Wednesday, June 1, 2011

gender-alizations

I can't believe it's June already. I'm not sure why 2011 is so important, but I seem to be reckoning my life from before and after the beginning of this year. And it feels like my post-2010 life is going by too fast.

I've been blogging a lot lately. In fact, April and May have been record months as far as number of posts go, twelve posts each month. In April I had five posts here, five on BUST3R, and two on my Steinbeck blog. May, I had seven here (a monthly record on this blog), two on BUST3R, and three on the Steinbeck blog. I know twelve in a month might not seem like a lot for other bloggers out there, but for me, with the fact-checking I do on some posts and the time it takes me to write something I don't hate, twelve is pretty darn good.

In May I also took a great deal of time editing a short story that I wrote at the end of March. I submitted it to a couple short story contests. (Most of you will probably never read it though, I just don't feel comfortable passing it around.)

Anyway, I guess I'm pretty proud of myself. This month I'm thinking about blogging a little less to work on another short fiction project but we'll see if that ends up happening.

The other day Buster and I were talking and we postulated that around 60% of Blogger.com users are Mormon wives/mothers. I know that's an exaggeration, but there are quite a few. There's nothing wrong with that -- I follow, read, and comment on several blogs that fit that niche -- it's just at the end of the day, as a single male, I'm finding fewer blogs out there I can relate to. But part of that is that some of the typical guy stuff I just don't do. For example, I'll read a hundred mom blogs before reading a single sports blog.

So fellas, where you at? Buster, you're my most consistent male blogging friend, so I thank you for that. Also, happy birthday. Jeremy, you're a close second. Keep it up. Clint, while your posts aren't as frequent, they are of a higher quality than most blogs I read. Trev, I thought you were poised to take over the world and then you disappeared. Come back. Quinn, your posts are always relevant and usually pretty hilarious -- please post more often. Speaking of hilarious, Thome, where did you go? Zach, I'm glad you're still blogging.

With all this attention on my guy-friend bloggers, I'm not trying to take away from the contribution of you female bloggers because many, if not most, of the blogs I read are written by you. I'm just striving for a more gender-equal representation in the blogs I read and enjoy, that's all.


P.S. I think people respond better to posts with pictures. I just haven't been taking any lately. Sorry.

P.P.S. I'm looking for more blogs to read -- male or female. Recommendations are welcome.

P.P.P.S. Speaking of Mormon blogging, this article is pretty interesting.

P.P.P.P.S. Update: I forgot to shout-out my buddy Whit's blog. Check it if you need inspiration for making your house look awesome. Check it even if you don't.

6 comments:

  1. my blog not MANLY enough for you, MYKE!?! ok, yeah, it's pretty girly... as a side note, my captcha is "gerslaya" which is kind of a fun word to say.

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  2. My bad! I think it's just because I haven't seen a post from you in so long. See the P.P.P.P.S.

    I've considered making a compilation with made-up definitions of awesome captcha words.

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  3. i didn't even know that there were that many male bloggers around. thanks for the heads up.

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  4. haha thanks myke. p.s. i posted 4 times last month. that's pretty good, right?? current captcha: "aplog" - an afternoon snack akin to "ants on a log", but you replace the celery w/ apple slices. apple slices w/ peanut butter and raisins on top... actually sounds kinda good.

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  5. umm i find amusement in http://catalogliving.net/. It's a blog about a fictitious family that lives in cheesy photos from home decor catalogs....it's really funny, actually. Good luck stopping once you start scrolling back through the archives...

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  6. one of my friends (a GUY, even) just started a blog http://oneirospapers.blogspot.com/
    and of course, i thought of you and this post.
    (in keeping with the previous comments, my captcha is 'nonvessi' which, i don't have a definition for, but it sure sounds italian)

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