A lot of people they say why do you blog? Or they say blogging? what’s that? And then you tell them a bit about it and they look at you for another bit, and then they say something along the lines of why do you blog?
I could write an essay on it for a university subject. Or I could post comments at the posts on the topic that pop up from time to time. Or, I could tell you that I blog for moments like this.
Like, how good is that? A week later, and it still makes me smile.
I don’t mind the ‘Why do you blog?’ people — it’s the ones who sneer and roll their eyes at the very word ‘blog’ that get to me. Especially when (a) they know sod-all about it and (b) they are my friends.
Sigh.
I don’t mind the ‘Why do you blog?’ people — it’s the ones who sneer and roll their eyes at the very word ‘blog’ that get to me. Especially when (a) they know sod-all about it and (b) they are my friends.
Sigh.
But how do you/I/we tell people who say what’s a blog? about those moments (and I agree, they really are what makes it worth the trouble.
ps before last week I was one of those people who would look at you and say what’s okra? so it’s all good.
This morning I was reading my email and I saw that there’s a masterclass in Adelaide which is really very tangential to my work, but straight away I was thinking, now how could I squish my topic into this masterclass so I could go to Adelaide (all expenses paid) and meet ThirdCat?
Glad you liked the post. It was very much my pleasure thinking about you and your wonderful blog while I was cooking.
Oh, I can feel another why-blog-meme coming on. it’s that time of the year…
I think we should all go to the Writers Festival next year and meet up with the teh Cats of Adelaide.
This is by far a much healthier dish than the one I posted, unfortunately for my backside, I know which one I’d go for. I do love chickpea flour as a batter mix though.
Yes, I think an Adelaide grogblog is about due. What we need is a visitor to galvanise us into action.
Yes, I think an Adelaide grogblog is about due. What we need is a visitor to galvanise us into action.
I’ll be visiting in December. I’d love a grogblog, never done it before.
I’ve never been to Adelaide. Planning far ahead isn’t something I’m terribly good at, but I really like El’s suggestion about the Writers festival.
The tragic news about Adders Writers’ Week is that it’s part of the Adelaide Festival and therefore only happens once every two years. I believe there are plans afoot to make it annual, but I don’t think they are ready to kick in yet. What we have in alternate years, eg 2007, is the Festival of Ideas, which always has terrific guests, often really serious international heavyweights in fields like human rights, (history and philosophy of) science, politics, theology, sociology, climatology etc etc, and huge attendances.
It’s held in the winter, unfortunately. For me the ideal Adelaide bloggy get-together would be a takeover, some time in late spring or early autumn, of the entire outdoor deck area at the Grange Jetty Kiosk (which is actually a restaurant), drinking divine SA wine and watching the rabbits playing in the sand dunes and the dolpins playing in the gulf.
The tragic news about Adders Writers’ Week is that it’s part of the Adelaide Festival and therefore only happens once every two years. I believe there are plans afoot to make it annual, but I don’t think they are ready to kick in yet. What we have in alternate years, eg 2007, is the Festival of Ideas, which always has terrific guests, often really serious international heavyweights in fields like human rights, (history and philosophy of) science, politics, theology, sociology, climatology etc etc, and huge attendances.
It’s held in the winter, unfortunately. For me the ideal Adelaide bloggy get-together would be a takeover, some time in late spring or early autumn, of the entire outdoor deck area at the Grange Jetty Kiosk (which is actually a restaurant), drinking divine SA wine and watching the rabbits playing in the sand dunes and the dolpins playing in the gulf.
Dolphins.
Dolphins.
Are there rabbits in them thar hills? Also, have you ever seen a snake there? Those beware of snake signs are one of Adelaide’s weirder things.
I’ve seen Grange Jetty rabbits at dusk. The Semaphore dunes are full of swoozly snake tracks if you look — it’s quite amazing that nobody ever seems to get bitten.
I’ve seen Grange Jetty rabbits at dusk. The Semaphore dunes are full of swoozly snake tracks if you look — it’s quite amazing that nobody ever seems to get bitten.
it’s the ones who sneer and roll their eyes at the very word ‘blog’ that get to me. Especially when (a) they know sod-all about it and (b) they are my friends.
That makes me sad, too.
It happened the other day. In the presence of the sneerer’s husband. Who has a blog.
We are in Melbourne and we have a Beware of Snakes sign in the park next door.
I saw a rabbit down that way last summer. Must admit it surprised me.