So, is this like proper blogging then?
When I started to think about blogging, again, I realized I've lost count how many different blogging solutions I've done from scratch during the years, probably something like 10 or so. I know I had three blogs earlier, all had some special niche or "thing" I just had to have to try and separate them from the bland masses. I wanted to be special, probably wanted to prove something too. Having access to multiple servers with all the necessary bits and pieces, databases and enough bandwidth to last a lifetime made me forget what it's all about. Not this time, I hope.
Yes, it's all about the content. I've never been much of a writer, even though I do have my moments. Usually they involve ranting of some kind, trying to find creative ways to insult something or someone. But in the end, I've neglected the actual content, the letters that form the words that form... you know how it goes. After thinking about it for some time, I've found few things that have driven me to forget the content and substitute it with clever gizmos. Kinda fitting, actually, since I do the same musically. Just forget the essence as long as it's shiny.
Pride and fear. Writing something public has always been a nightmare for me. I check try to check the grammar to my best knowledge, verify that all the nifty phrases I've lifted from cheesy TV shows are actually used (though I try to avoid "fracking" things up) and in general try to look as polished as possible. That's something that naturally affects the amount of things published severely. So this time, I'm trying to lower that limit, hence the name: untellectual. Instead of trying to write some pretentious wannabe manifesto, why wouldn't I write about things I do and like - even if I might occasionally be wrong. It's been known to happen anyway.
Selective laziness. Rolling your own blogging software does have some advantages, especially when it comes to the shiny surfaces. I did try to polish the basic TypePad layout a bit in here too, but eventually I just found it's not really worth it. But rolling your own also means you easily forget to implement all the nice stuff like integration to proper blogging software, commenting and whatnot. The stuff that actually makes blogging, well, blogging. It's a curious thing and I'm a bit puzzled, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. After all, I'm writing this in MarsEdit.
Lack of commitment. Ok, so I wasn't going to roll my own blogging software this time around, but how about just installing one on one of the available servers? Well, that was an option but in the end I thought even that would distract me from the actual mission at hand - the content. so I opted for TypePad just for the fact that it makes the whole damn thing so much easier, even if I lose some configurability. And the fact that I have to pay for it monthly should act as some kind of a motivator, at least in my idealist dreams.
So, there you have it. Or actually, there I have it. Now, let's get on with it.
