’s last leg day. Yeah, I said it. Whatcha gonna do about it?
Sure, it’s a little challenging and even a little tedious at times - like weekends - but it’s suppose to be. It’s purpose is to encourage us bloggers to think outside or little boxes and write religiously about anything and everything that comes to mind; a chance to share our poetic abilities, rants and raves as well as some well thought out and deep seeded emotions that we’ve been dying to express. November is that time of year where we throw out hats into the wind and blog like the dickens.
I, for one, am never haphazardly throwing my hat into that wind ever again. Before you call me a wimp and tell me that I am a party pooper, hear me out.
NaBloPoMo is to blogging like Dennis Rodman is to celebrity (So it’s not the best analogy… work with me here.): a huge freak that causes nothing but blank looks and the inability to think clearly.
Dude’s wearing a ladies bikini top
NaBloPoMo clutters the mind of an otherwise intelligent blogger (I’m not talking about me) and encourages them to mass produce shitty posts with no merit or reason. The content this past month was - dare I say it - lacking throughout most of Teh Internetz, and many didn’t have the excuse of having their heads perpetually hanging over the opening of the Gates of Hell (aka: The Toilet.) like me and some other ladies.
[But, no, not You. You were fabulous as always.]
NaBloMoPo removes many bloggers from their normally effectual posting, be it daily or weekly, into this realm of having to post regardless of there actually being some merit to what they have to say.
[But, no, not You. You were fabulous as always.]
The sense of community was completely lost as a collective group just randomly hit “Mark All As Read”, skipping past entires they normally would have taken time to read. Because of the daunting numbers they were faced with while opening feed readers, there was, in turn, a lack of anyone clicking through and actually taking time to contribute. I for one spent a lot of time trying to skim my way through feeds to pick out what I wanted to read rather then tackling the entire site’s feed, then to click over and comment: I know I’m not alone either.
[But, no, not You. You were fabulous as always so I had to stay and read.]
I know, you’re thinking: But tell me how you REALLY feel.
I feel like her. In fact. I heart her so bad I’d dry hump her leg if she wasn’t like, an ENTIRE country away from me.
Next year, I say Fuck NO! to NaBloPoMo and instead of fretting over getting a post done in time, I’m going to read and enjoy what you have to say.
So, I pray to Baby Jesus that you say Fuck NO! to NaBloPoMo too, because I don’t know if I could handle another month of reading all that shit those posts clogging up my feed reader.
Was this your first time contributing? Did you enjoy it (if you’re new or have done it before, doesn’t matter), would you do it again? Did you feel the sense of community to be lost in the jumble of posts as well?
:::
Edited to add: For some reason it’s taking my comment notification emails upwards of 20 HOURS to come through… so I’m trying to pay attention to the comments coming through and responding to them on the blog instead of the emails I would normally send.
I feel the same way!
I felt very pressured to post cause I said I would. And, not that I think I’m a genius writer, but sometimes there are things I leave and come back to but couldn’t leave and come back to because I needed to post something.
I think it’s really good as a writer to get into the habit of writing something every day. I’m just not sure that the “Publish” button should be hit every day!
November 30th, 2007 at 9:42 am
That bling is hysterical!
November 30th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
just for you i got firefox…
November 30th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
I didn’t join in, I tried to post daily but it didn’t happen. I didn’t want to be forced to blog if I didn’t have something to say. That and my computer keeps trying to die.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
There is NO WAY I could blog constantly for thirty straight days. I’m impressed you did it.
November 30th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
I have never done it, never will do it. I’m lucky I can even make a coherent post once a week! My posts daily would be something to the extent of: “I’m here. Your not.” I’m always impressed with those that can or are willing to do it. You did a great job…and for the record….I read every single post.
December 1st, 2007 at 1:18 pm
Neenerhaha has a nice ring to it.
December 1st, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Oh yay! Another kool-aid drinker for next year! Woot!
Honestly, when someone starts paying me big bucks to blog, then I’ll let someone dictate when I blog. So basically that will happen when hell freezes over.
The dry humping my leg…hilarious! I could sent a picture of my leg and you could tape it to a pillow and dry hump that? Let me know…
December 1st, 2007 at 8:47 pm
It was certainly quantity over quality for me. I found last year that more people surfed in on the randomizer and reached out because of nablopomo. This year people stuck in their own circles but that is likely due to the fact there was triple the number of bloggers participating.
December 1st, 2007 at 9:55 pm
That’s why I didn’t participate. I try to aim for quality in life and my blog is a true extension of that. Obviously I can’t always hit the mark, but I don’t want to force something, making it just useless words strung together to meet a deadline. And I tried to read every post that was posted (that I subscribe to through my feed reader). It’s why I’m currenly 151 posts behind. I promised to read them all. But we’re working on my timeframe.
December 1st, 2007 at 11:54 pm
This is my first go-round with NaBloPoMo and I will probably sign on again next year.
What I did like:
The challenge of writing something every day was good for me. I think most of my November posts are in keeping with the rest of my blog - even the memes I used. I revisited my archives and polished up a couple of my old favorites.
What I didn’t like:
I got fewer comments and I left fewer comments. I’m eager to see if my MIA commenters come back. I did hit “Mark All Read” a couple times, but I do that pretty often, anyway. I tried to keep up with my readers - particularly those participating.
I do think some good stuff got missed. But I’m not afraid of reposting the stuff I like and if you skipped me through November, I wrote a wrap-up that links to my favorite posts from NaBloPoMo.
December 2nd, 2007 at 10:34 pm
I blog stupid shit all year round so maybe I should make a “special” banner for myself, snicker.
Maybe I should look into a reader too.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:50 am
I love that graphic- please allow me to steal it next year!
December 3rd, 2007 at 4:32 pm