Thoughts on blogging in Ireland - Pride
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When I came up with this idea for the Irish Blog Awards, during one of my mental meanderings as I sipped on an iced coffee, I thought there’d be 20 Major blogs at most but holy schmoly was I wrong. I was stunned when I realised there’s at least 1169 and counting.
Blogging can be whatever you make of it, something interesting happens every day and you can have your tuppenceworth on the matter, your tiny timids thoughts can be read by anyone online and your free to state your opinions. I’m sure some people think of blogs as a dossing time where you can play with semantic bits and pieces. Ah sure you know yourself what people are like. My parents think I’m obsessed with blogs and when asked how many I’ve read I said there isn’t a blog I haven’t red, mum.
In fact, ah, blogs can be intensive or relaxed. They can be half arsed, full of shitty first drafts, they can be left to go stale and you could have a year of a big drought or a pretty good year. Looking through the bottom of a glass you might think they are a waste of time but they are yours and you are free to do what you want with them. So most sincerely folks, we are the blogging community at large and we should be proud of that.
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March 9th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Is this you “thinking out loud”?
March 9th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
I like it!
March 9th, 2006 at 2:56 pm
I’m sure there’s lots of other stuff ‘n’ stuff you could have written about when you were on a roll like that!
March 9th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Were you reading a Sicilian’s Notes while in the midnight court and thought to your self these are notes from an angry island. Did you see wulbeorn watching you and wondered to your self where is me country. Did you meet the soft paw boxer O’Toole knowen as slugger who could not fight anymore in fact he was a disillioulisioned lefty.
March 9th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
Damn my obscure Sigla moniker. I feel all left out now.
March 9th, 2006 at 4:40 pm
yeah maman poulet would not get a look into many streams of conciousness either!
March 9th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Some of us are on here just to fústar.
March 9th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
You could get inside the brain of bloggers.
March 9th, 2006 at 6:53 pm
well done on the radio
March 9th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
Thanks!
March 9th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Was that recorded anywhere? Can we get a podcast?
March 9th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
Damien, that’s priceless. Fair play to you!
March 10th, 2006 at 12:49 am
I love it
March 10th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
The fact you didn’t send a Letter to America during your Mental Meanderings SIGLAfies clearly that we won’t win anything tomorrow- but that’s ok - it’s an honour just to be nominated!
March 10th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
What, not a whiff of bonhom.ie?
Hm.
Guess I’d better rehearse my look of “heartfelt, genuine approval” when the first winner is called out.
March 10th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
Great stuff damien, really well written. Will there be any of the t-shirts available tomorrow, or do we have to order them online?
March 11th, 2006 at 9:27 am
Well done, took me second or two to see what you were up to. Original.
Where can the T-shirts be bought?
March 11th, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Nice of you to organise this!
We in Holland also have blogawards for many years already - which is always quite exciting.
March 14th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
I knew that blog title would come in handy every now and again!