Comments on Ore's Notes: Blogging: A Tougher Job Than We Think?

@Pilgrimage: Please do revive your blog. I loved r...

2009-07-15T14:02:19.216+02:00

@Pilgrimage: Please do revive your blog. I loved reading it. I know what you mean about dead blogs. :-(
So many of my favourites are no longer around.

I think we are getting into the 'middle ages' of our blog lifes, so we are like 50 year olds who strive to live for themselves.

What a great post Ore and oh so true. I am trying ...

2009-07-15T13:04:17.346+02:00

What a great post Ore and oh so true. I am trying to kick start my blogging again with not much luck but I am not giving up hope - not yet anyway.

I had a quick run through of all the blogs I have listed on my page and more than half of them have been removed. Sad, I really enjoyed reading some of them.

The longer I keep my blog going though the less I am concerned about how many comments I receive or who reads it. These days I blog because it's cathartic for me.

I haven't read any of her books (Rebecca Walker). ...

2009-06-17T00:06:16.417+02:00

I haven't read any of her books (Rebecca Walker). I haven't even read any Alice Walker. I bought Meridian many years ago, but haven't touched it yet.

It's difficult appreciating books when you have to rush through them, but that's the only way for me to read these days too, it seems.

Oh, I am Nigerian in more ways than I am not... A...

2009-06-16T00:36:11.580+02:00

Oh, I am Nigerian in more ways than I am not...

And thank you for introducing me to Rebecca Walker. I'm currently reading her "Black, White, and Jewish" memoir and the "Baby Love" book should arrive next week.

She's actually not a bad writer though I find myself rushing through the book because I have so little time to devote to it.

Oh, I didn't realise that you were Nigerian. I wa...

2009-06-13T03:33:21.664+02:00

Oh, I didn't realise that you were Nigerian.

I was very surprised when people started identifying me too. Though in retrospect, I don't know why I was as I use my real first name and gave out a number of things about myself (not very personal things though).

Some bloggers do seem to manage to retain that anonymity somehow.

Anyway, there are always personal journals for private thoughts.

Well, well... This hits home because I used to be ...

2009-06-10T03:44:07.943+02:00

Well, well... This hits home because I used to be a blogger. I was really into the 'Nigerian blogosphere' but I stopped abruptly for a lot of reasons, not least the fact that people started sending me e-mails identifying me. Was I shocked?

I thought I could be invisible! I think that's probably the major reason why I stopped blogging. I really wanted to be able to write without being identified. Just me and my thoughts. I guess it was naive to seek solititude in cyberspace. And no, I didn't switch to Facebook, Twitter or the like. I just stopped blogging. I sometimes miss it but... It was good while it lasted, though.