I noticed today that 2010 was the year of the minimal
blogging. In years prior, I had posted on 87 - 207 times per year, but last year I was only able to churn out 44 posts. Potentially I've given up on sharing every mundane detail of my life, or thought that I may have because I can now share what's going on in 140 characters or less on Twitter (although I deleted all of my tweets recently) or include pictures and links and witty banter with 125 of my closest friends on Facebook or maybe I'm just becoming a less overt individual in regards to sharing what's going on.
There was an event that happened in 2010 that changed many things. About halfway through the year, my social life changed to include another person in most things. I would guess that having an individual always around for face-to-face communication makes life more meaningful thus pulling me away from my desire to have the world know what's happening by way of
blog.
It seems that it's not only me who has faded into the background, but many people have reduced their
blog consumption through the year. My feed reader can go a day or two between new stories that are not comics or the UW Daily Bulletin.
It's just an observation. Maybe it's just me.
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On a somewhat related note, I just read an article that answers many questions regarding the state of handwriting today:
http://www.raptitude.com/2009/10/how-to-improve-your-handwriting-or-anything-else-at-will/
I would say that the thesis is correct, at least in my case. I can write and print neatly and legibly, but I always feel rushed when I'm writing things down to the point where I'm the only one who can decipher the code. I think I started this
blog in 2004 as a way of having a place for me to express myself in place of written diary. Mostly because I think my handwriting is messy and it takes too long to write down your thoughts on paper. But after reading this, it may encourage me to take up writing again, although it has been many years since my last stint at long-distance writing (more than a hundred or so words at a time written by hand).
Thoughts to ponder anyway...
