When I started writing this post today I had some things I wanted to write about, but blogging got in my way and now I feel the need to rant. This is probably a waste of a good photo too, but I don’t care. I’ll talk about it another day.
Here goes: Blogging used to be fun. Today it’s something else.
When I started on this journey there were less bells and whistles to worry about. Sitting down to throw around my thoughts about art and life was enjoyable. People were reading my stuff and commenting. Even if they weren’t dropping in with a comment or a suggestion, I knew there were some people looking around, browsing my yapping. Interacting with someone on the other side of the globe is kind of exciting.
Way back when, I was working on a free platform. It was pretty easy to navigate. Now where am I? On this highly touted thing called WordPress.
You know what I think about it? I think it’s a pain in the neck. And, it’s work.
Everyone said you need to get on WordPress. It’s more streamlined. It’s professional. It’s great for artists. It looks better than XYZ free platform.
Guess what? Running this monkey show they think is so amazing is letting me allow Mr. Resistance to creep around here. Who can work in the studio and paint if there’s “important work” to do on this dopey website thing?
It’s almost easier to just let the whole thing lay down and play dead.
Take today, for example. WordPress had to be updated, which means before anything happens it has to be backed up. Okay. I had to open a Dropbox account for the back up to have some where to live. Did that too. Then I tried to write this post and everything is different.
Now what? Why did my photo go to two different places as I try to do my thing here? Why? Why? Why?
Preview says my photo is here, and there, and over there too, and here it’s smaller, and there it’s larger, and then where’s my caption, where can I type the body of my post, blah blah blah.
The thing is this, is anyone going to even see any of it?
Am I just shouting into the Universe. And if I am, is there anyone out there listening? Am I making any noise out there in blog land?
Doubt it, but here it is anyway.