March 24th, 2008
Just before I began typing this entry, I realized that this site is about to hit its first anniversary. Hooray for blogging. Hooray for me. It’s kinda funny, really. I’ve been considering shutting this site down. Been feelin’ like it’s time to move on. Find some new digs out on them thar Interwebz. Or something like that. I mean, as a personal blog, this site is OK. But I probably could’ve achieved what little I’ve achieved here anywhere. I could’ve set up shop at Blogger or MySpace or wherever. Hell. I could’ve just kept my old blog going. And saved some money on a domain name, too.
When I launched Shawnogram, I envisioned it as a rich “multimedia” site where audio, video, photos and text would all live happily together. Side by side. Sorta like the United Nations, but better. All that’s really happened is I’ve gone through cycles of doing just one thing for weeks at a time, usually followed by doing nothing for weeks at a time. That depresses me. Shawnogram isn’t really a “content-rich” environment. It’s kinda like the Santa Maria mall in that way. Sure, there’s a few good things. But really, it’s mostly empty, and what good is that?
I had an idea this morning for a new site. And in reality, the new site wouldn’t be all that different from Shawnogram. Except it would be different. You see, I’d really like to start creating things on a daily basis. Things like audio podcasts, videos and even fun text entries. Sure, I could just start doing that here. But this idea is also attached to a new URL, and I like the sound of that particular URL. It’s something that I think the boingboing crowd and the iKidz of these crazy Internet times would like and remember. It’s certainly better than Shawnogram. And oh yeah, the other thing. I also thought I’d try and get some other folks on board for this one. You know, guest submissions, regular contributors. Stuff like that. I know, I know. I’ve tried all of that in the past, and it’s never worked. But maybe this time’ll be different! Because… because… I don’t know. It just will!
Or maybe I’ll just leave everything as it is. In the meantime, if you’re reading this, and you’d like to be a part of the next Big Deal in Internet, contact me using one of the handy methods available in the sidebar. And hey, you! Thanks for reading!
March 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I think there comes a point where everyone has this same thought. I’ve thought this in the past as well. But I’ve decided that Andy Not Andrew (previously Andy’s Audio & Video Journal) is my multimedia journal. That I should use it to keep people up-to-date on what I’m doing. However, that’s me. If you think you can make a go of this new site and continue it for as long as you want to continue it then I say go for it and good luck!
March 24th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I lack the ability to do any certain thing everyday like I should. I wish I did. It’s just not in me. I always need someone to say “Lame-o are you gonna do this or not?” without that nudge the answer is always “naaah”. I’m lazy. AND I’m boring, so WTF is the point. Today, I took a picture of this guy leaning on the cubical wall in a very Office Space kinda way. That was the highlight of my day. See no one wants to read about that, and pineapple upsidedown cake. So I say… Rock this joint your way!!!
March 24th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Actually, what you’ve described there, that’s the kinda stuff I like to see/read about. I say, the more mundane something seems, the more interesting it probably is. I don’t really follow any of the “a-list” blogs, and I try to avoid the hellsync that is “Internet pop culture.” Still, I’d like to do something more than crank out a poorly lit smoothie video every two weeks.
March 26th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Make sure whatever you change to works on my computer please, as you aren’t here to fix it! :O)