I’m not too sure why it is, but I find myself to be a lot more open about my beliefs and thoughts on my Tumblr blog rather than this one. I think it has to do with its lower visibility and the lack of comments. The freedom to post about wacky stuff without any feedback is actually kind of good. That way I can talk about sex and politics and not feel too scared about getting crucified. Also, it’s easier to post tons of photos and videos in one shot, making it more like a giant scrapbook. As I mentioned to a friend earlier, Tumblr allows me to truly post stream-of-consciousness things without a lot of forethought, without a lot of thinking about quality and grammar, and without the traditional filters of proper etiquette and so forth. There is a danger to that obviously, but at least I also have the option of deleting posts, which I sometimes do.
So anyway, if you’re wondering why I haven’t been blogging for awhile, it’s because I’m over at Tumblr, posting YouTube videos of cats farting. Or something like that.
Another one bites the dust… seriously… why is tumblr so great? You can turn comments off, create a custom style for a category of “random” and display it here…
How many personal sites can a person have before I just stop caring?
Sorry to be harsh, but that’s where I’m coming from. Also, I’m hung over.
I’m not asking you to care
In fact, I really don’t want a lot of people visiting my Tumblr page (notice I didn’t post the link in this entry). It’s supposed to be “low radar” so that only a few people read it. I post a lot of wacky political stuff there, which I just don’t think fits within this blog for some reason or other.
Also, all that stuff about creating a custom style? I don’t have the chops for that.
aw common , you work at cnet where you are surrounded with people with that kind of expertise
… I don’t
Also, the beauty of Tumblr is really not about it appears. It’s about the back-end posting interface. It seriously takes me TWO CLICKS to post a photo. Posting a photo on here, requires a lot more clicks, as well as copy and pasting.
ah your not the geek that i thought you were!
So, geeks prefer to do things the hard way?
I probably could create a custom style if I wanted, and I know enough people that have CSS chops and stuff, but why bother?
why not? besides it would make it look COOL!
hmm some good points here… now granted Neek is not a developer, but I know LOTS of people who are and they STILL use these commercial sites that make me angry…
and btw, I can halp u wit werdpress, yo.
should you wants.
Oh come on, Jesse. For me, I can understand why tumblr works. In the case of LYD, writing a post can take a LONG time. People expect a certain kind of post and a certain quality to the post itself. And before you say, “well hey, I DON’T,” if nothing else, *I* kind of do. I’ve posted LYD posts where I just feel mentally exhausted.
With tumblr, you just click on a bookmarklet, write a catty comment, publish and you’re on your way. It’s kind of like a fleshed out mini-blog, in my case. It also reminds me of the old days posting on LYD, before co-workers and family members and random strangers on the internet expected my posts to be a C-list version of the Joy Luck Club.
HAH! This is the same for me, it takes a little longer for me to post on my blog than on my Tumblr. Also because its lack of visibility. So I tend to post fave youtube funny videos or music video and whatnot. Just because I know for a fact its kind of a secret. Also I love the backend of Tumblr and its simplicity.
I love my WordPress bloggity blog, but Tumblr is for my randomest “RANDOM” mumblings.