Matt Haughey is tired of the ‘struggle’ between the bloogers and the traditional news media, and threatens to stop reading bloogs that use the phrase ‘MSM’ unironically. Juan Cole is not amused. “Get used to it,” he says.
Hehe. Faboo. Fight!
It may only be me, but I feel the need to, once again, proclaim to all and sundry (well, Small and Sundry™, considering I’m not a popular blooger) that I absolutely cannot stand all these bloody catch phrases that take hold of the imagination. Maybe it’s being Singaporean — being exposed to ‘[Everything] 21′ not so long ago that has worn my patience.
I wish I could impose a moratorium on the words ‘blogosphere’, ‘blogroll’, ‘MSM’, and trademark that bloody ‘Heh’. It’s like people who use the phrases are part of a special club that distinguishes them from other, non-politics-blooging plebs. I’m telling you, man, it’s more fun to make up words all the time. No one else will use them, you’ll be special, and people will hardly understand a word you’re saying but be fascinated with your delivery.
Now, if I was a well-read blooger, people would actually adopt this strategy.
The bloog-existence has changed so much over the last few years, and frankly, it is getting tiring reading the same opinions on multiple websites. At some point, they must admit that this is all a virtual circlejerk to give one’s ego a boost when real life makes you feel you might be, y’know, wrong about things. I certainly enjoy blooging and talking complete and utter bullshit because it’s a space I paid for to talk complete and utter bullshit. That Small and Sundry™ (I love you guys) actually find this moderately amusing enough to leave a comment or send me e-mail with other certifiably insane links are just bonuses (and what good Singaporean doesn’t like a bonus, huh, HUH?) to my otherwise motherfuckingly frustrating day.
So. Moral of the story? Make up your own words. It’s like creating your own universe and you’re the 老板 (lao ban, or boss). That’s the way to cultivate the self-esteem.
(Also, I don’t actually swear so much in real life, just so you know. I save it all for you, Small and Sundry™.)
Ah, but Andrea, to many, you are a Bigwig Blogger. The Grand Pumbah that is Instapundit periodically links to you and there are THRONGS of bloggers out there who wish they had your exposure, your candor in writing, and, lest we forget, your number of hits on your Sitemeter.
It’s all relative. Some people blog for attention and fame, but the most entertaining (and truthful) blogs are those written BY and FOR the Small and Sundry (do I have to pay you if I use that phrase?).
Comment by Maria — 26 April 2005 @ 12:41 pm
Eh? No… not bigwig. Not smallwig, either.
Small and Sundry™ is free for use by all and sundry!
Comment by Andrea — 26 April 2005 @ 1:12 pm
Just a note, I am applying for a trademark of using the word indeed&trade alone as a terse one word comment. Glenn better watch out! (giggles and runs away)
Indeed!&trade
Comment by Terry — 27 April 2005 @ 6:11 am
It’s ampersandtradesemicolon.
Comment by Andrea — 27 April 2005 @ 9:18 am
People, all you people that come to this webside! this is the message of your life! god is coming soon! his coming to get people who served him in a christian way………please give your heart to jesus and without lying i could tell you you’ll get happines and eternal life……… go to a christian church as fastes you can…….. god loves you all and he doesnt want you all to go to hell…….
Comment by juana — 16 September 2005 @ 10:57 pm
Hell is a place where people who didnt served god go……. Is where all the bad souls go is where they will burn forever and not saying this to scare you is to tell you the real life….
Heaven is a place where the people who served god go. where everything is happines where nobody cries or dies where jesus is…….
Comment by Juana — 16 September 2005 @ 11:00 pm
Who the hell is Juana and why is he/she evangelising on my space?
Comment by Andrea — 17 September 2005 @ 1:56 pm
I can’t really tell you who i am….. All i could say is that don’t take the message i wrote as a message from me. Take the message as god is telling you….God is giving you a really big oportunity to give up and he will forgive your sins………Please just go to a christian church as fastes you can.. god is coming soon and he doesn’t want you to die….He wants to give you eternal life…..
Comment by juana — 22 September 2005 @ 9:03 pm
Hm, so God has got on the Internet and found my site. Wow, that’s fame for ya.
Comment by Andrea — 23 September 2005 @ 8:45 am
This is not a game right now god is talking to you and he wants you to take it serius..This is not a game god is trying to save you and you guys are taking it as a game. God wants to give you eternal life he doesn’t want you to die and go to hell and burn forever. Please just try it people go to a christian church and you will get bless I’ll pray for you and remember JESUS LOVES YOU……..
Comment by juana — 27 September 2005 @ 1:07 am