My Epic Fail(ure)
I agree with Dreamhost on this one. The phrase made popular by the fail blog has run its course.
During their Twitter game to give away free iPads, they made a hilarious rule that you would be disqualified if you used the word fail incorrectly (as in not posting on my blog for a month is an epic fail). I started thinking about this and I suddenly started to disdain the phrase. I’m not judging anyone. I’m just not going to use the word fail incorrectly. It’s a thing I have now, thanks to Dreamhost.
On the issue of epic failure (as was mentioned), I have not posted on my blog for over a month. And though I’m not sure how epic this failure actually is (epic usually means that lives are at stake), it still makes me look really stupid.
At the beginning of the year I created this theme, made goals for my website, and announced that I would post every week. I posted one other time since then. That was six weeks ago. To make matters worse, I hastily created a theme (“other life projects”), and am now looking at the title of that theme and cringing. I hate it. Again, really stupid.
I’m not going to say sorry, however, lest mine becomes a blog in which the primary theme is apologizing for not blogging. I’m not going to apologize for not blogging. That should be a rule for all bloggers. If there’s no post for two months, so be it. Don’t apologize to me for not blogging. That has got to be the lamest content EVER.
I’m going to write as if millions are reading. That will be my modus operandi from now on. I woke up the other morning with a sudden insatiable motivation to write. I’m going to start. Now.
welcome back…its only an epic fail if you leave us ona cliff hanger and never return, canceling the show…thats also the definition of justifiable homicide i think…oh never mind…on with the writing…
Thanks Brian… good to be back. I’m glad you considered my absence a cliff hanger.
Nice, well written.
“I’m going to write as if millions are reading.”
This was a great line!
I recall over the years several journal entries of this type…I quit apologizing to my Journal, even though only ‘one’ was reading. I wouldn’t beat yourself up over what you call your ‘lamest content ever.’ It’s good to read your thoughts and know we all have epic failures in common. (I have raised a kindred spirit:) Keep on keeping on!
(When do I get my prize?)
Thanks, Austin. I think I like that line to.
Jenny, what can I say – I am my mother’s son
I googled the phrase “sorry I haven’t posted in a while” and found endless blog posts apologizing for not blogging. I thought about linking to them but decided that would be mean.