No, I haven't died or somehow otherwise disappeared into the (rotting, crumbling) Portuguese woodwork. I haven't stopped writing in favor of other creative mediums like my videos, much as plenty of people have asked (who knew that the number of people who pay attention to my things online grew from 3.5 to 7?). I just haven't had much to write about without feeling like I'm doing the virtual equivalent of sucking wind, because I'm trying to take all of my endeavors in a direction somewhat away from the diary-like format of yore.
So I'm still capable of writing long-winded blog posts, but I find the utility of writing about inane details of my life a little bit less relevant or interesting, and I think those who do read what I have to say would probably agree. I have been seeing much better interaction and engagement from my videos than I typically would from any given written post, and I'm not particularly surprised by that. It feels more interactive and doesn't require as much attention. In this age, our attention spans have shortened to those of something that might grow in a garden. A turnip, perhaps, or a strawberry. Part of this is that I don't really think I'm doing much outside of my creative work (which you invariably see posted here, which is the point) that's of note, since my classes are going much as they ever have, much along the lines of anyone who has gone to school knows, much as any graduate student can relate to, much as any twentysomething who successfully exited a period of senioritis and moved on to other ventures can attest to. It's chugging along, slow and steady, and the anecdotes of note are more like snippets, instead of spreads.
Despite this, since the rebranding and redesign of the blog, I have had record numbers of pageviews and other general traffic between my blog and my main video channel month on month, something I would not have expected given the perceived paucity of my posts. Perhaps it is, indeed, easier for people that I have everything collected under a common identifier, or perhaps I'm just having a temporary blip of good fortunes for my productive energies. It would be foolish to assume that there isn't some kind of a marketing effect when you have figured out the logistics of targeting and how to "brand" yourself accordingly, and in some small way, I have done just that in the way that happens to accommodate the skills that I have or wish I had. So the point of all of this is, then: no, I haven't disappeared, and in fact I am very perceptive of the increased attention I've been getting for my overall creative efforts. I recognize that this still serves as a personal blog, a personal site, videos reaching a very small audience, so the increase in traffic, however relatively small, does not pass me by. I hope you'll stay with me as I produce content designed to be of increasingly better quality.
UPDATE: I would also like to take this time to note that I have been going through posts to add labels to them to make the site further navigable. They can be found at the bottom of posts, and I may add them to the sidebar in the future. If there's something you'd like to see me do with the site, do more of, or do less of, please let me know in a comment or an email!
So I'm still capable of writing long-winded blog posts, but I find the utility of writing about inane details of my life a little bit less relevant or interesting, and I think those who do read what I have to say would probably agree. I have been seeing much better interaction and engagement from my videos than I typically would from any given written post, and I'm not particularly surprised by that. It feels more interactive and doesn't require as much attention. In this age, our attention spans have shortened to those of something that might grow in a garden. A turnip, perhaps, or a strawberry. Part of this is that I don't really think I'm doing much outside of my creative work (which you invariably see posted here, which is the point) that's of note, since my classes are going much as they ever have, much along the lines of anyone who has gone to school knows, much as any graduate student can relate to, much as any twentysomething who successfully exited a period of senioritis and moved on to other ventures can attest to. It's chugging along, slow and steady, and the anecdotes of note are more like snippets, instead of spreads.
Despite this, since the rebranding and redesign of the blog, I have had record numbers of pageviews and other general traffic between my blog and my main video channel month on month, something I would not have expected given the perceived paucity of my posts. Perhaps it is, indeed, easier for people that I have everything collected under a common identifier, or perhaps I'm just having a temporary blip of good fortunes for my productive energies. It would be foolish to assume that there isn't some kind of a marketing effect when you have figured out the logistics of targeting and how to "brand" yourself accordingly, and in some small way, I have done just that in the way that happens to accommodate the skills that I have or wish I had. So the point of all of this is, then: no, I haven't disappeared, and in fact I am very perceptive of the increased attention I've been getting for my overall creative efforts. I recognize that this still serves as a personal blog, a personal site, videos reaching a very small audience, so the increase in traffic, however relatively small, does not pass me by. I hope you'll stay with me as I produce content designed to be of increasingly better quality.
UPDATE: I would also like to take this time to note that I have been going through posts to add labels to them to make the site further navigable. They can be found at the bottom of posts, and I may add them to the sidebar in the future. If there's something you'd like to see me do with the site, do more of, or do less of, please let me know in a comment or an email!