It's the third of January. You're thinking, "I can't start a blog now? Two days after the beginning of the year? Why, everyone would point and laugh at me. No one would be impressed."
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| That's me blogging. |
WRONG. I would be impressed. I would clap. Like this:
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| That's me clapping. |
I have been ceaselessly obsessed with This Kind of blog for a pretty long time. My beautiful blogspot which you are looking at right now never took off, never became some kind of indie sensation. No, it languished alone and neglected after everyone stopped doing blogs, started doing YouTube, pivoted to video in a more crazed way than ever before, and birthed the dawn of the current wave of short-form video which has most internet users in a chokehold in one way or another.
My 86 year old grandfather is looking at and playing short videos on his phone. I don't know how this happened, and it frightens me - not least because the volume on that phone is turned up HIGH.
But what I need you to do right now, if you have even a sliver of diaristic noodling within your mushy little brain, is start a blog. Or log back into your old one, if you were already one of us, one of our fallen brethren. I think, one day, sooner than I'm ready for, Blogger will get shut down. Unless everyone starts getting really into it. I mean, what if we all had one, huh? Wouldn't that be a beautiful big world of blogalicious joy and fun?
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Yes, it would be. Which is why you need to make a blog. Do it today. Write something overly personal. Write a horrible poem. Show me your outfit (we can act like lookbook.nu never died). Are you listening to me? Are you hearing me?
I am calling out to you. I need you. Start a blog.
I won't lie this really did make me want to start a blog
ReplyDeleteDO IT
Deletealright i’ll start one!
ReplyDeleteYessssssss!
DeleteI have been inspired and have creted my blog (still not finished but it's Real)
ReplyDeleteBlogs can be real if you dream hard enough...
DeleteThat's so true!!
Deletegirl, just earlier today I was remembering my old blogs from when I was a teenager (some 15 years ago or more) and was meaning to try to find them again, and then I see you post this on instagram!! crazy coincidence, must mean I need to start blogging again...
ReplyDeleteThat's what it means!!
Deleteok fineeeee I'll do it ♡
ReplyDeletethis post made me create my own blog. no idea how any of this works but its worth a try. thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI myself thought that Blogger was already long gone... But by your bidding, I've searched my old blog and was overjoyed it was still alive! ♥ Let's blog 2026!
ReplyDeleteFound your post on Tumblr (started following you btw) and I have created a Blogger account. I was thinking about making an indie web page this year but this might be a nice in between.
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nooo. blogger has been here as long as i´m on the internet. the thought of it shutting down frightens me so much cause even if i stopped blogging (for more than 10 years) i still have my faves bookmarked and check up on them for either updates or nostalgia.
ReplyDeletei saw your posts when i was just thinking of making a personal tumblr when all i needed was to start posting here, cause i dont want it to get "popular" or even be seen by a lot of people, i just want to write and feel like it´s 2007 again, and it´s already working (at least while i´m on the pc)
hope a bunch of people go decide to make it also write on it despite seeming no one is watching. the need for online attention is so huge and it´s so scary.
sorry for the long comment :´)
Yeah it's such a nice part of a blog like this, just writing for YOU. I think approaching it as a sort of diary works really well, but of course it can be hard to stay motivated with zero eyeballs. I hope a lot of people will keep their new blogs going!
Deletei have started a blog now ! <3
ReplyDeleteI have been influenced.
ReplyDeleteimpressive that you've summoned a lot of us here! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's really amazing...
Deleteaah~ i love blogging! <3
ReplyDeleteLately I've seen a lot of videos on TikTok from young people who want to start a blog, and I'd like to recommend this post to them all.
feliz aΓ±o! :D
this did genuinely make me set up a blog. it is less than one day old and i do hope i won't neglect it within a week's time. thank you. handheart
ReplyDeletereinstated my old blog bc of this post thank u forever
ReplyDeleteThank you for reigniting the joys of writing and having a fun blog! You helped me want to write for myself again. Wishing you the best, kind stranger on the internet. (p.s. I love your art blog)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you have a lovely time writing :-)
DeleteThank you :]
DeleteI started mine is called unloomed.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me, thank you!! Very excited to start blogging again. :)
ReplyDeletewhat will you do in 5 years when you are being interviewed for being the impetus for the blogger resurgence?
ReplyDeleteI will roar like a lion
Deleteok fine
ReplyDelete:-)
Deletei did it :') pls b proud i've never blogged before
ReplyDeletehooray! great job!
DeleteSaw the youtube short and that inspired me to start a blog. Thanks! I always meant to start journalling and this works lol
ReplyDeleteI hope you love it <3
DeleteYou’ve convinced me… I spent the last couple of days getting my theme down (how’d you remove the weird frame/shadow on the images in your sidebar, might I ask?) and made my first post!! I think this will be a nice place to just, exist. Thank you for your service in the blog space <3
ReplyDeleteThere are some options in layout for image borders, etc, but I don't know SPECIFICALLY because I edited this blog layout so many years ago. It may also vary by whichever theme you have installed, definitely play around with it. Good luck!
DeleteI figured it out!! Thanks for the reply :) just had to reach back into my old Tumblr theme editing days.
DeleteI made one just for you. I have no idea what I am doing but it'll be fun to mess up and play around with it.
ReplyDeleteYesssss
DeleteI saw your video on Instagram and it really inspired me to make one too. In a weird way I almost feel like I'm messaging a celebrity because I have one of your shirts and a bunch of your stickers. I put one on my work laptop (a sticker not the shirt) and it really recharged my silly batteries while I would do Boring Adult Meetings and Boring Adult Work Calls. I hope that makes you happy.
ReplyDeleteAwww, thank you, I love that <3 I am a gorgeous celebrity
DeleteI'm so happy to see blogging getting love again! I'd love to share mine: https://worldofanoctomaid.blogspot.com/ very rambly but helps me keep the whimsy ✨
ReplyDeleteLove it!
DeleteYou did it, you made me start one and its actually so fun. 10/10 thank you
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteOkay i stuck at first step but carry on! Thankx
ReplyDeleteIt's looking really cute!
Deleteokay fiiiiiine i'll start a blog its not like i've been wanting to for a long time and you're inspiring me to actually do it or anything
ReplyDeleteafter your yt video i also decided to make one! (￣▽￣)γ
ReplyDeleteits funny bc I always wanted one but then sooo much stuff happend and they got unpopular and I forgot lol its fun actually, kinda word vomiting onto a page that is wholly mine and I found some blogs from others here to follow so thats really neat-o!
Thank you!!!
Yessss, I hope you have fun!
Deletei did it! thank you for this push
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<3
DeleteFinally fulfilling a childhood fantasy thanks to your instagram post, can't wait for what the future holds :D
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Yessss, brilliant! Let's go!!
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