Monday, September 29, 2008

The key to blogging

People say timing is everything, and they might be right but after more than a year in a country where “Otro dia” (Another day) is one of the top-ten most popular phrases – timing becomes inevitably: less important. In almost all things; not blogging. Its not only blogging it has become any sort of communication with the outside world. I know there are highly professional bloggers out there and I don’t want to make sweeping general statements about the entire “blog community” but for this PCV in PY – blogging is all about when my fingers hit the keyboard!

To blog “appropriately” in my opinion requires two important elements that if the wrong time is chosen the blog could be a bust.
1. First and most importantly one must be in a relatively good mood. This may seem silly at first – but if you were to blog with the blues – your grandmother might read your entry and become highly concerned, even if it was from a week and a half ago and your outlook on life has highly improved – its out there, on that great old WWW for all of the world to read.
2. I believe that the good mood directly affects your sense of humor – when I am crabby I am NOT funny. And really who wants to read a blog that has no humor in it…well I am sure humorless blogs are out there – but they probably have low readership and are boring. (tal vez opinion personal!)

Please be quicker to jump of a problem of a lack of #2 if you haven’t heard from me in a while. Some days I just don’t think I am funny enough to write something for all of you to read.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I look forward to reading your updates....I do agree that blogging like any sort of communication one should be in a relatively good mood before communicating.

Unknown said...

El humor de tus escrituras es importante. Pero aun mas, son los cuentos que tengas. Tus cuentos me hace sentir mas cerca de ti.

Love you Rachel Newby. The midwest just isn't the same. And don't worry. You're not missing too much in the NCAA fall season. Wisconsin schools are not so fantastic...

MWAH! -Jess