Some Blogging Thoughts

01 - My occasional thoughts about blogging is why do I still bother blogging? Why not just quit? I do sort of quit about several times a month because I'm a slacker and I don't post often but I just can't make myself quit. And sometimes it just seems like there's no point in blogging anymore. And yet, I like blogging. I like having a place to talk about stuff or show off my art or just to say I'm still around. If I'm not here on my blog, I'm pretty much nowhere else because I don't do social media.

02 - Does a blog have to have variety of content? My blogging habit is still pretty much 'totally aimless blogging' but I guess I got into the habit of posting two things - one, whatever I'm interested in sharing (ie, books, thoughts, my artwork during the rare occasion I actually finished them) and two, is a piece of fiction writing. I don't have a variety of blog posts like I used to and I don't venture out of my comfort zone much and I'm perfectly okay with this most of the time because I'm still blogging.

03 - Even though the artwork/graphic above look pretty simple, it took two whole days to get it that way. Decisions have to be made such as what meaning should the image provoke, what to include, what colors to use, etc. Just like my artworks, I spend a lot of time and effort on making graphics for my blog. I also reuse them because it's convenient. (In case you're interested, I use Affinity apps to make them. I had used Adobe apps before but their subscriptions are way too expensive. With Affinity apps, you a make one-time purchase and that's it.)
    I know not every blogger can make their own graphics. Using graphics/images/animated gifs from the web is perfectly fine. I'm always curious about them as some bloggers find the most amazingly accurate/just the right ones to use. I think any graphic/image/animated gif with a post is good to not only to add interest to a post but also to have something that attracts readers to stop and check out what is posted. If you're a blogger, how much time do you spend working on graphics/images or finding them?
 
04 - I've been a bit lazy in commenting on blogs. I enjoy commenting on blogs but sometimes it just seem like I have to look for things to say. I've written tons of comments over the years and even with all the practice, I still find it a bit hard to write them. I can be a bit impulsive and say a few regrettable things. Foolish thoughts and foolish impulses seems to go together along with the foolish need to sound like I know what I'm talking about. I think the best way to write a comment is to be honest and not to think too much or else what you say can become a bit like you have edited away whatever point you're making.

05 - Is Blogger outdated? I've been a Blogger user for as long as I have been blogging so if ask, I would recommend Blogger but people will probably tell me I should update to Wordpress or some other platform. It's true Blogger is old technology when compared to Wordpress and other platforms. Google who owns Blogger have not been updating Blogger at all. The most recent update was years ago (don't remember the exact year) but it feels quite a long time. And they took away the subscription by email option and a couple of other useful features so it seems like they really don't care to get new users. I haven't come across any new blogger using Blogger in years.
    I guess I want Google to update Blogger but at the same time, I don't. I'm skeptic about changes especially when it comes to technology. Change always means more changes. That's the reality. I'm willing to embrace change if it means Blogger can be better. But the chances of an update is quite slim.

Got any blogging thoughts to share?